Bass Tuner vs TabMaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bass Tuner
This application plays tuning notes for a standard 4-string bass guitar. It provides accurate reference tones to help musicians tune their instrument quickly and effectively.
- Plays tuning notes
- Standard 4-string bass tuning
- Reference tones for tuning
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Plays tuning notes for a 4 string bass guitar. Includes standard tuning plus popular alternate tunings.
TabMaker
Create, play, and share guitar, bass, and ukulele tabs. Features AI-powered guitar-to-tab conversion, cloud saving, and community tabs. Export to PDF, MP3, or text, and print directly from your device.
- AI Guitar to Tabs
- Export to PDF/MP3/TEXT
- Cloud Tab Saving
- Playback with Built-in Instruments
- Share Tabs via Link
- Community Tabs Access
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Create guitar, bass, banjo or ukulele tabs, play it, export it to the PDF, MP3, MIDI, TEXT or print it directly from your phone. You can also play created tabs using built-in instruments like electric guitar or acoustic guitar and more! Main features: - Guitar to Tabs AI (Artificial Intelligence) - 2 modes: ASCII tabs or full music notation - Export to PDF/MP3/TEXT/MIDI, Print - Share your tab via link - Playback option - Save tabs in the cloud - Community tabs Supported instruments: Guitar (6-string) Guitar (5-string) Guitar (7-string) Guitar (8-string) Guitar (9-string) Guitar (10-string) Guitar (12-string) Bass (4-string) Bass (5-string) Bass (6-string) Banjo (5-string) Ukulele Mandolin Charango Privacy Policy: https://tab-maker.com/en/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://tab-maker.com/en/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bass Tuner at 56% against TabMaker's 0%. Bass Tuner also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). TabMaker's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TabMaker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Bass Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bass Tuner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bass Tuner has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Bass Tuner's written reviews are positive against 0% of TabMaker's.
Bass Tuner ships an update every 14 months, TabMaker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bass Tuner | TabMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvin Yu | Mateusz Kulinski |
Customer experience
Bass Tuner
TabMaker
Bugs and requests
Bass Tuner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect tuning notes
- App crashes or doesn't work at all
- Ads interfere with functionality
Requested features
3 requests- Add more tuning options (e.g. drop D, half-step down)
- Implement chromatic tuning
- Provide visual/audio feedback while tuning
TabMaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bass Tuner
No in-app purchases
TabMaker
- Weekly subscription$1.497 Days
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- Annual subscription$34.991 Year
