NA Tuner vs APTuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NA Tuner
This music app offers fast and accurate chromatic tuning with a clear, full-color LED display. It supports various tuning standards, drop/capo modes, and provides ultra-precise ±0.01 cent accuracy for musicians on the go.
- Full color LED display
- Accurate tuning anytime, anywhere
- Calibration to any pitch standard
- Drop/Capo mode with auto-transpose
- Ultra-precise ±0.01 cent accuracy
- Standalone app and AudioUnit v3 effect
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Compact Nembrini Audio Chromatic Tuner gives you fast, accurate tuning in a single plugin or app. - Big, bright full color LED display - Get perfect tuning anytime, anywhere with the iOS version for iPhone/iPad - Calibration To Any Pitch Standard - A=440 Default - Drop/Capo Mode: Nembrini Audio Tuner Will Auto-Transpose Notes Up Or Down To One Full Octave - Compact tuner gives you fast, accurate tuning and a high-quality tone tool in a single plugin - Ultra-precise tuner gives you ±0.01 cent accuracy for ultimate tuning performance Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect
APTuner
This application provides highly accurate chromatic tuning for a wide range of instruments. It features a clear interface, customizable settings, and the ability to detect note deviations with precision.
- Automatic note and cent deviation detection
- Accurate to 1/1000 semitone
- High contrast, high visibility UI
- Instrument presets
- User selectable noise threshold
- Settable A4 frequency
- Historical temperaments
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Features: + Automatically detects the note and cent deviation for a wide variety of instruments + Accurate up to 1/1000 semitone (0.1 cent) + High contrast, high visibility user interface + Instrument presets + User selectable noise threshold + Settable A4 frequency + Frequency table + Select and edit historical temperaments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: APTuner at 100% against NA Tuner's 67%. APTuner also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). NA Tuner's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
APTuner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of NA Tuner's written reviews are positive against 100% of APTuner's.
NA Tuner ships an update every 17 months, APTuner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NA Tuner | APTuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | Joseph Broms |
Customer experience
NA Tuner
APTuner
In-app purchases
NA Tuner
No in-app purchases
APTuner
No in-app purchases
