Composer Lab vs Tonaly Tune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Composer Lab
Explore harmonic structures, scales, and microtonal tuning systems. This app offers tools for organizing pitch material, crafting custom tunings, and managing rhythmic units for songwriting and composition.
- Harmonic structure exploration
- Custom tuning system creation
- Rhythmic unit management
- Microtonal scale playback
- DAW file export (.scl, .tun)
- Pitch set theory principles
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Set Module: The Set Module enables musicians to explore harmonic structures and scales of all kinds, and discover new ways of organizing pitch material. Built on the principles of pitch set theory, it offers an intuitive interface along with a rich set of practical tools. Features include fixed superset, fixed subset, invariance calculation, interval vector constraints, unfolding, and numeric recombination mode. The module is designed to make working with complex musical ideas easier and more intuitive, and can be used in songwriting, arranging, film scoring, and concert music composition. Tempo Module: The Tempo Module allows users to set a range for rhythmic units and define a tolerance for timing variations. It supports a system where up to six different tempos can be freely switched and converted. Tuning Module: Start at 1/1 and craft your own tuning system with cents or ratios. Map it onto a standard keyboard so you can transpose in 12ET or in precise cent steps. Hear your microtonal scales live, then export .scl and .tun files straight to your DAW—unlocking boundless realms beyond the twelve-tone limit. New Euclid and Orbit modules added! Detailed guide will be updated shortly.
Tonaly Tune
Easily tune your musical instrument with guided instructions. Select your instrument and follow visual cues to adjust pitch, with options for various instruments and custom tuning sets. It provides both analog and digital displays for accurate tuning.
- Guided tuning for multiple instruments
- Customizable tuning sets
- Analog and digital pitch displays
- Adjustable reference pitch
- Low-note detection
- Sustained reference notes
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Tonaly Tune makes instrument tuning easy to understand. Choose your instrument and follow each string or note. Tune shows the target, measures what you play, and tells you whether to tighten or loosen. • Guided tuning for violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar and ukulele • Presets for flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and saxophone • Save My Instruments tuning sets with up to six notes, arranged your way • Correct written note names for transposing instruments • Low-note detection designed to avoid mistaking a loud harmonic for the fundamental • Analog needle and digital pitch displays • Sustained reference notes: tap Play to hear a target and Stop when you are ready • Adjustable reference pitch from 415 to 466 Hz • Works on iPhone and iPad Microphone audio is analysed live on your device and discarded immediately. The app has no accounts, ads, analytics or network connections, and collects no data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tonaly Tune at Free against Composer Lab's $17.99. Composer Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Tonaly Tune is free to download; Composer Lab costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Composer Lab against 5.0 for Tonaly Tune. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Composer Lab ships an update every 3 days, Tonaly Tune weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Composer Lab | Tonaly Tune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $17.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 笑一 杨 | MU SU |
Customer experience
Composer Lab
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In-app purchases
Composer Lab
No in-app purchases
Tonaly Tune
No in-app purchases
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