Comparison

MidiMotion vs Tapko Tuner

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

Head to head
About

MidiMotion

Features
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Bring motion to your music. MIDIMotion transforms your natural gestures into expressive MIDI control, letting you shape sound with movement like never before. Designed for musicians, producers, and performers, it works seamlessly with your wireless MIDIMotion sensor module to give any instrument — from wind controller to synthesizer — a new dimension of expression. Whether you’re tilting, lifting, or turning your instrument, MIDIMotion instantly translates every motion into customizable MIDI CC data, so you can control filters, effects, pitch, and more — completely hands-free.

About

Tapko Tuner

A highly accurate chromatic tuner designed for bass and guitar, offering real-time pitch detection. It functions as a standalone app using your device's microphone or as an AUv3 effect within compatible music applications.

Highlights
  • High-accuracy chromatic tuning
  • Real-time pitch detection
  • Standalone microphone tuning
  • AUv3 extension support
  • Adjustable reference pitch
  • Low-noise idle behavior
Features
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Tapko Tuner is a precise chromatic tuner for guitar and bass, from 5-string low B up to the top frets of a guitar. Use it on its own with your device microphone, or load it as an AUv3 effect in AUM, GarageBand, Loopy Pro and other hosts. The audio passes through untouched. Features: - Accurate real-time pitch detection, steady even on low bass notes - Clean horizontal meter that shows flat, in tune and sharp at a glance - Large note name with octave and live frequency readout - Adjustable reference pitch (A4 = 420-460 Hz) - Adjustable indicator width and height - No ghost readings when the room is quiet - MIDI CC output in AUv3 hosts, one CC per tuning zone Notes: - Microphone permission is required for standalone tuning. - MIDI output is available when Tapko Tuner runs as an AUv3 plugin.

Screenshots

MidiMotion4 screens
Tapko Tuner1 screens

Verdict

The call

MidiMotion and Tapko Tuner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MidiMotion versus Tapko Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidiMotionTapko Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPapritech ltdDavid Lars Guva

In-app purchases

None

MidiMotion

No in-app purchases

None

Tapko Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MidiMotion free?
MidiMotion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tapko Tuner free?
Tapko Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MidiMotion or Tapko Tuner have ads?
Neither MidiMotion nor Tapko Tuner shows ads.

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