Guitar Tuner - Simply Tune 4+

I was a fan of Guitar Toolkit, before it was abandoned by the developer and stopped functioning. That app cost $10, which I still consider a worthy investment considering the length of time I used the app. I downloaded GuitarTuna, and deleted it immediately when I opened it for the first time as saw it had a monthly subscription signup required to use it at all. Not cool. I would have paid a one-time fee, but a subscription doesn’t make sense for a tool that should operate standalone on my phone.

This app works, and it appears to actually be free. Don’t listen to the reviewers who claim they broke a string trying to tune with this app. Definitely a user malfunction, if not trolling. As far as the aesthetics of the app, I would prefer an analog-style needle to the horizontal line guide, but it doesn’t change the function. The green box indicating “in-tune” is a bit loose, but the center line is on pitch. I recommend this app because it works as advertised within the limits of the iPhone microphone, and it’s actually free with no subscription paywall bullish¡t.

Thanks for the kind words!
You also get all the alternate tuning there is (we're adding more constantly, let us know if you need more) and you can use the chromatic tuner which won't have the green box as you can tune to any pitch that you want.

Let us know if anything goes particularly bad or particularly good :D at tune@hellosimply.com

Have fun with your tuned guitar!

I got the app last year and I have been using it ever since. I honestly don’t have any problems with the app. The app listens to it so nicely, and I even got my guitar teacher to check if it was tuned and IT WAS!!! I love it so much, if you are deciding to download the app do so.

Tbh I had my doubts and thought that it wasn’t listening or just didn’t tune it right, but I was shocked that the app was made so nicely. Thank you Simply Tuner for making Tuning much easier. 🙏

I have no need to try to learn the cords because I have classes but if you do there are tons of other Reviews to read from. Hopefully you find what you are looking for..

Thanks for the review! Even if you have guitar classes, we'd like to provide you the best experience in your musical journey. Let us know if there is anything you need to be in the app at tuner@joytunes.com

I hate to leave negative reviews and this app is not the worst, it proves quite well when using to tune a guitar and I use this app to tune it. However, if you own a bass I heavily suggest not to use this app for it. Not only is it super difficult for the tuner to even pick up a sound (I’ve tried it at max volume), whenever it does it will bounce around saying that it’s 2000 or even 3000 Hz too high or too low. When it says the strings are in tune there’s a 50/50 percent chance that reading is actually accurate.

P.S. I’ve dialed my bass and my amplifier knobs every which way just to get the same result every time.

Thanks for the feedback. We are working on improving bass recognition as lower frequencies are more difficult the detect and it depends a lot on the type of device (iphone/ipad) and the bass amp and its EQ settings. Please let us know at tune@hellosimply.com which device you've used (iphone/ipad and which model), which bass guitar you have and which amp you used. We will set this up as close as possible to what you did so we can reproduce what you experience and fix what is needed.

We appreciate this kind of feedback since it is detailed and help us improve and provide a better tuning experience. If there more details you can share, please do at tune@hellosimply.com