Comparison

Tutuner vs FrequencyCat

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

Head to head
About

Tutuner

This application visualizes the real pitch of played or sung notes using a spectrum plotted on an octave circle, allowing users to see overtones. It offers high responsiveness for tuning instruments, singing, or playing instruments like the trumpet and violin.

Highlights
  • Real pitch spectrum visualization
  • Octave circle display
  • Overtones visibility
  • High responsiveness
  • Instrument tuning
  • Vocal pitch tracking
Features
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Why another tuner app? Other tuners uses some pitch detection algorithm which is just an *guess* the tone being played or sang. This guess can be bad or alright, but it will always be just a guess. This app shows real spectrum that is plotted into octave circle, meaning you can really *see* a note being played. Note that overtones will be visible as well. It's very responsive so you can use not only to tune an instrument, but also while singing or playing trumpet or violin. There is a setting (in system preferences) to control how precise vs. responsive a spectrogram should be.

About

FrequencyCat

Transform your photos into unique sound art using advanced image-to-sound technology. Explore, enjoy, and share your creative audio-visual pieces. Embrace your inner artist and discover the unexpected.

Highlights
  • Morph images into sound art
  • Create spectrogram oddities
  • Share sound art creations
  • Unique audio-visual experience
Features
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Hide an image inside sound. FrequencyCat is a playful tool for exploring the connection between images, sound, and spectrograms. Choose an image, and FrequencyCat transforms it into a unique audio signal. Play the sound and view its spectrogram, and you’ll see the original image emerge again from the frequencies. With FrequencyCat, you can: - Turn images into sound - View audio spectrograms in real time - Play sounds and reveal the images hidden inside them - Explore how different images create different sounds - Discover the relationship between sound, frequency, and Fourier transforms in an intuitive way There’s no magic behind it. Just frequencies, phases, an inverse Fourier transform, and a little curiosity about sound. Whether you’re interested in acoustics, music, signal processing, or simply wondering what an image might sound like, FrequencyCat gives you a new way to explore. Pick an image. Hear what it sounds like.

Screenshots

Tutuner2 screens
FrequencyCat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tutuner at 3 against FrequencyCat's 1. Tutuner also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tutuner against 5.0 for FrequencyCat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tutuner ships an update every 31 months, FrequencyCat every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tutuner versus FrequencyCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTutunerFrequencyCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 31 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel AlekseevXuesong Zhang

Customer experience

Tutuner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FrequencyCat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tutuner

No in-app purchases

None

FrequencyCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tutuner free?
Tutuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FrequencyCat free?
FrequencyCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tutuner or FrequencyCat?
Tutuner and FrequencyCat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tutuner or FrequencyCat have ads?
Neither Tutuner nor FrequencyCat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tutuner or FrequencyCat?
Tutuner ships an update every 31 months, and FrequencyCat every 40 months. Most recently, Tutuner was updated on October 8, 2026 and FrequencyCat on October 6, 2026.

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