Tuner by Piascore vs TuneWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Chromatic instrument tuning
- Pitch pipe/tone generator
- Custom temperaments
- Transposition support
- Spectrum power indicator
- Adjustable calibration
- Needle meter display
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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
TuneWave
A minimalist and efficient instrument tuner that offers quick and easy tuning with a focus on visibility and glanceable feedback. It allows for transposition and base frequency adjustments, along with input volume control for optimal sound.
- Sleek, minimalist design
- Quick and easy tuning
- Glanceable feedback
- Transposition feature
- Adjustable base frequency
- Adjustable input volume
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Sleek, efficient, and responsive, TuneWave is the no-nonsense utility that lets you tune your instrument quickly and easily. TuneWave puts everything you need front and center for optimal visibility and glanceable feedback. It can transpose if you’re using an instrument that requires it, and it can even adjust the base frequency to fit your needs. You can even adjust the input volume based on your instrument or surroundings for the best possible results. Forget big dials and fake wood, just get in, get ready, and then get back to your music. "the design is modern and the app has few distracting bells and whistles...minimalist and speedy." - The New York Times
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tuner by Piascore at 91% against TuneWave's 44%. Tuner by Piascore also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 4). TuneWave's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and device support (5 vs 3). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Tuner by Piascore costs $4.99 and TuneWave $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tuner by Piascore holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tuner by Piascore has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Tuner by Piascore's written reviews are positive against 44% of TuneWave's.
Tuner by Piascore ships an update every 2 months, TuneWave every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner by Piascore | TuneWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #60 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piascore, Inc. | forScore LLC |
Customer experience
Tuner by Piascore
TuneWave
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
TuneWave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tuner by Piascore
No in-app purchases
TuneWave
No in-app purchases
Questions
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