Comparison

Precise Guitar Tuner vs Tempus

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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.

About

Tempus

Calculate delay times and sample re-pitch amounts with a tap-tempo metronome. Preview delay sounds and determine BPM changes for your DAW. This tool helps musicians fine-tune audio effects.

Highlights
  • Tap-tempo metronome
  • Specify beat count for metronome
  • View and preview delay times
  • Calculate sample re-pitch amounts
  • Calculate BPM changes
  • Supports Re-Pitch Warp modes
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Tempus is a tool for calculating Delay Times and sample Re-Pitch amounts / BPMs! - Tap-tempo Metronome with the ability to specify the # of beats - View Delay Times & preview what each Delay sounds like - Calculate sample Re-Pitch amounts / BPMs when changing the BPM in your DAW & using Re-Pitch Warp modes

Screenshots

Precise Guitar Tuner4 screens
Tempus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tempus at 83% against Precise Guitar Tuner's 0%. Tempus also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 21 months). On 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

Tempus 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Precise Guitar Tuner ships an update every 21 months, Tempus every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Precise Guitar Tuner versus Tempus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrecise Guitar TunerTempus
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer怀卫 张Marcos Kohler

Customer experience

Precise Guitar Tuner

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Tempus

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Precise Guitar Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

Tempus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Precise Guitar Tuner free?
Precise Guitar Tuner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempus free?
Tempus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Precise Guitar Tuner or Tempus have ads?
Neither Precise Guitar Tuner nor Tempus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Precise Guitar Tuner or Tempus?
Precise Guitar Tuner ships an update every 21 months, and Tempus every 5 weeks. Most recently, Precise Guitar Tuner was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tempus on October 26, 2026.

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