Comparison

Guitar Tuner vs Frequency

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Accurate reference notes
  • Supports standard tuning (E A D G B e)
  • Supports more tunings
  • Clear tuning tones
  • Device not on silent required
Features
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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.

About

Frequency

Generate various sound waves, including sine, square, sawtooth, and triangle, with adjustable frequencies from 1Hz to 22000Hz. Visually observe animated sound waves and control volume. Useful for testing hearing, speakers, instruments, and even cleaning water from speakers.

Highlights
  • Generate sine, square, sawtooth, triangle waves
  • Adjustable frequency (1Hz-22000Hz)
  • Animated sound wave visualization
  • Volume control (0-100%)
  • Note selection
  • Speaker cleaning function
Features
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Are you producing? Want to sound test your speakers or tune your instruments? Or simply, do you want to generate sounds and listen to the generated sounds in different frequencies? Well, then you need a frequency sound generator to produce sound waves in different frequencies. Introducing Frequency Sound Generator! Frequency: Generator Sound player lets you generate a sine, square, sawtooth or triangle sound wave with a frequency between 1Hz and 22000Hz (Hertz). It produces accurate tone & soundwaves while being simple and easy to use. Additionally, pick from a wide variety of notes by taping the notes icon. No matter if you need to sound test and generate high frequency sounds or low frequency sounds, our frequency tone generator is your #1 best solution. EASY CONTROL Frequency: Sound Generator allows you to easily change the soundwaves from the main menu. Simply tap on the sound wave icon and pick between sine, square, sawtooth or triangle. ANIMATED SOUND WAVE You’ll love the animated sound wave function which visually represents the sound for a given frequency. You can change waveform by clicking on a round button at the left side and get a different sound and animated wave. ADJUST FREQUENCY & VOLUME Adjust the sound generating frequency easily by dragging the yellow dot. Make use of the - & + buttons for added adjusting precision. Additionally, control the volume of the generated sounds from 0-100%. NUMEROUS USES: This sound generating app can be used in multiple use cases: - Test your hearing. A human being is capable of hearing frequencies in the average range of 20Hz-20000Hz. This range is getting smaller by age, so it’s interesting to sound test your hearing capabilities. - Test speakers and headphones for the high end (treble) and low end (bass) tones. - Use this app as an instrument tuner when playing or producing. - Cleaning water from the speaker. Since sound is making small vibrations it can help to shake off unwanted water from your speakers. - Find your tinnitus frequency. NOTE: Since mobile phones are not high-quality audio sources and in-built speakers may vary in quality, sometimes users can hear sounds at very low or high frequencies even beyond the scope of human hearing. That noise is not sound of a given frequency but static or “parasite” noise generated by your mobile device. For the best experience use a pair of good quality headphones.

Screenshots

Guitar Tuner1 screens
Frequency3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Frequency at fortnightly against Guitar Tuner's every 9 months. Guitar Tuner's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (4K vs 1.2K). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Guitar Tuner against 4.7 for Frequency. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 72% and 73% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Tuner ships an update every 9 months, Frequency fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guitar Tuner versus Frequency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar TunerFrequency
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4K ratings)4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvin YuLucija Jaksic

Customer experience

Guitar Tuner

All ratings3,912 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews540 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.5%

Frequency

All ratings338 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%

Bugs and requests

Guitar Tuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Frequency

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Slider snaps to certain numbers, skipping decimals
  • Missing specific frequencies (431Hz, 432Hz, 128Hz)
  • Settings/controls off-screen on smaller devices
  • App crashes when switching between applications

Requested features

9 requests
  • Manual text input for precise frequency selection
  • Ad-free paid version option
  • Timer feature for sessions
  • Digital tuning with +/- buttons on main screen
  • Background image customization or frequency healing chart
Show 4 more
  • Decimal frequency support
  • Increased decibel/amplification levels
  • Language localization (Turkish requested)
  • Continuous background play without app switching interruption

In-app purchases

None

Guitar Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

Frequency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar Tuner free?
Guitar Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frequency free?
Frequency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Tuner or Frequency?
Frequency is rated higher. Guitar Tuner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Frequency averages 4.7 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Guitar Tuner or Frequency have ads?
Both Guitar Tuner and Frequency show ads.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Tuner or Frequency?
Guitar Tuner ships an update every 9 months, and Frequency fortnightly. Most recently, Guitar Tuner was updated on November 4, 2026 and Frequency on November 4, 2026.

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