Comparison

Guitar Tuner vs YgTuner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

YgTuner

Features
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A simple guitar tuner

Screenshots

Guitar Tuner1 screens
YgTuner1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YgTuner at none against Guitar Tuner's 1. YgTuner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guitar Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. YgTuner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guitar Tuner versus YgTuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar TunerYgTuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLast Harmonic LLCyuan su

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

YgTuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guitar Tuner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

YgTuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar Tuner free?
Guitar Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YgTuner free?
YgTuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guitar Tuner or YgTuner have ads?
Guitar Tuner shows ads; YgTuner does not.

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