Tuner (チューナー) vs Kalimbar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuner (チューナー)
This app provides a highly accurate chromatic tuner. It allows you to set a reference tone A4 between 400Hz and 480Hz in 1Hz increments. You can also generate test tones across a wide range of notes.
- High-precision chromatic tuning
- Adjustable reference tone (400Hz-480Hz)
- Test tone generation (C0-B8)
- Wide note range support
- 1Hz increment tuning
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高精度なクロマチックチューナーアプリです。 基準音 A4 を 400Hz 〜 480Hz で 1Hz 単位で設定できます。 C0 〜 B8 の広い音程でサイン波のテスト音を鳴らすことができます。 【注意】 耳を痛めないように、音量を上げないでテスト音を鳴らしてください。 特に B2 以下の低い音は聞こえなくても、物理的に音としては出ているので音量を上げて耳を痛めないように気をつけてください。 C6 以上の高い音も、同様です(高い音は気づくと思いますが)。
Kalimbar
This app offers a realistic kalimba simulation with customizable tones, effects, and a metronome. Record and overdub performances, share them with a companion app, and enjoy a simple staff notation display. Many features are available for free, with no ads during screen recording.
- Realistic kalimba sounds
- Customizable tone and transposition
- Metronome and tuner
- Recording and overdubbing
- Staff notation display
- Portrait and landscape modes
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Kalimbar supports layouts with 17, 34, or 41 keys. It is a full-featured kalimba performance app used by professional kalimba players. • Portrait and landscape support with realistic kalimba sounds • A wide range of tones, with quick tone switching from the performance screen • Rich customization for transposition, note-name display, pin appearance, original wallpapers, and more • Pin outline display and shadow movement that responds to device tilt • Effects • Metronome • Tuner / tuning fork • Recording and playback • Layer your performances with additional recording. • Change the key and tempo during playback. • Performance data can be shared with the sister app Melodician. • Simple staff display • Many other features are available for free. No ads are shown during screen recording. FAQ Q. I notice latency between tapping and hearing sound. A. We recommend using the device speaker or a wired connection, such as earphones, headphones, USB-C, or Lightning audio. Bluetooth audio is more likely to have noticeable latency due to how wireless audio works. Q. Sounds or animations become unstable with three-finger or larger multi-touch gestures. A. If Settings > Accessibility > Zoom is turned on, iOS/iPadOS gives priority to three-finger system gestures, which can interfere with this app. If needed, temporarily turn off Zoom while using the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuner (チューナー) at none against Kalimbar's 2. Tuner (チューナー) also leads on ads (none vs shown). Kalimbar's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 123 months) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Kalimbar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tuner (チューナー) asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Tuner (チューナー) against 4.0 for Kalimbar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tuner (チューナー) ships an update every 123 months, Kalimbar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner (チューナー) | Kalimbar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 123 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nobuhiro Takahashi | Yuichi Sato |
Customer experience
Tuner (チューナー)
Kalimbar
In-app purchases
Tuner (チューナー)
No in-app purchases
Kalimbar
- All features + Ad-Free Monthly$1.991 Month
- All features & Ad-Free Yearly$19.991 Year









