Comparison

Tunable vs Bass 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

Bass Tuner Basic

Achieve precise bass guitar tuning in seconds with this intuitive application. It offers real-time frequency display and visual cues for easy string identification, suitable for all skill levels. Optimized for speed and accuracy on 4-string basses.

Highlights
  • Precise frequency display in Hz
  • Optimized for 4-string basses
  • Instant load and fast tuning
  • High responsiveness and sensitivity
  • Intuitive UI with LED indicator
  • Visual indicators for tuned strings
Features
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Tune your bass with precision and ease, within seconds! Optimal for beginners, intermediate and advanced musicians! · The most accurate - displays the exact sound frequency in Hz. · For 4 string basses. · Instant load and fastest tuning - the only tuner optimized for 64 bit. · 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. Bass Tuner Pro brings you the following tunings: - Standard Tuning - Half Step Down Tuning --- 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
Bass Tuner Basic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tunable at 4.8 against Bass Tuner Basic's 3.9. Tunable also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 14). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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 Bass Tuner Basic $9.99 up front. Tunable sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bass Tuner Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tunable has 6.9K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tunable ships an update every 5 days, Bass Tuner Basic every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tunable versus Bass Tuner Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunableBass Tuner Basic
Price$7.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (6.9K ratings) — better3.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.9K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAffinityBluePedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen

Customer experience

Tunable

All ratings6,799 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews434 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative9.2%

Bass Tuner Basic

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

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

Bass 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
Show 1 more
  • Pizza for Seth$11.99
1 purchases

Bass Tuner Basic

One-time1
  • Remove adsFree

Questions

Is Tunable free?
Tunable costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bass Tuner Basic free?
Bass Tuner Basic costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tunable or Bass Tuner Basic?
Tunable is rated higher. Tunable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.9K ratings, while Bass Tuner Basic averages 3.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Tunable or Bass Tuner Basic have ads?
Bass Tuner Basic shows ads; Tunable does not.
Which is updated more often, Tunable or Bass Tuner Basic?
Tunable ships an update every 5 days, and Bass Tuner Basic every 8 days. Most recently, Tunable was updated on October 26, 2026 and Bass Tuner Basic on October 26, 2026.

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