Hestia Tuner & Metronome
Fast and simple chromatic tuner and metronome
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This chromatic tuner uses an optimized McLeod Pitch Method (MPM) for fast, accurate frequency analysis and low-latency note detection. When the signal is loud and clear, background noise is ignored completely. When the signal is quiet, the app automatically raises sensitivity so you can still get a solid reading. A precise metronome is included, with fully adjustable BPM and beats per measure. It can optionally run in the background, so the beat continues while you switch to other apps
PH · launched Sep 25, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 69%) · 1 view
Niche: music education and practice apps · 185 launches, 16 in the last 7 days ▼ -36% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
- Android
- Music
- Live Music
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Could you build this?
Partial The metronome and UI are trivial, but writing a robust, low-latency chromatic tuner using DSP algorithms like McLeod Pitch Method requires digital signal processing skills beyond typical vibe coding.
What it would actually take: The app requires capturing raw PCM audio from the device microphone and running real-time Digital Signal Processing (DSP) via Web Audio API or native audio engines (Oboe/CoreAudio). The McLeod Pitch Method (MPM) involves normalized square difference functions (NSDF) and peak picking to extract fundamental frequencies while filtering ambient noise and harmonic overtones. A developer needs specialized audio DSP knowledge and optimization for real-time mobile execution.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 197 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #166 of 198 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 331 days after the earliest competitor.
- Practice Kit · ph · 2026-10-28 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- Melodic Metronome · ph · 2026-10-24 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- TuneUp · ph · 2026-10-09 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Tuneara · ph · 2026-11-03 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- BeatLock · ph · 2026-10-13 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- BPM Tapper · ph · 2026-10-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Celestial Strings · ph · 2026-09-14 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- PickBeat · ph · 2026-10-07 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.50
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