Comparison

PushKin Standalone vs StringForge

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

Head to head
About

PushKin Standalone

Manage your Push 3 music production hardware directly from your iPhone or iPad. Effortlessly move, rename, delete, upload, and download files, create folders, and ensure compatibility with Live 11 and 12.

Highlights
  • Direct connection to Push 3 Standalone
  • File management (move, rename, delete)
  • Upload and download files
  • Create new folders
  • Supports Live 11 and 12
  • Multi-file/folder management (Pro)
Features
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Don't want to fire up your laptop and Live to manage your samples and presets? Want a faster way to manage your files? PushKin Standalone connects directly to Ableton's Push 3 Standalone. Here's what it can do: - Pairing and connection to your Push directly from your iPhone or iPad - Move, rename, and delete files - Upload and download files - Create new folders - Supports Live 11 and 12 and all Push Standalone versions (including betas) PushKin Pro is a one-time purchase that enables advanced features like uploading/downloading multiple files and folders.More Pro features on the way...including: - Copy/duplicate files/folders- "What's missing?" - examine your Ableton Live project files to see if you are missing any required files (samples, bounces, freezes, etc.)

About

StringForge

Features
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StringForge is a precision tuning and practice toolkit for guitarists and bass players. Tune quickly and accurately with a responsive chromatic tuner, explore alternate tunings, and practise with a powerful built-in metronome. PRECISION TUNING • Automatic guitar string detection and manual string selection • Chromatic tuning for other pitched instruments • Clear cents meter with live detected and target frequencies • Responsive strobe-style tuning display • Live frequency analyser with harmonic peak labels • Adjustable A4 reference from 430 to 450 Hz GUITAR, BASS AND MORE • Standard, Drop D, DADGAD, half-step, whole-step and open guitar tunings • Seven-string guitar plus 4-, 5- and 6-string bass presets • Ukulele tuning • Custom tuning presets stored locally on your device • Capo support PRACTICE TOOLS • Reference tone playback for each target note • Metronome with tap tempo, time signatures and subdivisions • Configurable accents, click sounds and volume • Optional visual flash and haptic pulse PRIVATE BY DESIGN Microphone audio is analysed live on your device. It is never recorded, saved or uploaded. StringForge includes no accounts, analytics, ads, tracking or cloud sync. Open StringForge, choose your tuning and focus on the music.

Screenshots

PushKin Standalone4 screens
StringForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StringForge at none against PushKin Standalone's 1. StringForge also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PushKin Standalone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StringForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PushKin Standalone ships an update every 3 weeks, StringForge weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PushKin Standalone versus StringForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushKin StandaloneStringForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAron BudinszkyMichael Graham

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PushKin Standalone

One-time1
  • PushKin Pro$4.99
None

StringForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PushKin Standalone free?
PushKin Standalone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StringForge free?
StringForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PushKin Standalone or StringForge have ads?
Neither PushKin Standalone nor StringForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PushKin Standalone or StringForge?
PushKin Standalone ships an update every 3 weeks, and StringForge weekly. Most recently, PushKin Standalone was updated on September 26, 2026 and StringForge on October 1, 2026.

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