Comparison

TEFview vs Banjo Tuner

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

Head to head
About

TEFview

This app lets you view, print, and play musical tablatures and various music file formats on your iOS device. It supports MIDI playback with speed control, metronome, and file management features for easy organization and sharing.

Highlights
  • View tablatures and standard notation
  • MIDI playback with speed control
  • Assign volume and MIDI instrument per track
  • Metronome and countdown timer
  • File manager with WIFI sharing
  • PDF export for printing and sharing
Features
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TEFview for iOS is an app that allows you to view, print and play tablatures created in TablEdit Tablature Editor on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. TEFview allows you as well to view and listen to ASCII tabs, ABC tunes, MIDI, PowerTab, GuitarPro and musicXML files. Specifications: - Supported file formats: TablEdit, ASCII, ABC, MIDI, Music XML, PowerTab, GuitarPro - Tablature and/or Standard notation display, - MIDI Playback with full speed control, - Ability to assign the volume and the MIDI instrument for any track in real time, - Metronome and count down, - Embedded Help, - Emails file as attachment, - File manager. - WIFI file sharing, Files app support - Subdirectory management - Playlist - extract the compressed tef files from a zip file - pdf export: the pdf can be emailed, printed to a compatible AirPrint printer or opened in a third app,

About

Banjo Tuner

Features
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Banjo Tuner – XTuner PRO is an easy-to-use free mobile application with which you will be able to tune your banjo 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. The algorithm in the banjo 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. Banjo 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: - recordings of real sounds of banjo - 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, - instrument head view, - 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 - banjo 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 Banjo 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/banjo

Screenshots

TEFview4 screens
Banjo Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TEFview at none against Banjo Tuner's 2. TEFview also leads on ads (none vs shown). Banjo Tuner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Banjo Tuner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. TEFview asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEFview ships an update every 5 months, Banjo Tuner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TEFview versus Banjo Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEFviewBanjo Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (315 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings315 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTablEditNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.

Bugs and requests

TEFview

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Doesn't work with files in iCloud Drive
  • Crashes when opening MIDI files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Left-handed fretboard view
  • Chord name display
  • Ability to delete downloaded files

Banjo Tuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TEFview

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Banjo Tuner

Subscriptions1
  • 1 week subscription + trial3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Forever one-time payment$19.99

Questions

Is TEFview free?
TEFview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Banjo Tuner free?
Banjo Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TEFview or Banjo Tuner have ads?
Banjo Tuner shows ads; TEFview does not.
Which is updated more often, TEFview or Banjo Tuner?
TEFview ships an update every 5 months, and Banjo Tuner every 2 weeks. Most recently, TEFview was updated on October 26, 2026 and Banjo Tuner on October 10, 2026.

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