Retro Tuner vs Oud Tuner Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Tuner
This app provides accurate and fast pitch detection for musical instruments with a retro-inspired analog interface. It supports a wide range of instruments and features adjustable reference pitches for precise tuning.
- Analog panel meter UI
- Nixie tube note display
- Digital signal processing
- Supports 88-key piano range
- Adjustable reference pitch (A=440 Hz)
- Detune factor in cents
Read full descriptionHide full description
Retro Tuner is a musical instrument tuner for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It features a user interface in the style of an analog panel meter and Nixie tube note display, but below this retro surface are all-new digital signal processing algorithms that determine the pitch of your instrument quickly and accurately. Retro Tuner was written by the owner of several crappy guitars and a 1920s player piano that is constantly going out of tune, with the idea that if it can tune those, it can tune anything. Retro Tuner tunes in equal temperament and can handle the full 88-key piano range. The reference pitch defaults to A=440 Hz and can be adjusted via Settings either as a frequency in Hz or as a detune factor in cents.
Oud Tuner Pro
This application provides a chromatic tuner specifically designed for the Oud instrument. It offers both manual and automatic tuning modes, with the automatic mode guiding users through each string. Users can select from presets or create custom tunings, and reference tones are available for ear training.
- Chromatic tuning for Oud
- Manual tuning mode
- Automatic string tuning
- Custom tuning presets
- Reference tone playback
- Solfege and letter note support
Read full descriptionHide full description
Chromatic tuner optimized for the Oud. It supports two modes of operation: manual and automatic. In manual mode, it operates as a general purpose tuner. In automatic mode, it cycles through all the strings of the Oud, instructing the user to tighten or loosen each string until tuning is achieved. Choose one of 10 common presets or define your own custom tuning. Automatic mode is also a quick way to make sure your Oud remains tuned. Supports Solfege and letter notes. Plays reference tones for tuning by ear.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retro Tuner at 63% against Oud Tuner Pro's 0%. Oud Tuner Pro's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Retro Tuner costs $2.99 and Oud Tuner Pro $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oud Tuner Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Retro Tuner's written reviews are positive against 0% of Oud Tuner Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Retro Tuner ships an update every 9 months, Oud Tuner Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Tuner | Oud Tuner Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #192 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waxing Wave | Dimorphic, LLC |
Customer experience
Retro Tuner
Oud Tuner Pro
In-app purchases
Retro Tuner
No in-app purchases
Oud Tuner Pro
No in-app purchases
