Tuner HD vs CAGED Unchained
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuner HD
This highly accurate and customizable digital tuner is a must-have for musicians of all levels. It offers visual feedback with LED indicators and a frequency graph, along with automatic or manual note selection. An optional metronome is available for purchase.
- High precision digital tuning
- Visual pitch deviation indicators
- Sound frequency graph display
- Automatic or manual note selection
- Wide detection range (A0-C8)
- Proprietary tuning logic for mobile
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High precision Digital Tuner! Whether or not you're an aspiring recording artist, music teacher or student this highly accurate and customizable Tuner HD for the iPad is the must-have for you! LED indicators show the pitch deviation while a graph displays the sound frequency making it a highly visual tool. Features Include: • Automatic or manual note selection modes • Wide Detection Range from A0-C8 • Highly visual and intuitive interface • Selectable visualization modes • Proprietary tuning logic designed for mobile devices In App Purchases include a Metronome with Perfect Timing! ================================== Follow us on Twitter - @PanoramicSoft Like us on Facebook - PanoramicSoft
CAGED Unchained
Learn how musical scales, both major and minor, are applied across the entire guitar fretboard. This app provides a theoretical and practical reference for improvisation in any key.
- Fretboard scale visualization
- Major and minor scale understanding
- Theoretical and practical reference
- Improvisation guidance
- Guitar fretboard application
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The purpose of this app is to help you understand how the scales develop and interact, be it Major or Minor, on the entire extension of the guitar fretboard. You won’t be finding a list of chords or a specific song or melody on this app, but rather a theoretical and practical reference method that will let you be free to orient yourself to be able to play and improvise in any scale or tone you choose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tuner HD at Free against CAGED Unchained's $2.99. Tuner HD also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). CAGED Unchained's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On 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
Tuner HD is free to download; CAGED Unchained costs $2.99 up front. Tuner HD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CAGED Unchained asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tuner HD against 5.0 for CAGED Unchained. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tuner HD's written reviews are positive against 89% of CAGED Unchained's.
Tuner HD ships an update every 2 months, CAGED Unchained every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuner HD | CAGED Unchained |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panoramic Software Inc. | Federico Cavallini |
Customer experience
Tuner HD
CAGED Unchained
In-app purchases
Tuner HD
- Metronome$0.99
- Digital Tuner: Remove Ads$0.99
- Full Version$1.99
CAGED Unchained
No in-app purchases
Questions
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