# Bagpipe Tuner

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id480445177](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id480445177)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id480445177`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Murray Blair
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.4
- **Last updated:** 2017-03-20
- **First published:** 2011-11-22
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bagpipe-tuner/id480445177)
- **Website:** [http://blairtuners.com](http://blairtuners.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://murrayblair.com/privacy.htm](http://murrayblair.com/privacy.htm)

## Description

The Bagpipe Tuner App allows precision tuning of Highland bagpipes. Simply sound a note and start tuning. It's easy and accurate.

Bagpipe Tuner App for Highland Bagpipes accurately detects your pipe chanter notes, drones and displays the note, frequency and pitch position. Detection is via the inbuilt microphone, or in noisy environments an external microphone like the HBT clip mic can be attached. 

Bagpipe Tuner features both digital and analog style meters, waveform input monitor and auto gain limiter. Simply press the Learn button and start tuning, or turn horizontal to access a larger meter display.

Using a Bagpipe Tuner can really make tuning less stressful, listening more pleasant and playing more enjoyable. You can quickly check your pipes at anytime to maintain good tone– before a gig, practising or competition. And, non-pipers can easily use it to help out with tuning.

Why a Bagpipe Tuner? Highland bagpipes are incredibly hard to tune and unlike standard chromatic instruments, the intervals between each note continue to vary. Bagpipe Tuner correctly displays the scale and takes the guesswork out of using a chromatic tuner. 

Bagpipe Tuner compliments the standalone BLAIR tuners and Bluetooth clip. 

Features:
• Auto detection and display of notes and drones
• Analog style meter
• Large horizontal display
• Frequency display meter
• Input waveform meter
• Frequency position bar
• Learn function for calibration setting
• Auto input limiter
• Internal microphone
• External microphone support (HBT clip mic)
• Large frequency detection range
• Special Bluetooth mic/ sensor for Bagpipes supported

## Rankings

- #318,121 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews praise Bagpipe Tuner for accuracy, ease of calibration, and value, with Bluetooth mic support and portability. However, recurring issues include stability and crashes on various iOS devices/versions, lack of in-app pitch control, and a confusing UI without built-in help. Overall, a strong, affordable tuning tool that needs reliability and usability improvements.

### Pros

- Accurate tuner that's easy to calibrate and lets you tune a whole band quickly.
- Great value and widely regarded as the best bagpipe tuner for the price.
- Works well with Bluetooth microphone or clip mic for easier, more accurate tuning.
- Portable and convenient—works on iPhone and iPad, replacing expensive standalone tuners.
- User-friendly and suitable for both beginners and experienced pipers.

### Cons

- Frequent stability and compatibility issues: the app won’t open on some iOS devices and crashes on startup or when plugging in a tuning clip.
- Lack of in-app pitch control: manual tuning isn’t possible and pitch must be set via iPhone Settings, which is clumsy.
- Confusing UI with limited built-in guidance: the interface relies on a single 'learn' button and there's no readily accessible help or FAQ.
- Some OS/device-specific instability noted (e.g., older iOS versions) requiring updates for reliability.

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