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pianoscope – Piano Tuner

Professional piano tuning

283 ratings
86 reviews
#184 in top-grossing Music
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Released
May 18, 2021
Updated
October 23, 2026

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Developer

Frank Illenberger
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This app transforms your mobile device into a professional piano tuning assistant. It offers advanced features for precise tuning, inharmonicity measurement, and custom tuning style creation for both professional tuners and dedicated pianists.

✓Inharmonicity measurement
✓Customizable tuning styles
✓Pitch raising assistance
✓Automatic key recognition
✓Graphical tuning feedback
✓Cloud synchronization for tuning documents
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What users say about pianoscope

Reviews of pianoscope are mostly positive: the Music app is rated 4.7/5 from 283 App Store ratings. What users like most: highly accurate tuning results, intuitive and easy-to-use interface. Top complaints: high pricing ($100-$600) perceived as expensive, requires paid subscription/trial to access full features. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🎯Highly accurate tuning results
  • 👍Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 💡Advanced inharmonicity measurement and visualization
  • 🎨Clean, modern, and distraction-free design
  • 🔧Multiple temperament options and customization
  • 📊Helpful visual displays (strobe, line indicators, graphs)
  • 🚀Fast and efficient tuning process
  • ⭐Superior to competing apps (CyberTuner, Verituner)
  • 🎵Produces professional-quality tunings
  • 💪Reliable long-term tuning stability
  • 🆓Fair free trial without requiring payment info
  • 👨‍💼Excellent customer service and developer responsiveness
  • 🎓Useful learning tools for aural training
  • 📱Works reliably on iOS devices

Negative things

  • 💰High pricing ($100-$600) perceived as expensive
  • 🚫Requires paid subscription/trial to access full features
  • ⚠️Confusing paywall and subscription model
  • 📱iOS-only, no macOS or Windows version
  • 🔊Difficulty detecting very high notes (7th octave)
  • 🔊Difficulty detecting very low notes (zero octave)
  • ❌Rigid pitch range restrictions for non-standard instruments
  • 📖Obtuse or unclear documentation
  • 🌍Pricing not adjusted for international markets/currencies
  • 🎛️Missing spinner indicator (familiar UI element)
  • 🔍Limited visibility of frequency display during tuning
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What's New in pianoscope

4.1.1

October 23, 2026

- Fixed layout problems on iPhone Duo. - Fixed problem with unresponsive back button in the document browser on some iPhones.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Pro Annual Subscription

Unlocks professional tuning features

$169.991 Year
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Last updated on October 27, 2026.

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The Mac App Is Non-Functional (Useless)

Don’t waste your time with the mac app. It’s completely useless. I started the free 2 week trial, and the app literally does nothing. I noticed in the app store, it says “mac app not verified”. That’s an understatement. Why make your app available for mac when it doesn’t even work? Hello? Developer? Anyone there?
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TCThe Dan Carter

Response from developer

Thank you for the feedback. The issue your reported has been fixed in the latest update.

Best ETD/Tuning App available

I would not be able to do my job without this app. I tune toughly 20 pianos a week and besides my tuning hammer this is the most important tool in my bag. By far the best tuning app out there, and the app keeps improving and adding features that full time techs request. 10/10 recommend this to anybody, new or professional, its features are helpful to all!
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KK3Nx2Y

The best tuning app out there, hands down!

Finally! After years of using other software, including some that are supposedly the best, I have found the one that truly works for me. It’s simple, clean, nothing buried under multiple layers of menus. It has a customizable interface, accurate and fast, and allows me to tune in any sequence (not just blindly forcing me to tune A0-C8). I find that I can use aural skills alongside the device and make more informed decisions about where to place notes. Frank is very responsive to questions and concerns and just gets it when it comes to an elegant user interface.The main take away is that it doesn’t insult your intelligence by doing all the work for you. It allows you freedom to tune how you want, to make adjustments and customize the tuning curves, etc. I would give it 6 stars if I could.
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RCRichard C🎹

Fantastic App

Very accurate, easy to use.
DLDavey LP

Super

Das ist eins der besten Softwareentwicklung die ich kenne
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Reported Bugs

8 issues

App freezes during free trial signup

Bug

Unable to cancel or disable free trial subscription

Bug

Automatic subscription enrollment not clearly communicated

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Error: Unable to process request

Bug

App refuses to allow tuning of specific pitch ranges

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App won't delete completely, leaving residual files

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Difficulty with high note detection in certain pianos

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Rigid gatekeeping prevents tuning with incomplete instrument data

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Requested Features

10 requests

macOS and Windows desktop versions

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Spinner indicator option for familiar interface

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Frequency display visible for all notes during tuning

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Installment payment plans for Pro version

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Chinese language support

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More flexible pitch range settings for non-standard instruments

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Ability to tune with missing or broken strings

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Subscription cancellation clarity and easier management

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Adjusted pricing for different geographic regions

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Subscription option (e.g., yearly at $150 instead of $600 lifetime)

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FAQ

What does pianoscope do?

pianoscope transforms your iPhone or iPad into a sophisticated assistant for creating high-quality piano tunings. It provides tools for professional piano tuners to increase precision and efficiency, and for passionate pianists to tune their own pianos.

What are the key features of pianoscope?

Key features include measurement of inharmonicity and overtone strengths, various tuning styles (Balanced, Octaves Pure, etc.), adjustable concert pitch, fast automatic key recognition, graphical tuning feedback, and the ability to create individual tuning documents. Pro features offer graphical representation of tuning curves and custom tuning style creation.

How much does pianoscope cost?

The app offers a free two-week trial. The 'pianoscope standard' and 'pianoscope pro' editions are available as in-app purchases, providing access to advanced features for pianists and professional tuners respectively.

What devices is pianoscope compatible with?

The app is designed for iPhone and iPad devices. It also supports iOS Dark Mode and allows synchronization of tuning documents between multiple devices via cloud services like iCloud Drive or Dropbox.

Who would benefit from using pianoscope?

Professional piano tuners can use the pro edition to enhance their precision and speed up processes like pitch raising. Passionate pianists can use the standard edition to learn how to tune their own pianos, achieving a finely balanced sound without years of hearing training.