# Bass Tuner — user reviews > 126 indexed App Store user reviews of Bass Tuner by Alvin Yu, rated 4.40/5 from 1,042 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bass-tuner/id325350194/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bass-tuner/id325350194.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 780 · 4★ 99 · 3★ 55 · 2★ 28 · 1★ 80 ## What do users think of Bass Tuner? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Easy and convenient - 🎶 Accurate notes - 💰 Free app **Cons** - 🔇 Low volume - 🔢 Limited tuning options - 🐛 Doesn't work as expected **Commonly reported bugs** - Incorrect tuning notes - App crashes or doesn't work at all - Ads interfere with functionality **Most requested features** - Add more tuning options (e.g. drop D, half-step down) - Implement chromatic tuning - Provide visual/audio feedback while tuning ## Newest reviews (12 of 126) ### 2/5 — No sound *2023-07-17* Don’t hear the sound of the string when I want to tune my bass guitar…. ### 4/5 — Bass tuner *2023-03-18* It sounds accurate and helps bass guitar stay in tune ### 3/5 — No half step *2021-03-01* Y’all obviously didn’t listen to 90s Weezer or Mellon Collie that much. Just have it drop down half a note and that would be rad ### 2/5 — Accidental ads all the time *2020-10-31* The output is very low so it’s hard to hear. But the main issue is that the note buttons are very small and close to a huge ad bar, which you end up tapping by accident all the time. ### 4/5 — Bass tuner *2019-07-01* A good, basic, accurate tuner for a four string bass. Would rather pay a couple of dollars for the app than put up with the stupid ads which glare and flash exactly where you want to put your finger to sound the note - so that sometimes you press the ad by mistake. Get rid of the ads. Please. ### 4/5 — Jazz man *2017-06-04* Great app, wish I could plug my bass into it. ### 4/5 — Bass77777 *2017-01-05, version 2.5* It's all good ### 4/5 — Tuning by ear *2017-01-05* The notes are nice samples. They ring and the sustain is long enough to tune by ear. Would be really great if chromatic tuning is added. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work. Beware of spyware *2016-08-20* Does not work. It's just a platform to post and adclick ad. Don't bother downloading. I probably downloaded spyware as a result. AVOID! ### 2/5 — Needs to give feedback *2016-07-23* Would be far more useful if it would listen as you tune ### 4/5 — Bass Tunings *2016-05-31* Appreciate that this app has multiple tunings. It is really desirable to add more bass string configurations, such as 5, 6 and 7 string variations, along with more alternate tunings. ### 1/5 — Not useful *2016-04-26, version 2.4* Does not use sound input! I tune thought harmonics. TOTALLY useless. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ugh *2025-09-11* Too quiet. Sometimes no sound at all. ### 1/5 — Is it broken right now? *2025-07-31* The app does nothing. I strum a string both with and without the amp and nothing happens. I press on the string letter at the bottom and nothing happens. All I get is a picture of a guitar, a pop up ad for sunscreen and then a banner ad. I’ve looked through the menus, tried switching the tuning styles and nothing. I tried reaching out via the app support option and all it takes me to is a small welcome page with nothing else. The app has access to my microphone so I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Is it currently broken? ### 1/5 — My opinion 😊 *2024-07-13* I cannot make this app work!! Very frustrating as I spent half an hour trying to figure it out with no instructions to guide me and no success!! Please help!! 😂😂😂 ### 1/5 — Wrong tuning *2022-03-17* Tuning for whole step down is actually only half step down. Massive error. ### 1/5 — Why am i just looking at a photo of a bads *2021-08-28* Annoying ### 1/5 — This app is stupid *2021-08-22* Instead of detecting what note you are playing on your bass and telling you if you are sharp or flat, this simply plays a note and you have to tune by ear like it’s the 80s or something. ### 1/5 — Trash *2019-10-17* Didn’t help me tune my bass At all ### 1/5 — Bass tuner *2018-09-22* Worst app in the whole universe🤬🤬🤬 ### 1/5 — It’s your ear that tunes *2018-07-16* This app does not tune yr base. It’s simply plays a note and you have to find it using your ears. This is not valuable to me ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2016-09-15* Doesn't work for those of us that tune down a 1/2 step. 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very great for tunning *2024-08-16* Very cool and the bass sounds clean ### 5/5 — Canada *2024-03-11* Useful and helpful. ### 5/5 — My stuff *2022-09-07* Nice ### 5/5 — Love it. *2019-06-16* This is brilliant, I love it. ### 5/5 — Bass Tuner *2019-01-09* Does exactly what it purports to do, simply and well, and… it’s free. What more could you ask? ### 5/5 — Accurate & Simple *2018-02-22* “There’s an app for that” wins again! Only limitation is volume...has to be used in a relatively quiet environment unless you amplify your phone sounds, and there are many ways to do that. ### 5/5 — Mr. *2017-02-14* A great little quick app to help keep my bass guitars tuned correctly. ### 5/5 — Great *2017-01-22* Works as expected, easy to use and great to have handy anytime it's needed ### 5/5 — Very accurate *2016-03-05, version 2.4* Use it everywhere I go, it's an amazing app ### 5/5 — Reliable *2015-11-17, version 2.4* Consistent & gets the job done. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*