Guitar Tuner vs TunerKit
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
TunerKit
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TunerKit is all you need — from tuning to chord practice. An all-in-one guitar companion that lets even beginners tune accurately in seconds and look up any chord on the spot. [Precision Tuner] - Detects pitch automatically in real time through your microphone - Pick a string from 6th to 1st (E A D G B E) or let auto-detect do the work - An easy-to-read dial shows exactly how sharp or flat you are [Chord Library] - Chord diagrams for both guitar and ukulele - Browse by category: Major / Minor / 7th / Sus and more - See fingerings at a glance and save your favorites [Perfect for] - Beginners just picking up the guitar - Anyone tired of juggling a separate tuner and chord chart - Players who also play the ukulele [Features] - Available in 5 languages (English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified/Traditional Chinese) - Light / Dark mode - Lightweight and lightning fast Start playing easier and more in tune with TunerKit today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TunerKit at none against Guitar Tuner's 1. TunerKit also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Guitar Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TunerKit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Guitar Tuner ships an update every 4 months, TunerKit weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Tuner | TunerKit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Last Harmonic LLC | Kyusung Lee |
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
TunerKit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guitar Tuner
- Remove Ads$4.99
TunerKit
No in-app purchases









