# TEFpad — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of TEFpad by TablEdit, rated 4.20/5 from 46 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tefpad/id517830471/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tefpad/id517830471.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 28 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of TEFpad? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Intuitive usability - 🎵 Versatile for music notation - 🎸 Excellent for tablature - 📱 Mobile convenience - 💡 Powerful features for price - 🚀 Fast playback - 📤 Easy file sharing - 🛠️ Good developer support - 💻 Seamless cross-platform sync - 🌟 High value for money **Cons** - 👎 Manual difficult to use - 🖱️ Clunky interface - 🐞 Buggy performance - 💸 Expensive Pro version - 📚 Incomplete help files - ⚙️ Inconsistent button functions - 😵 Steep learning curve - 📱 Not iPad-friendly features - 🚫 Lacks basic features - 🗑️ Files can become corrupt **Commonly reported bugs** - Rating pop-ups ignore iOS settings - Pro version disappeared after purchase - App crashes when printing - Audio quits playing - Adding pull-offs creates ties across bars - Imported Guitar Pro files have errors (triplets, repeat barlines) - Triplet button inconsistency - App crashes - Work not saved when app crashes - Song title not saved - Dulcimer TAB not working - Tab won't switch to dulcimer DAD TAB - Highlighting and repeating passages is difficult - Vertical highlighter does not work - Notes muted during playback due to highlighter issues - File corruption - PTB files corrupt - 1/8 beat time signature issues - Cannot save as a different name (overwrites original) - Inserting double bar that cannot be removed - Reversing tablature issues - Changing instrument destroys file - Automatic rests not working correctly - Saving files beyond 16th measure is lost - Unable to close options popup - Notes and playback are 1 octave apart - Triplets not entering correctly - Saving a tab deleted it - Spontaneously closes without saving - Cannot view bar being edited - Cannot delete bars without tempo/key dialog - Cannot delete notes without undo/select/cut - Cannot save more than 16 bars of a file - Sudden crashes after update - Cannot close options popup - Cannot add bars after Pro upgrade - Cannot change instrument after import - Cannot find how to change tempo - Cannot change instrument assignment and volume - Deleting past 16th measure on import - Pages reflow on zoom - Cannot select multiple measures/notes **Most requested features** - Search function for manual - Support for Apple Magic Keyboard - Simultaneous input of text, chords, and TAB numbers - Ability to change instrument display on sidebar - Ability to make font larger - Add title on first page - Add D.S. al Coda and Fine - Add lyrics and chord notation - Files app support (iOS 11 folder support) - Open in functionality - Custom instrument input (number of strings, string notes) - Solfege notation conversion - Ability to change pedal steel pedal assignments - Ability to customize button placement and size - Swing eighth notes setting - Better scrolling - Custom tuning transpose functionality - Cut-and-paste between files/tunings - Easier to delete bars/notes - Delete notes without undoing/cutting - Double tap to open file ## Newest reviews (15 of 101) ### 3/5 — Not quite what I was hoping for *2024-12-14* This tablet version isn’t incredibly intuitive, but that’s just a learning curve I suppose. What really bothers me is it says it supports a keyboard, but really you must use the virtual keyboard and the Apple Magic Keyboard is NOT supported. I was looking forward to this replacing my laptop for tab editing, but it’s awkward to use while I am also holding my instrument since I have to poke around on the screen. So there’s my biggest feature request. Until then I guess it’s back to pencil and paper. ### 3/5 — Tef *2024-07-18* Maybe because I use Apple iPad. But a lot of the promised features don’t seem to work. **Developer response:** Sorry for the late reply. Could you please be more explicit about the missing features? ### 3/5 — テキストとコード・ダイアグラムについて *2023-09-02* TAB譜を作成するためにTEFpad Proを購入しましたが、改善してほしいところがあります。 TAB譜の「数字」と「テキスト」と「コード・ダイアグラム」を同時に入力できるようにしてほしいです。 現在のままだと、全ての弦に数字を入力したい場合はテキストやダイアグラムの挿入はできないです。 お願いします。 **Developer response:** If all notes on the beat occupy all available positions, you can enter the text or diagram in 1/64 note mode, exactly one position later. You can also insert the text or diagram from the standard notation. TEFpad will find the first available position. ### 4/5 — Functionality good. Pro version disappeared after purchase *2023-04-20* I like this app and bought the pro version upgrade today but now the app has reverted to the LE version. Apple shows the pro purchase so what happened. Restoring the pro purchase was successful but I lost a significant amount of work. **Developer response:** Do you mean that during a session, the application reverted to a light version? Or was it a new session? I'm leaning towards the second hypothesis, as the LE or Pro version is tested only once at the start of a session, using your device's user preferences. But I have no explanation as to what could have happened. ### 2/5 — Not user friendly *2022-09-11* The app assumes you know all the musical terms necessary to compose a song. The help function is useless. It throws items on the tab by all by itself, without any explanation as to why, and there is no information to learn from. As an example, trying to match the format of a tab I found in a book, it required a “double line” at the beginning of the measure. I found it in the pallet, tried to add it, but it wouldn’t show up. However, it did randomly place double lines on two other measures in the tab. And now I can’t get rid of them. Oh, how about the app crashing when you print? That’s fun too. Glitchy…but its all we have. **Developer response:** The double bar is placed at the beginning of the currently selected measure. It is true that the display does not update immediately when the palette is tapped. This is a bug. But when you remove it from the appropriate palette, the display updates and the double bar disappears. I would be very interested to have the tablature that makes the program crash in order to fix it but I know that as usual, you will not respond to this message :-( ### 2/5 — Not so happy *2022-08-27* I was using the lite version and then when I went and upgraded, wow buggy, buggy, buggy. Audio quits playing so I have to restart the app; trying to add song info is very temperamental, adding pull offs to the first couple of notes gives me a tie that spans two bars. It’s a bit clunky as it is with the lite version, but workable. Now very frustrated with the upgrade. Should have stuck with lite. **Developer response:** If there were two separate apps, one could imagine that one apps works less well than the other. But it is the exact same executable that goes into unrestricted mode. Under these conditions, I think it's more of a learn curve. When you enter a pull off, TEFpad looks for the next note on the same string. If it doesn't find it in the current bar, it looks in the next bar and if it finds a note, it displays the slur. I don't see what's absurd about this. But I must be missing something. Could you explain to me why you think TEFpad is at fault in this respect? ### 2/5 — Not great *2022-08-17* I bought this to import Guitar Pro files. This functionality works to a certain extent but with many errors. The triplets were replaced with quavers (deleting one of the triplet notes) and standard repeat barlines were deleted and replaced with segno symbols (which seem to be impossible to delete). On trying to correct the triplets, I discovered that “off” sometimes means “on” in the triplet button in the toolbar. I tried creating a tab from scratch too and this was better, but still some of the button functions were inconsistant. I think I would have got there eventually but it took me an hour just to do a couple of bars of music so not worth the effort. If you are prepared to put in the time and can overcome the frustrating interface then you could produce a tab eventually. On the plus side, print formatting for tabs is the best you can get on iPad. