Comparison

Entonal Tuner vs VividShaper

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

Head to head
About

Entonal Tuner

This app allows you to tune instruments to any imaginable scale, from perfect harmony to extreme dissonance. It accurately recreates global traditional music and can also function as a standard instrument tuner. Explore scales by playing their notes before tuning your instrument.

Highlights
  • Tune to any scale
  • Explore scales by playing notes
  • Adjust root note frequency
  • Recreate traditional music
  • Standard instrument tuner function
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Tune your instrument to any scale you can imagine. Perfect harmony, or super sharp dissonance, and everything in between. Accurately recreate traditional music from around the world, as well as pre-modern western music. Or use it as a standard instrument tuner! Each scale can be selected, and its notes can be played to get a feel for it before tuning your instrument. Each scale may have a different root note (1/1), and the root note frequency (1/1) can be adjusted while tuning. Entonal Tuner was created when the developer began to learn about Just Intonation and microtonal music. He soon found that it, although some tuning apps support different temperaments and scales, they are difficult to edit, and not a "first class citizen". So the seed was planted... and Entonal Tuner was born.

About

VividShaper

This AUv3 plugin synthesizer allows real-time wave design using Lua programming. Create complex sounds with multiple generators and oscillators, and share patches across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Real-time wave programming with Lua
  • Customizable waveforms
  • 16-voice polyphony
  • 8 oscillators per generator
  • iCloud patch sharing
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
Features
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*** This is an AUv3 extension and not a standalone app. *** *** It requires a host app like Garageband or similar. *** VividShaper is a cutting-edge AUv3 plugin synthesizer akin to a wave table synth that gives you the power to design your own waves in real-time. Its unique interface allows you to program your own waves with the built-in Lua programming language, offering a level of customization and control unparalleled in the world of digital music production. With VividShaper, you can dynamically change your waveforms over time, bringing a whole new level of creative possibilities to your music. Use up to 16 generators for polyphony, and 8 oscillators per generator, to create rich, intricate sounds. Each oscillator wave can be manipulated in Lua code in real time, giving you full control over your sound design. The plugin supports iCloud, so you can share your patches between both iOS and macOS devices.

Screenshots

Entonal Tuner4 screens
VividShaper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Entonal Tuner at Free against VividShaper's $5.99. Entonal Tuner also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). VividShaper's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Entonal Tuner is free to download; VividShaper costs $5.99 up front. Entonal Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VividShaper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VividShaper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Entonal Tuner's written reviews are positive against 83% of VividShaper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Entonal Tuner ships an update every 3 days, VividShaper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Entonal Tuner versus VividShaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEntonal TunerVividShaper
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNode AudioLars Forsberg

Customer experience

Entonal Tuner

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

VividShaper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Entonal Tuner

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$3.99
None

VividShaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Entonal Tuner free?
Entonal Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VividShaper free?
VividShaper costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Entonal Tuner or VividShaper?
VividShaper is rated higher. Entonal Tuner averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while VividShaper averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Entonal Tuner or VividShaper have ads?
Neither Entonal Tuner nor VividShaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Entonal Tuner or VividShaper?
Entonal Tuner ships an update every 3 days, and VividShaper every 4 months. Most recently, Entonal Tuner was updated on October 10, 2026 and VividShaper on October 6, 2026.

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