Phil's Guitar Shop vs PROTUNE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phil's Guitar Shop
Learn guitar and other instruments through online lessons with expert instructors. Buy or sell instruments, watch clinics, and get playing tips. Stay updated on upcoming events and subscribe to share your progress.
- Online music lessons
- Instrument marketplace
- Guitar clinics
- Playing tips
- Event sharing and subscription
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Learn guitar by taking online guitar lessons with Phil Forbes or another instrument with one of our other instructors. Buy a new guitar or sell your used guitar or other instruments from within the app. Watch guitar clinics, get playing tips, share and subscribe to upcoming events.
PROTUNE
This professional-grade tuner offers real-time pitch detection with studio-quality accuracy for guitarists and bassists. It features numerous tuning presets, reference tones, and customizable visual skins and meter styles for a personalized experience.
- Real-time pitch detection
- Customizable A4 reference pitch
- 14+ tuning presets
- Reference tones with clean/dirty modes
- Three visual skins
- Three meter styles
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PROTUNE is a professional-grade tuner designed by Legendary Guitarist Dj ASHBA for guitarists and bassists who demand precision and style. PRECISION TUNING • Real-time pitch detection with studio-quality accuracy • Customizable A4 reference pitch (430-450 Hz) • Adjustable sensitivity for any environment INSTRUMENTS • 6-String Guitar • 7-String Guitar • 12-String Guitar • 4-String Bass • 5-String Bass • 6-String Bass 14+ TUNING PRESETS • Standard • Drop D • Drop C • Open G • Open D • DADGAD • Half Step Down • Full Step Down • And more... REFERENCE TONES • Play reference tone for any string • Clean and Dirty sound modes • Loop playback option THREE VISUAL SKINS • Classic - Sleek dark interface • Distressed - Grungy rock aesthetic • Crow - Electric crow silhouette THREE METER STYLES • Arc LED - Modern curved display • Classic - Traditional ruler style • Strobe - Professional strobe tuner Privacy Policy: https://protuneapp.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://protuneapp.com/terms Support URL: https://protuneapp.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phil's Guitar Shop at none against PROTUNE's 3. Phil's Guitar Shop also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). PROTUNE's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. PROTUNE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Phil's Guitar Shop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Phil's Guitar Shop against 5.0 for PROTUNE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Phil's Guitar Shop ships an update every 3 weeks, PROTUNE every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phil's Guitar Shop | PROTUNE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Herrmann | Dark Castle Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Phil's Guitar Shop
PROTUNE
In-app purchases
Phil's Guitar Shop
No in-app purchases
PROTUNE
- PROTUNE Pro$9.991 Month
- PROTUNE Pro$59.991 Year
- PROTUNE Pro Lifetime$99.99
