Comparison

StringMate vs ttuner

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

Head to head
About

StringMate

This app offers a high-precision chromatic tuner and a professional metronome for musicians. It supports various instruments and includes features like real-time tuning, visual beat feedback, and customizable presets. Unlock advanced precision features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Real-time chromatic tuning
  • Dot-matrix display
  • Strobe tuner precision
  • Metronome with multiple time signatures
  • Tap Tempo
  • Visual beat feedback
  • Instrument presets
Features
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StringMate is a high-precision chromatic tuner and professional metronome for guitarists and musicians. TUNER • Real-time chromatic tuning for guitar, bass, ukulele, and more • Dot-matrix display shows note, octave, and pitch accuracy at a glance • Strobe tuner for ±0.1¢ precision (Pro) • Cents deviation display with IN TUNE indicator (Pro) • Reference pitch A4 440–466 Hz (1 Hz steps) • Instrument & custom tuning presets (Pro) • Input level monitor (Pro) METRONOME • BPM range: 40–240 • Time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 • Tap Tempo • Classic and Stick sound styles • Visual beat feedback StringMate Pro unlocks all precision features with a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ttuner

This app provides musicians with on-device pitch detection, a metronome with speed training, and a practice recorder. It allows for custom tuning ranges and offers a unique practice heat-map feature. The interface is designed for efficient practice without interrupting playing.

Highlights
  • On-device chromatic pitch detection
  • Customizable in-tune range
  • 15+ built-in instrument tunings
  • Speed Trainer metronome
  • Picture-in-Picture metronome
  • Practice recorder with pitch timeline
  • Practice heat-map
Features
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Practice in tune and in time — without putting your instrument down. ttuner is a chromatic tuner, metronome, and practice recorder built for musicians who actually practice. On-device pitch detection, an honest interface, and tools the way conservatory players use them. TUNER • Fast, accurate chromatic pitch detection — entirely on your device. • Set your own in-tune range, in cents. • Transpose and reference-pitch (A4) adjustment. • 15 built-in instrument tunings — guitar, bass, violin, viola, cello, ukulele, mandolin, banjo — plus your own DADGAD, Drop C, or anything you invent. One tap to recall. METRONOME • Time signatures, accents, count-in. • Speed Trainer: set a start and a target, and it adds +5 BPM every few bars while your hands stay on the instrument. • Float it over your sheet music in Picture-in-Picture (a thin floating bar on Android). DRONE • Hold any pitch, any octave, as long as you want — the way conservatory musicians train intonation. Plays behind your sheet music. PRACTICE RECORDER • Record your playing with the pitch timeline and BPM composited right onto the video. • A practice heat-map — tap any day to replay what you played. • Pro bakes the analysis into the file, so it travels with every share. HONEST BY DESIGN • On-device audio. No ads. No subscription. One-time Pro purchase, restored with your Apple ID.

Screenshots

StringMate4 screens
ttuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StringMate at none against ttuner's 1. StringMate also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. ttuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StringMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StringMate ships an update every 3 days, ttuner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StringMate versus ttuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStringMatettuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMINJUNG CHOChangHun Sung

Customer experience

StringMate

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ttuner

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

In-app purchases

None

StringMate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ttuner

One-time1
  • ttuner Pro Upgrade$5.99

Questions

Is StringMate free?
StringMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ttuner free?
ttuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StringMate or ttuner have ads?
Neither StringMate nor ttuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StringMate or ttuner?
StringMate ships an update every 3 days, and ttuner every 9 days. Most recently, StringMate was updated on October 8, 2026 and ttuner on October 1, 2026.

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