Metronome Tuner | Practice+ vs Tuner
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
Tuner
This application uses your device's microphone to help you tune instruments. It supports tuning to custom notes and is compatible with smartwatches.
- Microphone-based tuning
- Custom note tuning
- Instrument tuning
- Smartwatch compatibility
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It utilizes your device's built-in microphone. Tuner also has the ability to tune to a custom note and can be used to tune almost any instrument. Tuner is a must-have app for any musician and is the only app for your apple watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Metronome Tuner | Practice+ at Free against Tuner's $0.99. Metronome Tuner | Practice+ also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (61% vs 36%). Tuner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ is free to download; Tuner costs $0.99 up front. Metronome Tuner | Practice+ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Tuner | Practice+ has 2.8K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Metronome Tuner | Practice+'s written reviews are positive against 36% of Tuner's.
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ ships an update every 4 months, Tuner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome Tuner | Practice+ | Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.8K ratings) — better | 2.4 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 35.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynamic App Design LLC | Marcello De Palo |
Customer experience
Metronome Tuner | Practice+
Tuner
User reviews
Metronome Tuner | Practice+
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for practicing
- 🚀 Powerful features
- 💡 Customizable metronome
- 🎨 Clean and organized UI
Room to improve
- 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Restricted free version
Tuner
From 39 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate tuning
- 👍 Convenient on wrist
- 👍 Useful for guitar
- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Elegant design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen turns off
- 🐛 Mic struggles with acoustic
- 🐛 App disappears
- 🐛 Won't install
- 🐛 Not picking up notes
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
Tuner
Reported bugs
23 issues- App never downloaded or showed up
- Paid for app, now it's gone and unable to install
- Tuner disappeared and does not allow redownload
- App purchased but not found or installed
- App disappeared after syncing to new phone, will not install
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- Purchased but won't install on watch
- App won't install, says purchased but not found
- App disappeared from watch, cannot reinstall
- App won't install, says purchased but not found
- App doesn't work anymore
- Lost app after watch reset, no way to download again
- UI won't update, shows 'A 440 Hz' constantly
- App is a minor third off, not working right
- Can't figure out how to turn mic on
- Doesn't pick up any note sang or played
- Nothing moves on the screen, tried installing multiple times
- Static screen, app does not work
- Does not pick up sound through watch
- It doesn't work
- App disappeared and can't reinstall
- Screen goes into slow refresh mode
- Reference pitch shows C 440 Hz instead of A 440 Hz
- App doesn't prevent watch from turning screen off
Requested features
5 requests- Keep screen awake during tuning
- Override watch auto-powersave
- Add A=442 mode
- Improve microphone sensitivity
- Fix reference pitch display
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
Tuner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Metronome Tuner | Practice+ free?
Is Tuner free?
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