GuiTuner vs Tuner Lite by Piascore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuiTuner
This application offers a highly accurate and visually appealing way to tune your guitar. It provides a straightforward tuning experience without any advertisements or user tracking.
- High accuracy tuning
- Pleasing graphics
- Ad-free experience
- No user tracking
- Easy to use
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An easy-to-use Guitar tuner, with high accuracy and nice graphics! No ads or tracking, just tune your guitar!
Tuner Lite by Piascore
This app provides accurate chromatic tuning for a wide range of musical instruments using your device's microphone. It features a responsive needle meter, pitch pipe, and automatic calibration for precise tuning. An optional full version offers advanced features.
- Chromatic instrument tuning
- Built-in microphone support
- Needle meter display
- Pitch pipe/tone generator
- Automatic reference note calibration
- High accuracy ±0.01 semitone
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** More than 10,000,000 musicians are now using the Tuner by Piascore! ** "Tuner Lite by Piascore" is a chromatic instrument tuner and pitch pipe that allows you to quickly and accurately tune your instrument using the built-in mic in your iPhone or iPad. "Tuner Lite by Piascore" can tune acoustic or electric guitar, bass, bowed strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, tympani, and any other instrument that can sustain a tone. Full version (paid) is offered. supports a custom temperaments, transposition, notations such as solfège, adjustable calibration and more. By spectrum power indicator, you can understand sound more intuitively. ** Features ** - Needle meter display - Ultra responsive 50 cents range fine tuning display - LED display easy-to-understand high and low sound - Accuracy ±0.01 semitone (±1 cent) - Pitch Pipe/Tone generator - Automatic reference note calibration - Changing the wallpaper ** Contact ** : http://piascore.com/service/tuner/ : contact@piascore.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tuner Lite by Piascore at 84% against GuiTuner's 0%. Tuner Lite by Piascore also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 46 months). GuiTuner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
GuiTuner ships an update every 46 months, Tuner Lite by Piascore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuiTuner | Tuner Lite by Piascore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YUBI | Piascore, Inc. |
Customer experience
GuiTuner
Tuner Lite by Piascore
Bugs and requests
GuiTuner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tuner Lite by Piascore
Reported bugs
4 issues- Displays incorrect note values
- Microphone issues on certain devices
- Tuning scale not aligned with standard
- App crashes when switching between instruments
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable background options
- Metronome feature
- More advanced tuning modes
- Ability to save tuning preferences
In-app purchases
GuiTuner
No in-app purchases
Tuner Lite by Piascore
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GuiTuner free?
Is Tuner Lite by Piascore free?
Do GuiTuner or Tuner Lite by Piascore have ads?
Which is updated more often, GuiTuner or Tuner Lite by Piascore?
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