Comparison

[RECORD] vs FREEQUENCY Tuner

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

Head to head
About

[RECORD]

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[RECORD] is a music player for playing audio files, especially for CD & vinyl lovers. This app is not a streaming app like Apple Music or Spotify, so you need audio files ripped from a CD, downloaded online, etc.

About

FREEQUENCY Tuner

A free and accurate instrument tuner for a wide variety of stringed instruments. It features a retro 80s sci-fi interface and offers a straightforward tuning experience without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Guitar, banjo, violin, bass tuning
  • Oud, cello, viola, lute support
  • Fast and accurate pitch detection
  • Retro 80s sci-fi interface
  • Completely free forever
  • No ads, subscriptions, or tracking
Features
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FREEQUENCY Tuner is a fun and free tuner for guitar, banjo, violin, oud, cello, viola, bass, or lute. Built because somehow everything has become a subscription. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. No tracking. Just a fast, accurate tuner wrapped in a glowing 80s sci-fi instrument panel with some fun fidget-style inputs. Whether you're restringing a guitar, tuning up your banjo on the porch, warming up your violin, or getting your oud ready to play, FREEQUENCY is here to help and then quietly get out of the way. Features: • Guitar tuning • Ukulele tuing • Banjo tuning • Violin tuning • Viola tuning • Cello tuning • Bass tuning • Oud tuning • Lute tuning • Hurdy Gurdy tuning • Fast and accurate pitch detection • Retro 80s sci-fi interface • Completely free forever Tune your instrument. Keep your money.

Screenshots

[RECORD]3 screens
FREEQUENCY Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

[RECORD] and FREEQUENCY Tuner are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

[RECORD] ships an update every 5 days, FREEQUENCY Tuner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
[RECORD] versus FREEQUENCY Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[RECORD]FREEQUENCY Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size441 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSANGMIN KIMIsaac Epp

In-app purchases

None

[RECORD]

No in-app purchases

None

FREEQUENCY Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is [RECORD] free?
[RECORD] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FREEQUENCY Tuner free?
FREEQUENCY Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do [RECORD] or FREEQUENCY Tuner have ads?
Neither [RECORD] nor FREEQUENCY Tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, [RECORD] or FREEQUENCY Tuner?
[RECORD] ships an update every 5 days, and FREEQUENCY Tuner every 3 days. Most recently, [RECORD] was updated on October 4, 2026 and FREEQUENCY Tuner on October 6, 2026.

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