Comparison

Ukulele Tuner & Chords vs UkeLib Chords

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

Head to head
About

Ukulele Tuner & Chords

Easily tune your ukulele with this fast and accurate application. It supports various ukulele types and provides a clear visual indicator for perfect pitch. Includes helpful tools like a metronome and chord library for practice.

Highlights
  • Supports Soprano, Concert, Tenor & Baritone
  • Displays exact frequency in Hz
  • Fast, accurate auto-tuning
  • Clear LED pitch indicator
  • Built-in chords & metronome
  • Universal app for iPhone & iPad
Features
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Tune your ukulele with precision and ease! From your first chords to your daily practice, Ukulele Tuner & Chords brings essential tuning and practice tools together for musicians of every level. · 11 tuning presets for soprano, concert, tenor and baritone ukuleles. · Standard High G and Low G, English D, Canadian Low A and Baritone tunings. · Explore half-step and full-step variations, plus slack-key tunings for standard and baritone ukuleles. · Chord library with sound: see the finger positions and hear the chords. · Built-in metronome to help you practise with steady timing. · Live frequency display in Hz. · Visual and audible tuning indicators. · Reference tones for tuning by ear. · Adjustable reference pitch and microphone sensitivity. · Designed for iPhone and iPad. Tune up, explore new sounds and enjoy every practice session! From a quick tune-up to your daily practice session, keep your ukulele ready to play. What our worldwide users say: "Very easy to understand!" by ゼットサン, Japan. "Optimal. A must have." by Stefania Porta, Italy. "Very intuitive and easy to use. Good job." by Ilalia A., Switzerland "It is very good and fast." by 村正義, Japan "No frills, easy to use: just pluck your strings till the green light comes on. Gives a digital read out of your actual frequency so you know whether to go up or down. Too easy!" by TrickyM, Australia "I find this app very helpful for tuning my uke, and for looking up chords." by yuki onna, United Kingdom. "Love it. Makes tuning so easy when learning." by Inang, USA "This is a great uke tuner. Dead simple." by rcg-mtl, Canada "Very simple to use!" by Cântico, Brazil "Awesome - I'm a first time ukulele player and I didn't want to buy a physical tuner, so I went and downloaded a bunch of apps and I was lucky enough to find this one. It's straight forward and easy to understand." by AnnessaT, USA "Works perfectly. Easy to use!" by Danu, Chile "Does what it promises - Very useful app." by grrljock, USA "This app is wonderful. My ukulele was in tune within seconds, I highly recommend this app." by LanderLou, USA "Get this App/Tune your Uke/Play! Couldn't be easier to use. Love it." by Yohan 5 Million, USA "Great! I love this app so much! It's super great to get your uke tuned accurately and easy. The other apps just didn't work as awesomely like this one." by TayyLorr, USA "This tuner helps a lot. Well worth the $. I wouldn't be able to tune by ear with the free apps." by DaveAustinTX, USA "I got my ukulele on Saturday, I struggled finding a good app that would help me tune it but this is just amazing!! spot on :-)" by Harrehh!, United Kingdom "This app makes tuning so easy!" by Chellzor, USA "Totally stoked to have this app. I use it every time I play, and since it's on my phone, I don't have to waste time looking for my guitar tuner and play head games with keys. I'd highly recommend this app to anyone. Tuning up someone else's uke when their's is nowhere around makes good jam pals too. Aloha!" by Ukesurf, USA "Very pleased, so easy to use for a beginner like myself. I use it all the time because my new ukulele is always getting out of tune. It's very helpful." by IzzyLew33, USA --- Got ideas? Questions? Please send us your feedback through our site or to feedback@daikyoujulabs.com

About

UkeLib Chords

Access a comprehensive ukulele chord library with all possible positions and suggested fingerings. Hear how chords sound with audio demonstrations and quickly find any chord using the search function. This tool is beneficial for both beginner and advanced ukulele players.

