Comparison

Touch Tuner vs BrightStaves Viewer

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
Read full description

〓 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

BrightStaves Viewer

Features
Read full description

BrightStaves Viewer is a focused PDF sheet music reader for iPad, built for rehearsals, church services, concerts, and serious practice. It gives musicians more than a standard PDF viewer: clear score display, fast page navigation, rehearsal marks, repeats, annotations, set lists, pitch reference, metronome, timer, and AirTurn pedal support. PREPARE YOUR SCORE Crop margins, enlarge the music, choose half-page, full-page, or two-page view, and save display settings for each piece. MARK YOUR MUSIC Add expression marks, dynamics, tempo indications, articulation, highlights, drawings, rehearsal marks, sections, title, composer, copyright notes, and other custom information. NAVIGATE LIKE A MUSICIAN Jump quickly by pages, thumbnails, sections, rehearsal marks, and custom transitions. Set up Repeats, Segno, Da Capo, and other jumps directly inside the PDF score. BUILD REHEARSAL AND CONCERT LISTS Arrange pieces in the exact order you need. Use full PDF files or selected page ranges from larger collections. Each piece keeps its own markings and PitchAid settings. SHARE THE INTERPRETATION Send lists and markings to other musicians so everyone works from the same rehearsal plan. Only markup is transferred — PDF files are not copied. USE PRACTICAL REHEARSAL TOOLS PitchAid works as a digital pitch pipe. The built-in metronome, stopwatch, and timer help you keep tempo, check duration, and manage rehearsal time. BrightStaves Viewer is designed for choir conductors, singers, instrumentalists, church musicians, ensembles, teachers, and music publishers who work seriously with PDF sheet music.

Screenshots

Touch Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Touch Tuner at $0.99 against BrightStaves Viewer's $14.99. Touch Tuner also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 38 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Touch Tuner costs $0.99 and BrightStaves Viewer $14.99 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, BrightStaves Viewer every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Touch Tuner versus BrightStaves Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch TunerBrightStaves Viewer
Price$0.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Vladimir Shelkov

In-app purchases

None

Touch Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

BrightStaves Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch Tuner free?
Touch Tuner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrightStaves Viewer free?
BrightStaves Viewer costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Touch Tuner or BrightStaves Viewer have ads?
Neither Touch Tuner nor BrightStaves Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Tuner or BrightStaves Viewer?
Touch Tuner ships an update every 6 months, and BrightStaves Viewer every 38 months. Most recently, Touch Tuner was updated on October 26, 2026 and BrightStaves Viewer on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons