Tuner vs MusicToolKit
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.
MusicToolKit
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MusicToolKit is a simple, capable toolkit for practicing music. Five tools in one app: metronome, tuner, tuning fork, recorder and keyboard. Open it and start right away. METRONOME · Accurate clicks: no drift or lag, however long it runs · Accents, compound meters (6/8 etc.) and bar-by-bar meter changes (4/4 + 5/4 etc.) TUNER · A steady readout: the display doesn't jump around, so you can tune calmly · Piano-roll-style scrolling graph shows how your pitch moves TUNING FORK · Pick the note on a piano-style keyboard · Reference pitch can be set anywhere from 400 to 500 Hz and is shared with the tuner and keyboard. 415, 432 and 440–444 are one tap away RECORDER · Dual level graph (peak and average): clipping warnings make distortion obvious, so setting the level is easy · Lock button prevents accidental taps while recording. Levels are shown before you start · Saves as WAV / M4A. Open recordings directly in the Files app, or export via the share sheet KEYBOARD · A simple tap-to-play keyboard · Sine, square, triangle and sawtooth waveforms Tuning is equal temperament. For just intonation and other temperaments, see "MultiTuneKeys". Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuner at none against MusicToolKit's 1. Tuner also leads on ads (none vs shown). MusicToolKit's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26.0). On price 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. MusicToolKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tuner ships an update every 14 months, MusicToolKit daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner | MusicToolKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (190 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julian Boehm-Tettelbach | Yasuhiro Misawa |
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
MusicToolKit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tuner
No in-app purchases
MusicToolKit
- Remove Ads$4.99
