iChromatic vs MTI Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iChromatic
This app provides precise instrument tuning using your device's microphone and a visual strobe display. It offers frequency readouts and responsive waterfall strobes for accurate pitch matching. Configure reference frequencies and tune a wide range of notes.
- Visual strobe display for tuning
- Frequency readout in Hz and cents
- Accurate waterfall strobe panes
- Concert A reference frequency adjustment
- Wide tuning range
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The HotPaw iChromatic Strobe Tuner uses the built-in microphone on your iPhone to allow you to tune a musical instrument rapidly and precisely via an animated visual display. For your iPad, please see the iChromatic Strobe Tuner HD. For guitar tuning, please see the HotPaw inTuna Strobe Guitar Tuner. Both of these apps are also here in the iOS app store. iChromatic includes both a frequency readout and 3 highly accurate and responsive waterfall strobe panes which allow extremely precise tuning. When the waveform patterns line up vertically as well as stop moving sideways in the strobe panes, this indicates that the input pitch (or a strong harmonic of the pitch) matches the frequency of the nearest equal temperament note. With the waterfall strobe tuning window, even very slight differences in frequency between the pitch detected and the target perfect pitch will cause the abstract waveform to waver or move sideways as it cascades down the strobe window. iChromatic also includes a pitch frequency readout in Hz and cents. Configuration options include a Concert A reference frequency adjustment in both Hz and Cents. Please try the Free inTuna A440 app, also in the iOS App store, before purchasing iChromatic, to see if you appreciate the advantages of using a strobe tuner. Tuning range using the built-in iPhone microphone is from 2 octaves above middle-C to 2 octaves below.
MTI Player
This app allows users to play show scores using performance accompaniment recordings. It provides essential resources for musical theatre productions, offering immediate assistance for any emergencies during a show.
- Play show scores
- Performance accompaniment recordings
- Emergency production support
- Proprietary playback technology
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The MTI Player is Music Theatre International’s proprietary app designed to play a show’s score using the Performance Accompaniment Recording resource. For emergency help during your production, please contact 1-888-340-3505 for immediate assistance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MTI Player at Free against iChromatic's $19.99. MTI Player also leads on ratings volume (89 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 15 months). iChromatic's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and rating (3.0 vs 2.6). On 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
MTI Player is free to download; iChromatic costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iChromatic holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTI Player has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of iChromatic's written reviews are positive against 14% of MTI Player's.
iChromatic ships an update every 15 months, MTI Player every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iChromatic | MTI Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.6 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HotPaw Productions | Music Theatre International |
Customer experience
iChromatic
MTI Player
In-app purchases
iChromatic
No in-app purchases
MTI Player
No in-app purchases
