Comparison

Febus vs Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner

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

Head to head
About

Febus

Discover new music from independent artists with this ad-free streaming app. Support artists directly by visiting their pages or attending their live shows. New tracks are added weekly with optional notifications.

Highlights
  • Ad-free music streaming
  • Discover independent artists
  • Direct artist support
  • Weekly new music additions
  • Optional discovery notifications
Features
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Febus is a free / advertising-free music streaming application I designed with the sole purpose of making you discover beautiful tracks from independent artists that deserve to be highlighted. If you like what they do, you can access their page from the app to bring them your support. Go see them live! Every week I will add some new discoveries to the playlist, and you can receive notifications for that if you want to.

About

Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner

This app offers a straightforward and visually appealing way to tune your guitar. It provides free standard tuning and allows for a one-time purchase to access alternate tunings and reference frequencies.

Highlights
  • Automatic note detection
  • Standard tuning (free)
  • Alternate tunings unlock
  • Reference frequencies
  • Intuitive interface
  • Tap to lock note
Features
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A simple, beautiful guitar & ukulele tuner that gets out of the way. Play a string — Dial shows you which way to turn. No ads, ever. Built around one clear dial instead of a busy dashboard. A bold, easy to read note, an accurate needle, and no clutter. TUNES • Acoustic and electric guitar • Ukulele — standard, low G, baritone, D tuning and open C BUILT TO BE ACCURATE • Locks in at ±1 cent, with a needle that lets you smoothly dial in your tuning • Reference pitches at 415, 432, 440 and 442 Hz • Manual mode — pick one string and Dial listens only for that, which helps in a noisy room • Reference tones for every string, so you can tune by ear as well as by eye 22 TUNINGS • Standard, half step down, full step down • Drop D, Drop C, Drop B, Drop A • Open G, Open D, Open E, Open A, Open C • DADGAD, All Fourths, Nashville, New Standard, Double Drop D • Ukulele — standard, D tuning, low G, baritone, open C NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. Standard tuning for every instrument is free, forever. One optional purchase unlocks all 22 tunings and the alternate reference pitches. Buy it once and it stays yours. Made with care by Apposite.

Screenshots

Febus4 screens
Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Febus at none against Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner's 1. Febus also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Febus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Febus against 5.0 for Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Febus ships an update every 6 months, Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Febus versus Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFebusDial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancois LambertApposite

Customer experience

Febus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Febus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$6.99

Questions

Is Febus free?
Febus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner free?
Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Febus or Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner?
Febus and Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Febus or Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner have ads?
Neither Febus nor Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Febus or Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner?
Febus ships an update every 6 months, and Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner every 3 months. Most recently, Febus was updated on November 6, 2026 and Dial Guitar & Ukulele Tuner on October 31, 2026.

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