The Tuning Fork lite vs MultiTone Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tuning Fork lite
This app simulates a classical tuning fork, allowing you to generate adjustable tones. It features realistic sound effects and can be activated by touch or device movement. Optimized for iPhone, iPod, and iPad.
- Adjustable frequency
- Realistic fade-in/out
- Motion-activated sound
- Tap-activated sound
- Headphone/speaker compatible
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This is a lite version of the popular Tuning Fork-App with adds! This beautifully designed realization of the classical tuning fork for iPhone, iPod or iPad plays a pre-selected tone and features: - Freely adjustable frequency - Realistic fade-in and fade-out - Strike it by a slight movement or a tap of your device - To be used with headphones or your device's speakers!
MultiTone Generator
Generate a wide range of audio test tones, including sine, rectangular, triangular, and sawtooth waves. Explore frequency sweeps, noise generation, and customizable settings. Upgrade for advanced features like creating multiple tone combinations and extended frequency ranges.
- Generate sine, rectangular, triangular, and sawtooth waves
- Play frequency sweep test tones
- Sweep repeat/wobble function
- Play white and pink noise
- Customizable frequency and sweep time ranges
- Create up to 16 tone combinations (PRO)
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This is the all-new MultiTone Generator! An amazingly flexible and powerful frequency generator! Works with Audiobus and Audiobus Remote! Upgrade to PRO and CREATE up to 16 tone combinations. Play them individually or combined. PLAY TEST TONES Sine, Rectangular, Triangular and Sawtooth. PLAY FREQUENCY SWEEP TEST TONES in both directions (minimum to maximum frequency and maximum to minimum frequency). Use the SWEEP REPEAT / WOBBLE function. Play back white and pink NOISE. Fully CUSTOMIZABLE Frequency Min-Max ranges and Sweep time range. The MultiTone Generator is AMAZINGLY INTUITIVE and SIMPLE! ADVANCED SETTINGS/FEATURES (upgrade to PRO required): => Extending the frequency range (1Hz - 21kHz) => Extending the sweep times (1s - 600s) => Create up to 16 tone combinations => Changing maximum Sweep time slider range => Frequency slider setting to linear or logarithmic => Full support for the sequence playback menu => Full support for the remote play menu => Save/Load all configurations By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MultiTone Generator at 4.6 against The Tuning Fork lite's 1.0. MultiTone Generator also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 40%) and ads (none vs shown). The Tuning Fork lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. MultiTone Generator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. The Tuning Fork lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
MultiTone Generator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MultiTone Generator has 355 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of The Tuning Fork lite's written reviews are positive against 80% of MultiTone Generator's.
The Tuning Fork lite ships an update every 14 months, MultiTone Generator monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tuning Fork lite | MultiTone Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (355 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 355 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TiAu Engineering UG haftungsbeschraenkt | Thomas Gruber |
Customer experience
The Tuning Fork lite
MultiTone Generator
Bugs and requests
The Tuning Fork lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MultiTone Generator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Left and right speaker switches do not work
- App drains battery when in background
- Amplitude difficult to adjust on iPhones
- High battery consumption after iOS 11 upgrade
Requested features
11 requests- Custom frequency names (bold)
- Reorder frequency list
- Display saved preset names at top
- Sweeping duration less than 0.1s
- Create and save multiple tracks
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- More frequency rows to add
- Create and name groupings of frequencies
- Summation of multiple waves in a single waveform
- Logarithmic frequency selection
- Auto-stop tones after X seconds
- Tones auto-stop on app minimize
In-app purchases
The Tuning Fork lite
No in-app purchases
MultiTone Generator
- MultiTone PRO for one month$1.491 Month
- MultiTone PRO+ for one month$2.991 Month
- MultiTone PRO for one year$7.991 Year
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- MultiTone PRO+ for one year$14.991 Year
- MultiTone PRO Lifetime Access$9.99
- MultiTone PRO+ Lifetime Access$9.99
- MultiTone PRO+ Lifetime Access$19.99
Questions
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