Fender Tune vs gStrings
Fender Tune
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| Figure | Fender Tune | gStrings |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Musical Tuner Apps | 8.0 (#11) | 7.6 (#19) |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Prague, Czechia |
| Privacy | Fender says it does not sell, rent or loan personal information to third parties. | The maker says it does not process personal information for its own purposes, while AdMob may collect information to serve ads. |
| Purpose | Fender Tune tunes guitar, bass and ukulele instruments. | gStrings is a chromatic tuner application that measures sound pitch and intensity. |
| Support | Fender provides a Tune support section for its iPhone and Android apps. | The Google Play listing gives [email protected] as the app support email. |
| Tuning modes | The app provides Auto-Tune, Manual Tune and Chromatic modes. | The app offers automatic and manual target tone selection modes. |
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In their own words
Fender Tune
Fender Tune is a mobile tuner for guitar, bass, and ukulele, available on Android and iOS. Its free tuner provides Auto-Tune, Manual Tune, and Chromatic modes, plus 26 alternate tuning presets. Users can create custom tunings and save them to a Fender Connect profile, and offline mode is listed. Tune Plus adds an interactive guitar chord library with more than 5,000 shapes and variations, as well as a dynamic scale library for six-string guitar. Practice tools include 60 drum rhythms across six genres, tempo controls, a practice timer, time-signature customization, and a metronome. Tune Plus also provides real-time visual tuning feedback and 65 non-standard tuning references from A=420Hz to A=460Hz. Access to Tune Plus requires signing in or creating a Fender account. Fender describes the app as suitable for musicians from beginners to professionals. The listed Fender Tune plan is free; Tune Plus requires a Fender account.