Tutuner vs APTuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real pitch spectrum visualization
- Octave circle display
- Overtones visibility
- High responsiveness
- Instrument tuning
- Vocal pitch tracking
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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.
APTuner
This application provides highly accurate chromatic tuning for a wide range of instruments. It features a clear interface, customizable settings, and the ability to detect note deviations with precision.
- Automatic note and cent deviation detection
- Accurate to 1/1000 semitone
- High contrast, high visibility UI
- Instrument presets
- User selectable noise threshold
- Settable A4 frequency
- Historical temperaments
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Features: + Automatically detects the note and cent deviation for a wide variety of instruments + Accurate up to 1/1000 semitone (0.1 cent) + High contrast, high visibility user interface + Instrument presets + User selectable noise threshold + Settable A4 frequency + Frequency table + Select and edit historical temperaments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: APTuner at every 3 months against Tutuner's every 31 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tutuner against 5.0 for APTuner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tutuner ships an update every 31 months, APTuner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tutuner | APTuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Alekseev | Joseph Broms |
Customer experience
Tutuner
APTuner
In-app purchases
Tutuner
No in-app purchases
APTuner
No in-app purchases
