Comparison

Notevision vs Universal Tuner & Chords

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

Head to head
About

Notevision

Master sight-reading and build musical skill with interactive exercises. Practice using a MIDI instrument, microphone, or on-screen keyboard. Learn music theory and chords with adaptive difficulty and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Interactive sight-reading exercises
  • MIDI, microphone, or on-screen keyboard input
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Music theory lessons
  • Interactive chord reference
  • Progress tracking
  • Songs and randomized practice
Features
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Notevision is your essential tool for mastering sight reading and building real musical skill. Whether you’re just starting out or refining advanced technique, Notevision helps you learn faster and play with confidence. Why Musicians Choose Notevision: Interactive Sight-Reading Exercises • Targeted practice sessions that quickly sharpen accuracy, rhythm, and note recognition. Flexible Practice Options • Use a MIDI instrument, your device’s microphone, or the built-in on-screen keyboard. Adaptive Difficulty • Adjust challenge levels to match your skill and grow at your own pace. Music Theory Made Simple • Learn key signatures, accidentals, and rhythms—and explore the new key signature reference for quick lookups. Interactive Chord Reference • Browse essential chords with clear visuals and playback support. Chord Practice Mode • Reinforce chord recognition and harmonic understanding through guided exercises. Progress Tracking • Gain motivation from detailed insights that show your improvement over time. Songs & Randomized Practice • Combine structured lessons with curated songs and endlessly varied note patterns. Begin your musical journey with Notevision—learn smarter, play better, and build confidence every day.

About

Universal Tuner & Chords

Tune a wide variety of musical instruments with high accuracy, even in noisy environments, thanks to advanced noise cancellation. Includes a professional metronome with customizable beats and subdivisions.

Highlights
  • Tunes over 20 musical instruments
  • Advanced noise cancellation for tuning
  • Automatic string detection
  • Professional metronome
  • Subdivisions and up to 240 bpm
  • Easy-to-use graphical interface
Features
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Universal tuner for all musical instruments and the professional metronome for all music lovers. We always improve the stability of tuning by our algorithms for noise cancellations. Elimination of noise frequencies with our state-of-the-art filters makes it possible the tuning of your musical instrument even in noisy places. There are more than 20 musical instruments which can be easily tuned in the app: 6-strings, 7-strings, 12-strings and bass guitars, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, violin, viola, cello, shamisen, domra, oud, balalaika. If you think that we have missed any musical instrument please let us know! Our development team will be happy to add your instrument. Automatic string detection or manual string tuning can be used. The graphical user interface has been designed to make the tuning easy for all musical instruments. We put our metronome with all its professional features: beats up to 240 bpm, subdivisions. We hope that our free app will help you with all your musical instruments and we hope that your free universal tuner will always be with you wherever you are!

Screenshots

Notevision4 screens
Universal Tuner & Chords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notevision at 88% against Universal Tuner & Chords's 0%. Notevision also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). Universal Tuner & Chords's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support 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

Both are free to download. Notevision sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Universal Tuner & Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notevision holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notevision has 3.3K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Notevision's written reviews are positive against 0% of Universal Tuner & Chords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notevision ships an update weekly, Universal Tuner & Chords every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Notevision versus Universal Tuner & Chords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotevisionUniversal Tuner & Chords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better4.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better17
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan NewsomeErsin KAYALI

Customer experience

Notevision

All ratings3,187 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.1%

Universal Tuner & Chords

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Notevision

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Microphone Input from Piano Does Not Work
  • Keyboard Covers Notes on iPhone
  • Incorrect Note Detection
  • Microphone Feature Not Working

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to Practice Chords and Chord Progressions
  • Option to Practice Both Hands Playing at the Same Time
  • Ability to Import MIDI Files
  • Metronome and Rhythm Practice
  • User Profiles to Track Individual Progress
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  • More Songs and Lessons
  • Ability to Set Custom Key Signatures
  • Microphone Support for Real Instruments

Universal Tuner & Chords

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notevision

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

Universal Tuner & Chords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notevision free?
Notevision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Universal Tuner & Chords free?
Universal Tuner & Chords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notevision or Universal Tuner & Chords?
Notevision is rated higher. Notevision averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Universal Tuner & Chords averages 4.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Notevision or Universal Tuner & Chords have ads?
Universal Tuner & Chords shows ads; Notevision does not.
Which is updated more often, Notevision or Universal Tuner & Chords?
Notevision ships an update weekly, and Universal Tuner & Chords every 9 days. Most recently, Notevision was updated on October 29, 2026 and Universal Tuner & Chords on October 24, 2026.

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