Comparison

TerribleSync vs Accurate Ukulele Tuner

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

Head to head
About

TerribleSync

Control the tempo of music hardware like synthesizers and drum machines using your iPhone or iPad. Features include tap tempo, precise dial adjustment, and buttons for performance effects. Requires a 3.5mm audio cable for connection.

Highlights
  • Tap tempo
  • Rotary tempo dial
  • Pause/mute button
  • Performance effect buttons
  • Clear interface
  • Open source project
Features
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Use your iPhone or iPad to control the tempo of impulse-sync-enabled synthesizers, drum machines, and other music hardware. Features: • Tap tempo • Supports 20.0 - 999.0+ BPM • Rotary tempo dial for precise, tactile tempo adjustment • Pause/mute button • ?, !, and :fire: buttons to introduce character and chaos into your performance • Clear, simple interface designed to be easy to use in a stage/performance setting This app works with any instrument you own that takes voltage impulses as a tempo control, such as: • KORG SQ-1, Volca, Monotribe, etc. • Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator • Moog MOTHER-32 (choose the "single clock advance" setting on the instrument) This project is open source. Try building it yourself at https://github.com/terribleben/terrible-sync or contact twitter.com/terribleben with feedback! Notes: • 3.5mm audio cable is required to connect your iPhone or iPad to your sync-enabled instruments. • If the instrument isn't responding, you may need to increase the iPhone's volume. • This software is not produced by, endorsed by, or affiliated with KORG, Teenage Engineering, Moog Music, or other instrument manufacturers.

About

Accurate Ukulele Tuner

Features
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With this ukulele tuner, you can easily use your phone to adjust your ukulele. It supports four tuning styles, such as soprano, concert, tenor and baritone. It is easy to use and precise in instructions. It is your powerful ukulele companion. When you pluck at the string of your musical instrument, it can automatically measure the pitch of the string, and through a variety of methods to indicate the accuracy of the pitch; addition, it can issue the standard sound of the strings, for you to tune through listening. Pitch indication accuracy 0.2 cents, A4 standard note adjustment range of 430 to 450Hz, accuracy 0.1Hz.

Screenshots

TerribleSync1 screens
Accurate Ukulele Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TerribleSync at Free against Accurate Ukulele Tuner's $0.99. TerribleSync also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TerribleSync is free to download; Accurate Ukulele Tuner costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TerribleSync ships an update every 35 months, Accurate Ukulele Tuner every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TerribleSync versus Accurate Ukulele Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerribleSyncAccurate Ukulele Tuner
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 21 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin Roth怀卫 张

In-app purchases

None

TerribleSync

No in-app purchases

None

Accurate Ukulele Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TerribleSync free?
TerribleSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Accurate Ukulele Tuner free?
Accurate Ukulele Tuner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TerribleSync or Accurate Ukulele Tuner have ads?
Neither TerribleSync nor Accurate Ukulele Tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TerribleSync or Accurate Ukulele Tuner?
TerribleSync ships an update every 35 months, and Accurate Ukulele Tuner every 21 months. Most recently, TerribleSync was updated on November 2, 2026 and Accurate Ukulele Tuner on October 26, 2026.

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