Comparison

FretBuilder vs OneTune

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

Head to head
About

FretBuilder

Features
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Grow as a musician by visualizing notes on your instrument's fretboard. With this app, you can view some (or all) of your instrument's fretboard, tap to hear pitches at any string/fret, and use overlays to help you quickly identify pitches. The app supports multiple fretted string instruments, including guitar, bass guitar, and ukulele. It also features some of the most common preset tunings. Some advanced features of the app are enabled with a subscription, including custom fretboard designs (via photo library selection), custom instrument tunings, and a special overlay mode that lets you tap any position on the fretboard to see the individual pitch! More features are planned, so keep your eyes peeled and your instruments tuned! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OneTune

This app offers an offline instrument tuner, metronome, and a library for practicing music. It includes chord diagrams, scale combinations, and lessons for beginners, along with score management features.

Highlights
  • Offline instrument tuner
  • Metronome with tap tempo
  • Score library with annotation
  • Chord and scale diagrams
  • Beginner music lessons
  • Home Screen widgets
Features
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Tune, keep time, and practice from your own scores. OneTune brings an offline instrument tuner, metronome, score library, and beginner knowledge references together on iPhone and iPad. Choose from 49 instrument and tuning presets plus Universal Tuning (chromatic mode), covering guitar, ukulele, bass, bowed strings, mandolin, banjo, Chinese strings, and transposing wind instruments. Read pitch, frequency, and cents on a clear visual gauge. Select a target string to begin listening immediately; reference tones play only when you request them. Practice with a 30โ€“240 BPM metronome, tap tempo, four time signatures, quarter-note, eighth-note, triplet, and sixteenth-note subdivisions, and an optional first-beat accent. Open the Knowledge tab for 24 guitar and ukulele chord diagrams, 120 scale combinations across 12 roots and five scale families, and 15 illustrated beginner lessons. Explore strings and finger placement, tuning, notes and cents, time signatures, rhythm, tablature, and concert versus written pitch. Chord and scale diagrams support right-handed and left-handed views, with offline audio previews. Import PDF scores or score photos into your local library. Organize and favorite scores, read pages, add pen or highlighter marks, and erase unwanted annotation strokes with undo and redo. Share the original or an annotated PDF. Back up your library and restore it locally. Universal Tuning, standard guitar, standard ukulele, and concert-pitch wind tuning are free. A yearly Pro subscription or one-time lifetime purchase unlocks the full preset library, adjustable A4 reference pitch, and precision confidence controls. Add Home Screen widgets to check saved tuning notes, A4 reference pitch, tempo, and beat count, then open the tuner or metronome with a tap. Widgets show saved settings; they do not measure live sound or play a beat in the background. Supports iOS 16 and later, with compact controls and layouts for iPhone and iPad. Tuning, rhythm practice, score reading, and knowledge references work offline. Microphone audio is analyzed in memory on your device, never recorded or uploaded. No account, in-app ads, or third-party tracking. Terms of Use: https://oneapps.studio/terms New for kalimba: 17-key C-major, 21-key C-major, and 17-key B-major presets with exact target octaves. A 12-hole alto-C ocarina mode helps you practice breath-controlled intonation rather than mechanically retune the instrument. Standard 17-key C kalimba and alto-C ocarina modes are free. Choose a piano metronome sound, add a one-bar count-in, or gradually increase tempo after a selected number of bars until your target is reached.

Screenshots

FretBuilder4 screens
OneTune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OneTune at weekly against FretBuilder's every 15 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. FretBuilder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and OneTune sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FretBuilder ships an update every 15 months, OneTune weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
FretBuilder versus OneTune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFretBuilderOneTune
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon FrauneFreedom Dimension (shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FretBuilder

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly premium$19.991 Year
2 purchases

OneTune

Subscriptions1
  • OneTune Annual Pro$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • OneTune Pro Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is FretBuilder free?
FretBuilder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OneTune free?
OneTune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FretBuilder or OneTune have ads?
Neither FretBuilder nor OneTune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FretBuilder or OneTune?
FretBuilder ships an update every 15 months, and OneTune weekly. Most recently, FretBuilder was updated on October 27, 2026 and OneTune on October 25, 2026.

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