Comparison

Touch Tuner vs Piamate

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

Head to head
About

Touch Tuner

This app offers precise tuning for musicians with a visual cent meter, rotating pitch dial, and real-time waveform display. Customize the interface with adjustable layouts, colors, and wallpapers for an enjoyable user experience.

Highlights
  • Accurate cent meter for pitch deviation
  • Dynamically rotating pitch dial
  • Real-time waveform display
  • Customizable interface layout and color
  • Chromatic tuner with adjustable sensitivity
  • Selectable classical temperament tuning methods
  • Pitch pipe mode
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〓 Intuitive, enjoyable operation 〓 Elegant, customisable interface 〓 Fast, accurate pitch response ◎ Developed for musicians by a leading musical instrument manufacturer. ◎ Designed for iOS 10, with a clean, elegant interface. ===================================== ● Matching Touch Metronome app also available! ===================================== ■Key strengths 1: Visibility - Cent meter accurately indicates the deviation from the pitch - Dynamically rotating pitch dial with 12 semitone scale - Real-time waveform display provides a visual indication of the input sound - Strobe illumination with attractive light and rotation effect - Lamp display immediately shows the current pitch ■Key strengths 2: Customisability - Freely adjustable interface layout and colour - Amusing ‘auto-layout’ mode - Selectable wallpaper background with accent flash ■Key strengths 3: Functionality - Highest level of pitch accuracy possible with an iPhone/iPad - Accuracy of detection within ±0.1 cent (Range ±50 cent) - Detection range from E0 to E9 (in case of A4=440Hz) - A4 calibration range from 392 to 466 Hz - Chromatic tuner (Automatic/Manual switchable) - Adjustable sensitivity for optimising the detection accuracy - Ability to select classical temperament tuning methods (7 types) - Simple, one-touch operation to switch between tuner and pitch pipe modes - SETTINGS - Initialize: Reset settings and the screen layout Temperament: Equal / Pythagorean / Pure (Major) / Pure (Minor) / Meantone/ Werckmeister III / Kirnberger III Notation: Standard / # / b Tuning sensitivity: Slider control Wallpaper: Camera / Camera Roll / Parallax / Brightness Show/Hide: Strobe / Circles / Cent meter / Detected frequency Theme Color: White / Black Octave Notation: A4=440Hz / A3=440Hz Rotational Direction of the Strobe: Clockwise / Counterclockwise Swipe Direction (Pitch up): Left/Down, Right/Up Lock: On / Off Auto Layout: On / Off - HELP - Outline of Operation / Detail of Operation / Troubleshooting / Support Link

About

Piamate

Features
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Piamate is a companion app for Piamate system (BR-900) that allows you to easily access and adjust Piamate's settings such as volume, tone, and performance playback. It's connected with Piamate by Bluetooth Low Energy and it's operated by a wireless. You can also save the performance data from Piamate to your iPhone, where you can send it to someone else via email, or receive new performance data and play it back on your Piamate system. The Piamate app supports iTunes sharing, and your performance data can also be managed through iTunes. Please Note: When connecting with Piamate by the cable, both an Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter and a USB mini B cable are required. [Features] * Sound control - Tone, Reverb * Metronome - Beat, Tempo, Volume * Performance Data - Recording, Playback, Transmission, and Mail * Demo songs * Adjustments - Touch control, Note repeat limit, Black key volume, Individual key volume, Tuning, Auto sensor, Pedal position, Key depth, Piano type, Factory reset

Screenshots

Touch Tuner4 screens
Piamate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Piamate at Free against Touch Tuner's $0.99. Touch Tuner's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 31 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch Tuner ships an update every 6 months, Piamate every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Touch Tuner versus Piamate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch TunerPiamate
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Nissin Electro Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Touch Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

Piamate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch Tuner free?
Touch Tuner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piamate free?
Piamate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Touch Tuner or Piamate have ads?
Neither Touch Tuner nor Piamate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Tuner or Piamate?
Touch Tuner ships an update every 6 months, and Piamate every 31 months. Most recently, Touch Tuner was updated on October 12, 2026 and Piamate on October 7, 2026.

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