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. I think that the time spent learning the functions is quickly paid off but you shouldn't stop at two measures ;-) Regarding the GP files that are not correctly translated, it would be nice if you could send me some examples. There is certaintly something I can do. ### 4/5 — Pratique, quelques points a corriger *2021-02-07* Je n’arrive pas à trouver le slide avec note de départ du slide entre parenthèses. J’appuie sur la page blanche en bas à droite et j’efface tout sans le vouloir ... Le défilement n’est pas fluide..pas agréable La sélection n’est pas intuitive, on fait souvent des fausses manipulations. Cela fait que 2 semaines que je l’utilise donc je n’ai pas énorme de recul mais ce sont des choses qui sont agaçantes. J’ai constaté des problèmes d’affichage sur les chiffres des tablatures lorsque je mets en mode affichage. Continuez à l’améliorer, en tout cas merci. L’interface, les menus etc..c’est un peu triste et fade, au début ça fait pas envie. ### 4/5 — Revised Review *2021-01-25* Thank you to the developers for your response. It still took me some time to figure out how to get multiple instruments but now that I have the program works for my needs. **Developer response:** Just open the Instrument window which allows you to add up to 16 instruments. Simply tap the tuning of the instrument. And please consider to update your review. ### 4/5 — 希望能够设置默认和弦图出现的位置 *2020-03-29* 现在默认在六线谱上方，想要显示在五线谱上方每次都要手动调整，不智能。还有播放文件的时候会没有声音，需要重启软件，很麻烦。 ### 4/5 — 没有吉他谱和简谱吗，其它的都挺好的 *2019-12-22* 怎么调出吉他谱和简谱对照呢？？？ ### 5/5 — Très bien *2019-10-13* Logiciel puissant et efficace, assistance et réponses rapides du développeur. Peut être juste quelques points d’ergonomie à affiner, mais c’est bien l’intérêt des mises à jours. Bravo. ### 4/5 — Great tool *2019-08-03* Help system needs to be improved to get the fifth star. So far search internet has found most of simple needs ### 5/5 — Love it! *2019-07-31* Provides everything needed to create tablature. I play the dulcimer and was looking for a way to edit or display tabs only. Simple interface and user friendly. One question though... How do I make the keys (example: DAD) display on sidebar instead of the word TAB?. They show in the preview, but do not export into the final print file. GREAT JOB! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. The TAB option only exists in the desktop version (TablEdit). I therefore assume that you are editing a tablature that was created with TablEdit with this option. You can remove the option in TablEdit and then reload the file to iOS. Or you can create a template file on TablEdit with all the desired options and use it on iOS. ### 4/5 — Impeccable. *2019-05-28* Je l’utilise depuis hier et c’est la meilleure application que j’ai trouvé sur IPad, qui me permet de récupérer des tablatures au format .xml exportées d’un Mac, de les modifier et ensuite de les sauvegarder en .tef ( moins gourmand en espace que le .xml) sur l’IPad. Il faut effectivement TEFpad pro pour faire cela. En général je mets la tablature sur IPad afin de jeter un œil en cas d’oubli. Il manque une étoile car j’aurais bien aimé avoir un mode ou on entre une grille d’accords sur une page ( genre bloc note). Pour l’instant je dois utiliser 2 applications. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Inutile *2026-05-05* . Cher / peu pratique,peu intuitif, usine à gaz Ne pas acheter ! **Developer response:** "peu pratique, peu intuitif" C'est votre jugement. Par contre "usine à gaz" mériterait d'être justifié par au moins un exemple de complexité inutile. ### 1/5 — Rating Pop-Ups *2025-10-10, version 4.0.0* The developer ignores iOS settings to disallow ratings requests and spams users with its own pop-ups begging for ratings. This willful disregard for user preferences is an automatic 1 star rating. ### 1/5 — 不能固定的时值输入音符 *2023-03-02* 空白线谱上点击的位置来识别时值的，多一点少一点都不行。超难用。建议比如8分音符输入就固定空一格就8分音符，后期再修改不同地方的实际时值。具体可以参考gp的iOS软件的输入方式。还有简谱功能，识别gp文件的时候会乱码，并且不识别gp文件里的歌词，非常不完善，问题很多。 **Developer response:** TEFpad does not use the same system as GP for entering notes and their duration. I understand that you're confused, but is that a reason to condemn my app? For 25 years, they've been 2 different applications with their own logic. ### 1/5 — Hard to use *2020-04-02* First, had I known you can only write 12 bars in this app I would not have bought it. The program is not intuitive at all, I spent half an hour trying to get the program to do triplets with no avail. The help notes are mainly bias towards pc and doesn’t say much in the way of iPad info. Not for me **Developer response:** The limitation related to the modification of existing files is very clearly stated in the description. If you create a file from the scratch with TEFpad LE, you can save anything you want. For triplet entry, see the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPuhcKvdR7Q. ### 1/5 — Dulcimer TAB not working *2019-07-28* The tab won’t switch from the standard guitar TAB