Comparison

Tuning Helper vs Whence?

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Metronome with multiple rhythm figures
  • Adjustable base frequency standards
  • Multiple tuning systems
  • Fractional cent pitch sensitivity
  • Visual cue indicator lights
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Identify songs from screen in seconds
  • Discover on-screen placements
  • View show and movie context
  • Save favorite songs
  • History of identified tracks
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tuning Helper4 screens
Whence?4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tuning Helper ships an update weekly, Whence? every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tuning Helper versus Whence?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuning HelperWhence?
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilip May'rSaar Haber

Customer experience

Tuning Helper

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Whence?

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tuning Helper

No in-app purchases

None

Whence?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tuning Helper free?
Tuning Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whence? free?
Whence? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tuning Helper or Whence??
Tuning Helper and Whence? are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tuning Helper or Whence? have ads?
Neither Tuning Helper nor Whence? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tuning Helper or Whence??
Tuning Helper ships an update weekly, and Whence? every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tuning Helper was updated on October 14, 2026 and Whence? on October 31, 2026.

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