Comparison

MeanTones vs RPLY

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

Head to head
About

MeanTones

Explore the historical meantone tuning system used in Renaissance music. Learn about its principles, compare intervals to equal temperament, and test your knowledge with an interactive game.

Highlights
  • Meantone tuning system explanation
  • Interactive piano and organ
  • Interval comparison charts
  • Background information on tuning
  • Historical timeline
  • Meantone knowledge game
Features
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Why is that wolf lurking in the clavichord? Because it skulks along with the meantone tuning system, used by most keyboards of the 16th and 17th centuries. What is quarter-comma meantone temperament and how does it work? Which problem does it solve, and which problem does it create? MeanTones answers your questions with some math, some music, and lots of fun. Choose a note and an interval to play on the Piano, or switch to the Cheesy Organ if you’re brave. Either way, you’ll hear the interval in meantone, and you’ll see a complete chart of the numbers comparing it to the same interval in equal temperament. The Background Information explains the meantone tuning system in detail, and the Timeline puts it all in perspective. Press “Play Game” to put your knowledge to the test. You see and hear an interval, and quick — is it a wolf? If you’re right, you add a new layer of bricks to your house. But if you’re wrong, the wolf will huff and puff and blow your house down!

About

RPLY

Features
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Do you ever find yourself: - transcribing, - copying, - improvising to, - playing along, - learning by ear, - analyzing, - studying, - annotating, - dancing, - acting, or just getting close to a piece of music by replaying a specific part of it again and again? RPLY (pronounced replay) is a music player designed to aid you in these specific tasks with the help of Apple Music.

Screenshots

MeanTones4 screens
RPLY3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RPLY at Free against MeanTones's $1.99. RPLY also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 24 months). MeanTones's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On ads and in-app purchases 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

RPLY is free to download; MeanTones costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MeanTones ships an update every 24 months, RPLY every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MeanTones versus RPLY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeanTonesRPLY
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucy HudsonFortunity Labs

In-app purchases

None

MeanTones

No in-app purchases

None

RPLY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MeanTones free?
MeanTones costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RPLY free?
RPLY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MeanTones or RPLY have ads?
Neither MeanTones nor RPLY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MeanTones or RPLY?
MeanTones ships an update every 24 months, and RPLY every 2 days. Most recently, MeanTones was updated on November 3, 2026 and RPLY on October 25, 2026.

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