Fingering Strings vs Violin Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fingering Strings
This interactive guide helps string instrument players visualize fingerings for various hand positions across different clefs. It allows users to see and hear notes, intervals, and chords, aiding in learning and practice.
- Multiple instrument support (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)
- Extensive hand position library (Simandl, Rabbath)
- Visual "beginner tape" display
- Multi-note display (up to 4 notes)
- Hear notes, intervals, and chords on piano
- Support for Treble, Alto, Tenor, Bass clefs
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The highest rated and most comprehensive fingering guide available for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (Simandl and Rabbath positions). See up to 4 notes at the same time. Decide which hand position would be best for the interval or passage. See and hear the written note, interval, or chord on the piano. Support for Key Signatures to more easily find a fingering in the music you're working on. • Hand Positions: 15 positions on the Violin, 15 positions on the Viola, 16 positions on the Cello, and 12 Simandl positions or 6 Rabbath positions on the Double Bass. • Display "beginner tape" on the fingerboard as well as string names and colors. • Notate one to four notes in Treble, Alto, Tenor or Bass clef. How to Use: Pick a written note (touch the staff) and have the fingering displayed and concert pitch played on the piano. Play a concert pitch on the piano, and have that pitch's fingering displayed and the transposed note written on the staff. Written and concert pitches are the same for all but the double bass, which transposes, sounding an octave below what is written. • Use the ‘Play' button(s) to repeatedly hear the note(s) being displayed. Selecting a Pitch: Using the Staff (transposed for the current instrument): Simply touch and slide up and down on the staff to select the note, slide to the right or left of the note for sharps and flats. Using the Piano (concert pitch): drag in the area below the keyboard to move the keyboard, touch to play notes, touch & slide to change the pitch. When you glissando up the keyboard, notes will be notated as a raised value (sharps), when you glissando down, notes will be notated as lowered values (flats). Use the up and down arrows to move chromatically up and down without touching the music staff or piano keyboard.
Violin Tuner
This application helps you tune your violin accurately using your device's microphone. It provides visual and audio cues to guide you, even warning you before a string might break. Supports both manual and automatic string selection modes.
- Listens to instrument sound via microphone
- Produces sample reference sounds
- Provides 'TIGHTEN' and 'LOOSEN' directives
- Warns before string breakage
- Supports select and auto string modes
- Includes metronome and recorder
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Violin Tuner is a tool for tuning musical instrument violin. It * listens to instrument sound with your iPhone microphone and measures the sound frequency * produces sample reference sounds when touching the strings on screen * gives directives like TIGHTEN and LOOSEN to find the right tune * informs before breaking the string * supports both select string and auto select modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fingering Strings at 92% against Violin Tuner's 50%. Fingering Strings also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Violin Tuner's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 4) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 17 months). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Fingering Strings costs $3.99 and Violin Tuner $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fingering Strings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Violin Tuner has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Fingering Strings's written reviews are positive against 50% of Violin Tuner's.
Fingering Strings ships an update every 17 months, Violin Tuner every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 28, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fingering Strings | Violin Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Kelly | Yasar Bozdag |
Customer experience
Fingering Strings
Violin Tuner
In-app purchases
Fingering Strings
No in-app purchases
Violin Tuner
No in-app purchases
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