Comparison

NA Tuner vs SynthMaster 3 Player

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

SynthMaster 3 Player

This music app allows users to play and tweak a vast library of synthesizer presets. It offers a multi-layer architecture and extensive expansion content for diverse sound design possibilities. Users can easily browse and preview sounds before loading them.

Highlights
  • Tweak existing synthesizer presets
  • Multi-layer architecture (up to 16 layers)
  • Edit keyboard zones, velocity, voicing, unison, arpeggiator, FX
  • Compatible with SynthMaster expansion banks
  • In-app shop for purchasing expansions
  • Preset previews with audio playback
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SynthMaster 3 Player iOS is the mobile player version of KV331 Audio's flagship synthesizer SynthMaster 3. It is tailored towards user who prefer tweaking existing presets over designing sounds from scratch. It is available for free on Apple AppStore as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin. Free Factory Content: SynthMaster 3 Player iOS comes with 200 presets curated from SynthMaster One, SynthMaster 2 and SynthMaster 3 factory libraries. Once users complete registration, the number of free presets increase to 500. Rich Expansion Content: SynthMaster 3 Player iOS is compatible with SynthMaster One, SynthMaster 2 and SynthMaster 3 expansions. There are currently 60 expansion banks for a wide range of genres to choose from. Users can easily purchase these expansions through the In-App Shop inside the app. Much more than a ROMpler synth: Although users can not edit layer modules and modulation sources, they can edit all other layer parts such as keyboard zones, velocity zones, voicing, unison, arpeggiator, sequencer and insert FX. Multi-layer Architecture: Each SynthMaster 3 Player iOS instance can have up to 16 layers. Users can add new layers by loading existing presets into layers through the preset browser. Preset Previews: Presets in SynthMaster 3 Player iOS have built-in previews. Users can listen to the previews of presets after turning on the preview mode. In-App Shop: Users can easily purchase expansion banks as in-app-purchases.

Screenshots

NA Tuner1 screens
SynthMaster 3 Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NA Tuner at none against SynthMaster 3 Player's 10. SynthMaster 3 Player's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 17 months) and review sentiment (87% vs 67%). On price, rating, 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. SynthMaster 3 Player sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. NA Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for NA Tuner against 4.7 for SynthMaster 3 Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of NA Tuner's written reviews are positive against 87% of SynthMaster 3 Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NA Tuner ships an update every 17 months, SynthMaster 3 Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NA Tuner versus SynthMaster 3 Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNA TunerSynthMaster 3 Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better4.7 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1862 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1515
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioKV331 Audio

Customer experience

NA Tuner

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

SynthMaster 3 Player

All ratings55 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

NA Tuner

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

SynthMaster 3 Player

One-time10
  • SynthMaster 2 Expansions Bundle$2.99
  • NatLife Melodic Techno Sounds Vol 1$4.99
  • New Loops Cinematic Sounds Volume 1$4.99
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  • New Loops Synthwave Sounds Volume 1$4.99
  • Luftrum 33$4.99
  • SynthMaster 2 Factory Presets$9.99
  • SynthMaster 3 Factory Presets$9.99
  • SynthMaster 3 Expansions Bundle$19.99
  • SynthMaster Factory Presets Bundle$24.99
  • SynthMaster Everything Bundle$99.99

Questions

Is NA Tuner free?
NA Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SynthMaster 3 Player free?
SynthMaster 3 Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NA Tuner or SynthMaster 3 Player?
NA Tuner is rated higher. NA Tuner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while SynthMaster 3 Player averages 4.7 from 62 ratings.
Do NA Tuner or SynthMaster 3 Player have ads?
Neither NA Tuner nor SynthMaster 3 Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NA Tuner or SynthMaster 3 Player?
NA Tuner ships an update every 17 months, and SynthMaster 3 Player weekly. Most recently, NA Tuner was updated on November 3, 2026 and SynthMaster 3 Player on October 31, 2026.

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