RiffTune vs Anystring Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RiffTune
This music tool offers a precise guitar tuner and a customizable metronome. Users can create and save their own unique tuning configurations with visual aids.
- Guitar tuner
- Metronome
- Custom tuning creation
- Save custom tunings
- Visual effects
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RiffTune is an engaging bite-sized learning tool, guitar tuner, & metronome with custom tuning creation and vibrant visual effects. Create and name your own guitar tunings with ease.
Anystring Tuner
This free application provides a highly customizable tuning experience for guitar and bass players. It allows users to set any note on any string, offering flexibility beyond standard presets. The app works offline and analyzes audio on-device for privacy.
- Editable per-string tunings
- Live pitch detection
- Customizable tunings
- Built-in presets
- Reference tones
- Offline functionality
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Anystring is a free tuner for guitar and bass with fully editable per-string tunings. Most free tuners lock you into fixed presets. Anystring lets you set any note on any string — Drop D, Drop C, 7-string, 4-string bass, or your own custom setup. FEATURES • Live pitch detection — start tuning and play a string • Strings mode — auto or manual target per string • Chromatic mode — nearest note with live cents • Built-in presets — Standard, Drop D, Half-step down, Drop C, bass standards, and more • Custom tunings — edit any string, name it, save under My tunings • Reference tones — tap a string or pick a note to hear the target • Offline — works without an internet connection PRIVACY Microphone audio is analysed on your device only while you are tuning. Nothing is recorded or uploaded. Your custom tunings stay on the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Anystring Tuner at every 3 days against RiffTune's monthly. Anystring Tuner also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 RiffTune against 5.0 for Anystring Tuner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
RiffTune ships an update monthly, Anystring Tuner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RiffTune | Anystring Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Plot Software LLC | Kirill Plokhoi |
Customer experience
RiffTune
Anystring Tuner
In-app purchases
RiffTune
No in-app purchases
Anystring Tuner
No in-app purchases
