Comparison

WTF Tuner vs BYOD

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

Head to head
About

WTF Tuner

This app offers a unique and creative approach to tuning guitars and synthesizers with visually striking, retro-inspired graphics. Explore alternative tunings, sample pitches, and enjoy quick, accurate tuning with an auto-advancing interface.

Highlights
  • Alternative tuning exploration
  • Unique retro vector graphics
  • Quick auto-advancing tuning
  • Synth and ear tuning
  • Reference pitches across 8 octaves
  • Song playlists by tuning
Features
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WTF Tuner is a guitar and synth tuner that is designed to be as unique as your individual style. Most tuners are exactly the same - tune your guitar to standard tuning using a simple needle interface. HOW BORING! WTF Tuner takes a much more creative approach to tuning: 1. Explore: Tune in either free mode or from a variety of alternative tunings. Shrink the circle to get in tune. This is not how you are used to tuning and you may not want to go back! 2. Sample different tunings by ploinking strings or hearing an open tuning ring out from your phone speakers! PLOINK! 3. Visuals: WTF Tuner uses spectacular tuning visuals inspired by retro vector line graphics that redefine what a simple tuner can look like. Things might get a little weird with PANDAS thumping across your screen. 3. Quick Accurate tuning: Our proprietary (!) tuning design lets you tune quickly by auto-advancing to the next string when the current string is in tune. 4. Synth and ear tuning. The WTF Tuner allows you to play reference pitches of every frequency across 8 octaves. This makes it easy to tune your modular synths or any other instrument by ear. 5. Explore playlists made up of songs in a given tuning. (Note, there is a LOT of Zeppelin in these lists. *************** Music is fun and creative, your tuner should be too. ***************

About

BYOD

Create unique guitar distortion and tone-shaping effects with this audio plugin. It offers emulations of classic circuits and a variety of other useful audio effects for musicians.

Highlights
  • Custom guitar distortion creation
  • Emulations of distortion circuits
  • Tone-shaping capabilities
  • Variety of other audio effects
Features
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Build-Your-Own-Distortion (BYOD) is an audio plugin that allows the user to create custom guitar effects, with a focus on guitar distortion. The plugin contains emulations of guitar distortion and tone-shaping circuits from various, along with a handful of other useful effects.

Screenshots

WTF Tuner4 screens
BYOD1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WTF Tuner at none against BYOD's 5. WTF Tuner also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months). BYOD's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 67%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. BYOD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. WTF Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BYOD holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of WTF Tuner's written reviews are positive against 95% of BYOD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WTF Tuner ships an update every 8 days, BYOD every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WTF Tuner versus BYOD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWTF TunerBYOD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings)4.9 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews94.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1744 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB31 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperObscure Engineering, LLCJatin Chowdhury

Customer experience

WTF Tuner

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

BYOD

All ratings43 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

In-app purchases

None

WTF Tuner

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

BYOD

One-time5
  • BYOD Boutique Pack$11.99
  • BYOD Canuck Pack$11.99
  • BYOD Kiwi Pack$11.99
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  • BYOD Filters Pack$11.99
  • BYOD Opto Pack$11.99

Questions

Is WTF Tuner free?
WTF Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BYOD free?
BYOD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WTF Tuner or BYOD?
BYOD is rated higher. WTF Tuner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while BYOD averages 4.9 from 44 ratings.
Do WTF Tuner or BYOD have ads?
Neither WTF Tuner nor BYOD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WTF Tuner or BYOD?
WTF Tuner ships an update every 8 days, and BYOD every 7 months. Most recently, WTF Tuner was updated on October 24, 2026 and BYOD on October 24, 2026.

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