To make great music, you need a pitch-perfect instrument. Achieve both with GuitarTuna, which offers fast and reliable tuning, teaches you the chords and lyrics to your favourite songs and ensures you showcase your talents at the right tempo, thanks to the built-in metronome.

What we love: The variety of instruments catered for. As well as a range of guitars, you can tune cellos, violins, mandolins and more – if it has strings, you’re likely to find help here. It’s a no-cables-needed zone, too – the app uses your device to detect every strum. Simply activate your microphone then follow the clear onscreen instructions.

Quick tip: To access hundreds of tunings, plenty of songs and much more, you can subscribe. When starting up the app, you have the option to try it all for free initially – no, er, strings attached.

Meet the creator: Finnish developer Yousician is no stranger to the music scene. GuitarTuna joins a catalogue of apps that help users learn to sing and play instruments such as the piano, guitar and ukulele.