Comparison

SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner vs HomeComms

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

Head to head
About

SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner

This free utility app assists bagpipe players in tuning their drones and chanter. It offers three distinct visual displays for precise pitch adjustment, including a line graphic for pitch history, a chanter graph for average note pitch, and a drone-specific graphic for band settings.

Highlights
  • Drone and chanter tuning
  • Line graphic pitch history
  • Chanter average pitch graph
  • Band setting drone display
  • High precision tuning (0.1 cent)
  • Free to use
Features
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A tuner for the use of tuning the drones and chanter of the bagpipe made easy and free. Designed by Ethan Wang, SparrowTone is a free tuner solely for the bagpipes. It has 3 displays, each for letting you tune a certain part of the bagpipe: a line graphic display showing pitch history, a chanter graph showing the average pitch of each note, and a simple graphic display specifically designed for tuning drones in a band setting. Thinking about using a hand held device? SparrowTone can get super precise: up to a tenth of a cent! As precise as a physical tuner, SparrowTone is also FREE! Feedback is always appreciated. If you are enjoying the app, please rate it 5 stars!

About

HomeComms

Features
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HomeComms turns your phone into a home intercom. Hold to talk, and your voice plays on the speakers you already own — all at once, or just the rooms you choose. Made for busy households. Call everyone to dinner, tell the kids it's time to leave, or send a quick "I'm home" without walking room to room or starting another group text. ONE TOOL, EVERY SPEAKER • Sonos, Amazon Echo, and Google Cast (Chromecast / Nest) — broadcast to all of them together. • Pick a single room, a saved group, or the whole house. • Save favorite targets for one-tap switching. FAST • Press, speak, release. Your voice is on the speakers in about a second. • A Home Screen widget sends a saved message with the app closed. VOICE OR TEXT • Hold to talk for live voice. • Or type a message — or tap a saved Quick Message — and it's spoken aloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your voice is sent to play on your speakers and then deleted within minutes. It is never stored long-term and never used for advertising. • Delete your account and all your data anytime, right from Settings. HomeComms is a one-way broadcast tool. It's calm, it's quick, and it stays out of your way.

Screenshots

SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner3 screens
HomeComms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner at Free against HomeComms's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner is free to download; HomeComms costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner versus HomeComms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSparrowTone Bagpipe TunerHomeComms
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNan JiangVarun Bhardwaj

In-app purchases

None

SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

HomeComms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner free?
SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeComms free?
HomeComms costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner or HomeComms have ads?
Neither SparrowTone Bagpipe Tuner nor HomeComms shows ads.

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