# TabToolkit

> Music tab app for learning and jamming with songs on guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. (iPhone/iPad app by Agile Partners.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabtoolkit/id325946571 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Agile Partners](https://appshunter.io/developer/284962371)
- Category: Music, Utilities
- Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 25 App Store ratings · 264 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 83 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2009-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabtoolkit/id325946571/reviews.md

## What is TabToolkit?

The best looking & sounding tab app! If you play guitar, bass, drums, or keyboards, TabToolkit is the best way to learn and jam along with your favorite songs!

TabToolkit gives you 3 ways to get great music: buy instantly in the Tab Store, upload from your PC, or search online.

◼ Apple Design Award winner
◼ Universal: Buy once, use on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch 
◼ Optimized for iPhone 5, awesome on iPad mini & iPad Retina

◼ Better learning: Thanks to speed control, A/B looping, full-score music notation with all instruments, and real-time instrument guides, TabToolkit makes learning a snap. You can easily select the part you want to learn, slow it down, and loop it with full control of each track's audio. On guitar, bass, drum and keyboard tracks, handy instrument guides show where to put your fingers, or in the case of drums, which drums to hit. There's no better way to accelerate your learning or have a fun jam-along session! 

◼ More music: TabToolkit now includes the Tab Store, with hundreds of affordable, officially licensed, accurately transcribed songs, and more being added all the time. TabToolkit also gives you easy access to your own guitar tab collection, supporting text, PDF, and multitrack rich tab formats. You now have 3 ways to get great music: buy from the Tab Store, upload from your PC, or search online. 

◼ Richer music: With TabToolkit, you can get full scores for your favorite songs, with complete notation for each guitar, bass, drum, and keyboard track, as well as vocal tracks with lyrics. TabToolkit includes multitrack audio synthesis, based on high-fidelity audio samples of over 190 different instruments; playback quality is outstanding. TabToolkit's music notation is unmatched for visual quality and smoothness of animation, and includes gorgeous full-resolution rendering on all Retina displays. 

◼ Compatibility: TabToolkit supports several multitrack music notation formats, including Guitar Pro, Power Tab, and our own Tab Store format. TabToolkit also supports text tabs and PDF-based sheet music; note however that text and PDF tabs do not support advanced capabilities such as multi-track notation and audio playback. TabToolkit works on all iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, and delivers highest audio synthesis quality on newer models.

## Key features

- Tab Store for song purchases
- Upload tabs from PC
- Online tab search
- Speed control and A/B looping
- Full-score music notation
- Real-time instrument guides
- Multitrack audio synthesis

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $3.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full-score Multitrack Song | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of TabToolkit?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great app for learning guitar
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🎶 Plays Guitar Pro and Power Tab files
- 💡 Wireless file transfer from computer

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy browser for downloading tabs
- 🔒 Concerns about app security and updates
- 💰 Expensive for limited song selection
- 🔋 Outdated and not optimized for newer devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when trying to download tabs
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable tab playback and display

**Most requested features**

- Add looping and speed control features
- Implement tab editing and creation capabilities
- Improve tab download experience
- Integrate with cloud storage services

## Recent user reviews (10 of 264)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabtoolkit/id325946571/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Still selling app but developer(s) not supporting fixing any reported bugs

*2025-02-05, version 2.0.9*

Greetings.  Tab toolkit is a very good app and it still works but it needs some love and attention.  There has been NO development on this app for years (and years).  The interface needs to be updated to current iOS not iOS 7 or whenever the last time you worked on it.  This app could be WAY better if you updated the interface and added a few more features.  Searching could be better and there should be some way to make and save “Playlists”.  It is nice to have filters for Song Name, Songs by Artist, Browse Artists, Recently Added and Favorites but in this day and age that is not enough.  If user needs to create multiple playlists or collections they should easily be able to.   If you update the app with new features and modernize the UI I would gladly pay for a (one time purchase) upgrade.   Just because your app still compiles and people still purchase it doesn’t mean you should not keep it up to date and modern.  I am begging you to please update this app.  Even with its age I believe it is better than Guitar Pro … but it doesn’t compare to Guitar Pro’s more modern display.  Guitar Pro lacks ability to easily filter songs (Name, Artist, Favs, etc).   I believe you would get a lot of people upgrading or purchase the app if you took some time to update it. this app.

### 1/5 — Please update

*2024-10-27, version 2.0.9*

Please update its been 8 years
Is it safe to login?

