Guitar Tuner vs HarpTab
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
HarpTab
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HarpTab teaches you harmonica through tablature notation. Practice with 20 folk, blues, and classical songs, visual blow/draw hole diagrams, and a built-in metronome. Features: - 20 folk, blues, and classical songs - Visual blow/draw hole diagrams - Player-first practice with true BPM timing - Focus loop for difficult notes and direct note jumping - Resume the last note, tempo, and practice mode - Today Practice Path with tempo and focus guidance - Practice history that counts active playing time - Three-round plans for warm-up, focus, and a full pass - Adaptive iPad practice and history layouts - Favorite songs collection Premium unlocks the full 20-song library and favorites. Free users get 5 songs to start learning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://frexx.top/harptab/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://frexx.top/harptab/terms.html Support: https://frexx.top/harptab/support.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HarpTab at none against Guitar Tuner's shown. HarpTab also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Guitar Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HarpTab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Guitar Tuner ships an update every 4 months, HarpTab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Tuner | HarpTab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Last Harmonic LLC | 杰 向 |
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
HarpTab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guitar Tuner
- Remove Ads$4.99
HarpTab
- Premium — Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
Is Guitar Tuner free?
Is HarpTab free?
Do Guitar Tuner or HarpTab have ads?
Which is updated more often, Guitar Tuner or HarpTab?
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