Tanka Note vs Hinokoto Frequency Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tanka Note
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βTanka Noteβ allows you to easily write down and save your tanka. You can use five lists to save your tanka: spring, summer, autumn, winter, and no season. (How to use) - If you put 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 in the five frames on the right side, the tanka will appear on the left side. The sixth frame on the right is the author's name. The pull-down button below it allows you to change the color of the season. - Tanka can be saved in a seasonal list. In the seasonal list, you can delete, reorder, and save the list. You can also swipe right on an individual tanka to bring it back to the main screen. - You can browse your tanka, and switch between 1-line, 2-line, and 5-line displays. - You can also have the voice read out loud by pressing the "Voice" button. The type of voice can be changed in the device settings. - You can tweet your tanka by clicking the "Tweet" button. Hashtags can be changed in the settings screen.
Hinokoto Frequency Generator
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Hinokoto Frequency Generator plays tones at any frequency from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Turn a circular dial to pick a pitch, then play sine waves, noise, binaural beats, chords, or harmonics, with tools for checking speakers and clearing water from them. Make a sound - Set the frequency with the dial, by typing it in, with the slider, or with the step buttons - Step by octave, by semitone, or by 0.01 Hz to 100 Hz. A fine mode turns the dial at 1/5 the usual speed - Set a frequency from a note name, octave, and cents, with an A4 reference pitch from 400 Hz to 480 Hz - Sine, square, triangle, and sawtooth waveforms - White, pink, brown, blue, violet, and gray noise - Twelve presets from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, including 440 Hz and 1,000 Hz - Change the frequency or waveform without stopping playback Sound modes - Binaural beats: set a 1 Hz to 30 Hz difference between left and right. Switch to monaural to mix both tones so they work on speakers too - Multi-tone: layer up to five tones into a chord, with chord presets covering 25 chord types and five tunings, including equal temperament and just intonation - Harmonics: add harmonics up to the 8th over a fundamental to shape the timbre - Isochronic tones: pulse the sound of any mode on and off at 1 Hz to 40 Hz Check and compare - Audibility check: plays representative frequencies in turn, with Standard, Speech, High-pitch, and Quick presets and a choice of both ears, left, or right (a simple check, not a medical test) - Frequency sweep: choose the start and end frequencies, a length of 1 to 60 seconds, a logarithmic or linear scale, and once, loop, or back-and-forth playback - Sound test: guided left/right, bass, and rattle-and-resonance checks - Tone sequence: arrange up to eight tone and silence steps, up to 60 seconds in total, and repeat them Speaker cleaner - Water eject (100 Hz to 1,000 Hz) and dust clean (300 Hz to 2,000 Hz) modes - Sweeps the sound up and down, then pulses it, to help push water droplets or dust out of the speaker (not a substitute for repair or drying the inside of the device) Handy extras - Named favorites you can edit, plus a history of the last 10 tones you played - Share your tone settings as a link - A timer from 30 seconds to 12 hours, with an optional fade-out before it ends - Background playback while you use other apps or lock the screen (can be turned off) - Play and stop from the lock screen or notification - An option to play along with music and other apps instead of pausing them - Haptic feedback as you turn the dial - WAV export from 3 seconds to 5 minutes, with seamless loops and support for sweeps and tone sequences. Exported audio may be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes, with no attribution required - Volume shown in percent and dB, plus left/right balance - Choose a background and color palette, and pick what the home screen shows Great for - Checking speakers, earphones, and headphones, including left and right channels - Finding how low your speakers go and what in the room rattles - Sounding a reference pitch or chord when tuning an instrument - Hearing how frequency, waveform, and harmonics change a sound - Playing noise in the background while you work - Trying out binaural beats and isochronic tones - Clearing water or dust from a phone speaker - Preparing test tones and sound material as WAV files Good to know - Banner ads appear at the bottom of the screen. - No account or sign-in is required. - Binaural beats need stereo headphones that keep the left and right channels separate. Presets and frequencies do not guarantee any effect. - For support, choose Contact Us from the in-app menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hinokoto Frequency Generator at none against Tanka Note's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tanka Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hinokoto Frequency Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tanka Note ships an update every 6 weeks, Hinokoto Frequency Generator every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tanka Note | Hinokoto Frequency Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks β better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 β better | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihoko Araki | Hirohisa Fujita |
In-app purchases
Tanka Note
- No Ads$2.99
Hinokoto Frequency Generator
No in-app purchases
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