Comparison

Tuner vs Tauscope

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

Head to head
About

Tuner

Features
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Tuner-Flow โ€” Chromatic Tuner A fast, accurate chromatic tuner for guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, and more. Tune by ear or by eye with two meter styles โ€” a classic strobe display and a traditional needle meter. The string guide shows all your strings at a glance, highlights the closest match as you play, and locks in with a satisfying haptic when you're spot on. Enable auto-advance and it moves to the next string automatically, so you can keep both hands on the instrument. Switch to chromatic mode for instrument-agnostic tuning โ€” ideal for vocals, wind instruments, or anything that isn't a guitar. Features Strobe and needle meter modes Auto string detection with manual override Auto-advance through strings when in tune Chromatic mode for any instrument or voice 17 tunings across guitar, bass, ukulele, and banjo Reference tone playback per string Adjustable A4 reference pitch (420โ€“460 Hz) Microphone sensitivity and input source controls Haptic feedback when locked in tune

About

Tauscope

Features
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Tauscope makes sound visible. It expands an incoming audio waveform into three-dimensional space using delay coordinates, and draws its trajectory as a single line. Rather than converting volume into decoration, it visualizes the structure of the signal itself. Input โ€” built-in microphone / audio interface Controls โ€” ฯ„ (delay), gain, zoom, spin, trail Display โ€” full-screen mode for live projection Platforms โ€” iPhone / iPad / Mac Made for live projection and studio monitoring. It does not record, store, or transmit audio.

Screenshots

Tuner3 screens
Tauscope3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tuner at Free against Tauscope's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Tuner is free to download; Tauscope costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Tuner versus Tauscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunerTauscope
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames RocheReNALNE.inc

In-app purchases

None

Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

Tauscope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tuner free?
Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tauscope free?
Tauscope costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tuner or Tauscope have ads?
Neither Tuner nor Tauscope shows ads.

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