Tuner Lite by Piascore vs TuneWave
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
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 price: Tuner Lite by Piascore at Free against TuneWave's $0.99. Tuner Lite by Piascore also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (84% vs 44%). TuneWave's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 3). On 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 Lite by Piascore is free to download; TuneWave costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tuner Lite by Piascore holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tuner Lite by Piascore has 10K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Tuner Lite by Piascore's written reviews are positive against 44% of TuneWave's.
Tuner Lite by Piascore ships an update every 2 months, TuneWave every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner Lite by Piascore | TuneWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (10K ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piascore, Inc. | forScore LLC |
Customer experience
Tuner Lite by Piascore
TuneWave
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
TuneWave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tuner Lite by Piascore
No in-app purchases
TuneWave
No in-app purchases
Questions
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