the vt vs FREEQUENCY Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Innovative music licensing
- Limited album features
- Global cover contest
- Member-only voting
- Community connections
- Monthly artist interviews
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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 the vt against 5.0 for FREEQUENCY Tuner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
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.
| Parameter | the vt | FREEQUENCY Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mister Kite Entertainment Corporation | Isaac Epp |
Customer experience
the vt
FREEQUENCY Tuner
In-app purchases
the vt
No in-app purchases
FREEQUENCY Tuner
No in-app purchases









