# insTuner Free - Chromatic Tuner — user reviews > 598 indexed App Store user reviews of insTuner Free by Polybeat PTE. LTD., rated 4.40/5 from 5,029 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instuner-free-chromatic-tuner/id603425027/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instuner-free-chromatic-tuner/id603425027.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,761 · 4★ 571 · 3★ 158 · 2★ 115 · 1★ 424 ## What do users think of insTuner Free? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎻 Accurate for tuning instruments - 🆓 Free and no ads - 💡 Chromatic tuning and tone generator - 🎹 Works well for various instruments - 👍 Easy to use and intuitive **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices - 🔍 Struggles with low or high notes - 🔧 Difficulty tuning certain instruments like kalimbas - 💰 Paid version doesn't offer much over free version **Commonly reported bugs** - Bottom half of screen goes black on some devices - Tuning dial not working properly - Incorrect note detection in some cases **Most requested features** - Add metronome functionality - Allow selecting specific notes to tune to - Improve compatibility with iPad devices ## Newest reviews (12 of 598) ### 4/5 — but why ? *2026-06-13, version 1.1* why does that damn voice generator appears a note named “do not remind me” and shut downs the app when i try to generate sound lower than F2# did i remind something wrong ? ### 3/5 — Was working than stopped *2026-05-16, version 1.1* Seemed to work and only used it a few times and was thinking of buying. I held off because not clear what the added features were. Rated 3 stars because it suddenly stopped working. It had access to my microphone and I could see green bar moving when I pluck a note but nothing happened. Maybe the free version is only for a trial period? ### 2/5 — Так себе *2026-04-07* Ужасное приложение, ничего не понятно, так ещё вылаёт не существующие язычки и не распознаёт их ### 5/5 — Stable *2026-02-26, version 1.1* Very good and accurate love using it to tune my sitar 🙏🏼 ### 5/5 — Best free tuner! *2026-02-24, version 1.1* Hey! I have used this tuner for years for my classical double bass playing. It is also a GREAT help to play scales with the tone generator as a drone! ### 5/5 — Great app!! *2026-02-17, version 1.1* I used this app to tune my lyre and it works great!!. ### 4/5 — Best guitar tuner out *2026-01-21, version 1.1* This app is completely free and you can tune in so many different ways and it’s very simple to learn better than the top apps like guitartuna ### 4/5 — Good *2026-01-17, version 1.1* This app is good but not the best ### 5/5 — Skibidi Gooner Type Application *2026-01-13, version 1.1* I goon to this app 🧏‍♂️ ### 5/5 — You should try it! *2026-01-07, version 1.1* It was amazing,I loved it! I couldn’t find a better app than this one. It was so great you have to try it. I bet you couldn’t find a better app. I had a problem with it a little bit after I got it, but that is OK! I haven’t heard of anyone else having problems like this, but the needle stays at A2 you’re right or how loud it is or what pitch I’m playing I got it fixed. And I haven’t had a problem sense. It still works great and I use it almost every day! ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-12-24, version 1.1* I use it for tuning my guitar and violin. I have also used it to describe the frequency of ringing in my ear to an audiologist. Great app. ### 2/5 — No support for this app *2025-12-01, version 1.1* I have the free app. It doesn’t work. There is no support-none, not even a help button. I would have liked at least some instruction on how to use the app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This tuner sucks *2026-09-08, version 1.1* This tuner sucks. Don’t waste your time with it. The app isn’t intuitive at all and it’s not free. ### 1/5 — Do not pay for premium - DOES NOT WORK *2026-06-22, version 1.1* Just bought the premium version through app and now everytime I go to settings it crashes the app. Useless ### 1/5 — Paid version not working *2026-05-07* I have purchased paid version , money is deducted but it’s not working ### 1/5 — did not hear *2026-04-19, version 1.1* ba d ### 1/5 — Simply the best! *2026-03-03, version 1.1* what more needs to be said? ### 1/5 — Intrusive Ads *2026-02-09, version 1.1* Every now and then, the app will interrupt the tuning screen and move to an upselling screen trying to get you to subscribe. Ads under the tuner are fine, interrupting me to subscribe is absolutely unacceptable. Use this app for years and am tired of it. Moving to a different app. ### 1/5 — Nốt nhảy *2026-01-31, version 1.1* Chỉnh đc 1 nốt đánh 1 lần vào xanh lá, mừng quá bấm lại thì vào đỏ, bấm thêm lần nx thì lại tót lên vàng. Cứ nhảy tưng tửng tưng tửng. Hai nốt y hệt nhau bấm vẫn vậy mà ra kqua khc biệt mhau hoàn toàn. Lạy ### 1/5 — Trash *2025-12-31, version 1.1* Fake Kalimba sounds terrible no matter how u try to tune it. This app is just as terrible as the kalimba ### 1/5 — แก้ไขด้วย *2025-11-09, version 1.1* ซื้อ จ่ายเสียเงินไปแล้ว กดเข้าตั้งค่าไม่ได้ เด้งออกทุกครั้ง ช่วยปรับปรุงหน่อยเถอะ อย่าหากินกันง่ายๆแบบนี้🤬😡 ### 1/5 — Horrid *2025-11-02, version 1.1* I’ve only had this horrid app for a few minutes and it keeps kicking me out of the app and glitches I haven’t even used it!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Concert Zither Tuning *2026-09-01, version 1.1* This app is brilliant for tuning my 38 string concert Zither. Thanks so much. ### 5/5 — Tuning my lure *2026-08-10, version 1.1* I’m new to music and this app saved me! Easy to use and tune my lyre harp. Thank you. Highly recommend- Super easy to use to tune and I love it. ### 5/5 — Very good *2026-07-30, version 1.1* Very good ### 5/5 — Best tuning app EVAAAAA!!! *2026-07-10, version 1.1* literally the only good tuning app on the entire freaking app store platform. love it!!! ### 5/5 — Things I wish and how it helps *2026-06-30, version 1.1* It is very helpful to tune an instrument, but I wish it would tell us like which way to two fine tuners and if it needs to be fine, tuned or peg tuned ### 5/5 — Great for my voice *2026-06-03, version 1.1* It is wonderful ### 5/5 — I used this to tune My harp... *2026-04-03, version 1.1* It worked... It worked really well... 👍 Thanks. ### 5/5 — I used this to tune My harp... *2026-03-26, version 1.1* It worked... It worked really well... 👍 Thanks. ### 5/5 — Best App Ever *2026-03-16, version 1.1* Catches everything.. including drums and voice !!! Big thanks !! ### 5/5 — TRY IT *2026-03-03, version 1.1* So easy and affordable --- *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.*