Guitar Tuner vs Stageman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Tuner
Tune your 6-string guitar with precise reference notes. Supports standard tuning and more. Ensure your device is not on silent to hear the tuning tones.
- Accurate reference notes
- Supports standard tuning (E A D G B e)
- Supports more tunings
- Clear tuning tones
- Device not on silent required
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Tune your 6-string guitar with clear, accurate reference notes. Includes standard tuning (E A D G B e) plus popular alternate tunings. Fast, simple, and reliable.
Stageman
Control your acoustic amplifier remotely via Bluetooth. Access hidden features like a drum machine and looper, and manage effect parameters for individual channels. This app enhances your amplifier's capabilities for guitar and vocals.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Drum machine with 20 patterns
- 60-second looper
- Remote effect control
- Individual channel effect management
- TAP Tempo function
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Stageman is a remote control and device management app for use with NUX Stageman acoustic amplifier(AC-50). Connect to AC-50 via bluethooth to gain accesse to hidden features like Drum machine,Loop station. Key Features A total of 20 Drum patterns TAP Tempo function 60 seconds recording time Remotely control on-board effects Made for iPhone and iPad on iOS version >=9.0 This APP allows user to use built-in drum patterns and looper function of stageman acoustic amplifier with bluetooth. User also can control the effect parameters of the amplifier, such as rate and depth of chorus and reverb. Each channel has individual effects can be controlled by APP, Channel 1 for acoustic guitar and Channel 2 for vocal. A total of 20 drum patterns and 60 seconds looper can be used simultaneously.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guitar Tuner at 72% against Stageman's 18%. Guitar Tuner also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 8). Stageman's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, 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.
Guitar Tuner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Tuner has 3.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Guitar Tuner's written reviews are positive against 18% of Stageman's.
Guitar Tuner ships an update every 9 months, Stageman every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Tuner | Stageman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better | 3.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better | 17.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvin Yu | Cherub Technology Co. Ltd |
Customer experience
Guitar Tuner
Stageman
In-app purchases
Guitar Tuner
No in-app purchases
Stageman
No in-app purchases
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