Comparison

iPegs vs Nova Tuner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Nova Tuner

A professional chromatic tuner designed for musicians, especially those in Early Music. It offers extensive temperament support, custom profile creation, and a clean interface for precise instrument tuning. No internet connection or data collection required.

Highlights
  • Extensive built-in temperaments
  • Add and create custom temperaments
  • User profiles for quick settings
  • Sound and Auto detection modes
  • Adjustable A4 pitch detector
  • Multiple waveform options
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Written for professionals, especially those in the field of Early Music, Nova Tuner is a fully featured, accurate, chromatic tuner with extensive temperament support. A full demonstration of the app is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/egkAFaICdXY?si=peIM6QvGHLqXMqtD Nova Tuner was written by professional fortepianist and harpsichordist, Thomas Foster. MAIN FEATURES - Sound Mode (reference pitch) and Auto Mode (detect pitch) - Clean and simple interface - About 30 built-in temperaments (see www.thomasfoster.org/novatuner for full list) - Add/Create new temperaments. - Duplicate and edit built-in temperaments - Create profiles to quickly set pitch and temperament for frequently used settings. - A4 pitch detector to quickly determine an instrument's pitch level. - Quick selection of common pitch levels: 392, 415, 430, and 440 Hz (these are customizable). - Four waveforms for audible note: Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, Sine. - No data is collected, no internet connection is required. INTERFACE - All tuner information (pitch level, temperament, etc) clearly visible on main screen. - Standard, simple iOS appearance and controls. - Large and intuitive adjustment buttons (no fussy scroll wheels). - Light and dark mode. - Supports portrait and landscape orientations. - Note names in English, German, and Neo-Latin (do, re, mi) TEMPERAMENTS - Temperaments can be transposed - Add, duplicate and edit temperaments - Favorite frequently used temperaments - Filter by favorited and custom - Search entire list of temperaments by name or information (creator, type, year, etc.) - Hide unwanted temperaments so they don't appear in the list or search SPECIFICATIONS Transposition range: -11 to +11 semitones Detection range: A0 to C8 Reference tone: C2 to B7 Tuning modes: Sound, Auto, Auto with Sound Back Calibration range: A4=300-500 Hz, 0.1 Hz increments

Screenshots

iPegs4 screens
Nova Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nova Tuner at 100% against iPegs's 78%. Nova Tuner also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). iPegs's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($3.99 vs $7.99). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iPegs costs $3.99 and Nova Tuner $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPegs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nova Tuner has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of iPegs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nova Tuner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPegs ships an update every 4 months, Nova Tuner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iPegs versus Nova Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPegsNova Tuner
Price$3.99 — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHank HeijinkThomas J Foster

Customer experience

iPegs

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Nova Tuner

All ratings32 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iPegs

No in-app purchases

None

Nova Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPegs free?
iPegs costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nova Tuner free?
Nova Tuner costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPegs or Nova Tuner?
iPegs is rated higher. iPegs averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Nova Tuner averages 4.7 from 32 ratings.
Do iPegs or Nova Tuner have ads?
Neither iPegs nor Nova Tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPegs or Nova Tuner?
iPegs ships an update every 4 months, and Nova Tuner every 5 months. Most recently, iPegs was updated on September 12, 2026 and Nova Tuner on September 22, 2026.

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