Comparison

iTuningFork vs Mulch Tune

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

Head to head
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)

About

Mulch Tune

This app distorts audio and generates stunning real-time visualizations. You can save the created images directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio distortion
  • Beautiful image visualizations
  • Save visualizations to device
  • Works with device audio
Features
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Distort audio and produce beautiful visualizations in real time. Mulch Tune app applies novel mulch in time technique to audio and video on your device to produce beautiful images, which can be saved on your device

Screenshots

iTuningFork4 screens
Mulch Tune1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mulch Tune at Free against iTuningFork's $1.99. Mulch Tune also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 56 months) and rating (2.0 vs 1.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Mulch Tune is free to download; iTuningFork costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mulch Tune holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTuningFork ships an update every 56 months, Mulch Tune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iTuningFork versus Mulch Tune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTuningForkMulch Tune
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.6 (5 ratings)2.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.69.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca NataliniVladimir Gusev

Customer experience

iTuningFork

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

Mulch Tune

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

iTuningFork

No in-app purchases

None

Mulch Tune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iTuningFork free?
iTuningFork costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mulch Tune free?
Mulch Tune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iTuningFork or Mulch Tune?
Mulch Tune is rated higher. iTuningFork averages 1.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Mulch Tune averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do iTuningFork or Mulch Tune have ads?
Neither iTuningFork nor Mulch Tune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iTuningFork or Mulch Tune?
iTuningFork ships an update every 56 months, and Mulch Tune every 5 days. Most recently, iTuningFork was updated on September 30, 2026 and Mulch Tune on October 6, 2026.

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