Comparison

Brass Up! vs Trombone Tuner

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

Head to head
About

Brass Up!

Practice valve brass instruments with this fingering simulator. Choose from 12 keys, random notes, scales, or Arban-style exercises. Features learning and drill modes, plus a reference lookup for all notes and alternate fingerings.

Highlights
  • Fingering simulation for valve brass instruments
  • Support for 12 keys
  • Random notes, scales, and Arban exercises
  • Learn and drill modes
  • Note reference lookup
  • Alternate fingering support
Features
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Simulate fingerings for true practice of most of the valve brass instruments, in any of 12 keys. Random notes are presented in the selected key, or select scales or Arban-style exercises. Learn mode (shows fingerings) and drill mode. Reference lookup of all notes in all 12 keys. Alternate fingerings included and accepted. Trumpet, euphonium, baritone, b-flat and e-flat tuba, french horn. 3-valve, 4-valve, and 3+1 valve configurations.

About

Trombone Tuner

Features
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Trombone Tuner – XTuner PRO is an easy-to-use free mobile application with which you will be able to tune your trombone quickly. The sounds for our application were recorded by professional musicians. Sounds that cannot be generated by a musician have been created synthetically. App works offline. What is the most important: it is a free tuner. The algorithm in the trombone tuner offline app has been prepared for the most effective recognition of instrument sounds. To get the auto tune result, play the sound several times. Trombone Tuner – XTuner PRO app for instruments has three modes: auto tune, manual and pro - chromatic tuner mode. App works offline. - Auto Tune – automatic tuning – examined the frequency of the signal is interpreted to the next clear sound of the specific frequencies of pure sound. - Manual – sound tuning - select a specific sound that will be tuned. Features in the tuning app: - the ability to set the frequency of sound "a" (concert pitch) in Hz (herz), - the ability to determine the deviation from the base frequency in cents, - ability to set frequency filter - custom tuning - presets for your music instrument - chromatic tuner mode – you can practise diapason using it - auto tune and manual mode - professional frequency settings – choose the concert pitch in Hz and transposition - trombone tuner offline - it is a free pro tuner; you don’t have to pay. If you would like to have version of the free tuner with no ads, you can buy premium forever or subscription. If you will have any problems with Trombone Tuner – XTuner PRO app, please feel free to contact us: mobile@netigen.eu. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://netigen.eu/privacy/ More information: https://xtunerpro.com/trombone

Screenshots

Brass Up!4 screens
Trombone Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brass Up! at none against Trombone Tuner's 2. Brass Up! also leads on ads (none vs shown). Trombone Tuner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Trombone Tuner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Brass Up! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brass Up! ships an update every 3 months, Trombone Tuner monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brass Up! versus Trombone Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrass Up!Trombone Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdeateGamesNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.

In-app purchases

None

Brass Up!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Trombone Tuner

Subscriptions1
  • 1 week subscription + trial$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Forever one-time payment$19.99

Questions

Is Brass Up! free?
Brass Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trombone Tuner free?
Trombone Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brass Up! or Trombone Tuner have ads?
Trombone Tuner shows ads; Brass Up! does not.
Which is updated more often, Brass Up! or Trombone Tuner?
Brass Up! ships an update every 3 months, and Trombone Tuner monthly. Most recently, Brass Up! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Trombone Tuner on October 28, 2026.

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