Note Freak vs Tuning Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note Freak
This reference app displays musical pitches and their corresponding frequencies in hertz. It also associates various musical instruments with these hertz values and organizes the frequency spectrum into easily accessible tabs.
- Musical pitch display
- Frequency values in hertz
- Instrument associations
- Organized frequency spectrum tabs
- Reference for musicians
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Note Freak is a reference app designed for musicians and recording engineers. I displays musical pitches along with the associated frequency value for each pitch in hertz. Also, various musical instruments are associated with the hertz value. The frequency spectrum is also split out into tabs allowing users quick and easy access for each spectrum.
Tuning Helper
This app provides a chromatic tuner and metronome for string instruments. It supports various tuning systems and base frequencies, offering precise pitch sensitivity and customizable metronome settings with visual cues.
- Chromatic tuner
- Metronome with multiple rhythm figures
- Adjustable base frequency standards
- Multiple tuning systems
- Fractional cent pitch sensitivity
- Visual cue indicator lights
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Violin, Viola, Cello, & Guitar Open String Tone Generator, Chromatic Tuner, & Metronome Tuning Systems: · Equal Temperament (Twelve Tone) · Pythagorean Temperament (Pure Perfect Fifths) Base Frequency Pitch Standards: · Custom Pitch Calibration (A₄ æ 392-465 Hz) · Concert Pitch (A₄ æ 440 Hz) · Baroque Pitch (A₄ æ 415 Hz) · Verdi Pitch (A₄ æ 432 Hz) Chromatic Tuner Features: · Fractional Cent Pitch Sensitivity · Amplitudinal Sensitivity Control Slider · Pitchwise Rotating Dodecagon with Amplitudinally Responsive Beaming Garland Metronome Features: · Three Modes: Standard, Accented Downbeat, and Five Common Rhythm Figures— · Duplet, Triplet, Swinging Triplet, Quadruplet, and Swinging Quadruplet · Accented Downbeat Settings: 0-8 Beats per Measure · Tempo: 20-224 BPM (Beats per Minute) · Visual Cue Indicator Lights · Wood Block Tone App Interface Colors: · Blue · Olive · Purple · Bronze · Amaranth · Chlorophyll
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tuning Helper at weekly against Note Freak's every 36 months. Note Freak's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Note Freak against 5.0 for Tuning Helper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Note Freak ships an update every 36 months, Tuning Helper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note Freak | Tuning Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevlee Software LLC | Filip May'r |
Customer experience
Note Freak
Tuning Helper
In-app purchases
Note Freak
No in-app purchases
Tuning Helper
No in-app purchases
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