# Guitar Riff - Play by Ear — user reviews > 157 indexed App Store user reviews of Guitar Riff by Learn To Master Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 91 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-riff-play-by-ear/id520215526/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-riff-play-by-ear/id520215526.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 67 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Guitar Riff? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎸 Effective riff learning tool for beginners - 📚 Large song library with diverse genres - ⚙️ Customizable playback options (speed, fret width) - 💰 Free content available without mandatory purchases - 🎯 Intuitive progression system (5 notes to 10 notes, etc.) - 🎵 Helps users play actual music quickly **Cons** - 🐛 Sound quality poor and unrealistic - 📱 No left-handed support available - 🔊 No sound output on some devices - 🎨 Difficult to see highlighted notes during playback - 📺 Small fretboard difficult for fat fingers - ⚠️ Aggressive ads throughout app - 🔄 Navigation issues and sticky screen transitions - ⏱️ Playback speed cannot be adjusted easily mid-use - 🔌 App crashes and logout issues - 🎛️ Limited difficulty adjustment options **Commonly reported bugs** - No sound output on iPhone 5 and iPhone 4 - App doesn't play songs or is non-functional - Random logouts during use - App crashes frequently - Screen navigation requires song selection to exit - Fretboard highlighting difficult to see - App requires upgrade prompt immediately upon opening **Most requested features** - Left-handed mode support - Ability to slow down playback speed - Wider fretboard for easier use - Record and playback user's own riffs - Customizable note highlight colors - Playback controls at bottom of screen - Actual guitar sound samples - More songs from specific artists (Metallica, AC/DC, Green Day, Pink Floyd, etc.) - Difficulty level selection - Tuning feature - Chord labels on display - Comparison to actual live recordings - Note color customization for colorblind users ## Newest reviews (12 of 157) ### 3/5 — Не очень потому что с рекламой *2019-09-20* Почему не сделаете версию для покупки? **Developer response:** We do. It's Guitar Riff Pro. ### 4/5 — All free *2017-10-27* Please make all the songs free I love harry potter **Developer response:** All songs can be unlocked. You just need to play 10 consecutive notes correctly. ### 3/5 — 아이폰 용량부족으로 구입목록 삭제해주세요 *2017-02-25* 아이폰 용량부족으로 구입목록 삭제해주세요 ### 3/5 — It's pretty good *2015-02-09, version 5.4* Pretty good but the guitar sounds a lot like a clarinet ### 4/5 — meh.. *2014-11-07, version 5.0* this apps good but you should add some bring me the horizon, pierce the veil, and sleeping with sirens songs ❤️ ### 3/5 — A little sticky *2014-10-16* Limited in what I thought it would do, but it's workable. A little sticky between screens - limited when you want to back out of things (you have to pick a song to get out of the listing). ### 4/5 — Bleed it out *2014-03-08* In this app I think that it should be able to learn bleed it out by linkin park ### 3/5 — No sound *2014-02-16* Would work great as an app, however it produced no sound at all to play along with. Let down. ### 4/5 — Pretty Cool *2014-01-22, version 4.1* Basically a pocket guitar chords for the beginner to expert player. The adds are a tad bit annoying. ### 4/5 — Guitar riff *2014-01-15* Love this app so good really want to learn raining blood but I don't have money to pay for it :( ### 4/5 — Fix *2013-12-31, version 4.0* Put labels on the cords. Also I would love to learn X-Kid by Green Day ### 4/5 — Awesome app *2013-12-08* Just picked up a guitar for the first time a month ago. I tried to learn to play the traditional way and got bored. I decided to try this app and am having instant success and an already play 7 songs. The only problem is it logs me out from time to time. There is quite an array of songs but I like to see more. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Support for Left Handers *2019-01-30* This is a total ripoff so far. Where’s the Support for Left Handers? Only one star from me until this is rectified and the Left Handed option is made clearly available. **Developer response:** Yes, you're absolutely right. It's been added back in now. Please download latest version. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2018-10-01* Doesn’t work **Developer response:** We've just downloaded and tested the latest version. All working fine. Email us at LearnToMasterLtd@gmail.com if you disagree and we'll resolve. ### 1/5 — Uma bosta *2016-11-19* É muito ruim tudo não percam tempo ### 1/5 — Bosta *2015-12-31* É uma merda, trava td hora, só não dou 0 estrelas pq não tem como, uma merda com M maiusculo ### 1/5 — Sehr schlecht *2015-08-05* Sehr schlecht ### 1/5 — Never mind *2015-05-18* Downloaded read directions and tried the app. It never played the song, and wasn't functional beyond choosing the song. Adds were everywhere.... Frustrated and deleted the app. ### 1/5 — Iphone 5 : no sound! *2014-03-13, version 4.3* Please fix!!!! ### 1/5 — Bad! *2014-02-15* Ne fonctionne pas sur mon iphone 4 ### 1/5 — Chato *2013-08-24* Péssimo ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2013-05-12* Only want you to upgrade ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Absolutely awesome! *2026-08-21* I’m in my 40s and finally picked up the guitar after wanting to play for many years but life was too busy so I looked for a little help to learn and found this app and I’m so happy I have, you can simulate on the screen guitar to become familiar with the music then plug in and it will assist you as you play. It makes it very easy to learn. I would highly recommend this to anyone picking up a guitar for the first time or even seasoned players because they break down the music in an easy and very user friendly way. Great app!! ### 5/5 — Learned quite a few riffs *2018-04-15* I have learned quite a few riffs from this app. I can actually make music with my guitar! I start on the app, 5 notes, then 10, etc., until I get to the end. It does have nice options....speed, fret width, etc. Be nice if you could change speed without opening options. **Developer response:** Thanks and we hope you like how this guitar app has improved over the years and moreover we hope you are a better guitar player. ### 5/5 — Cool *2014-07-02* Cool ### 5/5 — Riff suggestion *2014-05-07* Iron Maiden's Fear Of The Dark wasted years the trooper ### 5/5 — Good app. Like the riffs. *2014-03-09, version 4.3* Please add some more Jimmy Page, nice job! ### 5/5 — Excelente *2014-01-30* Excelente app. ### 5/5 — best app ive ever seen *2014-01-18* 좋아요.. ### 5/5 — ??? *2014-01-10* I would like to be able to learn how to play Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold. And I would also like tuning on it also ### 5/5 — Fantastic App *2014-01-10* The best guitar app to learn your favourite riffs. so many songs and no in app purchases. ### 5/5 — Sing suggestions *2013-12-19* Hey Can we have some prince songs to learn, especially purple rain? --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*