PushKin Standalone vs StringForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.)
StringForge
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. PushKin Standalone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StringForge asks for nothing beyond the download.
PushKin Standalone ships an update every 3 weeks, StringForge weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PushKin Standalone | StringForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aron Budinszky | Michael Graham |
In-app purchases
PushKin Standalone
- PushKin Pro$4.99
StringForge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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