### 1/5 — Likely an abandonware

*2024-08-07, version 2.0.9*

Developer likely abandoned this app. Last update 7 years ago!

### 3/5 — Good app, it can be greater

*2022-03-18*

I like the app a lot. However, an update with a better variety of music in the Tab store would be great!

### 1/5 — Time for an update!

*2022-03-04*

This is so sad. This was my go to tab app since it was first published. Now there are too many bugs and is not worth my patience. Stay away from buying this app unless they update it some time soon!!

### 1/5 — hasn't been updated in years

*2022-01-27*

Does not work with new versions of iOS and hasn't been updated in years. DO NOT BUY

### 1/5 — Still selling app but developer(s) not supporting fixing any reported bugs

*2021-06-28, version 2.0.9*

Have loved this app am am extremely disappointed that the developer(s) don’t feel it is worth maintaining it (look and feel changes), and adding some cloud sync option so when there is a problem the user does not loose the 1000’s of song they have entered.  Reported a huge bug in June 2021 and developer did not even have the courtesy to get back to me.  I like this app better than the Guitar Pro iOS app but seems I might have to migrate to that app even though it is not as good because currently my TabToolkit app is not usable because it crashed and now it only comes up unside down so is unusable on an iPad with a keyboard. To fix problem I probably have to delete app and re-download it.  Problem is I will loose the 1000 songs I have imported.   Not sure how to recreate all the files and then each song that has a Ukulele as an instrument needs to be manually edited after download because Ukulele comes in as the wrong instrument (Spinosa).   If developer reads this please consider maintaining this app.

### 1/5 — This app doesn’t work on iPhone X

*2021-02-19, version 2.0.9*

Stunned that’s it’s even in the App Store - it won’t even open on my iPhone and repeated messages to the developer on their website have just been ignored. Just wish I could give it 0 stars

### 1/5 — Worthless

*2021-02-13*

This app is completely unnecessary.  The website claims that it will view text tab file formats.  The only thing it does is display the text file as a *text file*.  You probably already have many ways of doing this, and there are *many* other apps for reading rich formats.  If you’re trying to find a good app for viewing text tab files on your iPad or iPhone, look elsewhere.

### 2/5 — Bug fix needed

*2020-04-29, version 2.0.9*

Generally have loved this app but have been having a problem when I go to download some tab from a tab website.  As soon as I land on a website the app randomly gives me a “Successfully downloaded and installed message” labeling this new ‘tab’ f_##.  When I then go to open this new tab it’s gibberish. Have uninstalled and reinstalled and the problem remains. This will become a deal breaker and will result in me no longer using this app and no longer recommending it. Bug fix please.

## Frequently asked questions about TabToolkit

### What does TabToolkit do?

TabToolkit is a music application designed for musicians who play guitar, bass, drums, or keyboards. It allows users to learn and jam along with their favorite songs by providing access to tabs and sheet music, along with advanced learning and playback features.

### How can I get music in TabToolkit?

You have three main ways to get music: purchase songs instantly from the integrated Tab Store, upload your own tabs from your PC, or search for tabs online. The Tab Store offers a growing library of officially licensed and accurately transcribed songs.

### What are the learning features in TabToolkit?

TabToolkit offers several features to enhance learning, including speed control to slow down songs, A/B looping for practicing specific sections, full-score music notation for all instruments, and real-time instrument guides that show finger placements for guitar/bass or drum hits.

### Is TabToolkit compatible with different devices?

Yes, TabToolkit is a universal app, meaning you buy it once and can use it on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It is optimized for newer devices and delivers high-quality audio synthesis.

### What music notation formats does TabToolkit support?

TabToolkit supports several multitrack music notation formats, including Guitar Pro, Power Tab, and its own Tab Store format. It also supports text tabs and PDF-based sheet music, though text and PDF formats do not support advanced features like multi-track notation and audio playback.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.9 — 2016-08-18

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

• Minor bug fixes

### 2.0.8 — 2016-06-28

The issue with purchasing in-apps has been fixed.

### 2.0.7 — 2014-01-27

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

### 2.0.6 — 2013-08-27

Lots of bug fixes and compatibility work

### 2.0.5.1 — 2013-02-28

★ You can now download a zip file of all your tabs on the "Upload From Your Computer" web page 
★ Added HTML5 multi-file uploading capabilities for browsers that don't have Flash installed
★ Several bug fixes including: 
- Better cymbal audio synthesis 
- Device will not lock when viewing a tab 
- Piano tracks can always be combined
- Problem resolved where some customer's Tab Store purchases were not completing

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