Comparison

Guitar Analyzer vs Audio File Analyzer

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Analyzer

This app provides advanced tools for guitarists, including a highly accurate tuner, sound analysis with visual graphs, and a sustain meter. It helps identify fret defects, nut placement issues, and dead notes by analyzing sound across the fretboard.

Highlights
  • Accurate guitar tuner
  • Automatic scale tuner
  • Sound analyzer with visual graphs
  • Sustain meter
  • Custom sound oscillator
  • Guitar brand selection
  • Multiple string tuning options
Features
Read full description

The Guitar Analyzer app is a tool for analyzing and fine-tuning your acoustic or electric guitar: - A highly accurate guitar tuner with a cent scale indicator - An automatic scale tuner for all strings - A sound analyzer with multiple types of visual graphs for both the entire fretboard and individual strings - A sustain meter with sustain measurement by duration and factor - A dual custom sound oscillator for certain tasks where you need to hear the resonant frequency of an object or the beats between two specified frequencies - Conveniently select from over 50 well-known guitar brands to create your own list of guitars to explore and quickly switch between them - Choose from three string tunings (standard 6-string guitar, standard 4-string bass, and custom tuning for up to 12 strings in any key from 127 MIDI keys across the entire octave range) - Adjustable microphone sensitivity, noise threshold, and a choice between 2 types of amplitude analysis (peak and RMS) With this app, you can accurately tune your guitar, adjust the scale, and even choose the best guitar from several. By recording the sound across all frets for each string, you can use the displayed graphs to identify fret defects or nut placement, see unevenness in the sound in different places, see where the problem might be by changing the pitch shift of the frets, find the "dead note" and its position on the fretboard, as well as the resonant frequency of the instrument

About

Audio File Analyzer

Analyze audio files by viewing their waveform and real-time amplitude spectrum. Explore frequency components, transcribe speech, and customize display settings. A Pro version offers ad-free viewing and higher resolution analysis.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous waveform and spectrum display
  • Real-time frequency analysis
  • Speech transcription
  • Channel switching (Mix/L/R)
  • Spectrum zooming
  • Pitch meter display
Read full description

This app displays the "Audio Waveform" together with the FFT-based "Amplitude Spectrum" (frequency magnitude) or the "Spectrogram" (changes in frequency components over time) for audio files on your device. (FFT: Fast Fourier Transform) You can check the frequency components around the current playback position while playing the file. [Features] - Add audio files from "Files" or songs from "Music" to a playlist within this app. - Simultaneous display of audio waveform and a spectrum / spectrogram linked to the playback position. - Supports both portrait and landscape orientation. - Channel display switching (Mix / L / R). - Displays the peak level of the spectrum and its frequency. - Supports zooming in the frequency direction of the spectrum / spectrogram. - Pitch meter display. - Supports transcription in a specified language. (iOS 26 ~) The Pro version offers Ad-Free Viewing and High-Resolution Analysis (FFT size: 16384). [Spectrum / Spectrogram Display Settings] - Frequency Axis: Linear, Log - FFT Size: 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384 (* 16384 is available in the Pro version) - Window Function: Hann, Hamm, Blkman, None - (Spectrum) Octave Analysis: FFT, 1/24, 1/12, 1/6, 1/3, 1, Calc Method: Max, Ave - (Spectrogram) Display Duration: 5–30 seconds, Display Range: -60 to -150 dB [Transcription screen] (* Available on iOS 26 or later.) Transcribes speech in the selected audio file. The results are divided into recognized speech segments and displayed in cells with their start times. Tap a cell to move to that position. Swipe left on a cell to copy its text. ================================================ [Note] This app can't add songs of the following formats. - Songs from Apple Music, iCloud, iTunes Match - Songs that are protected by digital copyright (DRM) ================================================

Screenshots

Guitar Analyzer3 screens
Audio File Analyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Audio File Analyzer at Free against Guitar Analyzer's $19.99. Audio File Analyzer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0). Guitar Analyzer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Audio File Analyzer is free to download; Guitar Analyzer costs $19.99 up front. Audio File Analyzer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Guitar Analyzer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio File Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Analyzer ships an update weekly, Audio File Analyzer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Guitar Analyzer versus Audio File Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar AnalyzerAudio File Analyzer
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOleg LevkutnikLoop-Sessions.LLC.

In-app purchases

None

Guitar Analyzer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Audio File Analyzer

One-time1
  • Pro (Remove ads, High-Res analysis)$10.99

Questions

Is Guitar Analyzer free?
Guitar Analyzer costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audio File Analyzer free?
Audio File Analyzer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Analyzer or Audio File Analyzer?
Audio File Analyzer is rated higher. Guitar Analyzer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Audio File Analyzer averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Guitar Analyzer or Audio File Analyzer have ads?
Audio File Analyzer shows ads; Guitar Analyzer does not.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Analyzer or Audio File Analyzer?
Guitar Analyzer ships an update weekly, and Audio File Analyzer every 10 days. Most recently, Guitar Analyzer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Audio File Analyzer on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons