# Cleartune — user reviews > 920 indexed App Store user reviews of Cleartune by Bitcount ltd., rated 3.70/5 from 880 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleartune/id286799607/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleartune/id286799607.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 475 · 4★ 81 · 3★ 79 · 2★ 57 · 1★ 188 ## What do users think of Cleartune? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Accurate and sensitive - 👍 Elegant and intuitive interface - 🎨 Supports custom temperaments - 💡 Useful for tuning various instruments **Cons** - 🐛 Freezes or becomes unresponsive - 🐛 Fails to detect certain notes or frequencies - 🔋 Drains battery quickly - 🔍 Struggles with background noise **Commonly reported bugs** - Incompatible with newer iOS versions - Needle movement is erratic or jumpy - Pitch pipe feature not working **Most requested features** - Add Apple Watch support - Improve noise cancellation and sensitivity - Restore previous functionality (e.g. locked pitch wheel) ## Newest reviews (12 of 920) ### 2/5 — Used to be amazing *2026-08-15, version 2.3* This used to be the single best tuner in the App Store. Alas, no longer. Now the latency and delays are so high that it's mostly unusable on modern iOS. The lack of any update in 6 years is causing it to show its age. Farewell, Cleartune! We made beautiful music together! ### 3/5 — Freezes a lot *2026-01-29, version 2.3* Works as a last resource. Not so reliable. ### 1/5 — Does not work on Mac Book Air *2025-12-25, version 2.3* Even though app says it works on Mac Book- the tuner will not pick up the sound of your instrument. ### 2/5 — Keep looking *2025-11-01, version 2.3* It can’t hear an A string! ### 1/5 — Ne fonctionne tout simplement pas *2025-09-14, version 2.3* Application inutile à ne pas acheter car ne fonctionne plus depuis plusieurs années sur iPhone! Pas une mise à jour depuis 5 ans! Catastrophique ### 1/5 — No update in 5 years *2025-09-06, version 2.3* This used to be a great, elegant tuner. 5 years ago. Now it barely functions. This should be removed from the App Store as it is an abandoned, effectively nonfunctional app ### 1/5 — Really? *2025-08-30, version 2.3* Does not respond to anything. Not sure why. Bon an iPhone 15 pro. Deleted and reloaded- no response. Appreciate help or instruction. ### 3/5 — Update necessary *2025-08-03, version 2.3* Cleartune ist mein favorisiertes Stimmgerät, aber es hängt sich leider immer öfter auf und muss neu gestartet werden… ### 1/5 — No longer works *2025-07-30, version 2.3* The pointer just remains on C. Does not move and does not pick up any sounds. Used to be great, but hasn’t worked for a long time now. Uninstalled. ### 2/5 — Freezing *2025-07-17, version 2.3* Need probably an update?? Use to be perfect but with last ios18, its not working well ### 1/5 — App does not work *2025-07-04, version 2.3* Refund!!! Scam!!! Avoid!!! ### 3/5 — App freezes *2025-04-09, version 2.3* While tuning the app freezes and has to be restarted ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Freezes *2026-07-31, version 2.3* It freezes continuously despite deleting it. ### 1/5 — FREEZING After latest update *2026-07-24, version 2.3* Worked great for months unusable now even after reinstall and double checking microphone permissions WTF? ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2026-07-16, version 2.3* Unreliable ### 1/5 — Never works *2026-06-10, version 2.3* This tuner app never works. It’s like the mic is not connected most of the time, cannot pick up any sounds. I can run other tuner apps at the same time and they work fine so it’s not an issue with my iPhone ### 1/5 — Never has worked *2026-05-23, version 2.3* I have never had Cleartune work consistently since the release of the iPhone 12 and later. Waste of time and you may as well buy a real life guitar tuner rather than these digital/app based, poorly coded bits of trash. ### 1/5 — Too bad *2026-05-11, version 2.3* Spent $4 for this. Worked the first day on iphone11, now is frozen. It’s just a screen shot. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2026-04-06, version 2.3* This used to be a great tuner but no longer works on any of my IOS devices. ### 1/5 — No longer works *2026-01-20, version 2.3* This app no longer works. It’s almost 15 years old and hasn’t been updated in 5. Avoid. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2026-01-15, version 2.3* Absolutely terrible doesn’t even react when i play a string ### 1/5 — Nice but *2026-01-07, version 2.3* Nice tuner but difficult to use. It doesn’t follow the note very well as you tune and doesn’t hear low notes at all. Also doesn’t display the hz ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Lovely no frills app *2026-08-03, version 2.3* I just use it to tune a guitar, and sometimes ukulele. It does what I want it to do, no distractions, no in-app purchases. Perfect! ### 5/5 — Bağlama *2026-04-08, version 2.3* Kısa sap için Alt tel E Orta A Üst b ### 5/5 — Best Tuner *2025-12-19, version 2.3* I play the violin and I used a free tuner almost all the time. Cleartune resolved a problem that I had: the external noise. With this tuner I can tune my violin easily without worrying about other sounds. Still the best in 2025 ### 5/5 — El mejor afinador de lejos *2025-12-16, version 2.3* Llevo como 15 años usando este afinador y tiene el mejor diseño (simple y limpio) y funcionamiento del dial con mucha suavidad (es muy agradable la lectura y no agobia como el resto) tiene todas las funciones que tiene que tener una afinador cromático ni más ni menos. ### 5/5 — The Only Orchestral Tuner you need *2025-12-12, version 2.3* I’ve been using this app for over 10 years with zero problems to assist in setting temperaments for professional piano tunings. It has a really quick and accurate needle. I’ve never needed a “strobe” and this far exceeds any free app you could get. I’ve tried dozens. ### 5/5 — Easily Readable? Understandable and Accurate. *2025-09-29, version 2.3* I have found tuning my cello to be much easier to achieve when I use this application. I use it both on my MacBook Pro and my iphone. I have found the application convenient to read and I am pleased with the tuning accuracy. I am pleased that I purchased this application. ### 5/5 — Please don’t abandon this app *2025-09-26, version 2.3* This is the best guitar tuner in the store. Been using it for years. Please download, pay the what I’m sure is still a very reasonable price and encourage the developer. ### 5/5 — Une référence *2025-05-10, version 2.3* C'est la meilleure application pour accorder un instrument que je connaisse, je suis musicienne professionnelle et je vois que lors des concerts, on accorde le clavecin avec cette application, elle est très précise et possède beaucoup de tempéraments ancien. ### 5/5 — The best! *2025-03-08, version 2.3* The only phone tuner that has worked consistently, and I’ve been using it for 13 years! ### 5/5 — Sigue funcionando en iOS 17 *2025-02-02, version 2.3* En mi iPhone15 ProMax Va genial. Merece su precio con diferencia y La usamos Muchos músicos que conozco . Va muy bien ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Solo superada por un aparato llamado Seyko 777 Si no lo tienes , no dudes en usar esta. Y si tocas música antigua , te sera Imprescindible!!!! Quien escribe aquí no tiene ni idea De lo que otros afinadores no pueden hacer Y este . si !. --- *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 2026-09-10.*