Tuner Lite by Piascore vs Sessioneer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuner Lite by Piascore
This app provides accurate chromatic tuning for a wide range of musical instruments using your device's microphone. It features a responsive needle meter, pitch pipe, and automatic calibration for precise tuning. An optional full version offers advanced features.
- Chromatic instrument tuning
- Built-in microphone support
- Needle meter display
- Pitch pipe/tone generator
- Automatic reference note calibration
- High accuracy ±0.01 semitone
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** More than 10,000,000 musicians are now using the Tuner by Piascore! ** "Tuner Lite 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 Lite by Piascore" can tune acoustic or electric guitar, bass, bowed strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, tympani, and any other instrument that can sustain a tone. Full version (paid) is offered. supports a custom temperaments, transposition, notations such as solfège, adjustable calibration and more. By spectrum power indicator, you can understand sound more intuitively. ** 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) - Pitch Pipe/Tone generator - Automatic reference note calibration - Changing the wallpaper ** Contact ** : http://piascore.com/service/tuner/ : contact@piascore.com
Sessioneer
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Sessioneer is a tune book for Irish traditional musicians, on iPad and iPhone. The full thesession.org database is built in and works offline: - Tens of thousands of tunes: jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, slides, and more - Search by title, alias, composer, and submitter/transcriber - Multiple settings per tune - Build your own sets or browse thousands from the thesession.org community - Create Books of tunes, sets, PDFs and Images - Import Tunebooks and Bookmarks from thesession.org - Write notes with Apple Pencil directly on the music - Mark favorites, track your history - Import your own sheet music as PDFs or Images: read, search, and annotate with Apple Pencil - Add PDFs and Images to Books alongside tunes and sets - Tablature for fiddle, mandolin, and guitar with tuning and capo options - Favorite and share PDFs and Images Syncs through iCloud across your devices. No account, no email, no analytics, no data sold. Subscriptions are optional. The whole app is free. Subscribers remove a small support banner; nothing is gated. Tune database by thesession.org, used under Creative Commons. Built by an indie developer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuner Lite by Piascore at none against Sessioneer's 4. Tuner Lite by Piascore also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Sessioneer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Sessioneer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tuner Lite by Piascore asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tuner Lite by Piascore ships an update every 2 months, Sessioneer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner Lite by Piascore | Sessioneer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piascore, Inc. | RUSSELL JAMES SCHICK |
Bugs and requests
Tuner Lite by Piascore
Reported bugs
4 issues- Displays incorrect note values
- Microphone issues on certain devices
- Tuning scale not aligned with standard
- App crashes when switching between instruments
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable background options
- Metronome feature
- More advanced tuning modes
- Ability to save tuning preferences
Sessioneer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tuner Lite by Piascore
No in-app purchases
Sessioneer
- Supporter (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Patron (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Supporter (Annual)$6.991 Year
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- Patron (Annual)$39.991 Year
Questions
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