Tuner vs Double Bass Tuner Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuner
This music tool helps you tune instruments by detecting sound frequencies and displaying musical notation. It also includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signatures, and allows simultaneous use of both features.
- Instrument tuning
- Sound frequency detection
- Musical notation display
- Metronome with tempo control
- Multiple time signatures
- Simultaneous tuner and metronome use
- Standard instrument templates
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Music Tuner is a tool to tune instruments, detect frequency of any sounds, and show notations directly on the staff. It can support full range notes, from C0 to C8. It contains some standard instruments template, including guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, pipa, violin, viola and cello. Also this app contains a metronome with accurate tempo from 20bpm to 200bpm, selected from 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4. Even you can use both tuner and metronome at the same time.
Double Bass Tuner Basic
Instantly tune your double bass with professional accuracy. Ideal for orchestral, jazz, classical, and studio musicians, it offers precise pitch frequency display and intuitive visual feedback. Includes a tuning fork and advanced settings for enhanced functionality.
- Displays exact pitch frequency in Hz
- Adjustable A4 temperaments
- Tuning fork included
- Exceptional sensitivity for low frequencies
- LED tuning indicator
- Tuned string lights up automatically
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Tune your double bass (contrabass) instantly with professional accuracy! Perfect for orchestra, jazz, classical, and studio musicians. • Displays exact pitch frequency in Hz • A4 temperaments from 392Hz–466Hz • Includes tuning fork & advanced settings (IAP) • Exceptional sensitivity for low-frequency instruments • LED tuning indicator for intuitive visual feedback • Tuned string lights up automatically • Universal app for iPhone & iPad Allow microphone access: Settings > Privacy > Microphone. Questions? feedback@daikyoujulabs.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Double Bass Tuner Basic at 4.2 against Tuner's 2.0. Double Bass Tuner Basic also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (191 vs 1). Tuner's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 32%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Double Bass Tuner Basic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Double Bass Tuner Basic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Double Bass Tuner Basic has 191 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Tuner's written reviews are positive against 32% of Double Bass Tuner Basic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tuner ships an update every 3 months, Double Bass Tuner Basic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner | Double Bass Tuner Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (191 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 31.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 191 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heavenbrook Software Inc. | Pedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen |
Customer experience
Tuner
Double Bass Tuner Basic
In-app purchases
Tuner
- Tuner Upgrade$1.99
Double Bass Tuner Basic
- Remove ads$2.99
- A4 Calibrations 392Hz to 466Hz$3.99
- Settings$3.99
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- Tuning Fork$3.99
- Metronome$3.99
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