Tuba Fingering & Tuning vs Banjo Tuner Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuba Fingering & Tuning
This app provides a comprehensive interactive fingering chart for the tuba, offering standard and alternate fingerings with tuning suggestions. It helps musicians understand pitch tendencies and adjust notes for equal or just tuning.
- Interactive fingering chart
- Alternate fingerings
- Tuning suggestions
- Pitch tendency identification
- Color-coded fingerings
- Key chart with zoom
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The most COMPLETE intonation resource for students, private music instructors, and band directors! Fingerings, alternate fingerings, and tuning suggestions are compiled from years of research from the best in the profession. Tuba Fingering & Tuning Chart is an interactive, color-coded fingering chart for the full-range of tuba. Tap or scroll through notes on the staff to see its corresponding fingering as well as its inherent pitch tendency. In addition, each figure will display suggestions for alternative fingerings in order to play each note in equal tuning and/or adjust each note for just tuning. Black-color indicates regular fingerings; Green-color indicates suggested fingerings to add; and Red-color indicates suggested fingerings to delete. The app also identifies the best tuning notes for tuba, and the information-button provides helpful tips on tuning the tuba in relation to dynamics, air speed and direction, and embouchure. A detailed Key Chart allows you to zoom in on particular fingerings and note names. Some notes will display up to three suggested alternate fingerings.
Banjo Tuner Basic
This application provides precise and rapid banjo tuning for musicians of all skill levels. It features an intuitive interface with visual indicators and displays exact sound frequencies in Hz for optimal accuracy. Works across multiple Apple devices.
- Precise frequency display in Hz
- Instant load and fast tuning
- High responsiveness and sensitivity
- Intuitive UI with LED indicator
- Visual indicators for tuned strings
- Universal app for iPhone, iPad, iPod
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Tune your banjo with precision and ease, within seconds! Optimal for beginners, intermediate and advanced musicians! · The most accurate - displays the exact sound frequency in Hz! · Instant load and fastest tuning! - the only tuner optimized for 64 bit! · Highest responsiveness and sensitivity. · Intuitive user interface with LED tuning indicator. · Visual indicators - tuned string lights up. · Universal app - works with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. --- Please make sure to allow microphone access to this app when prompted. Check it under Settings>Privacy>Microphone. Thank you. --- Got ideas? Questions? Please send us your feedback through our site or to feedback@daikyoujulabs.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Banjo Tuner Basic at 3.9 against Tuba Fingering & Tuning's 1.0. Banjo Tuner Basic also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 43 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Tuba Fingering & Tuning's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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
Tuba Fingering & Tuning costs $3.99 and Banjo Tuner Basic $9.99 up front. Banjo Tuner Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tuba Fingering & Tuning asks for nothing beyond the download.
Banjo Tuner Basic holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banjo Tuner Basic has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Tuba Fingering & Tuning ships an update every 43 months, Banjo Tuner Basic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuba Fingering & Tuning | Banjo Tuner Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shelley Jagow | Pedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen |
Customer experience
Tuba Fingering & Tuning
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In-app purchases
Tuba Fingering & Tuning
No in-app purchases
Banjo Tuner Basic
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