Maqam: Eastern Tuner
Tuner for 24 Eastern strings
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
v1.2 — redesigned for Eastern musicians. Oud, baglama, ney, kanun, tanbur and 20+ more with microtonal precision.
Maqam is a precision tuner and metronome for 24 Eastern stringed instruments, built for serious musicians who play makam music.
INSTRUMENTS COVERED
• Bağlama family: long-neck, short-neck (kısa sap), meydan sazı, divan sazı,
çöğür, bozuk, tambura, bağlama curası, tambura curası
• Ottoman classical: ud (Turkish + Arabic), kanun (24 perde groups), mızraplı
tanbur, yaylı tanbur, klasik kemençe, Cüneyd Orhon kemençesi, lavta
• Folk: cümbüş, Karadeniz kemençesi
• Greek: bouzouki (trichordo + tetrachordo), lyra (Cretan + Pontian), baglamas
• Levantine: buzuq (modern + Matar Muhammad)
• Caucasus: Azerbaijani tar (11 strings + sympathetic)
AUTO STRING DETECTION
Don't know which string you just plucked? Just play. Maqam listens to the incoming pitch and locks onto the closest tuning string. Tap any string to manually override.
ANALOG GAUGE
A vintage half-circle needle gauge shows pitch deviation in cents. Green sweet-spot at ±15¢. Bold, modern, no-nonsense.
50+ TUNING SYSTEMS (Pro)
• Bağlama: Bozuk Düzen, Bağlama Düzeni, Misket, Müstezat, Hüseyni, Hüzzam,
Sürmeli, Eviç, Abdal, Fidayda, Kayseri, Acemaşiran, Sabahi, Segâh, Kemençe,
Zirgüle, Do Müstezat, and more
• Ud: Klasik (Tanburi Cemil), Bam La, Bam Mi
• Kanun: Çargâh Natural with all 24 AEU perde positions
METRONOME
Built-in metronome with time signatures 2/4 through 10/4, tap tempo, visual beat dots.
PRIVACY-FIRST
Microphone audio never leaves your device. No analytics. No tracking. No account. No internet required.
MAQAM PRO
Subscribe monthly ($1.99) or unlock lifetime ($29) to access:
• Unlimited auto-detect (free version is limited to 30s per session)
• All 50+ tuning düzens
• 12 Bolahenk ahenk presets (Mansur, Kız, Süpürde, Bolahenk, etc.)
• AEU 24-perde microtonal notation
• 53-TET Holdrian Koma precision
• Wider time signatures (5/4 to 10/4)
• Recording
Built with love for the Eastern music community.
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• Redesigned instrument picker — larger cards, list/grid toggle,
editorial typography that matches the Maqam wordmark
• Metronome — BPM moved into the thumb-focus zone, bolder active
time-signature pill, softer wood-tone stop button
• Settings — new dark coffee theme that complements the saffron
Tuner and Metronome screens
• 120 new promo codes for free lifetime and 50% discount offers
The developer, Alpgiray Kelem, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Alpgiray Kelem
- Size
- 20.8 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Maqam Pro Lifetime $29.99
- Maqam Pro Monthly $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Alpgiray Kelem
