Tapko Tuner vs Algonautic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tapko Tuner
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.
- High-accuracy chromatic tuning
- Real-time pitch detection
- Standalone microphone tuning
- AUv3 extension support
- Adjustable reference pitch
- Low-noise idle behavior
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Tapko Tuner is a precise chromatic tuner for guitar and bass, from 5-string low B up to the top frets of a guitar. Use it on its own with your device microphone, or load it as an AUv3 effect in AUM, GarageBand, Loopy Pro and other hosts. The audio passes through untouched. Features: - Accurate real-time pitch detection, steady even on low bass notes - Clean horizontal meter that shows flat, in tune and sharp at a glance - Large note name with octave and live frequency readout - Adjustable reference pitch (A4 = 420-460 Hz) - Adjustable indicator width and height - No ghost readings when the room is quiet - MIDI CC output in AUv3 hosts, one CC per tuning zone Notes: - Microphone permission is required for standalone tuning. - MIDI output is available when Tapko Tuner runs as an AUv3 plugin.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tapko Tuner at Free against Algonautic's $5.99. Tapko Tuner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Algonautic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) 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
Tapko Tuner is free to download; Algonautic costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tapko Tuner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Tapko Tuner ships an update every 5 weeks, Algonautic every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tapko Tuner | Algonautic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Lars Guva | Axart Labs OU |
Customer experience
Tapko Tuner
Algonautic
In-app purchases
Tapko Tuner
No in-app purchases
Algonautic
No in-app purchases









