Comparison

the vt vs FREEQUENCY Tuner

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

Head to head
About

the vt

Discover emerging indie artists and their music through a unique digital album format. Engage with a global community, participate in cover contests, and support creators with innovative licensing.

Highlights
  • Innovative music licensing
  • Limited album features
  • Global cover contest
  • Member-only voting
  • Community connections
  • Monthly artist interviews
Features
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The vt is an underground indie music discovery service. Since 2012 our team has been refining and testing a music service dedicated to uplifting and empowering the next generation of creative talent. Built to solve specific music discovery needs no one else was interested in solving, we ended up with a unique service that created tremendous value for the digital album format. Features: - Innovative music licensing that creates value for the music & the artists who make it - Limited album features, allowing listeners time to dig into the music - Global cover contest open to artists from around the world (and across the universe) - (Members Only) Cover contest voting - (Members Only) Community connections & monthly artist interview events

About

FREEQUENCY Tuner

A free and accurate instrument tuner for a wide variety of stringed instruments. It features a retro 80s sci-fi interface and offers a straightforward tuning experience without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Guitar, banjo, violin, bass tuning
  • Oud, cello, viola, lute support
  • Fast and accurate pitch detection
  • Retro 80s sci-fi interface
  • Completely free forever
  • No ads, subscriptions, or tracking
Features
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FREEQUENCY Tuner is a fun and free tuner for guitar, banjo, violin, oud, cello, viola, bass, or lute. Built because somehow everything has become a subscription. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. No tracking. Just a fast, accurate tuner wrapped in a glowing 80s sci-fi instrument panel with some fun fidget-style inputs. Whether you're restringing a guitar, tuning up your banjo on the porch, warming up your violin, or getting your oud ready to play, FREEQUENCY is here to help and then quietly get out of the way. Features: • Guitar tuning • Ukulele tuing • Banjo tuning • Violin tuning • Viola tuning • Cello tuning • Bass tuning • Oud tuning • Lute tuning • Hurdy Gurdy tuning • Fast and accurate pitch detection • Retro 80s sci-fi interface • Completely free forever Tune your instrument. Keep your money.

Screenshots

the vt4 screens
FREEQUENCY Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FREEQUENCY Tuner at none against the vt's shown. FREEQUENCY Tuner also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). the vt's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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

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 the vt against 5.0 for FREEQUENCY Tuner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

the vt ships an update every 3 months, FREEQUENCY Tuner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
the vt versus FREEQUENCY Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe vtFREEQUENCY Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMister Kite Entertainment CorporationIsaac Epp

Customer experience

the vt

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FREEQUENCY Tuner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

the vt

No in-app purchases

None

FREEQUENCY Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is the vt free?
the vt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FREEQUENCY Tuner free?
FREEQUENCY Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, the vt or FREEQUENCY Tuner?
the vt and FREEQUENCY Tuner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do the vt or FREEQUENCY Tuner have ads?
the vt shows ads; FREEQUENCY Tuner does not.
Which is updated more often, the vt or FREEQUENCY Tuner?
the vt ships an update every 3 months, and FREEQUENCY Tuner every 3 days. Most recently, the vt was updated on November 3, 2026 and FREEQUENCY Tuner on October 31, 2026.

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