Comparison

Media Assistant vs Tuner Dude

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

Head to head
About

Media Assistant

Manage your media files, play audio offline, and edit audio with various tools. This app also includes a web browser with a built-in player to enhance your listening experience.

Highlights
  • File and folder management
  • Offline media playback
  • Audio editing and tagging
  • Web browser with audio player
  • File transfer over WiFi
  • Batch file renaming
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Media Assistant is a file manager, offline media player, audio converter, audio editor, audio tagger, media joiner, a web browser with a built-in audio player so that you can apply audio effects to enhance your listening experiences [FREE FEATURES] TRANSFER & MANAGE FILES & FOLDERS • Manage your files and create folders for all of your needs • Partly integrated Dropbox Drive, Onedrive Drive • Transfer files and folders between two iDevices OR between your iDevice and PC. Fast and easy transfers over WiFi • Import videos from Photos app • Batch rename files (prefix, suffix, leading zero, regex). Great for naming sample sets (Dance_Vol1_Cm_100bpm_SynthLeadMelody, EDM_Vol2_Kick_909, etc.) AUDIO & VIDEO & MIDI PLAYER • Listen to music offline • Batch Play: Long-press a folder to bring up the menu. • Fully functional MIDI file player with a built in GM Soundfont player, and ability to add custom Soundfonts • Gapless loop • Loop mode, one-shot mode, playlist loop mode, shuffle mode • Simple tap to play audio, video or MIDI file. Tap multiple files to queue them, then shuffle or reorder. • Supports AirPlay, Lock screen controls, PiP(Picture in Picture) • Apply audio effect to enhance listening experience (reverb, simple vocal removal ...) BROWSER • Auto detect streams audio from many websites • Build-in stream player allows you to apply audio effects and buffers streams for playback • Capture multiple streams at once in the buffer and then play back in any desired order • Download files from websites directly into File Manager • Block ads & tracking _/_/_/_/_/ Add-on features _/_/_/_/_/ AUDIO EDITOR BASIC IAP • Free to try - purchase to unlock export to file option. • Edit ID3 tags metadata such as Title, Artist, Album… • Edit markers, play from marker, split at marker • Displays the audio file in 3 modes: waveform, spectrogram, or both • Zoom-in at the audio sample level • Export entire file or export slices • Open multiple files at once • Support history, undo, redo • Spectral editing AUDIO EDITOR UTILITY IAP • Free to try some modules. Preview playback with changes to waveform. Requires purchase to allow saving changes. • Apply Fade,Gain,Normalize,Time stretch,Pitch shift,Reverb • Other audio editor utilities added in the future will be included with this lifetime purchase AUDIO EDITOR VOCAL REMOVAL IAP • Required iOS17 • Vocal Removal using AI • Remove/Isolate vocals AUDIO EDITOR DE-REVERB IAP • Required iOS17 • De-reverb using AI • Remove/Isolate reverb AUDIO TAGGER IAP • Free to try - All features work with a limited number of files. Requires purchase to drag/drop/export files and run as AUv3 module • Manage audio files with tags - e.g Hats, Kick, Percussion, etc • Edit meta-data in-place • Filter list by include/exclude, select multiple tags • Support auto tagging files • Support files in local AAHome, iCloud, AADropbox, AAOnedrive, Mac or Window directories • Built-in Audio player supports simple timestretching/pitch shifting/fade in,out/crop and export with edits (no extra IAP required) • Drag and drop files to other applications such as Logic and Koala, add multiple files to a queue and copy in a single action • Support copy to PasteBoard WEB BROWSER IAP • Free to try - Requires purchase to run as AUv3 module • Run as AUv3 plugin inside DAW host app such as AUM, Logic Pro, Cubasis • Auto detect audio stream from Web Audio API (onemotion chord player, websdr, samplette ...) READ ALOUD IAP • Requires purchase to run as AUv3 module. • Reads text content from web pages • Read aloud with hundreds of voices (including robot, bell, organ) then save to file for offline listening • Can adjust speed and pitch • Great for listening to free ebooks on the web or reading articles aloud AUDIO CONVERTER/JOINER IAP • Extract audio from video files to many different audio file formats • Supports common formats • Select bitrate, sample rate, stereo/mono, dithering • Concatenate multiple audio files or video files

About

Tuner Dude

Features
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Stay perfectly in tune with a fast, accurate, and completely free tuner built for musicians. Tuner Dude makes tuning simple. Whether you're practicing at home, rehearsing with a band, or getting ready for a performance, it helps you tune your instrument quickly so you can spend more time playing. The app includes built-in tunings for a wide range of stringed instruments. Choose your instrument, select the tuning you want, and start tuning immediately. If you need something different, you can also create your own custom tunings. Tuning is responsive and easy to follow. Clear visual feedback helps you quickly see whether each string is flat, sharp, or perfectly in tune, making the process fast for beginners and experienced musicians alike. Tuner Dude supports standard tuning as well as alternate tunings used across many musical styles. Whether you're learning songs, experimenting with different sounds, or playing professionally, switching between tunings takes only a tap. The experience stays focused and distraction-free. There are no unnecessary features to slow you down—just a reliable tuner that works when you need it. Supported instruments include: • Guitar • 7-String Guitar • 8-String Guitar • Bass • 5-String Bass • 6-String Bass • Ukulele • Violin • Viola • Cello • Banjo • Mandolin • Mandola You can also create completely custom tunings for any stringed instrument. Key Features • Fast, accurate chromatic tuner • 100% free with no feature restrictions • Built-in tunings for dozens of instruments • Standard and alternate tunings • Create unlimited custom tunings • Clear visual tuning feedback • Simple, distraction-free interface • Works for beginners and professionals Whether you're changing strings, learning your first chords, or preparing for a performance, Tuner Dude helps you get in tune quickly and get back to making music. You explore, listen & create - That's the core idea behind Melodic Mind. Let music feel natural again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://melodic-mind.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Media Assistant4 screens
Tuner Dude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Media Assistant at every 8 days against Tuner Dude's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Media Assistant sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Tuner Dude sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Media Assistant ships an update every 8 days, Tuner Dude every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Media Assistant versus Tuner Dude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedia AssistantTuner Dude
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDuc Anh NguyenSean Ray Dvir

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Media Assistant

One-time8
  • Read Aloud & AUv3$1.99
  • Audio Converter & Joiner$2.99
  • Audio Editor Basic Features$3.99
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  • Audio Editor Utilities$3.99
  • Audio Editor De-Reverb$4.99
  • Audio Editor Vocal Removal$5.99
  • Audio Tagger & AUv3$9.99
  • Browser AUv3 + IAA$12.99
5 purchases

Tuner Dude

Subscriptions5
  • Tuner Dude: No Ads$1.991 Month
  • Melodic Mind Standard Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Melodic Mind Pro Monthly3 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Melodic Mind Standard Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Melodic Mind Pro Yearly3 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Media Assistant free?
Media Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tuner Dude free?
Tuner Dude is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Media Assistant or Tuner Dude have ads?
Neither Media Assistant nor Tuner Dude shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Media Assistant or Tuner Dude?
Media Assistant ships an update every 8 days, and Tuner Dude every 6 weeks. Most recently, Media Assistant was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tuner Dude on November 5, 2026.

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