BOSS Tuner

Omega - of the long journey

1 month ago

Best tuner I've ever used. Gets me any tuning I want. Is very accurate, and easily made me a better player by increasing my versatility. I can jump from drop C, D, half step, and standard in minutes. No invasive ads either. Just a god tier app.

Tony Y

4 years ago

Brilliant. Looks and works just like my favourite guitar tuner - I love it! The "needle" LED indicator is less stable (but probably more accurate and faster responding) than my dear old Boss TU2 pedal, which is uniquely stable, more like the other electronic tuners I have used (inc. 2 Korgs). I prefer the stability of my actual Boss pedal but this app is fabulous - thank you Boss!

Lee Ross

1 week ago

I'm a full time guitar player. I have at least 5 tu-2 in gig bags, studio, or rehearsal spaces. This is a great app version of the pedal. I haven't used a better tuning app. Roland couldn't pay me to write a better review. The quality of this app might compel you to go buy the pedal.

Franky klouv

2 months ago

One of the best tuners out there,related to guitar tuna and other apps it's much better. Tho I would like it if the mic wasn't so sensitive because in jam sessions it's hard to tune while other people are doing things like arranging cables , setting up amps , etc.

A Google user

5 years ago

Interface is a little glitchy and jumpy looking. It's kind of a cool idea to mimic a physical pedal but I don't feel it's accurate, or at least doesn't give me confidence from the display. The most frustrating thing however is there is no way to opt-out of the news and the only way to clear the notifications it to click on each one which opens a browser window. 😕

James Coker

1 year ago

After a four year hiatus from guitar playing I've just re-downloaded the Boss Tuner which I remembered as being the definitive tuner app with the look of the real pedal. Sadly there appears to be a miss alignment with the active information and the background image of the pedal which makes it difficult to read the information accurately. Looking through the reviews it would appear that this has been the case for sometime. I'd say that the app is now unsupported find something else.

Annemarie May

4 years ago

This is pretty sharp, spot on accurate. I installed it after losing my clip on guitar tuner. I can tune by ear alone but like to check it is perfectly tuned, using an electronic device. To feel secure. I thought this would be hard and unreliable but it was easy, very accurate and trustworthy. No excuses for out of tune guitar playing. Bad enough playing wrong notes/chords, without adding out of tune guitar and probably off key, out of tune voice. Guitar in tune gets one fundamental thing right,

A Google user

5 years ago

perfect application. Does exactly as it is supposed to. well surprising that it is free as it's the perfect tuner. I could imagine it not being ideal tuning from your devices mic if you were out and about in a gig setting or something. but has been absolutely perfect for myself when tuning both electric, acoustic & bass at home In my little home studio set up. recommend this app to any n all musicians.

A Google user

5 years ago

In the age of annoying ads and being constantly bothered with pop ups to review, this app is a god send. It just does what you want it to, and really well at that. I don't usually review apps but had to express my appreciation. Awesome app that I'll never uninstall and it'll probably be the first thing I download on my next phone or tablet.

Nat Riddle

2 years ago

There are some graphic placement issues; maybe they just don't scale well to big phone screens like mine. Besides that, the tuner functionality itself is very good! It's probably dumb to say, but the results after using it were much nicer than after using my actual tuner on the head of my guitar.

James T Donley III

3 years ago

Superb digital facsimile of the tangibly actual BOSS analog chromatic tuning pedal par excellence, the TU-2! Pixels can't manifest themselves physically but they come close in this app for the average tin-eared idiot! (I'm talking to YOU, dude!) I can promise you THIS much: You CAN tune your guitar with this app! AND you can pretend you've spent extra on the totally ridiculous "Waza Craft" version, by simply changing the appearance of the onscreen faux-pedal approximation displayed! Woo!

Lucas Cathey

2 years ago

this app worked great on my pixel 4, not so much on my pixel 6. the display is a little wonky but not terrible, but the mic sensitivity and tuning sensitivity seem to be substantially worse to the point that I can only use the app for the tuning fork/reference note. the tuner itself only works correctly if there's very little background/room noise. it works in a pinch but it's far from ideal

A Google user

5 years ago

I've downloaded quite a few tuners and this Boss tuner wins. You play your guitar notes/strings into your phones mic and this tuner tells you if you are in-tune or not. If the lights drift to the left, the note/string is flat. If the lights drift to the right your note/string is too sharp. If the light stops in the middle, your note/string is in-tune. Its chromatic as well meaning you can tune "any note" not just standard tuning! Real nice interface as well. Great work Roland!

carl zimmerman

1 year ago

The visual misalignment of this is seriously annoying. Is anyone ever going to fix this? It was fine when I first got it, but it hasn't been right for years. I keep because it is still a very good tuner despite the appearance, which I do my best to ignore. It's very distracting when I know what it's supposed to look like. I've been a nearly exclusive Boss / Roland user for something like 35 years and I consider your products to be among the best, but the TU-3 tuner is a disappointment.

A Google user

4 years ago

The number 1 best tuner on the app store. I have litterally tried every other "best tuner app" and they were terrible. This app is easy to read and precise. It doesnt only let you tune in Standard like all the others, it is like an actual tuner that tells you what note you are playing and where you're at on the spectrum. The other tuner apps out there make you pay if you want to tune to any other tuning. Thank you so much!!!!

A Google user

5 years ago

It's very good. Just make sure the room is quiet. Not because it's hard of hearing. But quite the opposite. It can pick up a fart from across the room. Or t.v. sounds, or conversations. It's for a quiet place only. lol. I've been playing guitar for over 12 years now. And I really would not suggest a new player buys a guitar tunner. This is free it's very good. I mean it's too. I even have an old H.T.C. phone in my case instead of my old tuner. The phone is slimmer, and can just recharge. Unlike my old korg tuner. And.sadly it's more accurate too. The only tunner I use anymore other than this app. Is a pedal tunner. Which is only for on stage purposes. When I'm plugged in and Can't use the phone. like quicly in between songs. Or when others are warming up themselves, talking or basically just a lot of background noises. But.if your just at home, or just practising. I really recommend this app. At least as a starter. If.nothing else. Compare free to $100. Then you make the call if it worth a shot or not. It you like it cool. If not then delete it and find another app or pay for a really tuner. It up to you and your preferences. For me. I'm sticking with this. I'm just writing a review because I'm installing it in another free old phone. That I'm only going to use for this duty. Just to throw this one in one of my acoustics cases.

House One

3 years ago

[Tip use an external microphone] I was expecting much less, such as some kind of pay wall, only being able to use less than half of the features, things like that, and yet I was actually surprised & impressed by this app. It definitely exceeded my expectations. I even kinda like the catalog that it comes with. Definitely could do with out it and it wouldn't be much of a loss in any way. I just hope that they keep it updated, since we're stuck with it. I also have it on more than one device. BOSS