Comparison

Tone Generator vs TuningForkPlus

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

Head to head
About

Tone Generator

Generate various audio tones like sine, square, sawtooth, and triangle waves across a wide frequency range. Adjust frequencies by swiping and utilize built-in features for fun hearing tests or to clean your device's speaker.

Highlights
  • Sine, square, sawtooth, triangle wave generation
  • Adjustable frequency via swipe
  • Built-in hearing test sweep
  • Speaker cleaning function
  • Large frequency range
Features
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Tone Generator generates sine, square, sawtooth and triangle tone at a large frequency range. Frequency of the tones can be adjusted by swiping up or down on the screen. Tone Generator has a built-in feature to quickly sweep frequency of a sine tone to test your hearing. This feature is purely for fun and should not be used for any diagnostics. Tone Generator can also help remove dust and water from device's speakerphone by playing tones at various frequencies.

About

TuningForkPlus

Generate fundamental audio waveforms like sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth with precise control over frequency, amplitude, phase, and harmonics. Export high-quality audio for music production, sound design, and acoustic testing.

Highlights
  • Sine, square, triangle, sawtooth wave generation
  • Precise frequency control (A4 standard, custom Hz)
  • Amplitude, phase, and multi-harmonic overlay
  • Real-time complex sound synthesis
  • High-quality audio export
  • Music production and sound design tool
Features
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"Tuning Fork Plus" is a professional audio waveform synthesis tool that generates four fundamental wave types: sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth. It offers precise control over frequency (with A4 standard and custom Hertz values), amplitude, phase, and multi-harmonic overlay for real-time complex sound synthesis. With high-quality audio export capabilities, it is perfect for music production, sound design, auditory experiments, and acoustic testing, making it an essential tool for audio professionals and researchers. Subscription Information: • Subscription Name: Pro Membership • Options: • $0.99/month, auto-renewable • $5.99/year, auto-renewable • $9.99 lifetime access (one-time purchase, no renewal) Prices shown in USD for reference. Actual prices may vary by region. Subscription Terms: 1. Subscribing unlocks all premium features in the app. 2. Subscription options: Lifetime / Monthly / Yearly. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. 3. Your Apple ID account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and automatically renew the subscription. You can disable auto-renewal via iOS Settings: Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. 4. Current period cancellations are not allowed, but auto-renewal can be disabled at any time before the next billing cycle. The current subscription remains active until its expiry. 5. If a free trial is offered, it will convert to a paid subscription automatically unless canceled in advance. All purchases are handled by your Apple account, and refunds must be requested through Apple Support. The app cannot process refund requests directly. 6. Subscribing means you have read and agreed to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Contact us: liyangong697@gmail.com Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/gly699/home/privacy_policy

Screenshots

Tone Generator4 screens
TuningForkPlus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TuningForkPlus at none against Tone Generator's shown. TuningForkPlus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Tone Generator's advantage is ratings volume (138 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tone Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TuningForkPlus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TuningForkPlus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tone Generator has 138 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tone Generator ships an update every 4 months, TuningForkPlus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tone Generator versus TuningForkPlus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTone GeneratorTuningForkPlus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (138 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings138 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTevfik Yucek丽俨 龚

Customer experience

Tone Generator

All ratings138 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative14.0%

TuningForkPlus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tone Generator

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$2.99
3 purchases

TuningForkPlus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Tone Generator free?
Tone Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TuningForkPlus free?
TuningForkPlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tone Generator or TuningForkPlus?
TuningForkPlus is rated higher. Tone Generator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while TuningForkPlus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tone Generator or TuningForkPlus have ads?
Tone Generator shows ads; TuningForkPlus does not.
Which is updated more often, Tone Generator or TuningForkPlus?
Tone Generator ships an update every 4 months, and TuningForkPlus every 3 months. Most recently, Tone Generator was updated on October 11, 2026 and TuningForkPlus on October 2, 2026.

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