Well Tempered vs iPegs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Well Tempered
This app provides precise chromatic instrument tuning using your device's speaker and microphone. It offers a vast library of temperaments and customizable reference frequencies, along with a built-in keyboard for immediate sound testing. Control is also available via Apple Watch.
- Chromatic instrument tuner
- Pitch pipe and tuning fork
- 268 unique temperaments
- Customizable reference frequency
- Built-in keyboard for testing
- Apple Watch control
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Well Tempered is a chromatic instrument tuner, pitch pipe and tuning fork using your iPhone or iPads speaker and microphone, or an external microphone. Well Tempered features 268 unique temperaments that you can customize to start with any of 12 notes, totalling 3205 unique tunings! You can define a precise reference frequency, such as A = 417.32 Hz, making Well Tempered a favourite among instrument makers. With all these tuning options, Well Tempered provides a keyboard so that you can play with the tuning right away to decide if this is the tuning you want for the music you will play on your instrument. Control the tuner through your Apple Watch Made by musicians, for musicians with input from musicians
iPegs
This application serves as a multi-temperament tuning instrument for musicians, particularly those in classical and early music. It offers a tone generator, multiple display modes, and supports custom temperaments, allowing for precise pitch adjustments and easy sharing of settings.
- Multi-temperament tuning
- Tone generator
- Customizable note names
- Temperament sharing
- Adjustable reference pitch
- Extensive help file
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An artful tuner designed by and for professional musicians working in classical and early music. The tuner provides a tone that is easy to tune to, or it can listen to you. It includes twenty-three default temperaments, and if those don't suffice, you can add your own. It allows for easy selection between flats and sharps in meantone temperaments. Full list of features: - Tone generator with five different tones - Tuner with three different display modes - Customizable note names (A4, fixed Do, a', etc.) - Temperaments can easily be shared with other iPegs users - Reference pitch (A4) adjustable from 350 to 500Hz in 1Hz increments - Extensive included Help file
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iPegs at 5.0 against Well Tempered's 3.7. iPegs also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 40%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Well Tempered's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Well Tempered costs $4.99 and iPegs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iPegs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Well Tempered's written reviews are positive against 78% of iPegs's.
Well Tempered ships an update every 2 months, iPegs every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Well Tempered | iPegs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Niklas Saers | Hank Heijink |
Customer experience
Well Tempered
iPegs
In-app purchases
Well Tempered
No in-app purchases
iPegs
No in-app purchases
