Comparison

MediaInspector vs Maqam

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

Head to head
About

MediaInspector

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Application for MediaInspector. Greece's official and largest radio and t.v airplay online monitoring service, providing real time reporting, music charts and statistical tools for radio and television broadcasters, music media, record companies, advertising agencies and industry analysts. Our advanced audio recognition technology provides extremely accurate independent broadcast verification of songs and commercials from radio and TV stations throughout the country. MediaInspector is the official IFPI Greece (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) partner for generating Greece's TOP200 airplay chart.

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Maqam

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Maqam is a precision tuner and metronome for 24 Eastern stringed instruments and guitar, built for serious musicians who play makam music. INSTRUMENTS COVERED • Bağlama family: long-neck, short-neck (kısa sap), meydan sazı, divan sazı, çöğür, bozuk, tambura, bağlama curası, tambura curası • Ottoman classical: ud (Turkish + Arabic), kanun (24 perde groups), mızraplı tanbur, yaylı tanbur, klasik kemençe, Cüneyd Orhon kemençesi, lavta • Folk: cümbüş, Karadeniz kemençesi • Greek: bouzouki (trichordo + tetrachordo), lyra (Cretan + Pontian), baglamas • Levantine: buzuq (modern + Matar Muhammad) • Caucasus: Azerbaijani tar (11 strings + sympathetic) • Guitar: 6-string, 7-string, 8-string, 12-string AUTO STRING DETECTION Don't know which string you just plucked? Just play. Maqam listens to the incoming pitch and locks onto the closest tuning string within ±250 cents, then guides you to the exact target. Tap any string manually to override. ANALOG GAUGE A vintage half-circle needle gauge shows pitch deviation in cents. Green sweet-spot at ±15¢, red caution zones beyond. Bold, modern, no-nonsense. 90+ TUNING SYSTEMS • Bağlama: Bozuk Düzen, Bağlama Düzeni (Aşıklama), Misket, Müstezat, Hüseyni, Hüzzam, Sürmeli, Eviç, Abdal, Fidayda, Kayseri, Acemaşiran, Sabahi, Segâh, Kemençe, Zirgüle, Do Müstezat, and more • Ud: Klasik (Tanburi Cemil), Bam La, Bam Mi • Kanun: Çargâh Natural with all 24 AEU perde positions • Guitar: Standard, Eb, D, Drop D, Drop C, Double Drop D, DADGAD, Open G/D/E/A/C, Open D minor, Nashville, All Fourths, New Standard Tuning, lute/vihuela, baritone; 7-string B, Drop A, Russian, Brazilian; 8-string F#, Drop E; 12-string with every octave pair listed TSM TRANSPOSITIONS Concert pitch and TRT Türk Halk Müziği standards built in. Switch between La 220, Si bemol 233, Do 262 (TRT THM), and Re 294 reference frequencies on the fly. METRONOME Built-in metronome with time signatures 2/4 through 10/4, tap tempo, visual beat dots. LANGUAGES English, Türkçe, العربية, Ελληνικά, فارسی, Español, Italiano — switch any time in Settings. PRIVACY-FIRST Microphone audio never leaves your device. No analytics. No tracking. No account. No internet required. MAQAM PRO ($9.99 one-time) Unlock all 90+ tunings, 12 Bolahenk ahenk presets (Mansur, Kız, Süpürde, Bolahenk, etc.), AEU 24-perde notation display, 53-TET Holdrian koma precision, and recording. One purchase, lifetime access. Built with love for the Eastern music community. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maqam.pro/privacy.html

Screenshots

MediaInspector3 screens
Maqam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MediaInspector at none against Maqam's 2. MediaInspector also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Maqam's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 43 months). On price and ads 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. Maqam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MediaInspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MediaInspector ships an update every 43 months, Maqam every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
MediaInspector versus Maqam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediaInspectorMaqam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStavros BoulitsakisAlpgiray Kelem

In-app purchases

None

MediaInspector

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maqam

Subscriptions1
  • Maqam Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Maqam Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is MediaInspector free?
MediaInspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maqam free?
Maqam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MediaInspector or Maqam have ads?
Neither MediaInspector nor Maqam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MediaInspector or Maqam?
MediaInspector ships an update every 43 months, and Maqam every 10 days. Most recently, MediaInspector was updated on October 26, 2026 and Maqam on October 25, 2026.

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