# Banjo Tuner

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id341018597](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id341018597)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id341018597`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alvin Yu
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (391 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.13.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-13
- **First published:** 2009-11-26
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/banjo-tuner/id341018597)
- **Website:** [https://alvinyu.com](https://alvinyu.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://alvinyu.com/privacy\_policy/banjo\_tuner.html](http://alvinyu.com/privacy_policy/banjo_tuner.html)

## Description

Banjo Tuner is a lightweight Chrome extension that plays standard tuning notes for the 5-string banjo.

Designed as a simple tuning tool and practice aid, it helps you get accurate pitches quickly during jams or practice sessions.

## Rankings

- #82,290 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews repeatedly highlight ads and a lack of true tuning functionality. The app is praised for its ease of use and simple design, and for providing standard tuning notes, but many users complain it doesn’t listen to the instrument, offers no alternate tunings, and has unstable note playback with short sustains. Overall sentiment is negative due to reliability and feature limitations, with a minority finding it acceptable for basic reference tuning.

### Pros

- Easy to use / intuitive interface
- Provides standard banjo tuning notes for quick reference
- Simple, clean design

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive and frequently displayed
- Not a real tuner — it only plays notes on tap and lacks pitch-detection
- Lacks microphone input or any way to read the instrument
- Only supports standard tuning with no alternate tunings
- Notes do not sustain or cut off quickly, making tuning difficult

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id341018597)