Comparison

TunerBox vs Graphony

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

Graphony

Features
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Graphony is a composition environment for academic and experimental composers. Rather than entering notes one at a time, you design a piece from the top down by drawing graphs of its musical parameters, then export a MusicXML score to complete in your notation software and render an audio version using sounds you record yourself. JUMPSTART A COMPOSITION WITH GRAPHS Set the length, meter, and tempo, then draw a curve over time for each parameter: - Pitch content (register and range) - Event duration - Density (how many events sound at once) - Dynamics - Connectivity, motivic patterns, and the amount of pitch-altering effects The graphs are the generative blueprint of the piece. Reshape a curve and the material follows, so you can audition many versions of an idea in minutes. Reference curves from your other parameters are shown underneath, keeping every decision in context. EXPORT A MUSICXML SCORE Graphony writes a clean MusicXML file you can open in Sibelius, Dorico, Finale, or MuseScore, then edit and complete by hand. The score is a point of departure, not a finished product: it is fully yours to refine and notate. HEAR IT WITH YOUR OWN SOUNDS Record short sound samples, label them, and Graphony renders an audio version of the piece using those recordings. Each sound carries its own reference pitch, dynamics, articulation, and effects, so the realization reflects your own sonic material rather than a generic synthesizer. FOR EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICE - Absolute pitch contour: the pitch graph maps to a real concert-pitch register, so the notation means what it says. - Microtonal quarter-tones, chromatic-stepped glissandi, and detected chords notated on a single stem. - A palette of per-sound effects: glissando, scratch, harmonic distortion, reverse, inverted pitch, and granular fragment. - "Notate as C" writes a sound's notes on a single placeholder middle C, so you can set their pitches by hand later. - Sound roles (sustainer, punctuator, doubler, texture) are distinguished by notehead. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. Graphony has no accounts, no ads, and collects no data. Your graphs, recordings, scores, and audio never leave your iPhone or iPad unless you choose to share them. Graphony is built to get an experimental idea out of your head and onto the page quickly: design it as graphs, hear it in your own sounds, and carry the score into your notation software to finish.

Screenshots

TunerBox2 screens
Graphony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TunerBox at every 4 days against Graphony's every 6 weeks. Graphony's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TunerBox ships an update every 4 days, Graphony every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TunerBox versus Graphony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunerBoxGraphony
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard StokesLeonid Iogansen

In-app purchases

None

TunerBox

No in-app purchases

None

Graphony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TunerBox free?
TunerBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Graphony free?
Graphony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TunerBox or Graphony have ads?
Neither TunerBox nor Graphony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TunerBox or Graphony?
TunerBox ships an update every 4 days, and Graphony every 6 weeks. Most recently, TunerBox was updated on October 15, 2026 and Graphony on October 9, 2026.

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