TuneTheory vs Spinz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TuneTheory
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The tuner and metronome built for musicians who care about precision and feel. TuneTheory hears your instrument ten milliseconds at a time and shows pitch to a fraction of a cent, with a live waveform that stands perfectly still the moment you land the note. Its metronome is sample-accurate: every click lands exactly where it should, at any tempo, no drift, no jitter. INSTRUMENT TUNER • 45 instruments: guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, viola, cello, banjo, mandolin, and many more • 217 playable tunings, from Standard and Drop D to open tunings and artist favorites, with new artist tunings added every month • Retune guide: pick a new tuning and see which way each string goes, one peg at a time • Not sure what you're in? Play your strings and TuneTheory names your tuning • Auto string detection, capo support, and a locked-in color the instant you're there CHROMATIC TUNER • Full chromatic detection with the nearest note, frequency, and cents • Strobe mode: a real-time waveform locked to the note, motionless when in tune • Reference pitch from A4 = 415 to 466 Hz for orchestral, baroque, and worship tuning METRONOME • Sample-accurate timing that never drifts • Grooves: Backbeat, Shuffle, Waltz, 6/8 Jig, Bossa Nova, One Drop, Train Beat, at the tempo you feel • Living grooves: Challenge drops beats out so you hold the time yourself, Evolve builds over sixteen bars, Surprise rewrites the pattern every four • Eight kits, from clean clicks to felt kicks and kalimba, plus Pulse, a synthesized kit that shifts with every accent • Grid editor: hold any step to rest it, accent it, or give it its own sound • 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, and 7/8, swing feel, tempo ramps, and presets • Sound, haptic, and visual feedback, with a room setting for a little air around each beat ONE UPGRADE, EVERYTHING UNLOCKED TuneTheory is free with generous basics. A single purchase unlocks every instrument and tuning, strobe mode, and the full metronome: every kit, every groove, living grooves, odd meters, swing, tempo ramps, and presets. No subscriptions. No ads. Pay once, own it forever. No tracking. No accounts. Nothing leaves your device.
Spinz
This app helps vinyl, cassette, and CD enthusiasts manage their physical music collection. It offers features like Discogs synchronization, community interaction, smart discovery, and real-time market data to enhance the collecting experience.
- Discogs synchronization
- Community network
- Smart discovery engine
- Pro-grade scanner
- Real-time market data
- In-app music listening
- Live event tracking
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YOUR COLLECTION. YOUR WAY. Dig deeper. Dig smarter. Spinz is the high-performance toolkit for the modern crate-digger. Your physical record collection is more than just wax and cardboard—it’s your musical DNA. Spinz is the definitive companion for the modern vinyl, cassette, or CD enthusiast, bridging the gap between your physical crate and your digital world. Now log in with Discogs! No Discogs, No problem. Manage your collection, connect with friends, scan your records, without the need of a Discogs account. Just login with Apple or Google. Whether you’re in a dusty basement shop or organizing your shelves at home, Spinz gives you the power of the Discogs database with the speed of a native iOS experience. Track your value, discover new sounds, and connect with a global network of collectors in real-time. Why mess with 3 apps when you only need 1: KEY FEATURES Seamless Discogs Sync: Mirror your entire collection and wantlist in seconds. Access high-fidelity cover art and deep-pressing metadata. The app reads from and writes to Discogs! Even list your records for sale on Discogs with lightning fast speed! The Buddy Network: More than just a list—it’s a community. Follow friends to see their holy grails. Found a buddy’s rare gem while digging? Send a "Found It!" alert instantly. Smart Discovery Engine: Our algorithm analyzes your collection to suggest the missing links, rare pressings, and essential albums your crate is missing. Pro-Grade Scanner: The fastest scanner in the game. Use barcode, label, and matrix ID recognition to identify specific pressings in "the wild", and catalog your collection with lightning fast speed. Real-Time Market Data: Never overpay again. Get up-to-the-minute pricing from Low (VG) to High (NM) based on actual marketplace sales. Listen to your Music directly in the app. Tap on a song in the track list of a record's details to sample it. Or listen to complete albums when you're logged into Apple Music on your device. Live Events like Record Store Day: See all upcoming RSD releases, build a want list, and even track what your Buddies are hoping to pick up! Join the thousands of collectors who have turned their hobby into a high-performance pursuit. Spinz. Spin smarter. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spinz at weekly against TuneTheory's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. TuneTheory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Spinz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TuneTheory ships an update every 6 months, Spinz weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TuneTheory | Spinz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Paul Cortez | Spinz Vinyl, LLC |
In-app purchases
TuneTheory
- TuneTheory Pro Metronome$4.99
- Pro Tuner$4.99
- Pro Studio$9.99
Spinz
- Spinz Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Spinz Pro Annual$29.991 Year









