Tuner vs Fine Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuner
This application provides precise instrument tuning capabilities. It assists musicians in achieving accurate pitches for their instruments.
- Precise instrument tuning
- Achieve accurate pitches
- Supports various instruments
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Tuner lets you tune your instruments with precision.
Fine Tuner
This music app provides a precise and intuitive tuning experience for all string instruments. It offers standard and custom tuning options, chromatic note detection, and ear training tools. Users can personalize display views and advanced settings for a tailored experience.
- Standard and alternative tunings
- Custom tuning creation
- Chromatic note detection
- Circle of Notes ear training
- Multiple display views
- Advanced customization options
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Fine Tuner – A precise chromatic tuner for your string instruments Key Features Fine Tuner is a chromatic tuner designed first and foremost for string instruments: guitar (classical, electric, acoustic), bass (4 and 5 strings), violin, viola, cello, double bass, ukulele, mandolin, banjo and harp. Its chromatic detection also tunes many other instruments, including wind instruments. It offers both standard and alternative tunings (drop D, drop C, open tunings…), especially for guitars and basses. A chromatic mode allows automatic detection of all played notes. New: discover the Circle of Notes — an interactive tool that lets you tune your string instrument by ear! Listen to notes from octaves 1 to 7 with different instrument sounds, or explore major, minor, and many other chords. Made for string instruments Whether you play violin, viola, cello or double bass, Fine Tuner shows the note and the deviation in cents for accurate tuning, both arco and pizzicato. Guitarists, bassists, ukulele, mandolin, banjo and harp players: tune every string quickly, even in a noisy environment. Operating Modes • Automatic mode: Detects notes automatically within the selected tuning range. • Manual mode: Allows manual selection of the note to tune using the note selector. • Circle of Notes: Play and listen to notes and chords to tune by ear. Display Modes • Precision view: Default precision range of ±50 cents, with a needle indicating the position relative to the target frequency. • Graphical view: Default precision range of ±500 cents, with a graph to track tuning adjustments. • Expanded view: Displays a wider range up to ±1000 cents, ideal for visualizing large deviations. • Spectrum: Analytical view displaying the frequency spectrum in real time, allowing detailed observation of harmonics and sound distribution. Customization Options • Reference frequency: Adjustable between 400 Hz and 480 Hz, with a default value of 440 Hz. • Temperament selection: Choose between Equal Temperament, Pythagorean, or Meantone according to your musical style and instrument. • Deviation tolerance: Adjustable to set the desired tuning precision. • Note display type: Choose between standard or Latin notation. • Gain adjustment: Microphone sensitivity calibration for optimal note detection. • Accidental display: Option to show sharps (#) or flats (b). Custom Tunings • Create custom tunings with your own note frequencies. • Manually define each note for advanced tuning control. • Support up to 99 notes per tuning. Note Display The main detected note is displayed centrally, along with adjacent semitones for better reference. Shows the target and current frequency, as well as the difference in cents for precise tuning. An Ergonomic Tuner Fine Tuner adapts to your preferences, whether you use portrait or landscape mode. A Free and Accessible Tuner Fine Tuner is available for free with non-intrusive ads to support development. You can also remove ads through an in-app purchase for a completely clean experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuner at none against Fine Tuner's 1. Tuner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (217 vs 2). Fine Tuner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Fine Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Tuner against 4.5 for Fine Tuner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tuner has 217 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tuner ships an update every 14 months, Fine Tuner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner | Fine Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (217 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julian Boehm-Tettelbach | Romaric de Perier |
Customer experience
Tuner
Fine Tuner
Bugs and requests
Tuner
Reported bugs
4 issues- Advertisement for another app does not disappear even after download
- App causes iPhone to crash or freeze
- Screen freezes with blue spots
- App causes phenomenal bugs, not recommended
Requested features
7 requests- Allow changing reference frequency (440, 442, baroque, etc.)
- Option to select instrument (e.g., French horn)
- Ability to switch between sharps and flats
- Show octave of the note
- Microtonal tuning options (24TET, cent modifier)
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- Just intonation option
- Option to turn off metronome app pop-up
Fine Tuner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tuner
No in-app purchases
Fine Tuner
- Upgrade to full version$4.99






