Comparison

SimpleTone vs WBTRK

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

Head to head
About

SimpleTone

This application provides a straightforward virtual tuning fork. Simply select your desired pitch to tune your instrument. It aims to offer a no-nonsense, ad-free experience for musicians.

Highlights
  • Virtual tuning fork
  • Pitch selection
  • Ad-free experience
  • Simple interface
Features
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It's a virtual tuning fork. Select the pitch you want to tune to. That's it. I got tired of all the BS tuning apps that have ads and purchases built in. C'mon, we're better than this.

About

WBTRK

Create music with a sample-accurate audio engine and a unique speech synthesizer. Build songs from patterns, arrange them into chains, and utilize a variety of sound engines and effects. Offers MIDI support and export options.

Highlights
  • Sample-accurate audio engine
  • Speech synthesizer (TALK and SING modes)
  • 15 diverse sound engines
  • 28 per-note effects
  • MIDI in/out and clock support
  • AUv3 hosting
  • Song rendering to WAV
Currently charting
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WBTRK is a complete music studio that fits in your pocket — 18 instruments, a sampler, per-note effects, a full mixer, plug-in hosting and MIDI, wrapped in a fast grid workflow that lets you write whole tracks with your thumbs. WRITE • Compose in a grid: 16-step PHRASES stack into CHAINS, chains arrange into a six-channel SONG — the fastest way to sketch on a phone, deep enough to finish • The radial wheel: long-press any cell and rotate to dial in notes, chords, instruments or effects — it previews as you turn • A chord picker with real harmony — maj7, min7, sus, dim — plus select, copy, paste and transpose for whole sections • Loop channels independently, re-root phrases per bar, and let every channel run at its own tempo while staying locked to one clock SOUND — 18 instruments • Classic synths: pulse, saw, triangle, FM, noise, supersaw pad, sub, pluck, wavetable (draw your own cycle), and MODX — a dual-oscillator synth with a 4-LFO modulation matrix • SAMPLER: record from the mic or import audio; trim, normalize, loop, ping-pong, reverse — or beat-chop at transients and play the slices across the keyboard • A singing robot voice with real lyrics, granular clouds over any recording, and struck modal percussion — marimba, bells, steel pan • An ambient section: DRONE, RESONATOR and TEXTURE — beds, drones and weather • AUv3 HOSTING: play your installed instrument plug-ins from the sequencer, and insert effect plug-ins on any channel SHAPE • 29 effects on any note: delay, two reverbs (one runs to thirty seconds), tempo-synced trance gate and autopan, retrigger, chorus, flanger, ring mod, wavefold, bitcrush, slides, vibrato, arps and more • True stereo instruments — place every oscillator in the field • A full mixer: per-channel volume, pan, mute, solo and plug-in inserts • RANDOM dice that re-roll a note on every hit, tables for instant arpeggios, per-instrument swing and scale lock CONNECT • MIDI in (play and record, step or live), MIDI out and MIDI clock for hardware • Ableton Link keeps you in time with other apps and gear KEEP • Render your track to WAV, share songs as files, your session autosaves • A lock-screen player with cover art drawn in your theme • 27 themes plus a full theme editor — from the clean studio default to full retro, hex numbers included • A built-in demo song that shows the whole studio off Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no subscription, nothing collected.

Screenshots

SimpleTone4 screens
WBTRK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpleTone at Free against WBTRK's $8.99. WBTRK's advantage is chart position (#176 vs unranked) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On rating, 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

SimpleTone is free to download; WBTRK costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SimpleTone against 5.0 for WBTRK. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WBTRK has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SimpleTone versus WBTRK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleToneWBTRK
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#176 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvan BrassLASZLO DOBROVOLSZKI

Customer experience

SimpleTone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WBTRK

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTone

No in-app purchases

None

WBTRK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleTone free?
SimpleTone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WBTRK free?
WBTRK costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleTone or WBTRK?
SimpleTone and WBTRK are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do SimpleTone or WBTRK have ads?
Neither SimpleTone nor WBTRK shows ads.

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