Comparison

PiaTune vs Steady Beat

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

Head to head
About

PiaTune

This professional-grade application assists with piano tuning, mimicking the methods of an aural tuner. It offers different versions for evaluation, enthusiasts, and professionals, with varying feature sets and pricing.

Highlights
  • Professional-grade piano tuning
  • Aural tuner simulation
  • Multiple versions (Free, Home, Pro)
  • Inharmonicity measurement
  • Customizable temperament options
  • Tone generator
  • iCloud Drive support
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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

Steady Beat

Features
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Steady Beat is a metronome and practice companion for guitar and bass. Choose your tempo, play with drum accompaniment, explore guitar chords, and look up bass scales and notes. METRONOME AND DRUMS - One-tap tempo presets: 60, 80, 100, 120, and 160 BPM - Tempo changes from presets or the +/- buttons restart immediately from beat one - Easy BPM control, quarter and eighth note beat modes, and flexible accent cycles - Clear visual beat indicator and multiple click sounds - Looping drum accompaniment in six genres: Rock, Funk, Pop, Blues, Jazz, and Electronica - Adjust volume near the playback button and see the current audio output RHYTHM REFERENCE - Learn the durations of quarter notes, eighth notes, and their rests - Read rests and offbeats with 4/4 rhythm examples and counting guides GUITAR CHORD LIBRARY - Practice 10 common chord progressions with scale-degree notation, tips, chord shapes, and audio previews - Switch roots and chord types to explore different chord shapes - See finger numbers, open and muted strings, and the note played on each string - Tap to hear the displayed chord; changing the root or chord type also plays it automatically - Left-handed chord diagrams BASS REFERENCES - Major and natural minor scale diagrams on a bass fretboard - Switch root notes and see note names, roots, and scale tones on the fretboard Open the Cheat Sheet from the metronome screen and switch between Rhythm, Guitar, and Bass while playback continues. Light and dark themes help you practice comfortably.

Screenshots

PiaTune4 screens
Steady Beat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steady Beat at none against PiaTune's 3. Steady Beat also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). PiaTune's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. PiaTune sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Steady Beat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiaTune ships an update every 2 weeks, Steady Beat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PiaTune versus Steady Beat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiaTuneSteady Beat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAKKI BAYKAHideaki Tanabe

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PiaTune

One-time3
  • Upgrade to Home Version$19.99
  • Upgrade to Pro Version$79.99
  • Upgrade to Pro Version$99.99
None

Steady Beat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiaTune free?
PiaTune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steady Beat free?
Steady Beat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiaTune or Steady Beat have ads?
Neither PiaTune nor Steady Beat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiaTune or Steady Beat?
PiaTune ships an update every 2 weeks, and Steady Beat every 3 days. Most recently, PiaTune was updated on November 6, 2026 and Steady Beat on November 5, 2026.

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