Comparison

inTone Basic vs Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator

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

Head to head
About

inTone Basic

This app assists musicians with real-time tone and note identification for instrument tuning and vocal accuracy. It offers a customizable dashboard and supports numerous instruments with various tunings. Additional companion packages are available for purchase to enhance practice.

Highlights
  • Real-time tone/note identification
  • Instrument tuning wizard
  • Vocal accuracy training
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Support for 15 instruments and 55 tunings
  • In-app companion packages
Features
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========= "I really love this App... A Killer App!" (Apps4iDevices) ========= inTone – The iPad, iPhone and iPod touch music companion for beginners as well as professional musicians with features such as real-time tone/note identification usable for instrument tuning, intonation accuracy, Circle of fifths and more. inTone can also be used to identify vocal accuracy and is an excellent companion for vocal training. inTone presents the identified tones/notes on a companion dashboard (up to four simultaneous companions on the iPad and up to two on iPhone/iPod touch). You can easily arrange your dashboard as you wish. You can select any of the 15 instruments (Guitar, Bass guitar (4, 5 and 6-stringed), Violin, Viola, Cello, Contra bass/Double bass, Balalaika, Banjo (4, 5 and 6-stringed), Mandolin, Ukulele and Piano) with a total of 55 different tunings/types. inTone comes with a free of charge intuitive tuning wizard that helps you to tune your selected instrument without knowledge of tuning. It also comes with a frequency graph and a vocal/singing range finder. In addition to that, the in-app store contains four different companion packages (where each companion presents the played tone/note in different ways): + Fingerboard/fretboard package with a fingerboard presenter, a fingerboard scale trainer showing any of the 12 major and 12 minor keys (plus the harmonic and melodic minor scale variants) and a fingerboard interval trainer. + Note sheet package with a note accuracy presentation of identified note on the note sheet, a presentation of a flowing note sheet of the notes played during the last 10 seconds as well as a note sheet scale trainer. + Tuning package with a more detailed frequency and accuracy presenter as well as the traditional tuning meter. + Circle of fifths and intervals where the last two identified notes are presented in the circle of fifths as well as in the note sheet (with interval size in cents). More information about the free and in-app store companions can be found on http://intoneapp.se/ inTone is currently available in three languages (English, German and Swedish). We hope that you will enjoy inTone.

About

Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator

This app provides a chromatic tuner for string instruments, compatible with both iPhone and Apple Watch. It accurately detects tuning notes and generates tones, offering precise frequency detection in hertz. It supports custom tuning for instruments like guitar, ukulele, violin, viola, and cello.

Highlights
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Tone generator
  • Precise frequency detection (Hz)
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Custom tuning notes
  • Supports guitar, ukulele, violin, viola, cello
Features
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The 1st Apple Watch + iPhone Chromatic Tuner that detects and displays your tuning accurately and precisely . It's FREE. Quick and Easy to use. Clear and Simple to read. Custom tuning notes specifically for string instruments like Guitar, Ukulele, Violin, Viola, Cello. Features (Apple Watch + iPhone): - detects your tuning notes - generates tones - precise frequencies detection in hertz Download now and to make your Watch and iPhone a chromatic tuner! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

inTone Basic4 screens
Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator at 4.1 against inTone Basic's 1.6. Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator also leads on ratings volume (936 vs 20) and review sentiment (52% vs 33%). inTone Basic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 101 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. inTone Basic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator has 936 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of inTone Basic's written reviews are positive against 52% of Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

inTone Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator every 101 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
inTone Basic versus Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterinTone BasicGuitar Tuner & Tone Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (20 ratings)4.1 (936 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews51.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20936 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 101 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperILLOMKaraoke Music Coach App

Customer experience

inTone Basic

All ratings20 ratings
Positive15.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator

All ratings936 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative42.1%

Bugs and requests

inTone Basic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tunes strings too high, leading to broken strings
  • Inconsistent frequency readings compared to other tuners
  • App crashes or freezes during use

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more tuning options (open tunings, alternate tunings)
  • Improve accuracy and calibration
  • Reduce ads and upgrade prompts in free version

In-app purchases

4 purchases

inTone Basic

One-time4
  • Tuner package$0.99
  • Note sheet package$1.99
  • Fingerboard package$1.99
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  • Circle of fifths/Intervals package$3.99
3 purchases

Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator

Subscriptions2
  • ProTuner Premium - Monthy$4.991 Month
  • ProTuner Premium - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$3.99

Questions

Is inTone Basic free?
inTone Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator free?
Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, inTone Basic or Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator?
Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator is rated higher. inTone Basic averages 1.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator averages 4.1 from 936 ratings.
Do inTone Basic or Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator have ads?
Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator shows ads; inTone Basic does not.
Which is updated more often, inTone Basic or Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator?
inTone Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator every 101 months. Most recently, inTone Basic was updated on October 11, 2026 and Guitar Tuner & Tone Generator on October 13, 2026.

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