Comparison

Avid Control vs Tonaly Tune

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Avid Control

Control your audio and video software wirelessly from your iPad. This app offers deep, multi-touch control for recording, mixing, and navigating complex projects, enhancing efficiency and flexibility beyond traditional mouse and keyboard input.

Highlights
  • Wireless control of audio/video software
  • Multi-touch mixing and recording
  • Access hundreds of software commands
  • Track and fader control
  • Visual feedback and metering
  • Customizable layouts and macros
Features
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For full instructions please see: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/faq/Avid-Control-Support SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • Qualified Mac or Windows-based computer running any supported EUCON-enabled application and EuControl 2026.4 (NOTE: The free EUCON 2026.4 software must be downloaded from Avid and installed before using Avid Control) • One of the following connections: - Accessible wireless network (5 Ghz Wi-Fi network recommended), or - Lightning-to-USB 3 Camera Adapter + USB 2-to-Ethernet Adapter to connect an Ethernet cable directly to iPad (be sure to disable Wi-Fi on your iPad when using this connection type) ABOUT AVID CONTROL Take wireless control of your favorite audio and video software—right from your iPad. With Avid Control, you can record and mix audio in Pro Tools, Media Composer, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, Premiere and other media software, faster and more easily than working with a mouse and keyboard alone. The app combines the tight hardware/software integration and high-speed communication power of EUCON technology with the multi-touch advancements of iOS, so you get deep control, with great mixing flexibility. And when used with an Avid control surface (including the new Avid S1), you gain new touch workflows and custom control. Best of all… it’s free! Track and mix with just a touch • Speed up your efficiency using a host of controls • Record, mute, and solo tracks with a tap • Ride multiple faders to bring more life to your mix • Get insight into your mix with extensive visual feedback Get unrivaled audio and video control • Access and control hundreds of software commands • Punch in audio and toggle automation modes • Trigger complex macros that will save you tons of time • Switch control to different applications using a single app Mix faster with intelligent design • Gain multitouch control to speed up your efficiency • Interact with and control your mix in whole new ways • Perform keystroke shortcuts and more with a single tap • Bring tactile control with you, anywhere you go Navigate huge mixes easily • Get fast access to any channel with Tracks view • Quickly scroll through large mixes • Select, record-enable, solo, and mute multiple tracks • Keep an eye on levels with S6-style metering Free yourself from the cables that bind • Work in ways not possible with a wired mouse or control surface • Record yourself in a different room from your DAW • Control up to two networked workstations across a facility • Trigger playback or recording from anywhere Extend your control surface's workflows • Get enhanced touch control and customizable layouts • Navigate mixes faster with Tracks view • View a counter display and additional visual feedback • Recall layouts and trigger macros Work with your favorite audio and video software* • Avid Pro Tools • Avid Media Composer • Apple Logic Pro X • Steinberg Cubase • Steinberg Nuendo • Merging Pyramix • Mackie Control * Please see Avid’s Control app support page for a full compatibility list.

About

Tonaly Tune

Easily tune your musical instrument with guided instructions. Select your instrument and follow visual cues to adjust pitch, with options for various instruments and custom tuning sets. It provides both analog and digital displays for accurate tuning.

Highlights
  • Guided tuning for multiple instruments
  • Customizable tuning sets
  • Analog and digital pitch displays
  • Adjustable reference pitch
  • Low-note detection
  • Sustained reference notes
Features
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Tonaly Tune makes instrument tuning easy to understand. Choose your instrument and follow each string or note. Tune shows the target, measures what you play, and tells you whether to tighten or loosen. • Guided tuning for violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar and ukulele • Presets for flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and saxophone • Save My Instruments tuning sets with up to six notes, arranged your way • Correct written note names for transposing instruments • Low-note detection designed to avoid mistaking a loud harmonic for the fundamental • Analog needle and digital pitch displays • Sustained reference notes: tap Play to hear a target and Stop when you are ready • Adjustable reference pitch from 415 to 466 Hz • Works on iPhone and iPad Microphone audio is analysed live on your device and discarded immediately. The app has no accounts, ads, analytics or network connections, and collects no data.

Screenshots

Avid Control2 screens
Tonaly Tune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tonaly Tune at 5.0 against Avid Control's 2.7. Tonaly Tune also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Avid Control's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tonaly Tune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avid Control has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avid Control ships an update every 3 months, Tonaly Tune weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Avid Control versus Tonaly Tune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvid ControlTonaly Tune
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (72 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAvid®MU SU

Customer experience

Avid Control

All ratings70 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews205 reviews
Positive33.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative60.0%

Tonaly Tune

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Avid Control

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Version mismatch
  • Can't get pass registration screen
  • Meters don't work
  • Faders are sticking
  • Connectivity issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Pls Make Avid Control into some type of AUV3 Effect Plugin for mixing and mastering purposes
  • 120hz support for iPad Pro please!!
  • larger soft keys (or even better, adjustable)

Tonaly Tune

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Avid Control

No in-app purchases

None

Tonaly Tune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avid Control free?
Avid Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tonaly Tune free?
Tonaly Tune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avid Control or Tonaly Tune?
Tonaly Tune is rated higher. Avid Control averages 2.7 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Tonaly Tune averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Avid Control or Tonaly Tune have ads?
Neither Avid Control nor Tonaly Tune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avid Control or Tonaly Tune?
Avid Control ships an update every 3 months, and Tonaly Tune weekly. Most recently, Avid Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tonaly Tune on October 20, 2026.

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