Comparison

Uraha vs Custom Tuner

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

Head to head
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Uraha

Features
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Why a shamisen-dedicated tuner? The shamisen's distinctive tone — shaped by its percussive attack, rapid decay, rich harmonic overtones, and the characteristic sawari buzz — makes it notoriously difficult for general-purpose digital tuners to detect accurately. Uraha is purpose-built and optimized specifically for the shamisen. Why choose Uraha? ■ Record Your Own Shamisen — Recorded No two shamisen sound alike. Record your instrument at its perfectly tuned pitch, then play that recording back before every performance to tune your strings to it — not a generic reference pitch, but the character of your own instrument. Hear each take before you keep it, add a quick memo, and swipe away any you no longer need. Found in no other shamisen tuner app. ■ [New in Version 4.0] The Whole Tuning on One Screen Choose your key and tuning from two pickers, then work across the three strings side by side. Each string shows its note, its octave and its exact frequency, and keeps a check mark once you have held it in tune — so you can see at a glance how far through the instrument you are. Hold a string in tune for a second and Uraha advances to the next one on its own. ■ [New in Version 4.0] A Tuner That Measures the Right String The needle now reads against the string you selected, not simply the nearest note. Play the wrong string, or catch an overtone instead of the fundamental, and Uraha tells you so rather than reporting a confident match. ■ Ear Tuning with Authentic Shamisen Tone Uraha plays a synthesized tone that closely recreates the resonance and timbre of a real shamisen, so you can tune by ear the way musicians have for centuries. One tap sounds a string; hold to repeat it. Fine-tune the timbre to match your own instrument and preference. ■ Digital Tuner Optimized for Shamisen Calibrated specifically for the shamisen's pitch range and harmonic structure, Uraha detects the fundamental pitch far more reliably than conventional chromatic tuners — use it alongside ear tuning for precision you can see and hear. ■ Instrument-Type Presets Fine-tune the synthesized tone for Tsugaru shamisen, nagauta, jiuta, and more, then save up to three configurations as presets — ideal if you own multiple instruments or switch between genres. ■ Full Support for All Three Traditional Tunings Hon-choshi, Ni-agari, and San-sagari — accurate reference pitches for every standard shamisen tuning, one tap away. ■ Saved Tunings with Memos Save a key and tuning together with a note — the song, the piece, the player — and call it straight back from the saved list. Ideal for teachers tracking students' setups or performers managing multiple pieces. ■ Accessible by Design Every primary control — record, play, save, tune — includes VoiceOver labels, and the app fully supports both Light and Dark Mode. Who is Uraha for? Anyone who has struggled to tune a shamisen with a standard tuner; players of Tsugaru shamisen, nagauta, jiuta, or other specific styles; those who play multiple instruments or switch between genres; performers who need to match pitch with others in an ensemble; and anyone who needs reliable, repeatable tuning at rehearsal or on stage. A tuner built for the shamisen, by a shamisen player. Uraha supports your performance.

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Custom Tuner

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Custom Tunerは、楽器や声の音程をすばやく確認できる、シンプルで見やすいチューナーです。 マイクで検出した音を、音名・周波数・centのずれで表示。横長のcentメーターと「低い」「高い」「合っています」のガイドで、合わせる方向を直感的に判断できます。 主な機能 ・リアルタイムの音名・周波数・cent表示 ・±50 centの見やすいチューニングメーター ・入力レベル表示 ・今鳴っている音を五線に表示(ト音記号/ヘ音記号は自動切替) ・Bフラット管・Eフラット管・F管など移調楽器の記譜に対応 ・直近の音程の動きをグラフで確認できる「トレース」機能(音符基準/周波数基準の2モード) ・A4基準ピッチを410〜480Hzで調整 ・415/432/440/442Hzのプリセット ・12音、オクターブ1〜7の基準音再生 ・Eフラット/Bフラットを優先した実用的な音名表記 ・ヘルプ画面に使い方ツアーを収録 ・ライト/ダークモード、iPhone/iPad対応 声、管楽器、弦楽器などのロングトーンや日々のチューニングに。広告やアカウント登録はなく、入力音声は端末内で処理され、録音・保存・送信されません。

Screenshots

Uraha4 screens
Custom Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Uraha at weekly against Custom Tuner's every 5 weeks. Custom Tuner's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uraha ships an update weekly, Custom Tuner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Uraha versus Custom Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUrahaCustom Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer株式会社OHANANaoki Chiba

In-app purchases

None

Uraha

No in-app purchases

None

Custom Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Uraha free?
Uraha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Tuner free?
Custom Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Uraha or Custom Tuner have ads?
Neither Uraha nor Custom Tuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uraha or Custom Tuner?
Uraha ships an update weekly, and Custom Tuner every 5 weeks. Most recently, Uraha was updated on October 6, 2026 and Custom Tuner on October 3, 2026.

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