iPegs vs APTuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
APTuner
This application provides highly accurate chromatic tuning for a wide range of instruments. It features a clear interface, customizable settings, and the ability to detect note deviations with precision.
- Automatic note and cent deviation detection
- Accurate to 1/1000 semitone
- High contrast, high visibility UI
- Instrument presets
- User selectable noise threshold
- Settable A4 frequency
- Historical temperaments
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Features: + Automatically detects the note and cent deviation for a wide variety of instruments + Accurate up to 1/1000 semitone (0.1 cent) + High contrast, high visibility user interface + Instrument presets + User selectable noise threshold + Settable A4 frequency + Frequency table + Select and edit historical temperaments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: APTuner at Free against iPegs's $3.99. APTuner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
APTuner is free to download; iPegs costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iPegs against 5.0 for APTuner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of iPegs's written reviews are positive against 100% of APTuner's.
iPegs ships an update every 4 months, APTuner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPegs | APTuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hank Heijink | Joseph Broms |
Customer experience
iPegs
APTuner
In-app purchases
iPegs
No in-app purchases
APTuner
No in-app purchases
