Comparison

BeatSync vs Piano Tuner Pro

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

Head to head
About

BeatSync

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a light show. BeatSync listens to the music around you and pulses your flashlight in real time β€” synced to every beat, every drop, every clap. No setup. No accounts. Just tap and go. Whether you're at a concert, a party, a stadium, or just vibing in your room β€” BeatSync brings your flashlight to life with the music. - Real-time beat detection using your microphone - Flashlight pulses in sync with the beat - Manual flashlight with adjustable brightness - 100% private β€” no data collected, no recording, ever BeatSync works with any music, any genre, anywhere. Just hit start and let the beat take over.

About

Piano Tuner Pro

Features
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Piano Tuner turns your iPhone into a precise, fast, and genuinely usable tuning tool β€” built around how pianos actually work, not just generic chromatic tuning. Most pianos have more than one string per note: two in the middle register, three across the treble. If those strings drift apart, even by a few cents, the note loses its bloom and starts to beat. Piano Tuner is built for exactly this. Switch between 1-, 2-, and 3-string modes and watch each string land on pitch independently, so your unisons ring clean. REAL-TIME PITCH DETECTION A responsive autocorrelation engine listens through your mic and locks onto the fundamental in milliseconds. The note name and octave appear instantly, with live frequency in hertz right below. A DIAL YOU CAN READ AT A GLANCE A smooth, weighted needle sweeps across a βˆ’50 to +50 cent arc. The whole readout shifts color as you close in: amber when you’re off, red when you’re sharp, and a clean teal the moment you’re within a few cents of perfect. No squinting at tiny numbers mid-tune. CENTS OR HERTZ, YOUR CALL Tap once to switch the readout between cents and hertz. Work in cents for fine unison matching, or hertz when you want the raw frequency. The dial and per-string panel follow whichever you choose. PER-STRING UNISON PANEL Set the app to 2 or 3 strings and each one gets its own live deviation bar. Bring the first string to pitch, then match the rest to it by eye β€” no mutes, no guesswork, no beating. CLEAN, FOCUSED, DARK A calm dark interface with a single bright β€œin-tune” cue keeps your attention on the one thing that matters: the pitch. Subtle haptics confirm every tap. Portrait-locked and distraction-free. WHO IT’S FOR β€’ Piano owners keeping their instrument in shape between professional visits β€’ Students and teachers checking pitch by ear and by number β€’ Technicians and hobbyists who want a fast reference in their pocket β€’ Anyone tuning a multi-string acoustic instrument No accounts. No clutter. Just open it and tune. Note: Piano Tuner uses your device microphone to detect pitch. It works best in a quiet room.

Screenshots

BeatSync3 screens
Piano Tuner Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Piano Tuner Pro at 15.1 against BeatSync's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 4 level
BeatSync versus Piano Tuner Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatSyncPiano Tuner Pro
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size0 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew WeilDANIEL JUSTIN JOBE

In-app purchases

None

BeatSync

No in-app purchases

None

Piano Tuner Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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