Comparison

iPulsaret vs iTuningFork

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

Head to head
About

iPulsaret

This app offers a real-time granular synthesis playground for iPad, generating diverse audio effects. It provides extensive control over grain parameters and includes a post-effects chain. Users can shape sounds, manipulate live input, and save presets.

Highlights
  • Real-time granular synthesis
  • Live input manipulation
  • Grain control and shaping
  • Post FX chain (Echo, Reverb, Filters)
  • Snapshot presets morphing pad
  • AUv3 support
Features
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iPulsaret is rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices. iPulsaret is a new real-time software capable of all time-domain varieties of granular synthesis. A genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects: Grainlet, Trainlet, FM, time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, Live Input manipulation and many more. Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with iPulsaret for iPad. - Full AUv3 support - 32 Polyphony Voices - Granulation Sources: Wave, Trainlet, Sample, Live and Harmonic - Grain Envelope Deformation - Grain Glisson Sweep - Grainlet Linkage - ADSR Note Envelope - Snapshots Presets Morphing Pad - Sharing common audio files via iTunes, Dropbox AudioCopy etc... - Post FX chain: Echo, Ring Modulation, Lowpass Ladder and High Shelf filters, Reverb FDN and Dynamic Compressor/Expander - Capture Master Audio Output - Keyboard Musical Scales, up to 35 + User Defined Scale - etc...

About

iTuningFork

This app generates various audio waveforms and frequencies for tuning musical instruments or testing electronic equipment. It offers selectable waveforms, adjustable frequencies, and features like looping tones and real-time volume/timbre editing.

Highlights
  • Selectable waveforms (sine, square, triangle, saw, white noise)
  • Frequency range from 5Hz to 22000Hz
  • Instrument-specific tone scales
  • Looping tones with adjustable timeout
  • Real-time volume and timbre editing
  • 9-octave tone keyboard
  • Ultrasonic multifrequencies for pest repellent
Features
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"iTuningFork - Tone Generator" is a tone generator (signal generator) for tuning musical instruments or for testing electronic equipments. The signal generator is an electrical / electronic device capable of generating an electrical signal with waveforms types and frequencies selectable by the user. Music industry: "ITuningFork - Tone Generator" works like a tuning fork. The program preset tones, different for each type of instrument, simplify the operations required for tuning musical instruments. You have to select the musical instrument you want to tune and "iTuningFork - Tone Generator" will automatically generate the full tone scale for the selected musical instrument. You can play the single key/tone/note, or you can "Play Loop" to activate all the preset tones in sequence for the selected instrument. In this case, the "Timeout" setting determines the duration of each tone in the automatic sequence of tones for the selected musical instrument. Volume and timbre can also be edited while playing a tone; you can thus obtain special effects of shifting the tone frequency in real time. Volume control allows you to adjust the exact audio intensity for the playing tone and allow you to tune your music instrument more easily. The “Notes Duration” controls allow you to decide whether the notes should only be played until the button is pressed or continuously until you press "Stop", or with a fixed timeout adjustable in seconds. It is also available the 9-octave tones keyboard for each waveform selected to play the desired note. Electronic industry: Signals generators are typically used in three ways: - in the testing of electrical and electronic circuits - as a process control device - as a sample instrument Circuit Verification: the equipment provides a precise signal chosen by the user to the circuit to be verified: the analysis of how the circuit elaborates it, and the comparison of what was theoretically expected, give to the analyst details about the correct operation of the circuit. Circuit Control: the generated signal is used as a reference to control the output process of the circuits Sampling instrument: a particular variant of the use of signal generators in testing is when used as a sample capable of generating a known, stable and defined electrical signal with relatively low uncertainty to be used as a reference for calibration of electrical instrumentation. Technical features: 1) Signals generator with selectable waveforms: - Sine waveform - Square waveform - Triangular waveform - Saw waveform - White Noise waveform 2) Signals generator with selectable frequencies: - From 5Hz to 22000Hz (some low frequencies or high frequencies tones can not be heard using the internal speaker of the portable device... for these tones, you must use an external audio amplifier or a specific equipment) 3) Repulsive ultrasonic multifrequencies: repellent for mosquito / flies / mice / animals that hates ultrasounds.   Application Type: - UNIVERSAL APP (pay it only once and runs on all your devices)

Screenshots

iPulsaret4 screens
iTuningFork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iPulsaret at 78% against iTuningFork's 0%. iPulsaret also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 56 months). iTuningFork's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iPulsaret costs $9.99 and iTuningFork $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPulsaret holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPulsaret has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of iPulsaret's written reviews are positive against 0% of iTuningFork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, iTuningFork every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iPulsaret versus iTuningFork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPulsaretiTuningFork
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better1.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 56 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperapeSoftGianluca Natalini

Customer experience

iPulsaret

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.4%

iTuningFork

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

iPulsaret

No in-app purchases

None

iTuningFork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPulsaret free?
iPulsaret costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iTuningFork free?
iTuningFork costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPulsaret or iTuningFork?
iPulsaret is rated higher. iPulsaret averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while iTuningFork averages 1.6 from 5 ratings.
Do iPulsaret or iTuningFork have ads?
Neither iPulsaret nor iTuningFork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPulsaret or iTuningFork?
iPulsaret ships an update every 3 weeks, and iTuningFork every 56 months. Most recently, iPulsaret was updated on October 2, 2026 and iTuningFork on September 30, 2026.

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