Classical Guitar Tuner Basic vs Acoustic Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classical Guitar Tuner Basic
This app provides fast and accurate tuning for classical guitars, ideal for musicians of all skill levels. It offers an LED indicator and automatically highlights tuned strings for easy visual feedback. Advanced settings and a tuning fork are available via in-app purchase.
- Exceptional accuracy
- Displays exact pitch frequency
- A4 calibration
- Ultra-fast response
- LED tuning indicator
- Tuned string lights up
- Included tunings: Standard, Half Step Down, Drop D
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Tune your classical guitar instantly with exceptional accuracy! • Displays exact pitch frequency in Hz • A4 calibration: 415 Hz → 466 Hz • Tuning fork & advanced settings (In-App Purchase) • Ultra-fast response and high sensitivity • LED tuning indicator • Tuned string lights up automatically • Works on iPhone & iPad Included Tunings: • Standard (EADGBE) • Half Step Down (Eb) • Drop D Enable microphone under: Settings → Privacy → Microphone Support: feedback@daikyoujulabs.com
Acoustic Tuner
This application offers automatic guitar tuning using your device's microphone. It also provides manual tuning options with reference sounds for precise adjustments.
- Automatic guitar tuning
- Microphone input
- Manual tuning
- Reference sounds
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Acoustic Guitar Tuner supports automatic guitar tuning by using the microphone, as well as manual tuning by reference sounds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Classical Guitar Tuner Basic at 4.5 against Acoustic Tuner's 3.9. Classical Guitar Tuner Basic also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Acoustic Tuner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (60% vs 27%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Classical Guitar Tuner Basic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Acoustic Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Classical Guitar Tuner Basic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 410 and 290 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Classical Guitar Tuner Basic's written reviews are positive against 60% of Acoustic Tuner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Classical Guitar Tuner Basic ships an update every 11 days, Acoustic Tuner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classical Guitar Tuner Basic | Acoustic Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (410 ratings) — better | 3.9 (290 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | 290 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen | Fredrik Blank |
Customer experience
Classical Guitar Tuner Basic
Acoustic Tuner
Bugs and requests
Classical Guitar Tuner Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Acoustic Tuner
Reported bugs
4 issues- App detects wrong strings
- App is glitchy
- Auto-tune feature does not work correctly
- App is difficult to understand
In-app purchases
Classical Guitar Tuner Basic
- Advanced Settings$4.99
- Remove ads$4.99
- Tuning Fork$4.99
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- Metronome$4.99
Acoustic Tuner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Classical Guitar Tuner Basic free?
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