Comparison

Pitchli vs Algonautic

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

Head to head
About

Pitchli

A highly accurate chromatic tuner designed for bass and guitar, offering real-time pitch detection. It functions as a standalone app using your device's microphone or as an AUv3 effect within compatible music applications.

Highlights
  • High-accuracy chromatic tuning
  • Real-time pitch detection
  • Standalone microphone tuning
  • AUv3 extension support
  • Adjustable reference pitch
  • Low-noise idle behavior
Features
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Pitchli is a high-accuracy chromatic tuner built for guitar, bass, and lower-register instruments. Use it as a standalone tuner with your device microphone, or load it as an AUv3 effect inside compatible music apps. Features: - Accurate real-time pitch detection tuned for bass notes below guitar low E through high guitar ranges - Smooth horizontal cents meter with clear flat/in-tune/sharp feedback - Adjustable reference pitch (A4 = 420-460 Hz) - Low-noise idle behavior that avoids unstable ghost readings - Audio Unit v3 extension support for compatible host apps Standalone mode: - Uses microphone input for direct instrument tuning - AUv3 host-specific controls (such as MIDI routing behavior) are disabled Notes: - Microphone permission is required for standalone tuning. - For AUv3 use, load Pitchli in a compatible host app.

About

Algonautic

This app provides an interactive ambient chord pad instrument for iPad, allowing musicians to generate full chord voicings with a single tap. It offers various modes for sequencing, strumming, and evolving chord progressions, and can be integrated with DAWs as an AUv3 MIDI effect.

Highlights
  • Pads fire complete chord voicings
  • Sync to DAW or trigger freely
  • Gate and Latch modes
  • Strum mode for natural movement
  • Transition rules for evolving progressions
  • Mutation mode for harmonic variations
  • AUv3 MIDI effect compatibility
Features
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Algonautic A MIDI chord pad instrument for iPad. Each pad maps to a full voiced chord. Route the output to your DAW, layer it, sequence it, and capture it as MIDI. The chord library comes from my own catalogue: a harmonic language I developed across Sonic Dreams Vol. 1 & 2, now available as a playable instrument. *** Features • Pads fire complete chord voicings — one tap, full harmony • Sync to your DAW or trigger freely • Gate and Latch modes hold chords for as long as you need • Strum mode spreads chord attacks for natural movement • Transition rules step through chords in order or randomly — useful for progressions that evolve on their own • Mutation mode introduces inversions and harmonic variations over time • Two Part Doublers add bass and top-voice doublings in real time, each on its own MIDI output channel • Runs as an AUv3 MIDI effect in Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, and other compatible hosts — or standalone • MIDI only. No audio engine, no added audio latency *** Compatibility Notice Requires an AUv3-compatible host for plugin functionality.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pitchli at Free against Algonautic's $5.99. Pitchli also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Algonautic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On 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

Pitchli is free to download; Algonautic costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pitchli holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pitchli ships an update every 2 months, Algonautic every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pitchli versus Algonautic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitchliAlgonautic
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid Lars GuvaAxart Labs OU

Customer experience

Pitchli

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

Algonautic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pitchli

No in-app purchases

None

Algonautic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pitchli free?
Pitchli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Algonautic free?
Algonautic costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pitchli or Algonautic?
Pitchli is rated higher. Pitchli averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Algonautic averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pitchli or Algonautic have ads?
Neither Pitchli nor Algonautic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pitchli or Algonautic?
Pitchli ships an update every 2 months, and Algonautic every 3 days. Most recently, Pitchli was updated on September 13, 2026 and Algonautic on September 7, 2026.

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