Comparison

Tunable vs Charango Tuner Basic

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

Head to head
About

Tunable

This app is a comprehensive music practice tool for musicians of all levels. It offers a chromatic tuner, tone and chord generator, metronome, and recorder to help users play in tune, on beat, and steadily. It provides feedback on playing habits and visual aids for pitch and rhythm.

Highlights
  • Chromatic tuner with pitch history
  • Tone and chord generator
  • Accurate metronome with visual display
  • Audio recorder with reverb
  • Practice feedback and scoring
  • Multiple tuning temperaments
Features
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Join more than a million musicians and improve your playing with Tunable - Music Practice Tools. More than a chromatic tuner, tone & chord generator, metronome, and recorder, Tunable is a music practice coach that can help you play steadily, in tune, and on beat anywhere you go. Jam-packed with features to help with ear training, breath support, rhythm, timing, and dynamics, Tunable is easy to use yet feature-rich. Tunable tracks your playing habits and gives feedback to help you improve. Equipped with a unique “tuning history” display for viewing pitch as you play, an easy to use metronome and a handy audio recorder, Tunable is the perfect toolkit for beginning to professional musicians. Grab Tunable today and use in your next practice session, group rehearsal, band class, or live performance. Why are Broadway musicians, students at Juilliard, National Youth Orchestras and beginning instrumentalists using Tunable? GET FEEDBACK ON HOW YOU PLAY • It's like a music instructor in your pocket. Record a practice session and get a practice score with note graphs to help summarize your playing. LEARN TO PLAY IN TUNE WITH SUSTAINED PITCH HISTORY™ • Visualize how steadily you play or sing. The straighter the white line, the more consistent the pitch. IMPROVE YOUR EAR WITH TONE AND CHORD GENERATOR • Use the tone and chord generator to play and sustain chords with various tone options. Toggle between different temperaments to hear how they compare. KEEP TEMPO WITH AN ACCURATE METRONOME • See the pulse with a visual metronome. View subdivision and current beat, with a large display and (optional) visual flash. RECORD YOUR SESSIONS AND SHARE WITH EASE • Record practices and performances. Add reverb for a professional sound. Share recordings with family, friends, and teachers. FEATURES OVERVIEW TUNER • Large, colorful tuning indicator clearly shows when in tune (green fills the screen) • Clear, visual tuner with note, octave, cents (+\-), and frequency (Hz) display • Sustained Pitch History™ tuning display to see how you’re sustaining notes over time • Especially suited for wind instruments, strings, and vocals with note detection from Tuba to Piccolo • Adjustable A=440 reference tone • Create your own or change between Equal, Just, Pythagorean, and 15 other tuning temperaments TONE AND CHORD GENERATOR • Chromatic Tone Generator and Full Piano with multiple tone options • Play and sustain single notes or chords • Continues playing when the screen is locked or in the background METRONOME • Large number display with optional visual flash to see the downbeat and each subdivision • Adjust tempo, beats per measure, and subdivision to fit your needs • Accent or mute individual subdivisions • Sync metronome to nearby devices so they run at the same tempo and in time (via Ableton Link) • Select from over 30 metronome sounds • Tempo Tap (tap metronome center to set a tempo) • Continues playing when the screen is locked or in the background RECORD PRACTICE SESSIONS • Record and save unlimited recordings • Receive a score and individual note graphs per recording • Organize recordings into folders • Search by name to find past recordings • Easily share recordings and practice scores • Playback recordings at 0x - 3x speed AND MORE • Transpose notes to any instrument • 15 Notations to choose from • AppleTV/AirPlay mirroring • Dark and light themes • Siri Shortcuts access to common tasks Tunable is especially great with voice, wind, and string instruments: • Guitar, Ukelele • Piccolo, Flute • Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon • Clarinet • Saxophone • Trumpet and Cornet • French Horn • Tenor and Bass Trombone • Euphonium and Tuba • Violin, Viola, Chello, and Bass • Voice TESTIMONIALS • "The best tuner, metronome, and recorder on iOS and a pitch-perfect bargain for any musician." — MacLife • "Tunable shows musicians what pitch-perfect means as they play." — Engadget • "Tunable doesn't just tell you how you sound -- it shows you." — FastCoDesign

About

Charango Tuner Basic

Easily tune your charango with this precise and responsive application. It features an intuitive interface with visual indicators to guide you, making it suitable for musicians of all skill levels. Get accurate frequency readings and tune in seconds.

Highlights
  • Precise frequency display in Hz
  • High responsiveness and sensitivity
  • Intuitive user interface
  • LED tuning indicator
  • Visual tuned string indicator
  • Universal app support
Features
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Tune your charango with precision and ease, within seconds! Optimal for beginners, intermediate and advanced musicians! · The most accurate - displays the exact sound frequency in Hz. · Highest responsiveness and sensitivity. · Intuitive user interface with LED tuning indicator. · Visual indicators - tuned string lights up. · Universal app - works with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. --- Please make sure to allow microphone access to this app when prompted. Check it under Settings>Privacy>Microphone. Thank you. --- Got ideas? Questions? Please send us your feedback through our site or to feedback@daikyoujulabs.com

Screenshots

Tunable4 screens
Charango Tuner Basic2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Charango Tuner Basic at none against Tunable's 4. Tunable's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On ads 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

Tunable costs $7.99 and Charango Tuner Basic $9.99 up front. Tunable sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Charango Tuner Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tunable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tunable has 6.8K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tunable ships an update every 5 days, Charango Tuner Basic every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Tunable versus Charango Tuner Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunableCharango Tuner Basic
Price$7.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better4.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.8K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#47 — better#181
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAffinityBluePedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen

Customer experience

Tunable

All ratings6,799 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative9.3%

Charango Tuner Basic

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

Tunable

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tuning function not working correctly on some devices
  • Microphone issues causing tuner to not detect input

Requested features

4 requests
  • Custom temperament options
  • Ability to disable microphone access
  • Larger font size options
  • Customizable metronome sounds

Charango Tuner Basic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tunable

One-time4
  • Donut for Seth$0.99
  • Coffee for Seth$2.99
  • Burrito for Seth$7.99
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  • Pizza for Seth$11.99
None

Charango Tuner Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tunable free?
Tunable costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Charango Tuner Basic free?
Charango Tuner Basic costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tunable or Charango Tuner Basic?
Tunable is rated higher. Tunable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Charango Tuner Basic averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Tunable or Charango Tuner Basic have ads?
Neither Tunable nor Charango Tuner Basic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tunable or Charango Tuner Basic?
Tunable ships an update every 5 days, and Charango Tuner Basic every 7 months. Most recently, Tunable was updated on September 27, 2026 and Charango Tuner Basic on September 17, 2026.
Which is more popular, Tunable or Charango Tuner Basic?
Tunable currently peaks at #47 in the App Store charts, and Charango Tuner Basic at #181. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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