Comparison

MFR vs Braw Tunes

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

Head to head
About

MFR

Stream live radio stations and catch up on your favorite shows on demand. Discover what's playing now, bookmark episodes, and stay updated on contests and events. Enjoy seamless playback with support for CarPlay and Chromecast.

Highlights
  • Listen live to radio stations
  • See current on-air talent and song
  • Listen to favorite shows on-demand
  • Bookmark episodes for later
  • Get updates on competitions and events
  • Works with Apple CarPlay and Chromecast
Features
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The MFR Radio app features include: • Listen live to MFR and MFR 2. • See at-a-glance, who’s on-air and what song is playing now. • Listen to your favourite MFR shows on-demand, including Dan and Grace in the Morning. • Listen now or save for later - Bookmark episodes for your list, and listen on-demand when you like • Get involved - Keep up-to-date with the latest competitions, events and information from MFR • Works with Apple CarPlay • Works with Google Chromecast and Apple AirPlay • Sleep timer function Coming soon: • Subscribe to your favourite shows, so you never miss an episode! • App search - Easily find the shows and episodes you are looking for. We're always looking for ways to bring you even more - let us know what features you'd like. If you wish to get in touch, please do so by email appsupport@bauermedia.co.uk and please do leave us a review if you like the app!

About

Braw Tunes

This app listens to bagpipe music and displays the sheet music in real-time. It helps organize tunes into sets, track practice progress, and collaborate with band members. Access a large library of bagpipe tunes or upload your own.

Highlights
  • Real-time music recognition
  • Automatic sheet music display
  • Set planning and auto-transition
  • Organize personal music library
  • Band collaboration and sharing
  • Practice analytics and statistics
Features
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Braw Tunes is the app you open every time you practise your pipes. It's where you keep your music: the tunes you play, your sets, your practice history. And it stays yours, on any phone. Free, for everyone in your band Braw Tunes is free, on any phone. Everyone in your band can use it with a Piper's Account, and the free level is sized so a band or a tutor can put their sets on it and every member has them. No account is needed to try it: open the app, search, play, and your music appears. Pro, a paid yearly subscription, is space as your library grows. New in version 2: sharing, done properly Your Pipe Major shares the set. One tap, and it's in your app. Sharing tunes used to mean emailing files around and hoping everyone could open them. Now you send a link or a short code, and whoever you send it to taps it and the set appears in their app. Build an address book of contacts and groups. Shares are live, you control who has access, and you can revoke a share at any time. Got your music as PDFs? Add them. Photos of a page and recordings too. Attach them to a tune, a set or a collection. Your music doesn't have to be a BWW file. Your library • Your tunes, your sets, your collections, organised the way you play them. Import BWW and MusicXML files, or start from the 7,000 bagpipe tunes that come with the app, with the full music for the public-domain ones. • Saved to your Piper's Account, so it comes back if you reinstall, and it syncs between your devices. With you as you play • Play, and your sheet music appears. Braw Tunes listens, works out which tune you're playing, and shows the music, then the opening bars of the next tune in your set. • Remember a tune but not its name? Play it, and Braw Tunes will tell you. Keeps you at it • Every practice session is tracked automatically: your history, stats on what you play, and a weekly streak. I'm Bruce. I've made the Braw apps for pipers for ten years: the Braw Bagpipe Tuner, Piper's Metronome, and Braw Tunes. If you've used Piper's Metronome, your Piper's Account already works here. Questions, problems, ideas: bruce@brawsound.com. It comes straight to me, and I read every one.

Screenshots

MFR4 screens
Braw Tunes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MFR at none against Braw Tunes's 3. MFR also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 50%). Braw Tunes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Braw Tunes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MFR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MFR ships an update every 4 months, Braw Tunes monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MFR versus Braw Tunes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMFRBraw Tunes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB49 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBauer MediaAvoir Technology

Customer experience

MFR

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative34.0%

Braw Tunes

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

MFR

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App requires continual sign-in
  • App constantly cuts out
  • Plays a horrible jackhammer noise
  • Won't let you connect for hours
  • Doesn't work on iPhone
Show 1 more
  • Takes years to load

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add country music channel
  • Allow use without Wi-Fi

Braw Tunes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MFR

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Braw Tunes

Subscriptions2
  • Braw Tunes Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Braw Tunes Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Supporters edition upgrade$79.99

Questions

Is MFR free?
MFR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Braw Tunes free?
Braw Tunes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MFR or Braw Tunes have ads?
MFR shows ads; Braw Tunes does not.
Which is updated more often, MFR or Braw Tunes?
MFR ships an update every 4 months, and Braw Tunes monthly. Most recently, MFR was updated on November 1, 2026 and Braw Tunes on November 3, 2026.

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