# Touch Tuner vs Tuner (チューナー)

The clearest difference is price: Tuner (チューナー) at Free against Touch Tuner's $0.99. Touch Tuner's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 123 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Tuner (チューナー) is free to download; Touch Tuner costs $0.99 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 — 4.1 for Touch Tuner against 4.0 for Tuner (チューナー). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touch Tuner has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Touch Tuner's written reviews are positive against 40% of Tuner (チューナー)'s.

Touch Tuner ships an update every 6 months, Tuner (チューナー) every 123 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Touch Tuner | Tuner (チューナー) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.1 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-tuner/id714823553/reviews)** | [4.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tuner/id1084397431/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **7** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **43.5% of reviews** | 40.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 months** | Every 123 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/448581784) | [feb19](https://appshunter.io/developer/358045838) |

## What reviewers say

### Touch Tuner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-tuner/id714823553)

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### Tuner (チューナー)

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tuner/id1084397431)

This app provides a highly accurate chromatic tuner. It allows you to set a reference tone A4 between 400Hz and 480Hz in 1Hz increments. You can also generate test tones across a wide range of notes.

**Highlights:** High-precision chromatic tuning, Adjustable reference tone (400Hz-480Hz), Test tone generation (C0-B8), Wide note range support, 1Hz increment tuning

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Touch Tuner free?

Touch Tuner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Tuner (チューナー) free?

Tuner (チューナー) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Touch Tuner or Tuner (チューナー)?

Touch Tuner is rated higher. Touch Tuner averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Tuner (チューナー) averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Touch Tuner or Tuner (チューナー) have ads?

Neither Touch Tuner nor Tuner (チューナー) shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Touch Tuner or Tuner (チューナー)?

Touch Tuner ships an update every 6 months, and Tuner (チューナー) every 123 months. Most recently, Touch Tuner was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tuner (チューナー) on October 19, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*