Comparison

PiaTune vs Piano Code

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

Head to head
About

PiaTune

This app assists professional piano tuners and enthusiasts in achieving precise piano tunings. It offers a simple, fast, and reliable method for measuring inharmonicity and setting tuning parameters, with advanced features for voicing and beat measurement.

Highlights
  • Professional-grade piano tuning
  • Measures inharmonicity quickly
  • Customizable tuning parameters
  • Voicing and beat measurement tools
  • Precise to +/- 0.01 cents
  • Supports various piano types
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PiaTune is a professional-grade piano tuning app designed for professional piano tuners and tuning enthusiasts. PiaTune tunes the piano like an aural tuner would tune. PiaTune comes in three versions: Free, Home and Pro (formerly Paid). Free version is for evaluation and has all features of the Pro version up to first 500 note changes, after which features are locked. Home version has limited features and is aimed for piano enthusiasts. Upgrading to Home version price is US$ 19.99. Pro version has premium features and is aimed for professional tuners. Pro version price is: US$ 99.99 for upgrading from Free version or US$ 79.99 for upgrading from Home version. See version comparison below for details. Home Version: Unlimited Notes Inharmonicity Curve Unequal Temperaments Create New Temperament Minimal Tuner display only Auto Stretch Pro Version: Unlimited Notes Inharmonicity Curve Unequal Temperaments Create New Temperament Indicator, Spinner, Horizontal, Vertical, Horizontal Phase and Minimal Tuner displays Set Indicator Response Independent Bass/Mid/Treble stretch selection Magic Wand (stretch assistant) File Save & Load Over Pull (pitch raise) Inharmonicity Measurement in Tuner Screen Overlay Inharmonicity Graph Tuning Curve Temperament Beats Chart Starting Pitch Curve Custom Offsets Check Pitch Measure Beats Check Note Tone Generator iCloud Drive Support Advanced Start Page PiaTune is your simple, fast, reliable, precise and versatile tool to assist you in your tunings. SIMPLE Using PiaTune is simple. Just select piano size, measure or sample inharmonicity, set tuning parameters and start tuning. FAST PiaTune measures inharmonicity of all 76 notes in just a few minutes. Or you can sample a few notes and fill in the rest automatically in just a few seconds. Built-in generic files let you start an “out of the box” tuning right away. Measure starting pitch, smooth, trend data and transfer to use for over pull. You can also use on the fly over pull starting pitch measurements. RELIABLE Be it a spinet, console with poor scale design or a concert grand, PiaTune always calculates an optimum tuning curve. You can set stretch options for bass, middle and treble while observing the best fit tuning curve. PRECISE PiaTune is precise to +/- 0.01 cents. VERSATILE Besides tuning functionality, PiaTune also offers screens that help with Voicing and Measuring Beats. For more information visit https://piatune.com

About

Piano Code

Features
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Piano Code turns sheet music into an interactive practice studio. Browse a growing library of tunes, hear them played back, and learn them note by note on a built-in 88-key keyboard. KEY FEATURES • MIDI Playback — Tap any tune to hear it played from its score. The staff itself acts as the progress indicator, so you always know exactly where you are in the piece. • Virtual Keyboard Follow-Along Training — A full 88-key piano is built right in. Notes light up on both the staff and the keyboard to guide your hands: upcoming notes in purple, correct hits in green, mistakes flash red. Play along with mouse, touch, or keyboard input. • Track Your Progress — Time your practice sessions and log every tune you work on. Your training records sync to your account so you can pick up right where you left off. Whether you're starting from scratch or polishing a favorite piece, Piano Code helps you read, hear, and play — one note at a time.

Screenshots

PiaTune4 screens
Piano Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piano Code at none against PiaTune's 1. PiaTune's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PiaTune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Piano Code asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiaTune ships an update every 2 weeks, Piano Code every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PiaTune versus Piano Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiaTunePiano Code
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAKKI BAYKAHABIT KING LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PiaTune

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Paid Version$99.99
None

Piano Code

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiaTune free?
PiaTune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piano Code free?
Piano Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiaTune or Piano Code have ads?
Neither PiaTune nor Piano Code shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiaTune or Piano Code?
PiaTune ships an update every 2 weeks, and Piano Code every 12 months. Most recently, PiaTune was updated on October 24, 2026 and Piano Code on October 5, 2026.

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