Guitar Flash vs PPSSPP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Flash
Learn to play guitar by hitting notes in time with songs. Master your skills across three difficulty levels and become a rock star. Show off your guitar-playing prowess to everyone.
- Hit notes in time
- Play several songs
- 3 difficulty levels
- Become a rock star
- Improve guitar skills
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Become a rock star and crush the guitar playing several songs. Hit the notes at the right time and show for everybody that you're a great guitarist. Choose between 3 difficulty levels (Easy, Medium and Hard). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://guitarflash.com/mobile/terms/privacy.asp
PPSSPP
Experience your favorite PSP titles on your iOS device with high-definition graphics and enhanced features. This emulator allows you to play a vast library of PSP games with excellent performance. Access your own game files or explore free homebrew titles.
- Play PSP games on iOS
- High-definition graphics
- Extra features
- High performance
- Supports ISO/CSO files
- Built-in Homebrew Store
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Play PSP games on your iOS device, in high definition with extra features! PPSSPP is the original and only PSP emulator for mobile devices. It can run nearly all PSP games with great performance on iOS. No games are included with this download. Use your own real PSP games and turn them into .ISO or .CSO files (see the homepage for instructions), or simply play free homemade games, which are available in the built-in "Homebrew Store". PSP is a trademark of Sony. The PPSSPP project is in no way affiliated with Sony.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PPSSPP at 4.5 against Guitar Flash's 4.0. PPSSPP also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 51). Guitar Flash's advantage is chart position (#74 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Guitar Flash sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and PPSSPP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PPSSPP holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PPSSPP has 2.7K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Guitar Flash's written reviews are positive against 72% of PPSSPP's.
Guitar Flash ships an update every 2 months, PPSSPP every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Flash | PPSSPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (51 ratings) | 4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allan Bueno | Henrik Rydgård |
Customer experience
Guitar Flash
PPSSPP
User reviews
Guitar Flash
From 51 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎸 Great guitar game experience
- 🔥 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Retro feel like classic Guitar Hero
- 🎨 Good song selection across rock genres
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches with certain songs
- 📺 Small screen size and button layout on mobile
- 💰 Unlocking songs can be grindy
- 🔇 Some songs have audio issues
PPSSPP
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Supports controllers
- 🎮 Able to play classic PSP games
- 🔥 Amazing emulation experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🤔 Compatibility problems with certain games
- 🔇 Sound issues with some games
Bugs and requests
Guitar Flash
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sweet Child O' Mine song not working
- App crashes when trying to play certain songs
- Unlocked songs not downloading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add more popular rock/metal songs
- Implement controller support
- Offline mode to play without internet
- Customization options for fretboard
PPSSPP
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to load save files
- Controller mapping not working properly
- Certain games not launching or freezing
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for PS2 and PS3 emulation
- Improve save state functionality
- Implement haptic feedback for on-screen controls
- Allow customization of button mapping
- Add portrait mode support
In-app purchases
Guitar Flash
- VIP Membership$4.991 Month
PPSSPP
- PPSSPP Gold$3.99
