Best Piano Tuner Apps

4.7(7.9K ratings)

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This application listens to your instrument's sound and displays its pitch, allowing for accurate tuning by showing the deviation from the desired note. It offers a wide pitch sensor range and customizable settings for concert-A frequency and sensitivity.

pianoscope – Piano Tuner by Frank Illenberger

Professional piano tuning

Strong Contender

4.7😊(284 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a professional piano tuning assistant. It offers advanced features for professional tuners and helps passionate pianists achieve high-quality tunings themselves. Explore various tuning styles and gain precise control over your instrument's sound.

What We Love

🎯 Highly accurate tuning results
👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
💡 Advanced inharmonicity measurement and visualization
🎨 Clean, modern, and distraction-free design
🔧 Multiple temperament options and customization
📊 Helpful visual displays (strobe, line indicators, graphs)
🚀 Fast and efficient tuning process
⭐ Superior to competing apps (CyberTuner, Verituner)
🎵 Produces professional-quality tunings
💪 Reliable long-term tuning stability
🆓 Fair free trial without requiring payment info
👨‍💼 Excellent customer service and developer responsiveness
🎓 Useful learning tools for aural training
📱 Works reliably on iOS devices

Room to Improve

💰 High pricing ($100-$600) perceived as expensive
🚫 Requires paid subscription/trial to access full features
⚠️ Confusing paywall and subscription model
📱 iOS-only, no macOS or Windows version
🔊 Difficulty detecting very high notes (7th octave)
🔊 Difficulty detecting very low notes (zero octave)
❌ Rigid pitch range restrictions for non-standard instruments
📖 Obtuse or unclear documentation
🌍 Pricing not adjusted for international markets/currencies
🎛️ Missing spinner indicator (familiar UI element)
🔍 Limited visibility of frequency display during tuning

Tuner T1 by Bijoy Thangaraj

Tune any musical instrument

Worth Considering

Professional piano tuning

4.5😊(11K ratings)

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This app provides highly accurate tuning for a wide variety of musical instruments, from guitars and pianos to wind instruments. It features a chromatic tuner, transpose mode, and a tone generator, all within an intuitive interface designed for both beginners and professionals.

What We Love

🎉 Accurate tuning
👍 Easy to use
💻 Works across multiple instruments
🆓 Free to use
🔍 Helpful visual feedback
🎨 Good for pitch training

Room to Improve

🐛 Glitchy/buggy performance
📢 Excessive ads
🤔 Confusing interface
🔊 Struggles with low/high notes
🔍 Inaccurate note detection

More Piano Tuner apps to explore

PianoMeter – Piano Tuner

Custom piano tuning calculationAutomatic note detectionTonal characteristic measurement

This app transforms your device into a professional electronic tuning aid for pianos. It analyzes each note's tonal characteristics to calculate an ideal custom tuning, going beyond standard chromatic tuners. Different upgrade levels offer expanded functionality for both hobbyists and professionals.

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Custom tuning based on inharmonicityOver-pull mode for pitch-raisesStore hundreds of tuning files

TuneLab Piano Tuner

by Real-Time Specialties

$299.99

This professional tool creates custom piano tunings by measuring inharmonicity. It offers advanced features for pitch-raising, storing hundreds of tuning files, and includes historical temperaments. Designed for experienced piano technicians, it provides detailed visual displays for precise tuning.

Precision Instrument Tuner

Full-range chromatic tuningVisual feedback for fine and coarse tuningAdvanced digital algorithm for precision

This app offers precise chromatic tuning for a wide range of instruments with a clear, visual interface. It features advanced algorithms for accurate detection of notes, including those with overtones and vibrato, making it suitable for both tuning and intonation practice.

Piano Tuner - High Precision

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free

Check the pitches of the piano

Check piano pitchesDetermine tuning needsAssist piano tuners

This application helps pianists check the pitches of their instrument to determine if tuning is needed. Piano tuners can also utilize it to assist in the tuning process. A trial period offers full access, with options to unlock all features through an in-app purchase.

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Professional inharmonicity ETD

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Pro Piano Tuning Strobe

Live strobe-style tuningAcoustic sampling for stretch curvesInharmonicity analysis

This app offers a professional workflow for tuning acoustic pianos. It features a live strobe tuner, custom stretch curve sampling, and session storage for efficient and consistent tuning. Advanced tools allow for inharmonicity analysis and PDF report export.

Precise Instrument Tuner

Chromatic tunerCent precision displayInstrument tuning presets

This application provides musicians with a precise and user-friendly tool for tuning various instruments. It offers chromatic tuning, cent-level accuracy, and pre-set tunings for popular instruments, aiding in both practice and performance.

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Guitar, Instrument & Vocal

Toone - Chromatic Tuner

Chromatic tuningInstrument support (guitar, bass, vocals)Haptic feedback

A fast and clean chromatic tuner for various instruments, including guitar, bass, and vocals. It offers haptic feedback, a pitch reference keyboard, and adjustable A=440 tuning. This app is completely free with no ads or subscriptions.

The Ultimate Chromatic Tuner

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Tuner Lite by Piascore

Chromatic instrument tuningBuilt-in microphone supportNeedle meter display

This app provides accurate chromatic tuning for a wide range of musical instruments using your device's microphone. It features a responsive needle meter, pitch pipe, and automatic calibration for precise tuning. An optional full version offers advanced features.

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Fender Tune: Guitar Tuner App

Chords, Scales and Metronome

Precision auto-tune modeManual and chromatic tuning26 alternate tunings

This app offers precise tuning for guitar, bass, and ukulele with multiple modes and customizable options. It also provides a comprehensive library of chords and scales, along with a metronome and drum beats to enhance practice sessions for all skill levels.

Ekin Tuner: Chromatic Tuner

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Chromatic tuner & piano

Piano - Real Sounds Keyboard

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Piano keyboard real sound

Realistic piano sounds88 keys and 7 octavesLearn chords and scales

Learn to play the piano with realistic sounds and an 88-key, 7-octave keyboard. Practice chords, scales, and even play movie or Hindi songs. Features include multi-touch, performance recording, and dual modes for collaboration.

📚 Education

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Metronome & Tone Generator

Gelato Tuner

Chromatic tuner with note detectionMetronome with adjustable BPM and time signaturesTone generator for reference pitches

This free music tool offers a chromatic tuner, a metronome with customizable beats and subdivisions, and a tone generator for reference notes. It works offline and prioritizes user privacy with no ads, accounts, or data tracking.

No pre-measurement needed

Professional piano tuningStopper temperament supportAutomatic inharmonicity compensation

A professional piano tuning application designed for precision and tonal purity. It offers advanced features for piano technicians, including unique temperaments and automatic inharmonicity compensation. Available in free demo, basic purchase, and premium subscription versions.

UniTuner Pro - Chromatic Tuner

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Advanced Precision Tuner

$7.99

This advanced chromatic tuner offers 1/10th cent accuracy with visual feedback and a tone generator. It supports over 200 string instrument tunings, custom tunings, and various tuning systems. Visualize pitch, harmonics, and overtones for precise instrument tuning.

1/10th cent accuracyTone generator with multiple waveformsOver 200 instrument tunings