to dulcimer DAD TAB. I have tried other formats and they also aren’t switching to change the type of TAB displayed. **Developer response:** The commentary that follows yours shows that you missed something. Of course TEFpad, like its big brother TablEdit, supports tablatures for diatonic dulcimer. You can write to us if you have a problem and we will help you. It will be more productive than leaving a review like this one. ### 1/5 — Déception *2018-11-26* Cette version TEFpad n’est pas faite pour l’accordéon diatonique. Impossible de paramétrer son instrument, ni de se défaire d’une tablature préformée. Vraiment déçu **Developer response:** Je ne pense pas qu'on puisse concevoir sur tablette une interface utilisateur qui permette de paramétrer un clavier d'accordéon ;-) Pour paramétrer votre accordéon vous devez utiliser TablEdit pour Mac ou Windows. La version démo qui est gratuite vous permet de le faire. Vous créerez ainsi un fichier vide que vous pourrez utilisez avec TEFpad. ### 1/5 — Didn’t know about TEFpad “PRO” till after...w/in App$19.99 huh? *2018-08-10, version 2.8* Update! 8/9/18 Careful! They claim this app to be 'the most powerful notion app on iOS' however it was built on a PC Windows platform making it super glitchy for ios an just plain buggy. Also after trying the app I've found that it ain't so everything that the I-app Demo shows, which I think is ridiculous! Saving and Printing is mess meaning it hard to use, but showing the same print window... Just very inconsistent; their website is VERY outdate (2010) with many links dead or in one case after pressing a link I was told I just received a virus! -No joke. Really I won't be so out to put this app down but a after a few emails with the developer (?) I felt I wasn't getting any answers or a sense of confidence for any upgrades to basic things one expects when paying a premium price for app like this -TefPad. Otherwise this may be a helpful app for those owning the TablEdit desktop software (of which the demo I tried and after 3 days (3or 4 hours) I found unbearable to work with... looking for a little of help if away from home...but what I've found is that would be hard to rely on TEFpad app without fear of losing ones hard earned work. -------------- MAybe its just me but I thought I was getting the full feature App after paying the initial $ for the TEFpad,only to find when I wanted to advance feature -cut/copy/past... to different songs... they tell me I have to pony up another $19.99 for the TEFpad”Pro” version. Funny how you can’t find that the Pro version in the Applestore (and yes,after reading the Discription of the TEFpad version they do explain that you can Purchase the Pro version as a in-App Purchase, but doesn’t list how much it cost) but only within the App itself. If I’d known that I would have just paid for the Full Pad Pro from the beginning. Saving me the $ of buying the basic TEFPAD App. Kind of weird. I mean, they have a Free Version; then two Paid versions -with the secondvone being quite limited. Why would anyone think there are to two Paid versions? I mean, just give us the Full on Version and be done with it! I’m just saying - It seems a little misleading to me. Anyway, I think I deserve a refund for the first the TEFpad APP, because as a long time Pro musician, all I need/wanted was the Full “PRO” version. ~ All that aside, I think its a great App that well thought out -and so cool that can import PowerTabs. Recommended. Peace! ### 1/5 — 極悪 *2017-02-13* 最初に課金して買い取り、さらに課金しないとフルに使えない。 これか買うならフリー版で充分 ### 1/5 — かつて無いほど酷いアプリ *2017-02-08* どうかこのレビューを信じて買わないで欲しい。 かつてない程酷いUI。 バグだらけの機能。 あまりにボタン(キー)が小さく、任意の位置を押すのに苦労する。 全ての機能のボタンを表示しっぱなしで、一つ辺りのボタンサイズが5mm以下。 にも拘らず、隣のボタンと隣接している為、別のボタンを同時押ししてしまう。 20フレットと入力したいのに、隣に干渉する為入力出来ず、数秒かけて入力するも、20ではなく、「2」「0」と入力され、0フレットを入力した事になる為、まともに譜面も打てない。 仕方なくiPadのキーボードをカスタマイズして使っているが、一度変えるとアプリのキーボードに戻せず、拍の変更も出来なくなる。 拍の変更の為に一度保存し、アプリを落として、再起動せねばならないのだが、 突然アプリが落ちる。 作業状況も保存されない。 曲のタイトルの入力も保存されない。 操作方法全般やテンポの設定なども、特に説明もなく、かといって直感的に操作出来るわけでも無いので、いちいちあっちこっちを押して機能を探ることになる。 分かりきったベース譜面を約100小節入力するのに、5時間を費やした。 譜面を打つボタンは、ユーザーによって使用頻度が違うのだから、配置やサイズがカスタマイズ出来る機能があって当然だと思う。 フリーソフトですら当たり前に搭載している機能を持っていない。 当然3000円以上の価値も無い。 フリーソフトのtax guitarの方がはるかにいい。 3000円払って、時間と労力を使い、ストレスを得たのだから、 道端に3000円を捨てた方が時間の無駄が無いだけ建設的だった。 **Developer response:** ユーザーの皆様へ このソフトをご利用頂き、ありがとうございます。 1997年のリリースから20年になりますが、私達はユーザーの皆様のご希望に沿ってプログラムの改善を進めてきました。 また、世界的なIT進化に即し、現在はPCやスマート機器など多様な使用環境も提供しております。 