Fender Tune vs Intunator

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.

Intunator is an intonation-training app that recognizes a played note and plays back a corrected version for musicians to match by ear. It is designed for wind, string, and plucked-instrument players, as well as vocalists, and detects pitches across nearly seven octaves. Its display can show note names or solfege and graphically indicate pitch deviation. Settings include 56 instrument choices, transposition, concert pitch, background noise, note spelling, and pitch-detection options. Drone Mode provides a sustained chosen note for practice in equal or just temperament. Corrected notes can play through headphones or speakers, with fifth or octave offsets and three output sounds; turning off the control tone allows tuner use. Intunator is available for iOS and Android. The iOS INTUNATOR STARTUP version has a four-week free test, and TUNER PRO without the control tone has a two-week free test. Android renting and free testing are still in planning. Listed plans range from €2.99 a month for Tuner Pro to €49.99, paid once for Intonation Trainer Lifetime.