Chromatic Tuner AUv3 vs How Far?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chromatic Tuner AUv3
Achieve perfect pitch on your iPhone or iPad with this high-precision chromatic tuner. It supports a wide range of instruments and functions as a standalone app or an AUv3 effect within popular music production hosts.
- High-precision chromatic tuning
- Trace view pitch graph
- Read pitch drift to the cent
- Octave display
- Adjustable tuning standards
- Low-latency AUv3 passthrough
- Clean dark interface
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Tune guitar, bass, violin, and any instrument to perfect pitch on your iPhone or iPad. A high-precision chromatic tuner that works as a standalone app and as an AUv3 effect inside GarageBand, Logic Pro, AUM, Koala, Cubasis, Loopy Pro, and any AUv3-compatible host. Features: • High-precision chromatic tuning with an arc-shaped cents gauge • Trace view: a scrolling pitch graph that shows each string settle into tune, with a tap to switch back to the gauge • Read pitch drift to the exact cent — in tune at a glance • Octave display shows the note and its octave (A4, B3, ...) • Calibration for different tuning standards (A=415–466 Hz) • Low-latency audio passthrough when used as an AUv3 effect • Clean, dark interface for stage and studio Whether you are practicing at home, warming up backstage, or recording in the studio, Tuner gives you accurate, instant feedback on every note. Works great in GarageBand, Logic Pro, AUM, Koala, Cubasis, Loopy Pro, and any AUv3 host. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
How Far?
This audio effect plugin allows users to precisely control the spatial placement and perceived distance of sounds within a mix. It offers intuitive controls for positioning, widening, and adding depth to audio elements, simplifying complex mixing tasks.
- Spatial placement control
- Perceived distance adjustment
- XY pad for positioning
- Depth and width enhancement
- Multiple positioning modes
- Standalone app for auditioning
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Put every sound in its place. How Far? is an AUv3 mixing effect that makes spatial placement and perceived distance easy to control. Move across the XY pad to position or widen a sound, then move vertically to bring it forward or push it deeper into the mix. How Far? combines level, tone, presence, transient softening, reflections, diffusion and stereo cues to create a natural sense of depth. Use it to: • Create separation between instruments • Bring important parts forward • push supporting sounds behind the lead • Place sounds across the stereo field • Add width without losing control • Build depth without stacking multiple plug-ins Choose from Pan, Width, Space, Wide+ and Angle modes. Fine-tune each distance component on the Details page, or start quickly with the included presets. Use How Far? as an AUv3 effect in compatible hosts, or capture, audition and export audio in the standalone app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: How Far? at $1.99 against Chromatic Tuner AUv3's $2.99. On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Chromatic Tuner AUv3 costs $2.99 and How Far? $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chromatic Tuner AUv3 against 5.0 for How Far?. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Chromatic Tuner AUv3 | How Far? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | NATHAN THOMAS MATHIS | ADBC INNOVATION PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
Chromatic Tuner AUv3
No in-app purchases
How Far?
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is How Far? free?
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