insTuner is a chromatic tuner for instruments including guitar, bass, piano, bowed strings, brass, woodwinds, and drums. It offers five modes: Instant Tuning, Fine-Tuning, Strobe Tuning, Spectrum (FFT), and Spectrogram. The note wheel identifies the note being heard and displays its octave below the dial; Fine-Tuning also shows cent deviation and frequency. Spectrum mode analyzes frequencies and lets users select a logarithmic or linear X-axis. A tone generator produces four waveforms for tuning by ear. The free edition includes Instant-Tuning Mode and the tone generator. The paid insTuner plan is listed at 3.99 USD per once and includes the Mac app, fine-tuning, historical curve tuning, the tone generator, and tuning settings. Those settings include Concert A frequency, musical temperament, and input source. The Mac listing requires macOS 10.9 or later. EUMLab says the paid app can be bought once for use on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The maker was founded in 2012 and is based in Hangzhou, China, and Berlin, Germany.
Who it is for
insTuner suits musicians who want to tune different instrument types with a choice of visual modes. The free edition covers Instant Tuning and tone generation; people needing the listed Mac features can consider the paid plan.
What is good
- Five tuning modes include strobe and spectrogram.
- Tone generator provides four waveforms.
- Fine-Tuning shows note, cent deviation, and frequency.
- Free edition includes Instant Tuning and tone generation.
What to know first
- The Mac listing requires macOS 10.9 or later.
- Apple says the developer has not provided privacy-practice details.
Verdict
insTuner offers several ways to read pitch, plus a tone generator for tuning by ear. Check the listed Mac requirements and the privacy disclosure before choosing a version.
insTuner plans and pricing
All plansCompared on musical tuner apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Strobe display
- Yes
- Custom reference pitch
- Yes
- Intonation monitoring
- Yes
- Available platforms
- ios
