Thangs vs SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thangs
Explore the largest 3D model search engine with over 15 million models. Discover new creators and connect with a growing community for CAD, 3D printing, AR, and VR applications. Find or upload tens of thousands of models weekly across various 3D formats.
- Largest 3D search engine
- Over 15 million 3D models
- Discover 3D creators
- Support for 30+ 3D formats
- Filters for 3D printing
- Connect with creators
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Whether a 3D printing enthusiast, CAD engineer, or AR VR consumer - Thangs is the first stop on your 3D journey: * Search: Largest 3D search engine on the planet, with over 15M models * Discover: Fastest growing community of 3D creators, with thousands of new models uploaded every week * Connect: Find your next favorite creator, follow them and be notified every time they upload new models With support for over 30 3D formats, Thangs users uploads tens of thousands of 3D models a week that span CAD, 3D printing, AR and VR use cases. If it isn’t on Thangs, use Thangs to search over 13M models across all major platforms. Powerful filters allow 3D printers to see only models which are available for 3D printing or additive manufacturing. Metaverse, Omniverse, or 3D printing in real life - Thangs exists to connect 3D creators with 3D consumers.
SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner
This free utility app assists bagpipe players in tuning their drones and chanter. It offers three distinct visual displays for precise pitch adjustment, including a line graphic for pitch history, a chanter graph for average note pitch, and a drone-specific graphic for band settings.
- Drone and chanter tuning
- Line graphic pitch history
- Chanter average pitch graph
- Band setting drone display
- High precision tuning (0.1 cent)
- Free to use
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A tuner for the use of tuning the drones and chanter of the bagpipe made easy and free. Designed by Ethan Wang, SparrowTone is a free tuner solely for the bagpipes. It has 3 displays, each for letting you tune a certain part of the bagpipe: a line graphic display showing pitch history, a chanter graph showing the average pitch of each note, and a simple graphic display specifically designed for tuning drones in a band setting. Thinking about using a hand held device? SparrowTone can get super precise: up to a tenth of a cent! As precise as a physical tuner, SparrowTone is also FREE! Feedback is always appreciated. If you are enjoying the app, please rate it 5 stars!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner at 100% against Thangs's 24%. SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Thangs's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (117 vs 17). 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.
SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thangs has 117 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Thangs's written reviews are positive against 100% of SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner's.
Thangs ships an update weekly, SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Thangs | SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (117 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Physna, Inc | Nan Jiang |
Customer experience
Thangs
SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner
Bugs and requests
Thangs
Reported bugs
12 issues- App freezes on splash screen and never loads
- Image preview loading failures
- 2FA login code submission button hidden behind keyboard
- Email/password login not functional
- App crashes within minutes of use
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- Scrolling broken on search results
- Touch input unresponsive on right side of screen
- Blank pages on iPad
- App incompatible with latest iOS versions
- Duplicate content in news feed
- Search results missing known models from Thingiverse
- Inconsistent app behavior between landscape and portrait modes
Requested features
10 requests- Direct download functionality from mobile app
- Dark mode option
- Ability to view liked models on mobile
- Zoom functionality for model images
- Save to collections feature
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- AR (augmented reality) model viewing
- Improved search result relevance
- Back button navigation
- Landscape/portrait mode consistency
- Remove redirect pages for direct downloads
SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thangs
No in-app purchases
SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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