# Tenuto vs Touch Tonnetz

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tenuto at 94% against Touch Tonnetz's 33%. Tenuto also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Touch Tonnetz's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Touch Tonnetz is free to download; Tenuto costs $4.99 up front. Touch Tonnetz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tenuto asks for nothing beyond the download.

Tenuto holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tenuto has 665 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Tenuto's written reviews are positive against 33% of Touch Tonnetz's.

Tenuto ships an update every 3 months, Touch Tonnetz every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tenuto | Touch Tonnetz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (665 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tenuto/id459313476/reviews)** | [3.5 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-tonnetz/id1176422445/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **665** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **94.1% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#5** | — |
| Size | 11 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.8 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [musictheory.net](https://appshunter.io/developer/459313479) | [Christopher Michaelis](https://appshunter.io/developer/902580084) |

## What reviewers say

### Tenuto

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tenuto/id459313476)

**Currently charting:** #5 Top Paid · Music, #21 Top Paid (US App Store)

Enhance your musicality with a comprehensive suite of 24 customizable theory exercises and six essential musical calculators. Practice note and chord identification, ear training, and construct musical elements. Tools include accidentals, intervals, scales, chords, analysis symbols, and twelve-tone matrices.

**Highlights:** 24 customizable theory exercises, Note and chord identification, Ear training for intervals and scales, Musical construction exercises, Accidental calculator, Interval calculator, Chord calculator

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Essential for musicians
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Perfect app
- 👍 Wonderful app
- 👍 Highly recommend

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Wrong billing
- 🐛 Piano tone is so bad
- 🐛 Not good
- 🐛 Great but buggy
- 🐛 All sounds stopped working

**Reported bugs**

- Sound cuts out
- Unresponsive at times
- Freezes up
- Doesn't work well for guitar
- Incorrect chord/key associations

**Requested features**

- Cadences and inversions for ear training
- Chord progressions for ear training
- Melodic and harmonic minor modes for scale recognition
- 6th, 9th, 11th and 13th chord extensions for chord recognition
- Melodic dictation


### Touch Tonnetz

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-tonnetz/id1176422445)

Explore Neo-Riemannian music theory with an interactive tonal lattice. Hear chords and notes, visualize harmonic transformations, and build custom progressions. Offers multiple instrument sounds and color schemes for a hands-on theoretical exploration.

**Highlights:** Interactive Tonnetz visualization, Real-time harmonic analysis, Progression builder, Custom chord creation, Multiple instrument sets, Pinch-to-zoom functionality

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Touch Tonnetz Forever | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tenuto free?

Tenuto costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Touch Tonnetz free?

Touch Tonnetz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Tenuto or Touch Tonnetz?

Tenuto is rated higher. Tenuto averages 4.7 out of 5 from 665 ratings, while Touch Tonnetz averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.

### Do Tenuto or Touch Tonnetz have ads?

Neither Tenuto nor Touch Tonnetz shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Tenuto or Touch Tonnetz?

Tenuto ships an update every 3 months, and Touch Tonnetz every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tenuto was updated on October 22, 2026 and Touch Tonnetz on October 1, 2026.

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