私自身もユーザーとして、開発ビジョンに考えていることは、演奏者に使いやすく楽しいものであることです。 もし、その希望がかなわないなら、私はとても悲しく思いますが、 しかし、プロのミュージシャンを含め、頂いた皆様からの意見にはとても感謝していますし、 そのお陰で、世界中の皆様に愛されるツールとして成長できたのだと思います。 現在、全てのOS上で、使用に深刻な影響を及ぼす問題は検出されていませんが、 ユーザーの機器環境に起因する例は（しばしば）報告されてきます。 もしバグや困難があった場合には、どうか私に直接に報告することをためらわないで下さい。 メールは、あなたの国の言葉で構いません - 世界中に私を助けてくれるフレンズがいますから。 賞賛あるいは非難にしろ、あなたのメッセージがこのソフトを育ててくれますし、 それは、この20年間、私達が歩んできた道でもあります... 感謝を込めて - 翻訳表現に不都合があればお許しください。 Matthieu、TablEdit ソフトウェア　開発者：プログラマー ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2017-01-01, version 2.5* I was looking for something that would be intuitive to learn and easy to use. This was not it. Forget it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Brilliant App *2025-10-31* Very versatile, lots to import from Classclef. ### 5/5 — LOVE THIS, but… *2025-08-29* I love the immediate intuitive usability of this app, but wish the manual were easier to use. I would love a search function for the manual. We’re not all music pros, so simply trying to find how the special notation works is NOT obvious. I can see where and how to PUT in “D.C” and “al” and “Coda” and “Fine”, but to make them work on playback is another function… perhaps I am missing something obvious?? Otherwise, I love being able to score tablatures on my iPad with this app. ### 5/5 — Excellent app for guitarist *2024-11-23* I like it and easy to use. ### 5/5 — Superlative *2023-09-06, version 3.7.1* This is a neat little program for musicians whether learning or fully fledged. I have played for 55 years and though I still prefer to write on manuscript for working out ideas and retaining them mnemonically and as being a good sight reader, but I have found this little program more useful that much bigger and expensive software options; this fits in my pocket and the files can be easily shared. I’m very happy with this purchase. Not a bug in it and is thoroughly and well thought through. All musicians should have this neat little program. ### 5/5 — Jimmy *2022-12-25, version 3.6.0* Wonderful app for Logic Pro and piano apps ### 5/5 — The Best App for writing Tablature for me. *2022-11-22* I use this app for writing tab for bass guitar. I’ve tried other apps that offer similar functionality. None of them compare to the usability and completeness of TEFPad. There is a bit of a learning curve to get proficient with it. However, the more you use it the faster you get. I feel that there are some things that aren’t covered very well in the user guide. But I still give this app a full 5 stars. Do save your work in progress often, though. Also, the support from the developer is outstanding. ### 5/5 — TEFpad & Tabledit a great combo! *2022-11-16* Using Tabledit on a MacBook Pro and Tefpad on an iPad for several years. Just could not manage without them. Support from the authors is excellent. Great job! ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-03-02* I’ve been using it for at least five years. Can do everything I need it to do. Online helpful as needed Would recommend ### 5/5 — Tabled it *2020-10-12* This is a really good app. I already have the windows version And love it. Just found out about this one and need to get used to it. ### 5/5 — Incredibly useful program *2020-07-15* This app is just amazing in terms of what it allows me to do with arranging and playing back music. I wanted an app that would allow me, for guitar, to arrange music that is most often played on keyboards. I also wanted an app that would allow me to keep my files local on my device rather than forcing me to work in the cloud. With support for tablature, this app is great for arranging for guitar but it does a lot more. It would be equally useful arranging for keyboard and seemingly for a band, though I have not tried to arrange for more than one instrument. It plays midi and includes a lot of instruments. It’s ease of use is comparable to other notation softwares I have used. I was hesitant to buy without the ability to check it out with a free trial. It turns out though that, for me, this light version of the program—even without available pro upgrades— is all I will need in a notation program for a long time. I’ll never have to turn on a computer. The help pages are deliberately succinct so there is some amount of trial and error involved in figuring out some features. Overall, however, it’s just a super app. **Developer response:** Thank you. 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