Tuning Helper vs Whence?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuning Helper
This app provides a chromatic tuner and metronome for string instruments. It supports various tuning systems and base frequencies, offering precise pitch sensitivity and customizable metronome settings with visual cues.
- Chromatic tuner
- Metronome with multiple rhythm figures
- Adjustable base frequency standards
- Multiple tuning systems
- Fractional cent pitch sensitivity
- Visual cue indicator lights
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Violin, Viola, Cello, & Guitar Open String Tone Generator, Chromatic Tuner, & Metronome Tuning Systems: · Equal Temperament (Twelve Tone) · Pythagorean Temperament (Pure Perfect Fifths) Base Frequency Pitch Standards: · Custom Pitch Calibration (A₄ æ 392-465 Hz) · Concert Pitch (A₄ æ 440 Hz) · Baroque Pitch (A₄ æ 415 Hz) · Verdi Pitch (A₄ æ 432 Hz) Chromatic Tuner Features: · Fractional Cent Pitch Sensitivity · Amplitudinal Sensitivity Control Slider · Pitchwise Rotating Dodecagon with Amplitudinally Responsive Beaming Garland Metronome Features: · Three Modes: Standard, Accented Downbeat, and Five Common Rhythm Figures— · Duplet, Triplet, Swinging Triplet, Quadruplet, and Swinging Quadruplet · Accented Downbeat Settings: 0-8 Beats per Measure · Tempo: 20-224 BPM (Beats per Minute) · Visual Cue Indicator Lights · Wood Block Tone App Interface Colors: · Blue · Olive · Purple · Bronze · Amaranth · Chlorophyll
Whence?
Identify songs from TV shows and movies instantly. Discover where a track was featured on screen, complete with show posters and context. Save your favorite discoveries and revisit them anytime.
- Identify songs from screen in seconds
- Discover on-screen placements
- View show and movie context
- Save favorite songs
- History of identified tracks
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Whence helps you answer a simple question: “What’s this song? and where have I heard it on screen?” IDENTIFY IN SECONDS Record a short clip and get the track title and artist. From there, Whence pulls in where that song was used in TV and film, so you can connect the music to the moment. SEE THE SHOW OR MOVIE Browse placements with posters and context when available, so you can jump from a tune you love to the scene or series it came from. BUILT FOR FANS OF SOUNDTRACKS • Quick identification from the main screen • Rich result details for songs with on-screen appearances • History of what you’ve identified • Favorites to save songs you care about Whether you’re chasing a needle drop from last night’s episode or a song from a trailer, Whence is your shortcut from “what’s that song?” to “where was it used?” --- Whence is designed for discovering music in the context of what you watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tuning Helper at weekly against Whence?'s every 6 weeks. Tuning Helper also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Whence?'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tuning Helper against 5.0 for Whence?. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Tuning Helper ships an update weekly, Whence? every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuning Helper | Whence? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filip May'r | Saar Haber |
Customer experience
Tuning Helper
Whence?
In-app purchases
Tuning Helper
No in-app purchases
Whence?
No in-app purchases