Highlights
  • Vast ukulele chord library
  • Suggested fingering for chords
  • Audio demonstration of chords
  • Search and find chords quickly
  • Multiple ukulele tunings supported
  • Export chords as PNG or MIDI
Features
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Explore the vast and comprehensive collection of ukulele chords in UkeLib Chords. Get all the possible positions of any chord throughout the fretboard along with suggested fingering and audio demonstration of how the chord sounds. You can also use the search to quickly get to any chord you are looking for. Whether​ you are just starting to play the ukulele or you are an advanced player, UkeLib Chords would be an invaluable tool for you. • Vast and comprehensive chord library for ukulele. • Includes suggested fingering for every chord. • Browse all the chords for every root note. • Change the root note with simple taps. • Search and quickly find any chord in any key. • Browse all the possible positions for every chord. • Search any chord directly using Spotlight. • Export any chord as PNG image or MIDI file. • Includes support for Dark Mode. - Support for alternate Ukulele tunings - Standard (gCEA), Baritone (DGBE), and Low G (GCEA). - Support for left-handed chord shapes.

Screenshots

Ukulele Tuner & Chords4 screens
UkeLib Chords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UkeLib Chords at 92% against Ukulele Tuner & Chords's 43%. UkeLib Chords also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Ukulele Tuner & Chords's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 344). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ukulele Tuner & Chords sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. UkeLib Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UkeLib Chords holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ukulele Tuner & Chords has 3.6K ratings behind it against 344, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Ukulele Tuner & Chords's written reviews are positive against 92% of UkeLib Chords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ukulele Tuner & Chords ships an update every 2 weeks, UkeLib Chords monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ukulele Tuner & Chords versus UkeLib Chords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUkulele Tuner & ChordsUkeLib Chords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (3.6K ratings)4.8 (344 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews91.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6K — better344
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPedro Daniel Macalupu CumpenBijoy Thangaraj

Customer experience

Ukulele Tuner & Chords

All ratings3,619 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews336 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative53.6%

UkeLib Chords

All ratings335 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%

User reviews

Ukulele Tuner & Chords

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy and classy tuning
  • 👍 Simple, fast, and accurate
  • 🙌 Extremely helpful for beginners
  • 🎉 Tuning issues fixed after update

Room to improve

  • 🚫 No sounds, just shows code
  • 🤯 Tuning issues and inconsistencies
  • 💸 Constant pop-up ads
  • 😡 Ads make the app unusable
  • 🤔 Confusing and not user-friendly

UkeLib Chords

From 344 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for finding chords
  • 👍 Vast chord library
  • 👍 Simple and convenient interface
  • 👍 Free to use
  • 👍 Sounds for different tunings (baritone, low G)

Room to improve

  • 👎 Some chords are not useful for certain users
  • 👎 Lack of alternate fingering for some chords
  • 👎 D7 chord is incorrect
  • 👎 Too many commercials (mentioned by one user)
  • 👎 Notes not named for red dots

Bugs and requests

Ukulele Tuner & Chords

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Paid version not working as expected
  • Inconsistent tuning accuracy

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add sound feedback for tuning
  • Improve instructions and guidance
  • Optimize ad placement and frequency

UkeLib Chords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • D7 chord is wrong
  • App still says KEY after upgrade instead of ROOT

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to save chords or song arrangements
  • Ability to see notes corresponding to red dots
  • Improvement similar to the second version of GtrLib Chords
  • Ability to favorite chord positions and categorize them
  • Ideas for song beats
Show 4 more
  • Chord dictionary for various songs
  • Search chords by fretboard position
  • Add songs to the app
  • Upgrade search to include fretboard position

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Ukulele Tuner & Chords

One-time5
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • Ukulele Chords Library$3.99
  • Settings$3.99
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  • Tuning Fork$3.99
  • Metronome$3.99
None

UkeLib Chords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ukulele Tuner & Chords free?
Ukulele Tuner & Chords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UkeLib Chords free?
UkeLib Chords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ukulele Tuner & Chords or UkeLib Chords?
UkeLib Chords is rated higher. Ukulele Tuner & Chords averages 4.1 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while UkeLib Chords averages 4.8 from 344 ratings.
Do Ukulele Tuner & Chords or UkeLib Chords have ads?
Both Ukulele Tuner & Chords and UkeLib Chords show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ukulele Tuner & Chords or UkeLib Chords?
Ukulele Tuner & Chords ships an update every 2 weeks, and UkeLib Chords monthly. Most recently, Ukulele Tuner & Chords was updated on November 8, 2026 and UkeLib Chords on November 6, 2026.

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