Comparison

Musicbed vs Zero Fret

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

Head to head
About

Musicbed

Discover and license music for your creative projects on the go. This app offers AI-powered search and a streamlined discovery experience to help you find the perfect track, anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • AI-powered music search
  • Streamlined Discovery page
  • Music licensing on mobile
  • Find music for projects
  • Breakthrough moments
Features
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Whether you're looking for your next idea or trying to find a spark to push through a roadblock on your project, a single song can change everything. With the Musicbed mobile app, you can take those breakthrough moments wherever your projects take you—with a streamlined Discovery page, AI-powered search tools, and more.

About

Zero Fret

This app provides a visual and haptic guitar and bass tuning experience. It displays string wobble and offers tactile feedback to guide tuning adjustments, supporting a wide range of instruments and custom tunings.

Highlights
  • Visual string wobble indicator
  • Haptic feedback for tuning guidance
  • Support for guitar, bass, ukulele, and more
  • Custom tuning creation and saving
  • Chromatic fallback tuning
  • Adjustable reference pitch
Features
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Zero Fret is a guitar and bass tuner you can see and feel. Pluck a string and watch it wobble on screen at the rate your string is beating against the right note. Turn the peg and the wobble slows; when it stops, you're in tune. On iPhone, turn on Feel the Beat and the phone taps once per beat in your hand, so you can keep your eyes on the pegs. • Guitar: Standard, Drop D, E-flat, D Standard, DADGAD, Open G, Open D, 7- and 8-string • Bass: 4-, 5- and 6-string • Ukulele (standard, low G, D, baritone), mandolin, mandola, banjo, violin and viola • Your own custom tunings, and favorites for one-tap switching • "Too slack, tighten" and "too tight, ease off": every reading says which way to turn • Chromatic fallback for notes that aren't one of your strings • Adjustable reference pitch, A = 410 to 470 Hz • Feel the Beat and the in-tune tick need a haptic engine: every supported iPhone has one, iPad does not • No accounts, ads, analytics or subscriptions • Works without a network connection • Free and open source: github.com/phall1/zero-fret Audio is processed live on your device. It is never recorded, stored or transmitted. The microphone runs only while Zero Fret is on screen and stops when you leave the app.

Screenshots

Musicbed4 screens
Zero Fret4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zero Fret at 5.0 against Musicbed's 4.3. Zero Fret also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Musicbed's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zero Fret holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Musicbed has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musicbed ships an update every 2 months, Zero Fret daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Musicbed versus Zero Fret: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicbedZero Fret
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Music Bed, LLCPatrick Hall

Customer experience

Musicbed

All ratings37 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative35.7%

Zero Fret

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Musicbed

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access favorites or playlists
  • Playback issues, with songs not resuming correctly
  • Inconsistent behavior when navigating between screens
  • Sign-in and registration process not working reliably
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Improved playlist management and syncing
  • More granular search and filtering options
  • Seamless integration between mobile and desktop
  • Ability to directly license and download music within the app

Zero Fret

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Musicbed

No in-app purchases

None

Zero Fret

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musicbed free?
Musicbed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zero Fret free?
Zero Fret is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Musicbed or Zero Fret?
Zero Fret is rated higher. Musicbed averages 4.3 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Zero Fret averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Musicbed or Zero Fret have ads?
Neither Musicbed nor Zero Fret shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musicbed or Zero Fret?
Musicbed ships an update every 2 months, and Zero Fret daily. Most recently, Musicbed was updated on November 6, 2026 and Zero Fret on October 31, 2026.

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