Comparison

Piano Tuner vs MIDI Timer

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

Head to head
About

Piano Tuner

This app offers a professional workflow for tuning acoustic pianos. It features a live strobe tuner, custom stretch curve sampling, and session storage for efficient and consistent tuning. Advanced tools allow for inharmonicity analysis and PDF report export.

Highlights
  • Live strobe-style tuning
  • Acoustic sampling for stretch curves
  • Inharmonicity analysis
  • Auto and step tuning modes
  • Session library
  • PDF tuning report export
Features
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Tune acoustic pianos with a precision-focused workflow built for real service sessions. Piano Tuner : Tempera combines a live strobe tuner, cents readout, custom stretch curve sampling, and session storage so you can tune faster and stay consistent from piano to piano. Access: Try basic live tuning with a free 10-minute preview. Continued tuning, acoustic sampling, Lab tools, saved piano profiles and PDF reports require Premium. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Available prices and any eligible trial are shown before purchase. Features: - Live strobe-style tuning with note and cents display - Acoustic sampling to build a piano-specific stretch curve - Inharmonicity analysis for more musical octave relationships - Auto and step tuning modes for controlled workflow - Session library for saved piano makes, serials, and tuning data - PDF tuning report export for client records - Adjustable A4 reference and quiet-room calibration Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/hgayan7/88c29e0f841432942675315f1e5aa092

About

MIDI Timer

Automatically track your MIDI music practice sessions with detailed analytics and replay capabilities. Focus more on playing and less on manual logging, visualizing your progress over time. Share your practice recordings and insights easily.

Highlights
  • Automatic MIDI timing start/stop
  • Practice log management
  • Visualized progress charts
  • MIDI recording and playback
  • Practice analytics
  • Log sharing
Features
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You don't have to break focus to tap a timer. When you finish, you know how long you played, and you can hear that take again right away. [Play a note, and timing starts] Connect a digital piano or MIDI keyboard by Bluetooth or a cable. Timing starts when a note comes in. You don't tap Start. By default, 5 seconds of silence pauses, and 1 minute of silence saves a practice log. You can change both waits: pause 1–30 seconds, end 1–10 minutes. You can also end it yourself. [It records the time you actually play] Timing follows the MIDI. While the piano is sending notes, time adds up. When you stop, it pauses. Each log is one continuous performance, with the piece name you enter. [When you finish, hear it again on the piano] The MIDI from that session stays in the log. Tap play, and the notes go back to the connected keyboard, so you hear that take on the piano. You can line up what felt easy and where you got stuck. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Piano Tuner4 screens
MIDI Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Piano Tuner at 18 against MIDI Timer's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Piano Tuner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and MIDI Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Tuner ships an update weekly, MIDI Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Piano Tuner versus MIDI Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano TunerMIDI Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHimshikhar Gayan聪 牛

Customer experience

Piano Tuner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

MIDI Timer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Piano Tuner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

MIDI Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Practice (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Pro Practice (Yearly)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Piano Tuner free?
Piano Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MIDI Timer free?
MIDI Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piano Tuner or MIDI Timer have ads?
Neither Piano Tuner nor MIDI Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piano Tuner or MIDI Timer?
Piano Tuner ships an update weekly, and MIDI Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Piano Tuner was updated on November 11, 2026 and MIDI Timer on October 31, 2026.

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