Rhythm Scene vs Drone Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhythm Scene
This digital publication offers articles, interviews, and videos related to percussion music. It features new compositions, event listings, and industry news for percussionists and enthusiasts.
- Percussion articles and interviews
- Viral percussion videos
- Free R!Solo compositions
- Upcoming percussion events
- Latest percussion products and news
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Rhythm! Scene is the digital publication of the Percussive Arts Society. Published in February, April, June, August, October and December, this modern publication features unique articles, interviews with percussion composers and performers, viral videos, a free R!Solo composition, upcoming events, and the latest products and news from the percussion industry.
Drone Tuner
Improve your musical pitch and sound with this app. It offers high-quality drone performances from professional musicians and a unique visualization to help you understand your place within a chord. Experience faster and more accurate tuning.
- Professional drone performances
- Instrument sound list
- Revolutionary chord visualization
- Fastest digital tuner for iOS
- Real-time harmonic relation indicator
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Drone Tuner is a unique app designed to improve your sense of pitch and your sound. It features beautiful drone performances from professional orchestral musicians, as well as a gorgeous and revolutionary visualization that allows you to visualize your place within a chord! This tuner has the following unique features: 1. It has recordings from professional musicians playing long tones List of instrument sounds: Alto Sax Bass Clarinet Bassoon Cello Clarinet English Horn Flute French Horn Guitar Oboe Piano Tenor Sax Trombone Trumpet Tuba Upright Bass Ukelele Viola Violin 2. It incorporates a revolutionary visualization that allows you to simultaneously work on your tuning AND your sound quality. With this visual aid you can also tune yourself within a chord! 3. Drone tuner is the fastest digital tuner for iOS. Instead of detecting your pitch, it uses incoming sound to produce an interference pattern that indicates your harmonic relation to the selected root note in real time. The result is faster and more accurate than other digital tuner. You will see, and feel the difference. For more information, please visit our website! www.drone-tuner.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rhythm Scene at Free against Drone Tuner's $9.99. Rhythm Scene also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Drone Tuner's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On update cadence, 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
Rhythm Scene is free to download; Drone Tuner costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rhythm Scene holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drone Tuner has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rhythm Scene's written reviews are positive against 75% of Drone Tuner's.
Rhythm Scene ships an update every 15 months, Drone Tuner every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm Scene | Drone Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PAS (Percussive Arts Society) | Blue Mangoo Consulting Company Limited |
Customer experience
Rhythm Scene
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In-app purchases
Rhythm Scene
No in-app purchases
Drone Tuner
No in-app purchases
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