Verdict
Reviewers consistently praise the tuning accuracy, pitch tracking, and ease of use, with several calling it worth the price. A handful of reviews report the app freezing and needing reinstalls or reboots, which is worth weighing against the polish everyone else describes.
Best for
A musician who wants pitch-tracking and intonation feedback beyond basic tuning, like someone practicing French horn or guitar who wants to see how their pitch drifts over time.
Dealbreaker
A small but recurring set of reviews report the app freezing, sometimes requiring a reinstall or device reboot to keep working.
The facts.
Pulled from the App Store, not written by hand.
Price
$7.99 once
In-app purchases
Unknown
Ads
Unknown
Platforms
iPhone, iPad
Rating
4.8★ (6,830)
Version
3.2.9
Last updated
Aug 22, 2021
Released
Mar 27, 2013
Attributes
Native appOne-time purchaseNo subscription
Category
Music, Utilities
What reviews consistently say.
Themes grouped from 200 App Store reviews. Source feed ›
Praised for
Ease of use and design11 reviews
Value for money7 reviews
Battery and performance4 reviews
Privacy and data handling2 reviews
Customer support2 reviews
Sync and multi-device2 reviews
Complained about
Crashes and stability3 reviews
Too expensive2 reviews
Where this comes from
11 of 200 recent reviews raised: Ease of use and designApp Store reviews ›
7 of 200 recent reviews raised: Value for moneyApp Store reviews ›
3 of 200 recent reviews raised: Crashes and stabilityApp Store reviews ›
2 of 200 recent reviews raised: Privacy and data handlingApp Store reviews ›
Listed at $7.99 once on the App StoreApp Store listing ›
Where we recommend it
Tuners and metronomes you buy once ›Tuners, metronomes and practice tools that charge a single price, with what each gets wrong.
Alternatives with the same rule.
Every app here is a single purchase. None of them can start charging you monthly for what you already bought. Also with a catch.
$6.99 once · 4.8★ (58,566) · Updated Aug 29, 2026
Verdict. Musicians who use it for band, orchestra, or marching consistently call it easy and worth the money, though a small number report crashes or freezing on open and a few find the interface cluttered.
Best for. Band or orchestra students and teachers who want a tuner and metronome combo for daily practice and performance prep, not just a quick guitar tune-up.
Dealbreaker. A handful of reviewers report the app crashing or freezing outright, and others find the interface cluttered and unintuitive for simple tuning.
$2.99 once · 4.8★ (4,921) · Updated Oct 27, 2026
Verdict. Tempo is a metronome praised for ease of use and reliability during practice and live performance, but its setlist export and share feature is a recurring source of crashes.
Best for. A musician who wants a straightforward metronome for daily practice and gigs, and doesn't rely heavily on exporting or backing up setlists.
Dealbreaker. Exporting, sharing, or backing up setlists is reported to crash the app repeatedly, an issue reviewers say has persisted across updates.
$4.99 once · 4.8★ (1,448) · Updated Aug 12, 2024
Verdict. The cleanest tuner here. It opens, it listens, it shows you how far off you are, and there is nothing else on the screen.
Best for. Anyone who wants a tuner and is uninterested in practice tools around it.
Dealbreaker. No metronome, no recording, no history — if you need more than pitch you will end up buying a second app, which costs more than buying one of the combined ones outright.