Comparison

Fork the Tuning Fork vs A440

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

Head to head
About

Fork the Tuning Fork

Features
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Fork is a tuning fork that listens. Strike it — tap the fork, shake your phone, or knock on the body — and it rings with the long, pure decay of real brass, a haptic pulse in your hand. Then let it listen: Fork hears your instrument and shows the note, with cents deviation on an engraved scale whose brass needle settles like a balance beam. Fork knows what pitch has meant across five centuries. Tune to modern concert pitch, or to A=415 as baroque players do, 432, 442 for orchestras, 444. Choose equal temperament — or just intonation and Pythagorean tuning, with every interval derived from the historical ratios. Strike the fork in any temperament and hear the difference, or tune by the beats between the ringing fork and your instrument: the method musicians used for three hundred years. No accounts. No ads. No noise. A tuning fork, a sheet of paper, and everything a fork should know. — Strike by tap, shake, or knock; haptic feedback; natural brass decay — Listen mode: live note and cents readout from your instrument — Any chromatic note, octaves 2–6 — Reference pitches: A = 415, 432, 440, 442, 444 — Temperaments: equal, just intonation, Pythagorean — with selectable tonic — Designed for iPhone and iPad Fecit Audio — small instruments, made properly.

About

A440

Discover upcoming classical music concerts in your area and enhance your understanding of the performances. Follow your favorite orchestras and artists, manage tickets, and access exclusive content to deepen your connection with the music.

Highlights
  • Concert discovery
  • Orchestra and artist following
  • Ticket management
  • Exclusive benefits
  • Concert Companion guides
Features
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Your concerts, all in one place. A440 brings your classical music experience together: from discovering what’s coming up in your area to understanding the music when you get there. Follow the orchestras and artists you care about, keep track of upcoming performances, access your tickets, discover exclusive benefits, and explore Concert Companions designed to bring you closer to the music.

Screenshots

Fork the Tuning Fork3 screens
A4404 screens

Verdict

The call

Fork the Tuning Fork and A440 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 · 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fork the Tuning Fork versus A440: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFork the Tuning ForkA440
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlan SmallA440

In-app purchases

None

Fork the Tuning Fork

No in-app purchases

None

A440

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fork the Tuning Fork free?
Fork the Tuning Fork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A440 free?
A440 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fork the Tuning Fork or A440 have ads?
Neither Fork the Tuning Fork nor A440 shows ads.

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