BOSS Tuner Reviews

by Llwydbleidd

They need update their app for the new iOS versions. And stop showing badges for every news they have in BOSSTuner .

by Lungho69

There are so many other tuner apps that are way better, such as ProGuitarTuner. I'd expect something more fluid and of better quality from from a company like Boss. But I guess my expectations are too high.

by MashaT22

BOSSTuner has not been updated for several years now. It’s only compatible if you have iOS 11 or older. iOS 15 is about to get released in a matter of weeks. This WAS is a quality tuner — and it still could be if BOSS updates it for the latest Apple certificates! It could probably also used a refreshed look on the UI/art to look a bit more modern. Please make this happen!

by ITunes Stop Deleting My Songs

Such an iconic brand that can’t even make a working guitar tuner app, 10 years into smart phones, when every other lesser company can… yikes
Download the Fender app, it works, if this even half worked it would be an improvement on what it is!

by Warmlion

Screen goes into auto lock even when you're actively using the tuner. That's just plain silly. I don't want to have change my phone auto lock setting every time I use the tuner. I'm deleting BOSSTuner until this is fixed.

by BK Drummer

Ive been using the real pedals for about 20 years. I really wanted BOSSTuner to work well with the phones internal mic for my acoustic and ukulele but the LEDs jump around too much. I dont trust it. Smoother LED motion in the updates! maybe Ill be back.

by G29er

This tuner makes it almost impossible to tune your instrument. All the needle does is move back and forth randomly while I am trying to tune. Even when I’m not tuning it’s moving.

by Steve22222

I've used Boss tuners for years on my pedalboards. Always great, no-fuss tuning. I especially like my TU-3, with its nice array of LEDs, makes tuning a breeze. So, obviously I was excited to find BOSSTuner.

Very glitchy. Does not track strings well, even with the sensitivity maxed out. Function buttons do not seem to do anything. Not smooth and easy like the real pedal. Hope they can improve on it. TC's Polytune app is just like the real thing.

by Kobwo

Installed BOSSTuner and it’s got the red dot with 34 messages. Can’t clear them without opening every message that takes you to their website. One by one. No thanks

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by Jddienbejcu

Fine tuner, most annoying ads of any app on my phone. Also, no option to get them to stop. It’s a shame BOSS dropped the ball on this.

by Phil Phlorida

This tuner worked so well I was considering leaving my other tuners out of my guitar cases. However, a few months ago, I suddenly found that the tuner was off. It now registers my 440 tuning fork as about D#. Apple recently admitted it slowed down older iphones, which they may have done to my iphone (through IOS updates I installed?) and caused the tuner to read about 3/4 what it should. If you are going to load this on an older iphone, perhaps the IOS "updates" will screw it up.

by Jzap94

Seems well so far.

by Scarehaven

Out of all the tuners I have this is the best. Just have to get the real one for my pedal board.

by RossiDucatiDominatuon

As a confirmed 'gear addict', I've spent the better part of 40 yrs in one of two states: playing guitar through great pedals and amps, or thinking about playing guitar through great pedals and amps- mostly always chasing tone!
After amassing a pallet's full of data, and wallowing in the embarrassment of riches that is the modern music marketplace, I've secured the finest in every category for my time (mostly) without regard to price, and after all the latest data are exhausted, and the interminable researching & obsessing concluded that despite all this, 20 yrs on: BOSS TUNERS ARE STILL FLAT OUT THE BEST, ALL-AROUND TUNERS; and a non-negotiable for touring professionals, while equally as crucial to the rank beginner, and truthfully everyone else.

by AZDH1

This is exactly like my original boss tuner that has been on my floorboard for 20 years. It is the best.

by Spider757

Played an open E followed by G-Minor and the Hookers Came a Flowing on their 3 legged donkeys and thats when it got serious the E string broke and smacked the hoe in the face while Open E was in Sustain

by SwimmingDem0ns

Please make it so more pedals are available for the guitar/iPhone connection and aux out to an amp!! Would love to have the discontinued DS-2 turbo to play with again..

by Cod Bo2 Swet

It’s good sounds back to new when I used BOSSTuner during quarantine I didn’t have a tuner so I found BOSSTuner and had no problem with tuning

by WorshipBassPlayer

I looked at a dozen tuner apps. It came down to Boss and Fender.
I loaded both and tried them a couple times.
The Fender app didn’t like the low B string - couldn’t “hear” it well.
The Boss app performed well with all 6 bass strings! The chromatic mode locked in quick to each pluck.

I turn my phone on it’s side and set it directly onto the amplifier face. This displays only the tuning graphics and they are large enough to read from floor level.
When using TU-3W (black) mode my phone remains discrete.

This is the next best option to an in-line tuner!

by Eriptron

For the reviewers commenting on fixing the Mode button. If you read the in app help it states that the two buttons are not functional. It's basically just a picture of the hardware pedal. You'll notice the 1/4 jacks on the side. They don't work either. ;-) The tuner works just fine!

Oh, and TC Polytune isn't on BOSSTuner Store anymore that I can find FYI.

by Nessie L.

Not easy to figure out quickly