GalileoTuner vs Tuning Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GalileoTuner
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Galileo is a music tuner. Earth mode shows the pitch by chromatic scale in circle.(Please set the microphone on). Jupiter mode shows detailed pitch in smaller circle. When the red mark in the opposite side of "50" aligns with the red arrow bellow the smaller circle, it produces equal temperament pitch. The two smaller red marks on both side of the red mark shows just intonation of major 3rd (-) and minor 3rd (+). ※For monophonic instrument
Tuning Helper
This app provides a chromatic tuner and metronome for string instruments. It supports various tuning systems and base frequencies, offering precise pitch sensitivity and customizable metronome settings with visual cues.
- Chromatic tuner
- Metronome with multiple rhythm figures
- Adjustable base frequency standards
- Multiple tuning systems
- Fractional cent pitch sensitivity
- Visual cue indicator lights
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Violin, Viola, Cello, & Guitar Open String Tone Generator, Chromatic Tuner, & Metronome Tuning Systems: · Equal Temperament (Twelve Tone) · Pythagorean Temperament (Pure Perfect Fifths) Base Frequency Pitch Standards: · Custom Pitch Calibration (A₄ æ 392-465 Hz) · Concert Pitch (A₄ æ 440 Hz) · Baroque Pitch (A₄ æ 415 Hz) · Verdi Pitch (A₄ æ 432 Hz) Chromatic Tuner Features: · Fractional Cent Pitch Sensitivity · Amplitudinal Sensitivity Control Slider · Pitchwise Rotating Dodecagon with Amplitudinally Responsive Beaming Garland Metronome Features: · Three Modes: Standard, Accented Downbeat, and Five Common Rhythm Figures— · Duplet, Triplet, Swinging Triplet, Quadruplet, and Swinging Quadruplet · Accented Downbeat Settings: 0-8 Beats per Measure · Tempo: 20-224 BPM (Beats per Minute) · Visual Cue Indicator Lights · Wood Block Tone App Interface Colors: · Blue · Olive · Purple · Bronze · Amaranth · Chlorophyll
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tuning Helper at weekly against GalileoTuner's every 33 months. GalileoTuner's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
GalileoTuner ships an update every 33 months, Tuning Helper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GalileoTuner | Tuning Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomohisa Himeno | Filip May'r |
In-app purchases
GalileoTuner
No in-app purchases
Tuning Helper
No in-app purchases
