Comparison

UD Tuner vs Maqam

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

Head to head
About

UD Tuner

This tool helps tune Turkish and Arabic string instruments like the Oud, Cumbus, Tanbur, and Lute. It accurately measures instrument frequencies and provides tuning guidance. The app offers manual or automatic string selection and can produce reference sounds.

Highlights
  • Oud, Cumbus, Tanbur, Lute tuning
  • Frequency measurement
  • Manual string selection
  • Auto string selection
  • Reference sound production
  • 0.01Hz professional sensitivity
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UD Tuner is a tool for tuning Turkish/Arabic musical instrument Oud. It can also tune instruments cumbus, tanbur and lute *It can listen to instrument sound and measures the sound frequency. So it gives directives for finding the correct tune. * It can run in two modes with manual string selection and auto string selection *It can also produce reference sounds when touching the strings on screen * you can reach 0.01Hz professional sensitivity in a silent room * it is a paid app, so you just buy the app, it doesn't run in subscription or auto-renewal mode.  You just pay only once

About

Maqam

Features
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Maqam is a precision tuner and metronome for 24 Eastern stringed instruments and guitar, built for serious musicians who play makam music. INSTRUMENTS COVERED • Bağlama family: long-neck, short-neck (kısa sap), meydan sazı, divan sazı, çöğür, bozuk, tambura, bağlama curası, tambura curası • Ottoman classical: ud (Turkish + Arabic), kanun (24 perde groups), mızraplı tanbur, yaylı tanbur, klasik kemençe, Cüneyd Orhon kemençesi, lavta • Folk: cümbüş, Karadeniz kemençesi • Greek: bouzouki (trichordo + tetrachordo), lyra (Cretan + Pontian), baglamas • Levantine: buzuq (modern + Matar Muhammad) • Caucasus: Azerbaijani tar (11 strings + sympathetic) • Guitar: 6-string, 7-string, 8-string, 12-string AUTO STRING DETECTION Don't know which string you just plucked? Just play. Maqam listens to the incoming pitch and locks onto the closest tuning string within ±250 cents, then guides you to the exact target. Tap any string manually to override. ANALOG GAUGE A vintage half-circle needle gauge shows pitch deviation in cents. Green sweet-spot at ±15¢, red caution zones beyond. Bold, modern, no-nonsense. 90+ TUNING SYSTEMS • Bağlama: Bozuk Düzen, Bağlama Düzeni (Aşıklama), Misket, Müstezat, Hüseyni, Hüzzam, Sürmeli, Eviç, Abdal, Fidayda, Kayseri, Acemaşiran, Sabahi, Segâh, Kemençe, Zirgüle, Do Müstezat, and more • Ud: Klasik (Tanburi Cemil), Bam La, Bam Mi • Kanun: Çargâh Natural with all 24 AEU perde positions • Guitar: Standard, Eb, D, Drop D, Drop C, Double Drop D, DADGAD, Open G/D/E/A/C, Open D minor, Nashville, All Fourths, New Standard Tuning, lute/vihuela, baritone; 7-string B, Drop A, Russian, Brazilian; 8-string F#, Drop E; 12-string with every octave pair listed TSM TRANSPOSITIONS Concert pitch and TRT Türk Halk Müziği standards built in. Switch between La 220, Si bemol 233, Do 262 (TRT THM), and Re 294 reference frequencies on the fly. METRONOME Built-in metronome with time signatures 2/4 through 10/4, tap tempo, visual beat dots. LANGUAGES English, Türkçe, العربية, Ελληνικά, فارسی, Español, Italiano — switch any time in Settings. PRIVACY-FIRST Microphone audio never leaves your device. No analytics. No tracking. No account. No internet required. MAQAM PRO ($9.99 one-time) Unlock all 90+ tunings, 12 Bolahenk ahenk presets (Mansur, Kız, Süpürde, Bolahenk, etc.), AEU 24-perde notation display, 53-TET Holdrian koma precision, and recording. One purchase, lifetime access. Built with love for the Eastern music community. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maqam.pro/privacy.html

Screenshots

UD Tuner4 screens
Maqam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maqam at Free against UD Tuner's $1.99. Maqam also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). UD Tuner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Maqam is free to download; UD Tuner costs $1.99 up front. Maqam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. UD Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UD Tuner ships an update every 7 months, Maqam every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
UD Tuner versus Maqam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUD TunerMaqam
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasar BozdagAlpgiray Kelem

In-app purchases

None

UD Tuner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maqam

Subscriptions1
  • Maqam Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Maqam Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is UD Tuner free?
UD Tuner costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maqam free?
Maqam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UD Tuner or Maqam have ads?
Neither UD Tuner nor Maqam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UD Tuner or Maqam?
UD Tuner ships an update every 7 months, and Maqam every 10 days. Most recently, UD Tuner was updated on November 6, 2026 and Maqam on November 5, 2026.

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