Electric Guitar Tuner Basic vs Acoustic Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electric Guitar Tuner Basic
This app provides fast and accurate tuning for electric guitars, ideal for various music genres and performance settings. It displays precise pitch frequencies and offers an LED indicator for visual feedback. Advanced settings and a tuning fork are available via in-app purchase.
- Displays exact pitch frequency in Hz
- A4 calibration
- Ultra-fast response and high sensitivity
- LED tuning indicator
- Tuned string lights up automatically
- Includes Standard, Half Step Down, and Drop D tunings
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Tune your electric guitar instantly with exceptional accuracy! • Displays exact pitch frequency in Hz • A4 calibration: 415 Hz → 466 Hz • Tuning fork & advanced settings (In-App Purchase) • Ultra-fast response and high sensitivity • LED tuning indicator • Tuned string lights up automatically • Works on iPhone & iPad Included Tunings: • Standard (EADGBE) • Half Step Down (Eb) • Drop D Enable microphone: Settings → Privacy → Microphone Support: feedback@daikyoujulabs.com
Acoustic Tuner
This application offers automatic guitar tuning using your device's microphone. It also provides manual tuning options with reference sounds for precise adjustments.
- Automatic guitar tuning
- Microphone input
- Manual tuning
- Reference sounds
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Acoustic Guitar Tuner supports automatic guitar tuning by using the microphone, as well as manual tuning by reference sounds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Acoustic Tuner at none against Electric Guitar Tuner Basic's 4. Acoustic Tuner also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 27%). Electric Guitar Tuner Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Electric Guitar Tuner Basic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Acoustic Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Electric Guitar Tuner Basic holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 291 and 310 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Electric Guitar Tuner Basic's written reviews are positive against 60% of Acoustic Tuner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Electric Guitar Tuner Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, Acoustic Tuner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electric Guitar Tuner Basic | Acoustic Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (291 ratings) — better | 3.9 (310 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 291 | 310 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Daniel Macalupu Cumpen | Fredrik Blank |
Customer experience
Electric Guitar Tuner Basic
Acoustic Tuner
User reviews
Electric Guitar Tuner Basic
From 291 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works perfectly for specific tasks (ukulele tuning)
- 👍 Simple and effective when it works
- 👍 Good for half-step tuning
Room to improve
- 😠 Too many ads
- 😠 Doesn't pick up sound accurately
- 😠 Numbers keep changing
- 😠 Difficult to use/complicated
- 😠 Inconsistent performance between instruments (ukulele vs. guitar)
Acoustic Tuner
From 310 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fully accessible for blind musicians (Voiceover)
- 🚀 Efficient and easy to use
- 🔒 Respects user privacy (no unnecessary access)
- 🎶 Helps tune accurately
- 💡 Natural waveform visualization
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate tuning / detects wrong strings
- 🐛 Glitchy at times
- 🐛 Difficult to understand/use
- 🐛 Can cause strings to snap (due to inaccuracy)
- 🐛 Auto-tune feature unreliable
Bugs and requests
Electric Guitar Tuner Basic
Reported bugs
6 issues- Doesn't pick up actual guitar sound
- Numbers kept changing
- Doesn't tune guitar right
- Green light never came
- Ads covered content
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- Spam mail and dark web visibility
Requested features
2 requests- Provide proper instructions for use
- Make in-app purchase structure clearer
Acoustic Tuner
Reported bugs
4 issues- App detects wrong strings
- App is glitchy
- Auto-tune feature does not work correctly
- App is difficult to understand
In-app purchases
Electric Guitar Tuner Basic
- Remove ads$3.99
- Advanced Settings$3.99
- Tuning Fork$3.99
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- Metronome$3.99
Acoustic Tuner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Electric Guitar Tuner Basic free?
Is Acoustic Tuner free?
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