Comparison

Tunable vs Violin 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
Currently charting
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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

Violin Tuner Basic

Instantly tune your violin with precision using this app. It offers ultra-accurate frequency display and visual guidance, making it ideal for all skill levels. Advanced features and a tuning fork are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Ultra-accurate frequency display (Hz)
  • Adjustable A4 temperaments
  • Tuning fork (IAP)
  • Lightning-fast response
  • LED tuning indicator
  • Tuned string lights up
Features
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Tune your violin instantly with precision and ease! Perfect for beginners, students, and professional players. • Ultra-accurate — displays exact frequency in Hz • A4 temperaments 392Hz–466Hz • Includes tuning fork & advanced settings (IAP) • Lightning-fast response and sensitivity • LED tuning indicator for simple visual guidance • Tuned string lights up on screen • Universal app — iPhone & iPad Allow microphone access to enable tuning. Settings > Privacy > Microphone. Questions or ideas? feedback@daikyoujulabs.com

Screenshots

Tunable4 screens
Violin Tuner Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tunable at 87% against Violin Tuner Basic's 21%. Tunable also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Violin Tuner Basic's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99). On 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

Violin Tuner Basic is free to download; Tunable costs $7.99 up front. Tunable sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Violin Tuner Basic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 461, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Tunable's written reviews are positive against 21% of Violin Tuner Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tunable ships an update every 5 days, Violin Tuner Basic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Tunable versus Violin Tuner Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunableViolin Tuner Basic
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better4.4 (461 ratings)
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K — better461
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#43 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 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%

Violin Tuner Basic

All ratings461 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative74.7%

User reviews

Tunable

From 6.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate tuning
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Visually helpful for intonation
  • 📊 Detailed pitch tracking
  • 🎛️ Customizable settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing or unresponsiveness
  • 🔋 Battery drain
  • 📏 Small font size for some UI elements
  • 🔊 Metronome click sound could be improved

Violin Tuner Basic

From 461 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to learn and tune
  • 😍 Good for voice check
  • 😊 Useful for beginners
  • ✅ Works for violin tuning
  • 💯 Excellent tool for tuning

Room to improve

  • 💸 Charged without service
  • 💳 Unwanted charges
  • ❌ In-app purchases required
  • 👎 Poor functionality
  • 😠 Feeling scammed

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

Violin Tuner Basic

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • G string tuning not working
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Ads continue after payment
  • In-app purchases not activating features
  • App asks to pay again after purchase
Show 3 more
  • Lost purchased features after update
  • App doesn't detect E5
  • App doesn't play a note

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix G string tuning
  • Update functionality
  • Provide clear explanations
  • Add help section

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tunable

One-time4
  • Donut for Seth$0.99
  • Coffee for Seth$2.99
  • Burrito for Seth$7.99
Show 1 more
  • Pizza for Seth$11.99
5 purchases

Violin Tuner Basic

One-time5
  • Remove ads$3.99
  • A4 Calibrations 392Hz to 466Hz$3.99
  • Settings$3.99
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  • Tuning Fork$3.99
  • Metronome$3.99

Questions

Is Tunable free?
Tunable costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Violin Tuner Basic free?
Violin Tuner Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tunable or Violin Tuner Basic?
Tunable is rated higher. Tunable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Violin Tuner Basic averages 4.4 from 461 ratings.
Do Tunable or Violin Tuner Basic have ads?
Violin Tuner Basic shows ads; Tunable does not.
Which is updated more often, Tunable or Violin Tuner Basic?
Tunable ships an update every 5 days, and Violin Tuner Basic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tunable was updated on September 24, 2026 and Violin Tuner Basic on September 16, 2026.

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