# Tuner Lite by Piascore

> The Ultimate Chromatic Tuner

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id635828559](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id635828559)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id635828559`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Piascore, Inc.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (9,983 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.12.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-24
- **First published:** 2013-04-23
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tuner-lite-by-piascore/id635828559)
- **Website:** [http://piascore.com/service/tuner/](http://piascore.com/service/tuner/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://piascore.com/privacy/](http://piascore.com/privacy/)

## Description

More than 10,000,000 musicians rely on Tuner Lite by Piascore—a chromatic instrument tuner and pitch pipe that uses your device microphone to quickly and accurately tune a wide range of instruments, from guitars and bass to bowed strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, tympani, and beyond. The app offers a responsive needle meter, a fine-tuning 50-cent range, a clear LED display, and automatic reference calibration for effortless tuning.

A paid Full version unlocks custom temperaments, transposition, solfège notation, adjustable calibration, and more. It also includes a configurable wallpaper and a built-in Pitch Pipe/Tone generator.

## Rankings

- #18,243 — Overall
- #74 — string

## Review summary

Users praise Tuner Lite for accuracy, versatility across instruments, and ease of use, with many relying on it for on-the-go tuning over years. However, they criticize heavy advertising (including explicit ads), the need to pay for features, and occasional accuracy problems on instruments like violin. Overall, it’s a dependable practice tuner when you can tolerate the ads and paywalls.

### Pros

- Accurate and sensitive tuner commonly preferred for practice.
- Versatile across many instruments (violin, ukulele, guitar, flute, etc.).
- Simple and easy to use with no unnecessary fluff.
- Handy on the go and has proven reliable over years.

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive and include inappropriate/pornographic advertisements; not safe for kids.
- Not free; requires a subscription or paid features for key capabilities.
- Inaccuracies or misreads for certain instruments (notably violin), including misidentifying strings.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id635828559)