Comparison

TunerBox vs Piano Tuner Pro

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

Head to head
About

TunerBox

This app provides a straightforward and efficient way to tune stringed instruments like guitars, basses, and ukuleles. It offers automatic detection of common tunings and a manual mode for precise adjustments, loading instantly for immediate use.

Highlights
  • Instant loading tuner
  • Supports common guitar tunings
  • Manual tuning mode
  • Works with bass and ukulele
  • Simple and effective interface
Features
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Simple, effective guitar tuner app for iPhone and iPad. Quick and easy - loads right into a tuner ready to go! Supports all common guitar tunings automatically and a manual mode! Also works with bass and ukulele!

About

Piano Tuner Pro

This app transforms your device into a precise piano tuning tool. It analyzes multiple strings per note independently, providing real-time feedback on pitch and frequency. The interface is designed for quick, distraction-free use, helping you achieve clean unisons.

Highlights
  • Multi-string tuning modes (1, 2, 3 strings)
  • Real-time pitch and frequency detection
  • Visual tuning dial with color cues
  • Per-string unison panel
  • Cents or Hertz readout options
  • Dark, distraction-free interface
Features
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Piano Tuner turns your iPhone into a precise, fast, and genuinely usable tuning tool — built around how pianos actually work, not just generic chromatic tuning. Most pianos have more than one string per note: two in the middle register, three across the treble. If those strings drift apart, even by a few cents, the note loses its bloom and starts to beat. Piano Tuner is built for exactly this. Switch between 1-, 2-, and 3-string modes and watch each string land on pitch independently, so your unisons ring clean. REAL-TIME PITCH DETECTION A responsive autocorrelation engine listens through your mic and locks onto the fundamental in milliseconds. The note name and octave appear instantly, with live frequency in hertz right below. A DIAL YOU CAN READ AT A GLANCE A smooth, weighted needle sweeps across a −50 to +50 cent arc. The whole readout shifts color as you close in: amber when you’re off, red when you’re sharp, and a clean teal the moment you’re within a few cents of perfect. No squinting at tiny numbers mid-tune. CENTS OR HERTZ, YOUR CALL Tap once to switch the readout between cents and hertz. Work in cents for fine unison matching, or hertz when you want the raw frequency. The dial and per-string panel follow whichever you choose. PER-STRING UNISON PANEL Set the app to 2 or 3 strings and each one gets its own live deviation bar. Bring the first string to pitch, then match the rest to it by eye — no mutes, no guesswork, no beating. CLEAN, FOCUSED, DARK A calm dark interface with a single bright “in-tune” cue keeps your attention on the one thing that matters: the pitch. Subtle haptics confirm every tap. Portrait-locked and distraction-free. WHO IT’S FOR • Piano owners keeping their instrument in shape between professional visits • Students and teachers checking pitch by ear and by number • Technicians and hobbyists who want a fast reference in their pocket • Anyone tuning a multi-string acoustic instrument No accounts. No clutter. Just open it and tune. Note: Piano Tuner uses your device microphone to detect pitch. It works best in a quiet room.

Screenshots

TunerBox2 screens
Piano Tuner Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TunerBox at 5.0 against Piano Tuner Pro's 2.3. Piano Tuner Pro's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TunerBox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TunerBox versus Piano Tuner Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunerBoxPiano Tuner Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard StokesDANIEL JUSTIN JOBE

In-app purchases

None

TunerBox

No in-app purchases

None

Piano Tuner Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TunerBox free?
TunerBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piano Tuner Pro free?
Piano Tuner Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TunerBox or Piano Tuner Pro?
TunerBox is rated higher. TunerBox averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Piano Tuner Pro averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do TunerBox or Piano Tuner Pro have ads?
Neither TunerBox nor Piano Tuner Pro shows ads.

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