Virtual Window vs Simply Guitar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Window
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Virtual Window is an interactive educational adventure - associated with the Open Window, an institute for arts and digital sciences. Multiplayer online world. Online profiles, character customisation, quests, unlockables, interactables and secrets to discover. Live events, portals and other phenomena.
Simply Guitar
Learn to play guitar with interactive, step-by-step video lessons from music experts. Receive real-time feedback on your playing and master chords, tabs, and techniques to play your favorite songs. Includes a built-in tuner and regular content updates.
- Step-by-step video lessons
- Real-time playing feedback
- Learn chords and songs
- Guitar fundamentals and techniques
- Built-in guitar tuner
- Progress tracking
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Learn to play the guitar at your own pace with step-by-step tutorials, made by world-class music teachers, and receive feedback from the app while you learn to play your favorite songs! No experience needed | For all ages | Works with any guitar --- Make your musical dreams come true --- • Play chords & songs straight away! • Learn step by step with high-quality video lessons • Receive feedback from the app and know when you are playing correctly or need guidance • Learn all the necessary techniques to play the songs you love: - Guitar fundamentals - Read and play tabs - Playing chords - Chord switching - Strumming techniques - Invaluable tips and tricks for playing correctly - Technique boosting exercises • Track your progress • Learn to tune your guitar (professional tuner included!) • Receive fast support from our musicians • Have fun and quickly improve your skills --- How Simply Guitar works --- • Place your device (iPhone) in front of you and play; the app will immediately recognize what you are playing • Get feedback on your playing to quickly learn and improve your guitar skills • Discover the magic of music with fun songs and complete lessons to start sounding like a pro • New songs and lessons are added regularly. --- Good to know --- Simply Guitar is developed by JoyTunes, creators of award-winning apps Simply Piano and Piano Maestro. JoyTunes are experts in creating educational and fun music apps for learning to play quickly and easily. Recommended and used by tens of thousands of music teachers worldwide with over 1 million songs learned every week. Awards & Recognition: - “Editors' Choice” by Apple - SF Music Tech Summit Startup Innovators Challenge Winner - Best Tool for Beginners, NAMM - EMI Innovation Challenge Award --- Contact --- Keep your feedback coming! Get in touch with us through the in-app chat and one of our friendly bunch will get back to you. Enjoy playing! Privacy policy: http://www.hellosimply.com/legal/privacy Terms of use: http://www.hellosimply.com/legal/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtual Window at none against Simply Guitar's 10. Simply Guitar's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simply Guitar sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Virtual Window asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtual Window ships an update every 3 months, Simply Guitar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Window | Simply Guitar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (401K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 42.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 401K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #40 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 391 MB | 248 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephan Calitz | Simply Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Virtual Window
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simply Guitar
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fails to recognize correctly played notes/chords
- Tuner inaccurately reports strings as out of tune
- Resets progress when making minor mistakes
Requested features
4 requests- Allow skipping of lessons/songs
- Add speed/tempo control options
- Improve tuning accuracy and reliability
- Expand song library and lesson content
In-app purchases
Virtual Window
No in-app purchases
Simply Guitar
- Full Access7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Month
- Individual Plan$19.991 Month
- Full Access$19.991 Month
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- Full Access7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Simply Guitar Premium7 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Full Access7 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Simply Guitar Premium7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Full Access7 Days trial$179.991 Year
- Simply Guitar Premium7 Days trial$199.991 Year
