Comparison

Metronome Tuner | Practice+ vs TuneWave

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

TuneWave

A minimalist and efficient instrument tuner that offers quick and easy tuning with a focus on visibility and glanceable feedback. It allows for transposition and base frequency adjustments, along with input volume control for optimal sound.

Highlights
  • Sleek, minimalist design
  • Quick and easy tuning
  • Glanceable feedback
  • Transposition feature
  • Adjustable base frequency
  • Adjustable input volume
Features
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Sleek, efficient, and responsive, TuneWave is the no-nonsense utility that lets you tune your instrument quickly and easily. TuneWave puts everything you need front and center for optimal visibility and glanceable feedback. It can transpose if you’re using an instrument that requires it, and it can even adjust the base frequency to fit your needs. You can even adjust the input volume based on your instrument or surroundings for the best possible results. Forget big dials and fake wood, just get in, get ready, and then get back to your music. "the design is modern and the app has few distracting bells and whistles...minimalist and speedy." - The New York Times

Screenshots

Metronome Tuner | Practice+4 screens
TuneWave2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Metronome Tuner | Practice+ at Free against TuneWave's $0.99. Metronome Tuner | Practice+ also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 4). TuneWave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and iOS requirement 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

Metronome Tuner | Practice+ is free to download; TuneWave costs $0.99 up front. Metronome Tuner | Practice+ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TuneWave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metronome Tuner | Practice+ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. 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 point the same way: 60% of Metronome Tuner | Practice+'s written reviews are positive against 44% of TuneWave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronome Tuner | Practice+ ships an update every 4 months, TuneWave every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ versus TuneWave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome Tuner | Practice+TuneWave
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (2.8K ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic App Design LLCforScore LLC

Customer experience

Metronome Tuner | Practice+

All ratings2,832 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative32.1%

TuneWave

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral16.7%
Negative38.9%

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

TuneWave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Metronome Tuner | Practice+

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Enable Themes$5.99
  • Save Unlimited Recordings$5.99
  • Unlimited Tuner Access$5.99
Show 5 more
  • Save Unlimited Setlist Items$5.99
  • Access All Settings$5.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Unlock Practice Mode$6.99
  • Unlock Everything$19.99
None

TuneWave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronome Tuner | Practice+ free?
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TuneWave free?
TuneWave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metronome Tuner | Practice+ or TuneWave?
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ is rated higher. Metronome Tuner | Practice+ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while TuneWave averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Metronome Tuner | Practice+ or TuneWave have ads?
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ shows ads; TuneWave does not.
Which is updated more often, Metronome Tuner | Practice+ or TuneWave?
Metronome Tuner | Practice+ ships an update every 4 months, and TuneWave every 5 months. Most recently, Metronome Tuner | Practice+ was updated on October 23, 2026 and TuneWave on October 8, 2026.

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