What Chord? vs Precise Guitar Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
What Chord?
Identify chord names by their shape on a guitar fretboard. Quickly name chords you're playing or discover new ones by adjusting finger positions. Ideal for musicians who need to name chords for sharing or understanding song structures.
- Identify chord names by shape
- Discover new chord variations
- Name chords for sharing
- Understand chord progressions
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Playing cool chord but have no idea what its name is? You'd like to share your song but not sure how to correctly name the chords you are using? You just have slided one of you fingers up a fret while playing familiar chord and wonder what the chord has now become? It is really simple with WhatChord app! Give it a try!
Precise Guitar Tuner
This application helps you tune your guitar with high accuracy using your mobile device. It supports numerous tuning styles and provides visual feedback on pitch accuracy, along with standard tuning notes for auditory guidance.
- Supports 44 tuning styles
- Automatic pitch measurement
- Visual pitch accuracy indication
- Auditory standard string sounds
- High pitch indication accuracy (0.2 cents)
- Adjustable A4 standard note (430-450Hz)
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Guitar Tuner, so you can easily use the mobile phone to do tuning for your guitar, and supports up to 44 kinds of tuning style. Easy to use, precise instructions, it is your powerful guitar partner. 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: What Chord? at 87% against Precise Guitar Tuner's 0%. What Chord? also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months). Precise Guitar Tuner's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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
What Chord? is free to download; Precise Guitar Tuner costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
What Chord? ships an update every 4 months, Precise Guitar Tuner every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | What Chord? | Precise Guitar Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (171 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavlo Ignatov | 怀卫 张 |
Customer experience
What Chord?
Precise Guitar Tuner
In-app purchases
What Chord?
No in-app purchases
Precise Guitar Tuner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is What Chord? free?
Is Precise Guitar Tuner free?
Do What Chord? or Precise Guitar Tuner have ads?
Which is updated more often, What Chord? or Precise Guitar Tuner?
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