Comparison

Mandolin Tuner vs Audio Tone Generator Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mandolin Tuner

This utility app provides accurate tuning notes for the mandolin, covering the standard G, D, A, and E strings. It's designed to help musicians quickly and easily achieve the correct pitch for their instrument.

Highlights
  • Plays tuning notes
  • Standard mandolin tuning (G D A E)
  • Easy to use
Features
Read full description

Get your mandolin in tune fast with precise reference notes for standard tuning (G D A E).

About

Audio Tone Generator Plus

Read full description

"Audio Tone Generator Plus" is an integrated sound signal generator app that produces various audio reference tones. It can be used in a wide range of fields as a reference sound source for audio system testing, sound tuning, hearing testing, and more. This app features four types of signal generators for producing sine wave signals, frequency sweep signals, chirp signals, and colored noise with octave band filters. - Sine Wave Generator: Generates a pure tone with high DVD-quality precision and 0.1 Hz frequency accuracy. The frequency can be set using four presets or keyboard input. - Frequency Sweep Generator: It produces a linear sine wave frequency sweep/warble signal. The start and stop frequencies can be adjusted using three presets or keyboard input. Upward and downward sweeps are possible. - Frequency Chirp Generator: It produces a very short sweep signal with linear or exponential frequency change. The start and stop frequencies can be adjusted using three presets or keyboard input. The generation time of the chirp signal and the start delay time can be adjusted. - Colored Noise Generator with Octave Band Filter: Generates white, pink, red, blue, purple, and gray noise. It can also generate 1/1 and 1/3 octave band colored noise with a user-configurable octave band filter. Multiple selections of arbitrary bands are possible and are used for the detailed analysis of specific frequency bands. A burst signal can be output with four different duty ratios. Features: - Sine wave generator (Sine): Sine wave signal (Preset frequencies: 200Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 8kHz) - Frequency Sweep generator (Sweep): Sine wave frequency sweep/warble signal (Preset frequencies: 20Hz - 20kHz, 200Hz - 2kHz, 2kHz - 8kHz, transition time: 30, 60, 120, 180sec), upward/downward sweep playback - Colored Noise generator with octave-band filter (Noise): White noise, Pink noise, Red noise (Brown noise), Blue noise, Purple noise and Gray noise. Octave-band noise generation by 1/1 or 1/3 octave-band filer (center frequency: 63Hz - 8kHz / 50Hz - 10kHz), burst playback with duty ratio of 10/25/50/75%. - Chirp signal generator (Chirp): Short-time sweep signal (transition time: 0.1 - 1.0sec, start delay time: 1 - 10sec, frequency variation curve: Linear/Exponential.) - Configurable frequency range: 20Hz - 21kHz - Frequency input by keyboard in units of 0.1Hz - Preset frequency customization function. - Playback time control: 30sec/60sec/2min/3min/15min/60min - Output gain control. - Output channel selection: LR/L/R - Output phase control: 0/180 degree - In-phase/Out-of-phase. Applications: - Sound testing for loudspeakers and headphones. - Testing and tuning for Audio amplifiers, equalizers and many other Audio equipment. - Acoustics testing. - Frequency response measurement. - Sound insulation level measurement. - Indoor sound field distribution measurement. - Reverberation time measurement. - Sound masking. - Relaxation and meditation. - Hearing test. Note: - Please be careful that the high-frequency signals of high volume in continuous may damage the loudspeakers, even if your ears do not perceive it as being too loud. - The chirp signal is a sweep signal of extremely short duration, so it does not guarantee a playback frequency in the specified range. - If no frequency is selected in the octave-band noise generation, the signal output will be silent. - When using this application with wireless communication such as Bluetooth or AirPlay, there may be cases that limitation of the playback frequency, lowering the output level and irregular noise, etc., may occur under the influence of wireless environment, communication equipment and communication state. Please note that this is not to guarantee that this application operates as configured specifications under the wireless communication. Please visit our iOS app support page for more information on this app.

Screenshots

Mandolin Tuner1 screens
Audio Tone Generator Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mandolin Tuner at Free against Audio Tone Generator Plus's $6.99. Mandolin Tuner also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). Audio Tone Generator Plus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 16 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mandolin Tuner is free to download; Audio Tone Generator Plus costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandolin Tuner ships an update every 16 months, Audio Tone Generator Plus every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mandolin Tuner versus Audio Tone Generator Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandolin TunerAudio Tone Generator Plus
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.5 (796 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings796 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvin YuTOON,LLC

Bugs and requests

Mandolin Tuner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not working or providing inaccurate tuning
  • Ads covering the buttons and causing accidental clicks
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to turn off ads
  • Larger buttons for easier use
  • Support for alternate mandolin tunings
  • Display the note being played

Audio Tone Generator Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mandolin Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

Audio Tone Generator Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mandolin Tuner free?
Mandolin Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio Tone Generator Plus free?
Audio Tone Generator Plus costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mandolin Tuner or Audio Tone Generator Plus have ads?
Mandolin Tuner shows ads; Audio Tone Generator Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, Mandolin Tuner or Audio Tone Generator Plus?
Mandolin Tuner ships an update every 16 months, and Audio Tone Generator Plus every 6 months. Most recently, Mandolin Tuner was updated on October 23, 2026 and Audio Tone Generator Plus on October 27, 2026.

Other comparisons