Tunepal

Name: Tunepal
Rating: 3 (46 reviews)
Author: Bryan Duggan

By: Bryan Duggan

Music

Features & Capabilities

Listed in the top 500 apps of all times by the Sunday Times (6 February 2012)

Listed in the top twenty cultural apps for iPhone by the Sunday Times (28 March 2010).

Winner of the best overall invention 2010 in the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Tunepal was in the top 25 grossing apps on the app store (17-18 July 2010).

The essential tool for all musicians playing traditional Irish, Scots, Welsh and Breton music!

Ever sat in a trad session and wondered what was the name of that great tune someone just played? Well now you can search a database of over 22,000 tunes from your iPhone/iPod BY PLAYING!

Hold your device up to a melody instrument such as the tin-whistle, flute, concertina, uilleann pipes, accordion or banjo, hit record and the melody will be extracted and submitted to the tunepal.org search engine for matching.

Matching tunes are downloaded to your device, where you can view and edit the notation or the stave, email the tune, post it to facebook or play it back using the high quality playback engine based on ABC2MIDI and FMOD.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Bryan Duggan

Rating:

3.00

(46)

Version:

3.2 Last updated: 2025-05-02

Version code:

874446939

Creation date:

2010-02-26

Compatible devices:

Size:

53.23MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 238,263 ▼ 510

For Developers

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Developed by:

Bryan Duggan

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tunepal/id356935033

Website:

http://facebook.com/tunepal

User Reviews

Users love Tunepal for accurate tune recognition, usefulness in sessions, and a large tune library. It’s also appreciated for offline use and privacy, and some praise its intuitive design and overall value. However, the app is plagued by crashes during recording, search, or playback; long periods without updates and compatibility issues with newer iOS versions and older devices; backend outages that disrupt tune lookups; microphone access problems; and limited support. The concept is strong, but stability and maintenance remain major concerns.

Pros

Accurate tune recognition, especially during sessions
Very useful for identifying tune names in Irish Ceili sessions
Large tune library with hundreds of tunes
Intuitive design and solid performance in live use
Good value for money; the HD version works well

Cons

Frequent crashes and instability across recording, searching, and playback
Long periods without updates and compatibility issues with newer iOS versions and older devices
Backend outages and reliance on online services for tune lookups and submissions
Microphone access/compatibility problems on some devices
Limited support and maintenance; communication mainly via Facebook

Recent reviews

I love the app but have to restart my iPhone to stop the crash

by lo*****, 2026-03-03

Useful app at sessions. It doesn’t always find the right tune, but I wouldn’t expect it to. The accuracy is pretty darn good though. Really happy the app was finally updated and now works offline! I also like that the app does not collect any personal data…all apps should be that way.