Comparison

iChromatic vs AudioShare

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

AudioShare

Manage all your sound and MIDI files with this comprehensive audio document manager. Organize, record, trim, convert, and transfer audio files between apps and your computer. It's an essential tool for music creators.

Highlights
  • Organize audio and recordings
  • Record external input
  • Record live output of other apps
  • Import/Export via Document Pickers
  • WiFi Drive file transfer
  • Convert between sound file formats
  • Trim and normalize audio
Features
Currently charting
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A sound file manager with powerful import and export abilities. If you are using music-making apps, then this tool is a must-have! Organize all your soundfiles and midifiles on your device, and manage your AUM recordings. Record, trim, convert, normalize, transfer, export, import, zip, unzip. Create folders, rename and move files and folders around, put everything where you can find it. Use it to transfer files between apps and between your device and computer. For example, transfer your new track from your favorite music-making app and import into the AudioShare library, then share it on your SoundCloud account, or transfer it into other apps. Or record your live-jam from other IAA or Audiobus apps. You can record directly in the app, from microphone, external audio interfaces, Inter-App Audio, or other Audiobus compatible apps. Preview and play soundfiles with waveform display and looping, trim and normalize soundfiles, and convert to other file formats such as M4A AAC or ALAC (Apple Lossless), WAV, AIFF, CAF with options for bit rate or bit depth and sample rate. FEATURES • Organize audio and recordings in files and folders • Record external input (such as microphone) directly in app • Record the live output of other Audiobus-compatible apps • Record Inter-App Audio node apps • Plays and records in 96k, 48k, 44.1k, 22k, 11k and 8k sample rates • Plays and records 16, 24 and 32 bit files • General pasteboard Audio Copy/Paste • Import/Export through standard iOS Files system • AudioShare FileProvider extension allows direct access to your sound file library from within other apps • Built-in Dropbox client • Use "Open in" from other apps or to open a file in other apps • WiFi Drive: transfer files from/to any computer on your local network • Import songs from your on-device Music library • Easy Import/Export from/to AudioShare-compatible apps • Access files through iTunes File Sharing • Playback of almost any kind of soundfile • Add notes with the built-in text editor • Trim, apply fade ins and fade outs • Convert between sound file formats • Normalize • Send your sounds by email

Screenshots

iChromatic2 screens
AudioShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AudioShare at $4.99 against iChromatic's $19.99. AudioShare also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (89% vs 50%). iChromatic's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

iChromatic costs $19.99 and AudioShare $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AudioShare holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AudioShare has 858 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 89% of AudioShare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iChromatic ships an update every 15 months, AudioShare every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iChromatic versus AudioShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriChromaticAudioShare
Price$19.99$4.99 — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (858 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews88.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1858 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#27 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsKymatica AB

Customer experience

iChromatic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

AudioShare

All ratings849 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews525 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.8%

Bugs and requests

iChromatic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AudioShare

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • SoundCloud upload button not working
  • Inability to rename files easily
  • Crashes when using the pasteboard feature
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add MP3 conversion option
  • Implement iCloud sync and sharing
  • Improve editing tools (e.g., timeline, markers)
  • Introduce a metronome and tempo tools
  • Add support for more cloud storage services

In-app purchases

None

iChromatic

No in-app purchases

None

AudioShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iChromatic free?
iChromatic costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AudioShare free?
AudioShare costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iChromatic or AudioShare?
AudioShare is rated higher. iChromatic averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AudioShare averages 4.7 from 858 ratings.
Do iChromatic or AudioShare have ads?
Neither iChromatic nor AudioShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iChromatic or AudioShare?
iChromatic ships an update every 15 months, and AudioShare every 5 months. Most recently, iChromatic was updated on October 31, 2026 and AudioShare on November 10, 2026.

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