Gecko Tuner vs Raw Byte Audio Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gecko Tuner
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Gecko Tuner is a professional-grade tuner designed for musicians who demand precision. Whether you’re tuning a guitar, bass, violin, double bass, ukulele, or banjo, Gecko Tuner delivers ultra-accurate results across all tunings. From standard to alternate and custom setups, you’re always perfectly in tune. Beyond tuning, Gecko Tuner gives you powerful tools to improve your sound: • Extreme Precision Tuning – Fast, stable, and highly accurate detection • Supports Multiple Instruments – Guitar, bass, violin, double bass, ukulele, banjo • All Tunings Supported – Standard, alternate, and custom tunings • Drone Player – Practice and improvise in any key • Spectrum Analyzer – Visualize frequencies, tune by harmonics, and detect feedback • Find & Control Feedback – Ideal for live and studio use • AUv3 Plugin Support – Use Gecko Tuner inside your favorite DAWs on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Whether you’re on stage, in the studio, or practicing at home, Gecko Tuner gives you the tools to stay perfectly in tune and in control of your sound.
Raw Byte Audio Machine
This app generates complex musical patterns using a single sawtooth wave and a powerful expression engine. It supports binary and bitwise operations to create rhythms, harmonies, and melodies. Operates as a standalone app or an AUv3 instrument plugin.
- Sawtooth wave synthesis
- Expression engine for sound design
- Binary and bitwise operations
- Rhythm, harmony, and melody generation
- Standalone app
- AUv3 instrument plugin
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The Raw Byte Audio Machine allows the user to operate on a constant sawtooth wave that is calculated against the assigned sample rate and bit-depth. With each sample, the counter "t" increments by 1. Your expression is evaluated and the lowest bits become a PCM audio sample. Expressions allow for binary arithmetic like addition, subtraction, division, and modulo; and bitwise operations like AND/OR/NOT and bit shifting. With these combinations of tools, a single expression can yield tremendous musical results in complex rhythms, harmonies, and melodies, all while operating on a single sawtooth wave. Operates as a standalone app or AUv3 instrument plugin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Raw Byte Audio Machine at every 6 days against Gecko Tuner's monthly. Raw Byte Audio Machine also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Gecko Tuner costs $3.99 and Raw Byte Audio Machine $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gecko Tuner ships an update monthly, Raw Byte Audio Machine every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Gecko Tuner | Raw Byte Audio Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dave Govert Menkehorst | Callback Audio, LLC |
In-app purchases
Gecko Tuner
No in-app purchases
Raw Byte Audio Machine
No in-app purchases
Questions
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