Comparison

Tuner Lite by Piascore vs Pitch trainer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Chromatic instrument tuning
  • Built-in microphone support
  • Needle meter display
  • Pitch pipe/tone generator
  • Automatic reference note calibration
  • High accuracy ±0.01 semitone
Features
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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

About

Pitch trainer

Develop perfect and relative pitch with this ear training app focused on just intonation. Learn to identify and match harmonic intervals by ear, moving beyond equal temperament. Ideal for musicians and singers seeking precise intonation.

Highlights
  • Just intonation ear training
  • Perfect and relative pitch development
  • Double-stop note learning
  • Harmonic interval matching
  • Beat-based tone adjustment
Features
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Hear a chord, then build it yourself. No multiple choice: slide your finger until your note locks in with the others. 18 ear training games for intervals, chords, relative pitch, play by ear, sight reading and rhythm. Warm up your ears before singing, band, orchestra, choir, guitar or piano practice. Most ear trainers ask you to pick the right answer. Harmonize asks you to make it. A friendly shrimp plays the example; you slide your finger up and down the screen to bend your own note toward it. When it is slightly off you hear beats, a slow wobble in the sound. When the wobble disappears and the notes melt together, you have found it. No music theory needed. ■ New here? Start with the Tutorial The Tutorial card on the home screen walks you through it: hold, slide, listen for the wobble, stop when it melts. The green button replays the example as often as you like. ■ Build the interval - Double Stop: add a second note on top of a reference. Octave, perfect fifth, major third and more - Chords: take one role inside a three-note chord and hold your part - Moon: a slow, low-gravity version of Double Stop for advanced ears - Low Register: the real bass range, so low that a phone speaker cannot reproduce the fundamental; you read the pitch from its overtones - Drone: like a bagpipe, a drone sounds the whole time. Tune shifts and phrases over it, one note at a time, until the beating stops - Trill: hold one finger down and press/lift with another. 6 fingerings x 36 exercises ■ Read the score - Sight Reading: read the notes on the staff and answer on the two-row keyboard. The white keys are labeled with their note names, so you can count lines and spaces even if sheet music is new to you. 10 categories, 200 levels, 1,140 exercises - Bass Clef: the same game on the bass staff, for bass guitar, cello and the piano's left hand ■ Rhythm - Rhythm: tap along with the scrolling score - Polyrhythm: two different pulses at once, one per hand - Mimic Taiko: call and response on Japanese taiko drums. Hear a pattern, play it back - Silent: the sound stops. Count the seconds in your head and tap at the right moment ■ Listen and remember - Play by Ear: reproduce the melody you heard on the keyboard. 9 categories, 129 levels, 516 phrases - Scales: hear a scale, then rebuild it one note at a time - Arpeggios: hear a broken chord and pinpoint each chord tone - Harmonics: a string's fundamental plays, then one of its overtones. Name the note it becomes - Memory: a sound version of the classic card-matching game. Flip takoyaki (Japanese octopus balls) and find the two that ring alike - Goldfish Scoop: a festival game from Japan. An example sound plays; scoop the swimming goldfish that sings in the same tone ■ Tools - Weekly Challenge: 5 tasks that change every week, with the example played only once. 3 runs per week, ranked on a Game Center weekly leaderboard - Metronome - Tuner: live readout in cents through the mic ■ Under the hood - 14 instrument sounds to choose from, plus 5 bass instruments for the Low Register stage - Reference A from 440 to 446 Hz - Note names in English, German, Japanese or Italian - Rhythm games calibrate audio latency for your device - Judged against just intonation, so it carries straight over to choir, wind band, orchestra and ensemble work - Tutorial for first-timers ■ Made for - Singers who want to stop drifting off pitch - Anyone training relative pitch - Players who want to pick up tunes by ear - Musicians chasing that moment when your note locks into the chord ■ About ads and purchases Free to start, with ads. Remove Ads is a one-time purchase that turns off both banner and full-screen ads. Extra content is also a one-time purchase; there is no monthly subscription. Reinstalled the app or switched devices? Tap Settings > Restore Purchases to bring your purchases back. ■ Languages Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)

Screenshots

Tuner Lite by Piascore4 screens
Pitch trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuner Lite by Piascore at none against Pitch trainer's 7. Tuner Lite by Piascore also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 416) and review sentiment (84% vs 68%). Pitch trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pitch trainer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Tuner Lite 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 — 4.5 for Tuner Lite by Piascore against 4.4 for Pitch trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tuner Lite by Piascore has 10K ratings behind it against 416, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Tuner Lite by Piascore's written reviews are positive against 68% of Pitch trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tuner Lite by Piascore ships an update every 2 months, Pitch trainer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tuner Lite by Piascore versus Pitch trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuner Lite by PiascorePitch trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10K ratings) — better4.4 (416 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better68.3% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better416
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB101 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPiascore, Inc.Toshihiko Arai

Customer experience

Tuner Lite by Piascore

All ratings9,949 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1,488 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.9%

Pitch trainer

All ratings416 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative20.2%

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

Pitch trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tuner Lite by Piascore

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Pitch trainer

One-time7
  • Buy a coffee$4.99
  • Unlock Moon Stage$4.99
  • Unlock all Rhythm stages$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Support generously$9.99
  • Unlock All PRO Features$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Support a lot$29.99

Questions

Is Tuner Lite by Piascore free?
Tuner Lite by Piascore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pitch trainer free?
Pitch trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tuner Lite by Piascore or Pitch trainer?
Tuner Lite by Piascore is rated higher. Tuner Lite by Piascore averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Pitch trainer averages 4.4 from 416 ratings.
Do Tuner Lite by Piascore or Pitch trainer have ads?
Both Tuner Lite by Piascore and Pitch trainer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tuner Lite by Piascore or Pitch trainer?
Tuner Lite by Piascore ships an update every 2 months, and Pitch trainer every 4 days. Most recently, Tuner Lite by Piascore was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pitch trainer on October 29, 2026.

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