Comparison

Onyx vs TinyPitch

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

Head to head
About

Onyx

This app provides a versatile pitch pipe with a three-octave range and multiple sound options, including piano, clarinet, strings, horns, and a custom sine wave generator. It offers continuous playback and fine-tuning capabilities for accurate tuning.

Highlights
  • Three-octave range
  • Multiple sound options (piano, clarinet, strings, horns)
  • Custom sine wave generator
  • Continuous playback mode
  • Adjustable tuning frequency
  • Interactive widget and watch app support
Features
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Start off on the right note every time with Onyx. This beautiful pitch pipe sports a three-octave range in C-C or F-F, with your choice of carefully crafted sounds: choose piano or clarinet to hear your note for several seconds, or switch to continuous playback mode* to loop strings or horns for as long as you like. Or, for pinpoint accuracy, use our custom sine wave generator instead and avoid those annoying loud pops that other apps can create. On iOS, all sounds can be tuned to your preferred frequency (due to technical limitations fine tuning is only available when using the Tone sound option on Apple Watch). Use the interactive widget and the watch app for instant access from just about anywhere. Onyx even works when your device is in silent mode, so you don't have to worry about embarrassing interruptions. That's our pitch, now find yours! * Continuous playback mode is currently only supported within the app and cannot be used with the Today View widget or on Apple Watch.

About

TinyPitch

This app provides a portable pitch pipe directly on your Apple Watch. Easily play any note from the chromatic scale with adjustable volume and intuitive controls for octave shifts and instrument selection.

Highlights
  • Play chromatic scale notes
  • Adjustable volume
  • Multiple instrument sounds
  • Octave up/down controls
  • Tap to play/stop notes
  • Digital Crown volume control
Features
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"Tiny Pitch is by far the best pitch pipe app for the Apple watch." -Pixiepepper56, 5-star review "It is simple enough for elementary students to use yet crafted with attention to the most subtle details useful to pros." --SternVocalStudio, 5-star review "The only pitch pipe I'll ever need." -JacobMusic100, 5-star review -- TinyPitch is a pitch pipe that lives on your wrist. Give a choir its starting note, check your own pitch, or find a key without digging your phone out of your pocket. TAP TO PLAY Every note of the 12-tone chromatic scale is on one screen. Tap a note to start it, tap again to stop, or let it fade out on its own. THREE INSTRUMENTS Press and hold any note to choose piano, clarinet, or a pure tone. THREE OCTAVES, AND IT REMEMBERS Swipe up on a note for the octave above, down for the one below. Your choice stays until you change it — including the next time you open the app — so you are not resetting it after every note. The keypad shades to the left when you are in the low octave and to the right when you are in the high one, so you can always see where you are. VOLUME IN YOUR FINGERTIPS Spin the Digital Crown, while a note is playing or between notes. Loud enough for a whole choir, or quiet enough that only you hear it with the watch held to your ear. ONE TAP FROM YOUR WATCH FACE Add the TinyPitch complication to any face, including the modern Infograph faces, and your starting note is one tap away. No phone required once it is installed. No account, no ads, no subscription.

Screenshots

Onyx4 screens
TinyPitch1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Onyx at free against TinyPitch's paid. Onyx also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and ratings volume (70 vs 19). TinyPitch's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 62%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Onyx costs $0.99 and TinyPitch $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Onyx against 4.3 for TinyPitch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Onyx's written reviews are positive against 83% of TinyPitch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onyx ships an update every 5 months, TinyPitch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Onyx versus TinyPitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnyxTinyPitch
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.2 (70 ratings)4.3 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforScore LLCMatthew Schwartz

Customer experience

Onyx

All ratings70 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative27.6%

TinyPitch

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Onyx

No in-app purchases

None

TinyPitch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onyx free?
Onyx costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TinyPitch free?
TinyPitch costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onyx or TinyPitch?
TinyPitch is rated higher. Onyx averages 4.2 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while TinyPitch averages 4.3 from 19 ratings.
Do Onyx or TinyPitch have ads?
Neither Onyx nor TinyPitch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onyx or TinyPitch?
Onyx ships an update every 5 months, and TinyPitch fortnightly. Most recently, Onyx was updated on October 26, 2026 and TinyPitch on October 24, 2026.

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