# Fingering Woodwinds vs Trace Tuner

The clearest difference is price: Trace Tuner at $0.99 against Fingering Woodwinds's $3.99. Trace Tuner also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Fingering Woodwinds's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 4) and review sentiment (93% vs 84%). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Fingering Woodwinds costs $3.99 and Trace Tuner $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fingering Woodwinds against 5.0 for Trace Tuner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fingering Woodwinds has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Fingering Woodwinds's written reviews are positive against 84% of Trace Tuner's.

Fingering Woodwinds ships an update every 9 months, Trace Tuner every 17 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Fingering Woodwinds | Trace Tuner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $3.99 | **$0.99** |
| Rating | [5.0 (30 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fingering-woodwinds/id375634683/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace-tuner/id404381428/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **30** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **92.9% of reviews** | 84.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 months** | Every 17 months |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 109 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Patrick Q. Kelly](https://appshunter.io/developer/310068987) | [Dr. Harald Merkel](https://appshunter.io/developer/404381431) |

## What reviewers say

### Fingering Woodwinds

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fingering-woodwinds/id375634683)

Access interactive fingering charts for a wide range of woodwind instruments, including alternate fingerings and trills. Visualize note locations on a piano and hear concert pitches played. Supports multiple clefs and transpositions for various instruments.

**Highlights:** Interactive fingering charts for woodwinds, Alternate fingerings and trills, Piano visualization of notes, Concert pitch playback, Support for multiple clefs, Transposition capabilities

**In-app purchases:** none


### Trace Tuner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace-tuner/id404381428)

This chromatic tuner displays the history of your tuning over the past five seconds, offering a faster and more accurate response than traditional hardware tuners. It includes features like a frequency spectrum, adjustable concert pitch, and support for various musical notations and transposing instruments.

**Highlights:** Tuning history display, Frequency spectrum, Adjustable concert pitch, Multiple notation options, Support for transposing instruments

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Fingering Woodwinds free?

Fingering Woodwinds costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Trace Tuner free?

Trace Tuner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Fingering Woodwinds or Trace Tuner?

Trace Tuner is rated higher. Fingering Woodwinds averages 5.0 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Trace Tuner averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Fingering Woodwinds or Trace Tuner have ads?

Neither Fingering Woodwinds nor Trace Tuner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Fingering Woodwinds or Trace Tuner?

Fingering Woodwinds ships an update every 9 months, and Trace Tuner every 17 months. Most recently, Fingering Woodwinds was updated on November 1, 2026 and Trace Tuner on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*