Metronome Tuner | Practice+ vs Tuniversal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metronome Tuner | Practice+
This app is a comprehensive music practice and performance toolkit. It offers multiple modes including a tuner, metronome, recorder, setlist manager, and loop practice. All features can work simultaneously with the metronome, providing a versatile tool for musicians.
- Accurate tuner with large UI
- Full-featured metronome
- Pitch player for intonation checks
- Record and share practice sessions
- Create and save setlists
- Loop difficult passages with tempo increase
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--- Featured in Apple's TV commercial "Amazing Apps" --- Practice+ is a complete practice and performance toolkit for musicians with five modes: Tuner, Metronome, Recorder, Setlist and Loop. Every mode works alongside the metronome, which you control from the compact metronome bar that's always on screen. What people are saying about Practice+ "Practice+ Makes Perfect" - AppAdvice.com "Get your music right with Practice+" - Tom'sGuide.com "Beautiful flat UI design" - ModernJamming.com Practice+ Includes: Traditional Tuner - Accurate, instant tuner with a large edge-to-edge display that's easy to read. Tuner range A0-C8. Strobe Tuner - A precision strobe display with instant response for the finest tuning. Metronome - Full-featured metronome that works in every mode. Customize meters, accents, subdivisions, sounds and more. The dedicated metronome mode has a large edge-to-edge display that's easy to read. Pitch Player - Play reference tones to check your intonation. Choose sine, square or saw tones, now cleaner and click-free with smooth changes between notes. Pitch playback range A1-C8. Recorder - Record and share your practice sessions right from your device. Setlist - Create setlists and save all your settings with a single tap. Practice Mode - Loop difficult passages and raise the tempo automatically with each repetition. Additional features: Beautifully simple UI Portrait and landscape support Custom themes Multitasking Needle damping Transposition Fine tuning range 392-490Hz Terms of Use: https://dynamicappdesign.com/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://dynamicappdesign.com/privacy
Tuniversal
This music practice tool offers a chromatic tuner, scale and interval practice, long note exercises, a metronome, and a pitch pipe. It's designed for woodwind and brass players, allowing customization for different instruments and tuning systems.
- Automatic chromatic tuner
- Scale and interval practice
- Long note practice with dynamics
- Metronome with tempo adjustment
- Pitch pipe for ear training
- Instrument transposition support
- Customizable tuning systems
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At last, a tuner app and practise tool that does not assume we are all guitar players! Tuniversal has been crafted to meet the needs of players of woodwind and brass instruments. No ads, sign-up or in app purchases! Tuniversal has 6 modes: (1) automatic tuner, (2) scale practise, (3) long note practise, (4) intervals practice, (5) metronome and (6) pitch pipe. Tuner: * Play a note, and Tuniversal will automatically detect the note you are playing and show if you are sharp or flat * Swipe between graphs showing the frequency of your note and the volume * Use this mode when you want Tuniversal to show if you are in tune. Scales, arpeggios, thirds and intervals: * Choose any key and scale type (major, harmonic minor, melodic minor, natural minor or chromatic) * Choose your practise mode (scales, thirds, arpeggios, intervals) and start note within the key * Tuniversal will count you in, show your chosen scale or notes, and track your pitch as you play * When you have finished, Tuniversal will score you for accuracy * You can also listen to your selected scale, thirds, intervals or arpeggio - great for training your ear. Just long press the play button! Long note practise: * Choose a note, the time you want to hold the note and dynamics (crescendo, decrescendo, swell or constant volume) * When you finish playing, Tuniversal will score you for accuracy in both dynamics and pitch! * Important: for best results, calibrate your loud and soft notes using the volume calibration feature under "settings" * Aim to keep your volume within the lines shown, whilst maintaining accurate pitch and a great tone. Pitch pipe: swipe to choose a note on the staff, and hit play to hear it. Use this mode to tune by ear. Metronome: set tempo using slider or tapping on the screen. Choose between traditional swinging metronome display or flashing metronome Settings: You can adjust: * Frequency of A: use this if your band or orchestra tunes to a frequency other than standard A440. You might also adjust the frequency of A if you are playing with a piano that has been tuned sharp or flat. * Your instrument : Tuniversal will automatically transpose the note played, based on your instrument choice. If you select a transposing instrument, the concert pitch note is also shown. Tuniversal will automatically adjust to the range and clef of your chosen instrument. * Volume calibration: Tuniversal will calculate the volume of your loud and soft notes, and use this information to score your long note practise * Tuning system: equal temperament or just intonation. See our website for more information! * Microphone sensitivity: Adjust to select how loud you must play for Universal to track your pitch. Set to “high” or “very high” if Tuniversal does not detect your playing. In noisy settings you might want to select “low” or “very low”. * Player skill: adjust to your ability. For beginners, Tuniversal will score your playing leniently. But for professionals, Tuniversal expects a high level of accuracy! * Centre frequency graph: You can tap on the frequency graph in tuner mode to clear and re-centre the graph. The graph will automatically centre on the frequency played, or tap to re-centre the graph on the note you have selected in "settings". * Force dark mode: You can choose to run the app in dark or light mode. * Headset mic: If you use Tuniversal with a headset, select whether you want to use the device mic or headset mic * Reset to defaults: Resets all settings
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Verdict
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ and Tuniversal both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tuniversal's written reviews are positive against 60% of Metronome Tuner | Practice+'s. Tuniversal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Metronome Tuner | Practice+'s advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 4). On price, rating 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. Metronome Tuner | Practice+ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tuniversal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Tuner | Practice+ has 2.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Metronome Tuner | Practice+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Tuniversal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ ships an update every 4 months, Tuniversal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome Tuner | Practice+ | Tuniversal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynamic App Design LLC | Peter Hallett |
Customer experience
Metronome Tuner | Practice+
Tuniversal
Bugs and requests
Metronome Tuner | Practice+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recording function not working
- Tuner not accurate
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More time signature options
- Vocal counting option for metronome
- Ability to adjust metronome volume
- Haptic feedback for beats
Tuniversal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metronome Tuner | Practice+
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Enable Themes$5.99
- Save Unlimited Recordings$5.99
- Unlimited Tuner Access$5.99
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- Save Unlimited Setlist Items$5.99
- Access All Settings$5.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
- Unlock Practice Mode$6.99
- Unlock Everything$19.99
Tuniversal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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