Features & Capabilities

Written for professionals, especially those in the field of Early Music, Nova Tuner is a fully featured, accurate, chromatic tuner with extensive temperament support.

A full demonstration of the app is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/egkAFaICdXY?si=peIM6QvGHLqXMqtD

Nova Tuner was written by professional fortepianist and harpsichordist, Thomas Foster.

MAIN FEATURES

  • Sound Mode (reference pitch) and Auto Mode (detect pitch)
  • Clean and simple interface
  • About 30 built-in temperaments (see www.thomasfoster.org/novatuner for full list)
  • Add/Create new temperaments.
  • Duplicate and edit built-in temperaments
  • Create profiles to quickly set pitch and temperament for frequently used settings.
  • A4 pitch detector to quickly determine an instrument's pitch level.
  • Quick selection of common pitch levels: 392, 415, 430, and 440 Hz (these are customizable).
  • Four waveforms for audible note: Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, Sine.
  • No data is collected, no internet connection is required.

INTERFACE

  • All tuner information (pitch level, temperament, etc) clearly visible on main screen.
  • Standard, simple iOS appearance and controls.
  • Large and intuitive adjustment buttons (no fussy scroll wheels).
  • Light and dark mode.
  • Supports portrait and landscape orientations.
  • Note names in English, German, and Neo-Latin (do, re, mi)

TEMPERAMENTS

  • Temperaments can be transposed
  • Add, duplicate and edit temperaments
  • Favorite frequently used temperaments
  • Filter by favorited and custom
  • Search entire list of temperaments by name or information (creator, type, year, etc.)
  • Hide unwanted temperaments so they don't appear in the list or search

SPECIFICATIONS Transposition range: -11 to +11 semitones Detection range: A0 to C8 Reference tone: C2 to B7 Tuning modes: Sound, Auto, Auto with Sound Back Calibration range: A4=300-500 Hz, 0.1 Hz increments

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Thomas J Foster
Rating:
4.70
(31)
4.70
Version:
1.13.1 Last updated: 2024-10-17
Version code:
869801847
Creation date:
2022-06-24
Compatible devices:
Size:
3.23MB
Price:
7.99
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Thomas J Foster
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nova-tuner/id1589542148
Website:
https://www.thomasfoster.org/novatuner.html

User Reviews

I own a harpsichord with four sets of strings. The piano tuning apps are overkill because they address tuning complexities that don’t come into play on the (much simpler) harpsichord. Nova Tuner has worked the best for me, after trying about half a dozen apps. Thanks for putting this out there!
by Sa*****, 2026-05-08

I’ve used many tuners as a guitarist who sometimes needs to just quickly grab a guitar and hammer out some practice or a melody stuck in my head. Nova Tuner has been the most accurate, simple, and feature-rich tuner I’ve ever seen on the App Store.
by -B*****, 2025-08-07

Brilliant, wonderful, love it, thank you!
by Vo*****, 2024-05-31
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