String Tension Calculator vs StringKing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
String Tension Calculator
Calculate precise string tension in pounds for your guitar. Features a color-coded system to easily identify light and heavy tensions. Ideal for musicians seeking consistent tuning across multiple instruments and tunings.
- Precise tension calculations in pounds
- Color-coded tension indicators (yellow for light, red for heavy)
- Option to choose strings with the same tension
- Supports multiple instruments and tunings
- Helps achieve consistent tension across guitars
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Our guitar string tension calculator app takes the guesswork out of tuning your guitar by providing precise tension calculations in pounds for each string. The app also includes a color-coded system, with "yellow" indicating light tension and "red" indicating heavy tension, making it easy to see the difference between strings. Plus, with the option to choose strings with the same tension, musicians with multiple instruments and tunings can quickly find the perfect string set to achieve consistent tension across all their guitars.
StringKing
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Let StringKing help you find your perfect ideal string set for your favorite guitar, using parameters such as: - (Multi)scale length - Tuning - String count StringKing will display the resulting tensions, and accompanying colors to visually indicate how balanced your composed string set is.
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Verdict
String Tension Calculator and StringKing are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | String Tension Calculator | StringKing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitrii Abramov | Sigma Delta |
In-app purchases
String Tension Calculator
No in-app purchases
StringKing
No in-app purchases
