Comparison

Guitar Tuner vs NeckTune

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

NeckTune

This app provides a fast, accurate, and user-friendly way to tune your guitar. It offers real-time pitch detection and a clear visual indicator to guide you to perfect pitch. Works with both acoustic and electric guitars.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch detection
  • Clean needle meter
  • Automatic string highlighting
  • Clear note-name and frequency readout
  • Works with acoustic and electric guitars
  • Fast tuning
Features
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NeckTune is a fast, accurate, and beautifully simple tuner for your guitar. Just play a string and NeckTune instantly shows the note, tells you how sharp or flat you are, and guides you to perfect pitch with a smooth, easy-to-read needle. No clutter, no learning curve — open the app and tune. FEATURES • Real-time pitch detection that's quick and accurate • A clean needle meter — see sharp, in-tune, or flat at a glance • All six standard strings (E A D G B e) highlight automatically as you play • Clear note-name and frequency readout • Works with both acoustic and electric guitars • Designed to get you in tune in seconds NeckTune is free to use. A one-time "Remove Ads" purchase is available if you'd like an ad-free experience. Tune up and play.

Screenshots

Guitar Tuner1 screens
NeckTune3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NeckTune at daily against Guitar Tuner's every 4 months. NeckTune also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Guitar Tuner's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and NeckTune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NeckTune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Tuner has 8.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Tuner ships an update every 4 months, NeckTune daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guitar Tuner versus NeckTune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar TunerNeckTune
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLast Harmonic LLCWRJ Ventures LLC

Customer experience

Guitar Tuner

All ratings8,205 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative30.6%

NeckTune

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

NeckTune

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guitar Tuner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
1 purchases

NeckTune

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Guitar Tuner free?
Guitar Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NeckTune free?
NeckTune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Tuner or NeckTune?
NeckTune is rated higher. Guitar Tuner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while NeckTune averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Guitar Tuner or NeckTune have ads?
Both Guitar Tuner and NeckTune show ads.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Tuner or NeckTune?
Guitar Tuner ships an update every 4 months, and NeckTune daily. Most recently, Guitar Tuner was updated on November 10, 2026 and NeckTune on November 5, 2026.

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