Comparison

TuneSheet vs FR

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

Head to head
About

TuneSheet

This app helps musicians catalog and organize their music. You can add tunes, record yourself playing, and even get random song suggestions. It offers full offline support and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Add tunes individually or in bulk
  • Record and playback audio
  • Adjust recording speed
  • Random tune selection
  • Organize with custom lists and tags
  • Attach notes and web links
  • Offline support
Read full description

TuneSheet is a personal catalog for your tunes — whatever trad or folk music you're learning and playing. Add tunes one at a time or paste in a whole list at once. Organize them into lists, tag them however makes sense to you, and attach notes, links, and audio recordings. When you want to revisit something, search or filter by tag. When you can't decide what to play, shake your phone and let the app pick for you. Features: • Add tunes individually or in bulk • Record yourself directly in the app and play back later • Slow down recordings to 75% or 50% speed to learn at your own pace • Shake your phone to get a random tune — super fun for jam roulette • Organize with custom lists and tags • Attach notes and web links to each tune • Full offline support — works at Clifftop • Share recordings as audio files • Search and filter your tune collection instantly • Share individual tunes, lists, or your entire collection via a public link • Syncs across devices Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FR

This music app automatically detects and transcribes audio clips from your jam sessions or rehearsals. It helps you organize, name, and export musical ideas, with local processing for privacy. A one-time upgrade unlocks advanced editing and organizational tools.

Highlights
  • Automatic music clip detection
  • Speech transcription
  • Audio import and export
  • Traditional tune lookup
  • Local on-device processing
  • Clip editing (Pro)
Features
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Smart session recorder designed for musicians. Capture the entire jam or rehearsal session, FR-1 automatically detect music clips and transcribe any speech. Great for jam, sessions, practice, or generating musical ideas. Hit Record and Forget • Start recording from the Lock Screen, or Control Center, monitor with Live Activity Find the Music • Auto detect music clips, you can then name and export them • Speech are transcribed for context (Note: transcripts may not be accurate) Audio Import / Export • Import audio for analysis and transcription. Export clips or tune lists. Lookup Traditional Tunes • Suggest known tune names, Quickly look up tunes on TheSession.org, Traditional Tune Archive and more. Private by Design • Analysis and transcription run locally, your data never leaves your device. Free to use, one-time paid Pro upgrade unlock advanced features: • iCloud Sync: access recordings from all your devices • Clip Editor: trim, split and merge clips • Export clips in batch and clip name lists • Star favorite clips for future reference • Adjust playback speed

Screenshots

TuneSheet4 screens
FR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TuneSheet at free against FR's free with in-app purchases. TuneSheet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). FR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. TuneSheet sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and FR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TuneSheet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TuneSheet ships an update every 3 weeks, FR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TuneSheet versus FR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuneSheetFR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarter BancroftQi Yang

Customer experience

TuneSheet

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TuneSheet

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$5.001 Month
  • Scholarship$30.001 Year
  • Standard$45.001 Year
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  • Champion$75.001 Year
1 purchases

FR

One-time1
  • FR-1 Pro$4.99

Questions

Is TuneSheet free?
TuneSheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FR free?
FR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TuneSheet or FR?
TuneSheet is rated higher. TuneSheet averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FR averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do TuneSheet or FR have ads?
Neither TuneSheet nor FR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TuneSheet or FR?
TuneSheet ships an update every 3 weeks, and FR every 2 weeks. Most recently, TuneSheet was updated on October 24, 2026 and FR on October 29, 2026.

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