Comparison

Custom Tuner vs Rig Tuner

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

Head to head
About

Custom Tuner

Features
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Custom Tuner helps you tune wind instruments, strings and your voice. Beyond showing your current pitch deviation, it records which notes tend to be sharp or flat so you can review your practice. ā–  Tuner • Note name, frequency and deviation in cents in real time • A ±50-cent meter with Flat, Sharp and In tune guidance • The current note on a staff, with automatic treble/bass clef switching • Written pitch for transposing instruments in B-flat, E-flat, F and more • A4 reference pitch from 410–480 Hz, with 415/432/440/442 Hz presets • Choose C D E, Do Re Mi or German note names (B/H) ā–  Trace • A graph of the last 15 seconds of pitch movement: deviation from the note or pitch height ā–  Tone • Sustain reference tones across all 12 notes in octaves 1–7 to tune by ear ā–  Intonation tendencies (Records) • Hold a note for at least one second to automatically log its pitch deviation • A keyboard-shaped chart shows which notes tend to be sharp or flat, with written-pitch display for transposing instruments too ā–  Pro (one-time in-app purchase, supports Family Sharing) • Review intonation tendencies over 7 days, 30 days or all time, with graphs of daily changes • Chord drones: sustain a fifth, major triad, minor triad or octave to tune within a chord • Switch between just intonation and equal temperament while the drone plays to compare beats by ear • An organ-like tone rich in harmonics makes tuning differences easier to hear as beats • Connect headphones to measure your pitch while the drone plays. For the third of a chord, the meter centers on the just-intonation target of āˆ’14 cents • Long-tone practice: 4-, 8- and 12-second exercises score pitch deviation and fluctuation. Set personal bests for each note • Explore harmonics: spectrum, levels of harmonics 1–10, spectral centroid, odd/even harmonic ratio and harmonics-to-noise ratio • Record practice and listen back alongside the pitch graph, up to 5 minutes per recording • Before purchasing, preview the rich harmonic tone and compare just intonation with equal temperament ā–  Privacy Microphone audio is analyzed on your device. Audio is saved only when you press the record button. Recordings and practice records are stored only on your device and are never transmitted externally. There are no ads or account registration. Supports Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. Available on iPhone and iPad, with light and dark modes.

About

Rig Tuner

Features
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Every tuning. No paywall. No account required. Rig Tuner is a fast, accurate chromatic tuner built by RigVerse for players who are tired of tuners that put Drop D behind a subscription. Every tuning below is free, and always will be. FAST AND ACCURATE Pitch detection runs entirely on your device using normalised autocorrelation — the same approach used in professional audio software. It locks on in a fraction of a second and stays steady on low strings, where cheaper tuners drift and flicker. 22 TUNINGS, ALL FREE Guitar — Standard, Drop D, Drop C#, Drop C, Drop B, Half Step Down, Full Step Down, Open G, Open D, Open E, Open C, Open A, DADGAD, DADAAD, All Fourths, Nashville Bass — 4-string, 5-string, Drop D Other — Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo (open G) REFERENCE PITCH Tune to A = 432, 438, 440, 441 or 442 Hz for orchestral, period and ensemble work. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Audio is analysed on your device. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere. PART OF RIGVERSE Connect a free RigVerse account and Rig Tuner remembers the tuning you use for each instrument in your collection. Entirely optional — every tuning works without an account.

Screenshots

Custom Tuner4 screens
Rig Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Custom Tuner and Rig Tuner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Custom Tuner versus Rig Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom TunerRig Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki ChibaJesse Wright

In-app purchases

None

Custom Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

Rig Tuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Tuner free?
Custom Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rig Tuner free?
Rig Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Custom Tuner or Rig Tuner have ads?
Neither Custom Tuner nor Rig Tuner shows ads.

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