Pitchmaster vs Onyx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pitchmaster
This music practice app offers a precise chromatic tuner, metronome, and tone generator. It features advanced signal analysis and supports various tuning systems and waveforms for all instruments and voices.
- Precise chromatic tuner
- Metronome with customizable time signatures
- Tone generator with multiple waveforms
- Drone mode for intonation practice
- Advanced signal analysis
- Support for Equal Temperament and Just Intonation
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Pitchmaster - Professional Tuner, Metronome & Tone Generator Originally written for my own use with saxophone and clarinet, Pitchmaster is now the ultimate all-in-one music practice companion. Whether you're tuning your instrument, practicing with a metronome, training your ear, or working on your sound, Pitchmaster has you covered. - TUNER Precise chromatic tuner with visual feedback, accurate down to 32 Hz. Covers the range from bass to piccolo. See your pitch in real-time with cents accuracy. Supports Equal Temperament and Just Intonation tuning systems. - DRONE MODE Practice intonation against a reference tone. Perfect for developing your ear and improving pitch accuracy on any instrument. Use with headphones. - TONE GENERATOR Generate reference tones at any pitch. Choose from sinusoidal, square, triangular, or sawtooth waveforms. Adjust the reference A4 frequency from 415-466 Hz. - METRONOME Jitter-free, sample-accurate metronome with: • 40-240 BPM range • Customizable time signatures (1-7 beats, 2/4/8 subdivisions) • Beat subdivisions: eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes • Tap tempo for quick BPM setting • Visual beat indicators - ANALYZER Advanced signal analysis showing: • Stroboscopic tuner • Real-time waveform display • Frequency spectrum visualization • Pitch stability indicator • Signal amplitude and clarity meters Features: - Beautiful dark theme with modern UI - Support for Equal Temperament & Just Intonation - Adjustable reference pitch (A4 = 415-466 Hz) - Works with all instruments and voices - No ads, no subscriptions
Onyx
This app provides a versatile pitch pipe with a three-octave range and multiple sound options, including piano, clarinet, strings, horns, and a custom sine wave generator. It offers continuous playback and fine-tuning capabilities for accurate tuning.
- Three-octave range
- Multiple sound options (piano, clarinet, strings, horns)
- Custom sine wave generator
- Continuous playback mode
- Adjustable tuning frequency
- Interactive widget and watch app support
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Start off on the right note every time with Onyx. This beautiful pitch pipe sports a three-octave range in C-C or F-F, with your choice of carefully crafted sounds: choose piano or clarinet to hear your note for several seconds, or switch to continuous playback mode* to loop strings or horns for as long as you like. Or, for pinpoint accuracy, use our custom sine wave generator instead and avoid those annoying loud pops that other apps can create. On iOS, all sounds can be tuned to your preferred frequency (due to technical limitations fine tuning is only available when using the Tone sound option on Apple Watch). Use the interactive widget and the watch app for instant access from just about anywhere. Onyx even works when your device is in silent mode, so you don't have to worry about embarrassing interruptions. That's our pitch, now find yours! * Continuous playback mode is currently only supported within the app and cannot be used with the Today View widget or on Apple Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Onyx at 4.2 against Pitchmaster's 1.0. Onyx also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (62% vs 30%). Pitchmaster's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Pitchmaster costs $0.99 and Onyx $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Onyx holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onyx has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Pitchmaster's written reviews are positive against 62% of Onyx's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitchmaster | Onyx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Geilich | forScore LLC |
Customer experience
Pitchmaster
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In-app purchases
Pitchmaster
No in-app purchases
Onyx
No in-app purchases









