Guitar Notation vs Guitar Notes & Tablatures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Notation
This app allows guitar enthusiasts to read, compose, edit, and play back guitar sheet music. It supports multi-track tabs, chord charts, and various notation elements, enabling users to create music on the go.
- Read, compose, and edit guitar sheet music
- Playback functionality with high-quality sound
- Multi-track tab support
- Chord chart configuration
- Export in MusicXML, MIDI, PNG, and PDF formats
- Supports up to 8 staff for editing
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A great guitar tabs and chords notation app on iOS. For any guitar music lover, Guitar Notation gives you the ability to read, compose, edit, and playback guitar sheet music scores. With it you can be a talented composer and great musician anywhere. As long as you have a little knowledge of sheet music, you can write music composition simply by touch and move. Of course it could help you to learn guitar notations. It can handle multi-track tabs, also it supports for chord chart configuration. With the help of it you could easily record the flashes of inspiration wherever they strike. Are you ready to compose music in a simple way? ----------------------- Features: -Export in the industry-popular MusicXML file format, allowing for exchanging sheet music with other software (Finale, Sibelius, Encore, MuseScore, etc). -Export MIDI file. -Export PNG image and PDF document. -High quality sound for playback. -Support editing up to 8 staff at the same time. -Support many kinds of guitar and bass instrument. ----------------------- Supported notation: *A variety of note types, from whole note to 128th note and dotted note *Chord chart configuration *A variety of time signatures *All standard key signatures *Adjustable tempo *All accidentals (sharps, flats, double sharps, double flats, and naturals) *Tie, slur, and tuplet *Many types of ornament *A wide range of dynamics ----------------------- UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - Support up to 8 staff - Config parts(add, delete, reorder) - Config chord freely - Change beat type and tempo - A wide variety of guitar types - Config sound for each part - No watermark image export - No Ads - Support 2nd voice part - Config capo for each line - Import data file - The subscriptions are $9.99 monthly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service, where applicable - Terms of use: https://service.notationpad.com/terms_service.html
Guitar Notes & Tablatures
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Collection of sheet music with notes, tablatures, and interactive training for guitars. This application helps to learn and practice playing popular, traditional melodies on your guitar. Try it now, for free! Application features: - Selection of guitar kind (in future); - Over 150 melodies to learn and practice; - Allows to import additional melodies from your own, local Music XML files (.mxl, .musicxml, .xml); - Interactive training modes (recognition via the microphone of the music you play on a real world guitar, and scoring it against the music sheet); - It can play every melody displaying the progress in the music sheet; - Optional countdown before melody playback; - Tuneable playback speed (tempo); - Allows custom transposition of melodies; - Allows to print out music sheets; - Allows to bookmark favorite melodies. ADVERTISEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTIONS By default, this application is supported by advertisements, and only a handful of melodies are accessible for free. Paid application subscriptions available in the in-app store unlock all melodies, and remove all advertisements. The profit from subscriptions supports application maintenance and further development, including bug fixes, new features, and new melodies. USER SUPPORT Any comments, ideas, suggestions are welcome to support@music-tabs.com TERMS OF USE: https://guitar.music-tabs.com/legal-info
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Guitar Notation at none against Guitar Notes & Tablatures's shown. Guitar Notation also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). Guitar Notes & Tablatures's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases 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 Notation sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Guitar Notes & Tablatures sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Guitar Notation ships an update every 4 months, Guitar Notes & Tablatures monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Notation | Guitar Notes & Tablatures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (249 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 249 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 嵩 张 | Sergey Pogodin |
Bugs and requests
Guitar Notation
Reported bugs
4 issues- Audio playback only works through Bluetooth
- Can't create a D chord, forces barre chord
- Freezes on login screen
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to change tuning
- Add palm muting feature
- Add more examples
- Add instructions/tutorial
- Add ability to transpose
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- Add ability to input chord symbols
Guitar Notes & Tablatures
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guitar Notation
- Unlimited Access7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Unlimited Access Monthly$9.991 Month
- Unlimited Access Yearly$49.991 Year
- Guitar Instrument Group$0.99
- Bass Instrument Group$0.99
- Extras Package$14.99
Guitar Notes & Tablatures
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- 3-Months Subscription$7.993 Months
- 6-Months Subscription$12.996 Months
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- Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
Questions
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