ToyTone vs Tutunes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ToyTone
Create music with a simple synthesizer. Select waveforms, adjust sliders, and tap pads to play notes. Supports recording with Inter-App Audio host apps.
- Selectable waveforms
- Adjustable sliders
- Tap-to-play pads
- Inter-App Audio recording support
- Value adjustment buttons
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ToyTone is simple synthesizer! Usage - Select waveform, and move the slider. - Tap the pad at bottom, you can play. iPhone/iPodTouch only (In iPad, please use +/- buttons.) - When you tap the label to the left of slider, the value is reduced by one. - When you tap the label to the right of slider, the value is increased one. New features - Support recording with Inter-App Audio host app. enjoy!
Tutunes
Create chip tune sound effects for games and other projects with simple operations. Easily share your creations as .wav files.
- Chip tune sound generation
- Simple operation
- Game sound effect creation
- WAV file export
- Sound sharing
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This app will make a sound, such as a chip tune with a simple operation. It will help you create the sound effects of the game and the like. (.wav)File of sound made with this app, you can share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ToyTone at monthly against Tutunes's every 4 months. ToyTone also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 2) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 9.3). Tutunes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tutunes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ToyTone has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of ToyTone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tutunes's.
ToyTone ships an update monthly, Tutunes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ToyTone | Tutunes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 9.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Itoh Tomoaki | Koji Mori |
Customer experience
ToyTone
Tutunes
In-app purchases
ToyTone
No in-app purchases
Tutunes
No in-app purchases
