Comparison

Tuner by Piascore vs BounceMeter

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

Head to head
About

Tuner by Piascore

This app provides a chromatic instrument tuner and pitch pipe for musicians. It offers accurate tuning for a wide range of instruments using your device's microphone, with advanced features for precise adjustments.

Highlights
  • Chromatic instrument tuning
  • Pitch pipe/tone generator
  • Custom temperaments
  • Transposition support
  • Spectrum power indicator
  • Adjustable calibration
  • Needle meter display
Features
Currently charting
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** More than 10,000,000 musicians are now using the Tuner by Piascore! ** "Tuner 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 by Piascore" supports a custom temperaments, transposition, notations such as solfège, adjustable calibration and more. By spectrum power indicator, you can understand sound more intuitively. "Tuner by Piascore" packs more power than most pro tuners, yet it is simple enough for everyone to use. "Tuner by Piascore" can tune acoustic or electric guitar, bass, bowed strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, tympani, and any other instrument that can sustain a tone. Free version "Tuner Lite by Piascore" is offered. ** 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) - Landscape view (iPhone5 or later) - Power spectrum indicator - Selectable Temperaments - Selectable Notations (such as Solfège) - Support for transposing instruments - Pitch Pipe/Tone generator - Automatic reference note calibration - Changing the wallpaper ** Contact ** : http://piascore.com/service/tuner/ : contact@piascore.com

About

BounceMeter

This app provides a highly accurate metronome with a visually intuitive bouncing ball animation. Customize beat sounds and volume to create dynamic rhythms. Sync seamlessly with other devices and applications using Ableton Link.

Highlights
  • Bouncing ball animation
  • Customizable beat volume and sound
  • Savable session presets
  • Tap tempo detection
  • Ableton Link synchronization
  • Adjustable tempo and beats per bar
Features
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A metronome with perfect timing, clean user interface and Ableton Link support. Highly accurate clock engine generates perfectly timed metronome clicks. Bouncing ball animation provides very natural and perceptible visualization of beat phase movement. Feel the beats clearly even with the volume turned all the way down. Customize volume level and sound of each beat to create living rhythms. Save your session as a preset for the future usages. Play in sync with other apps or devices using Ableton Link. FEATURES - Bouncing ball animation - Customizable volume and sound of each beat - Savable presets - Tap tempo detection - 20 to 300 bpm tempo range - 1 to 16 beats in a bar - 8 sound themes - Light and Dark colour themes - Italian tempo names - Ableton Link support (a technology that synchronises beat, phase and tempo on multiple apps or devices. http://ableton.com/link)

Screenshots

Tuner by Piascore4 screens
BounceMeter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuner by Piascore at none against BounceMeter's 2. Tuner by Piascore also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 92) and chart position (#144 vs unranked). BounceMeter's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Tuner by Piascore costs $4.99 and BounceMeter $1.99 up front. BounceMeter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tuner by Piascore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tuner by Piascore against 4.7 for BounceMeter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tuner by Piascore has 1.5K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Tuner by Piascore's written reviews are positive against 94% of BounceMeter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tuner by Piascore ships an update every 2 months, BounceMeter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tuner by Piascore versus BounceMeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuner by PiascoreBounceMeter
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better4.7 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better92
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiascore, Inc.Dmitrii Klochkov

Customer experience

Tuner by Piascore

All ratings1,447 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews556 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.5%

BounceMeter

All ratings92 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

Tuner by Piascore

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tuner stops working after iOS updates
  • App crashes when trying to tune certain instruments

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add metronome functionality
  • Improve transposition and temperament settings
  • Provide more wallpaper/theme options
  • Expand display of note frequency information

BounceMeter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tuner by Piascore

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BounceMeter

One-time2
  • Coffee for Dmitry$2.99
  • Pro Version$3.99

Questions

Is Tuner by Piascore free?
Tuner by Piascore costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BounceMeter free?
BounceMeter costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tuner by Piascore or BounceMeter?
Tuner by Piascore is rated higher. Tuner by Piascore averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while BounceMeter averages 4.7 from 92 ratings.
Do Tuner by Piascore or BounceMeter have ads?
Neither Tuner by Piascore nor BounceMeter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tuner by Piascore or BounceMeter?
Tuner by Piascore ships an update every 2 months, and BounceMeter fortnightly. Most recently, Tuner by Piascore was updated on October 24, 2026 and BounceMeter on October 25, 2026.

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