Violin Tuner vs Midly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Violin Tuner
This application provides accurate tuning notes for the violin, covering the standard G, D, A, and E strings. It's a straightforward tool designed to help musicians achieve precise intonation for their instrument.
- Plays G tuning note
- Plays D tuning note
- Plays A tuning note
- Plays E tuning note
- Simple interface
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Plays tuning notes for the violin (G D A E).
Midly
Simplify real-life meetups by consolidating location planning. Avoid juggling multiple apps to decide on a meeting spot for friends, dates, or colleagues.
- Streamline meetup planning
- Consolidate location decisions
- Reduce app switching
- Facilitate real-life connections
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Midly helps you meet up with your friends, dates, business colleagues in real life without having to open and switch between 3 different apps just to figure out where to go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Midly at 100% against Violin Tuner's 41%. Midly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Violin Tuner's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Midly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Violin Tuner has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Violin Tuner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Midly's.
Violin Tuner ships an update every 16 months, Midly every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Violin Tuner | Midly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvin Yu | Extroverted Developer, LLC |
Customer experience
Violin Tuner
Midly
Bugs and requests
Violin Tuner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons don't always register input
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
- No sound output on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Longer note duration
- Chromatic tuner functionality
- Ability to detect if string is flat or sharp
Midly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Violin Tuner
No in-app purchases
Midly
No in-app purchases
