Sanshin vs Sanshin Tuner Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sanshin
Learn to play the traditional Okinawan Sanshin instrument with this app. It displays finger positions and corresponds to "Kun-Kun-Shi" musical scores in Kanji, making it accessible even for beginners.
- Learn Sanshin finger positions
- Kanji score display
- Beginner-friendly interface
- Okinawan music exploration
- Interactive learning tool
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The "Sanshin" (Sanxian,三線) is a traditional and very popular musical instrument in Okinawa. Okinawa is beautiful islands located on the end of the southwest of Japan. The Sanshin is indispensable to life of people in Okinawa with traditional "Shima-Uta" that means song of islands. The Sanshin looks like the shamisen that is the tradition musical instrument of Japan similarly. But, the performance method of the Sanshin is farther simpler than the Shamisen,and is friendly musical instrument. In this application, proper finger positions will be displayed on the screen with Kanji. These also correspond to scores that is called "Kun-Kun-Shi" written in Kanji. We hope you will enjoy playing the Sanshin even if you have not played a Sanshin. Please try and enjoy it!
Sanshin Tuner Basic
This application provides precise and instant tuning for the sanshin with multiple tuning options. It features visual and audible indicators, displays exact frequencies, and offers a tuning fork as an in-app purchase. Optimized for speed and responsiveness, it's designed for all universal devices.
- Multiple sanshin tunings
- Instant loading and fast tuning
- Displays exact sound frequency (Hz)
- Visual and audible tuning indicators
- Highly responsive interface
- Universal app compatibility
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Tune your sanshin with precision and ease, instantly! · 5 tunings for Sanshin. · Tuning fork! (In-app purchase) · Instant load and fastest tuning - the only tuner optimized for 64-bit · Displays the exact sound frequency value in Hz. · Visual and audible tuning indicators. · Highly responsive. · Universal app. --- Got ideas? Questions? Please send us your feedback through our site or to feedback@daikyoujulabs.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sanshin at none against Sanshin Tuner Basic's 2. Sanshin also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). Sanshin Tuner Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months). On device support 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
Sanshin costs $1.99 and Sanshin Tuner Basic $6.99 up front. Sanshin Tuner Basic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sanshin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sanshin ships an update every 16 months, Sanshin Tuner Basic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sanshin | Sanshin Tuner Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CRIMSON TECHNOLOGY, Inc | Pedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen |
Customer experience
Sanshin
Sanshin Tuner Basic
In-app purchases
Sanshin
No in-app purchases
Sanshin Tuner Basic
- Remove adsFree
- Tuning ForkFree
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