Best Ukulele Tuning Apps

Best Ukulele Tuning Apps: Ukuleles are a very common instrument for anyone who wants to start learning about musical instruments. It might be small in height compared to other musical instruments like guitars and keyboard, but it definitely does not disappoint. 

However, listening to an out of tune ukulele might be the worst sound after the screeching noise of a fork rubbing against a glass plate. Even if you are in a closed room with no one around, the out-of-tune ukulele can make you feel like you are bad at playing even if you are a professional. 

To help the ukulele players avoid the horrible sound of the out of tune ukulele, there are tuning apps for both android and iOS. What they do is that they analyze the sound of the Ukulele using the main microphone of your device and show the current note being played. The frequency will direct the user to tune their ukulele quickly and also very easily. 

Best Ukulele Tuning Apps

Product name	Product features	Price range
Guitar tuner by guitartuna	● Professional  accuracy feature  ● Fast audio  recognition  ● Has mini games to learn chords	Free for download on both iOS and android
Ukulele tuner lior hai  design	● Very accurate  ● No hands needed  ● Displays closest  notes from both  sides	Free for download for  android
Ultimate guitar tabs by ultimate guitar USA	● Offline access to  favorite tabs  ● Has popular songs from latest release  ● Has left handed  mode options	This is available on both iOS and android for $2.99
PitchLab pro by  PitchLabApp	● Fast accurate and  hands free tuning  for instruments  ● Real strobe tuners  ● Multiple sound  visualization modes	This is available on android and iOS for free
Smart chords and tools by eTroop	● Has reverse chord finder  ● Precise chromatic  tuner  ● Has metronome, ear training and other  tools for musicians	This is free to download on both iOS and android

1. Guitar tuner- The best ukulele app 

For the first ukulele tuner app on this list, we have the guitar tuner by guitatuna. We have selected this to be the best ukulele tuner app that money can buy. 

The reason behind it is the extreme accurate information on the notes. It is the fastest and the most accurate tuner available. It works for a six string acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, ukulele, mandolin, balalaika, violin, viola, cello, fiddle and cavaquinho. 

The best feature of this app is that it has games built in the app which helps beginners to learn chords. It can cancel out background noises so the user does not have to worry about the noisy places. 

Pros- 

● Fast and accurate

● Cancels background noises 

Cons- 

● Needs some improvement 

● Has a lot of pop up ads 

2. Ukulele tuner- The runners up for the best ukulele tuner app 

For the second app on this list, we have chosen the ukulele tuner by Lior Jai Design as its size is just 4MB. 

It is a simple, beautiful and a hands free tuner. This tuner was built by a ukulele player, so this helps other ukulele players to tune their ukulele properly. This tuner is a hands free app so the user does not have to worry about holding the phone while playing. It is also extremely accurate 

Pros- 

● It has a strong order display which can be helpful 

● Detects notes automatically 

● No hands are needed while tuning 

Cons- 

● Might be difficult to use for some users 

● Not as accurate as other apps 

3. Ultimate Guitar tuner 

The ultimate guitar tuner is definitely the best app money can buy as it has the latest releases of popular songs. 

It can be used for multiple instruments and has notes and chords of over 400,000 songs. This is a very convenient app for viewing ukulele tablatures and other instruments too. It can also be easy for left handed players to use as it has a left-handed mode option. It receives daily updates so the user doesn’t have to worry about the app being out of date. 

Pros- 

● Receives daily updates 

● Has left handed mode 

Cons- 

● Doesn’t have some advanced features 

4. Pitchlab Pro 

For the fourth product on our list, we have the Pitchlab pro by Pitchlab app. This is a really good ukulele tuning app. 

The amalgamation of chromatic ribbon tuner and string note display makes it the perfect instrument for tuning. It helps with normal ukulele tuning with a custom made tuning editor and it can also tune other instruments like Guitar, Violin, Fiddle, Mandolin, Ukulele, Banjo, Bouzouki and there is pedal steel available if any upgrade is needed. 

The large tuning display gives the user a hands free experience and this app is also very accurate with the notes. 

Pros- 

● Has multiple sound visualization modes 

Cons- 

● Does not work without amazon on device 

5. Smart Chords and Tools 

And for the last product on our list for the best ukulele tuning apps, we have the smart chords and tools by eTroop. We have chosen this as it shows and plays over 1,000,000,000 chords and notes.

It can be used for any instruments from 3 to 8 strings. It can be used by the beginners who are just learning to play to people who are professionals. It also has a new feature called the reverse chord finder which finds out if a chosen grip suits a certain chord or not. 

Pros- 

● Can be used by anyone 

Cons- 

● It might be complicated for some users 

Final Words 

So, that is all for the top 5 best tuning apps for ukuleles. We hope that you had fun reading this and that we could help you choose the best app that suits you. Personally, we would recommend downloading the ultimate guitar tabs. It might cost more compared to the others but it’s worth it. We hope that this was informative enough. Don’t forget to check out all the tuning apps we have reviewed for you.