Guitar Tuner vs Charango Tuner Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Tuner
This application provides a highly accurate chromatic tuner for any instrument. It features advanced noise cancellation and a detailed fine-tuning display, ensuring precise pitch readings for musicians of all levels. The tuner offers a fast refresh rate and works with any note.
- Works with any instrument
- Chromatic tuning for any note
- Accurate to 0.33 Hz
- Noise cancellation slider
- Fine tuning display (+/- 50 cents)
- Fast 0.1 second refresh rate
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A simple, free tuner that works. What the users are saying: "This is the only chromatic tuner that I tried on here that actually works." - dharris (USA) "Great app, love the noise cancellation thingy and it's probably the most accurate tuner on the app store" - Joshua Joe (New Zealand) "Awesome! - One of the best tuners on the app store! I'm impressed" - Ybxbmhnjgl (Canada) Guitar Tuner is a chromatic tuner which uses the iPhone/iPod microphone to give you an accurate pitch reading. Features: - works with any instrument! Guitar, Bass, Ukulele...you name it! - chromatic: works with any note! - accurate to 0.33 Hz - slider control to filter background noise - fine tuning display with +/- 50 cent range and 2 cent increments - wide range display shows +/- 2.5 semitones with 10 cent increments - extremely fast 0.1 second refresh rate
Charango Tuner Basic
Easily tune your charango with this precise and responsive application. It features an intuitive interface with visual indicators to guide you, making it suitable for musicians of all skill levels. Get accurate frequency readings and tune in seconds.
- Precise frequency display in Hz
- High responsiveness and sensitivity
- Intuitive user interface
- LED tuning indicator
- Visual tuned string indicator
- Universal app support
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Tune your charango with precision and ease, within seconds! Optimal for beginners, intermediate and advanced musicians! · The most accurate - displays the exact sound frequency in Hz. · Highest responsiveness and sensitivity. · Intuitive user interface with LED tuning indicator. · Visual indicators - tuned string lights up. · Universal app - works with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. --- Please make sure to allow microphone access to this app when prompted. Check it under Settings>Privacy>Microphone. Thank you. --- Got ideas? Questions? Please send us your feedback through our site or to feedback@daikyoujulabs.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guitar Tuner at Free against Charango Tuner Basic's $9.99. Guitar Tuner also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 16). Charango Tuner Basic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence and device support 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
Guitar Tuner is free to download; Charango Tuner Basic costs $9.99 up front. Guitar Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Charango Tuner Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Guitar Tuner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Tuner has 8.2K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guitar Tuner ships an update every 4 months, Charango Tuner Basic every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Tuner | Charango Tuner Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Last Harmonic LLC | Pedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen |
Customer experience
Guitar Tuner
Charango Tuner Basic
Bugs and requests
Guitar Tuner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezes and crashes on certain devices
- Incorrect note detection and tuning
- Fails to work in noisy environments
Requested features
3 requests- Add more tuning options (e.g. drop tunings)
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Provide more customization options
Charango Tuner Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guitar Tuner
- Remove Ads$4.99
Charango Tuner Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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