Comparison

Guitar 3D vs FretBuzz Chords

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Guitar 3D

Learn guitar chords, strumming, and fingerpicking with interactive 3D visualizations. Compose your own music using a simple editor and hear real guitar sounds. Ideal for visual learners wanting to play basic guitar quickly.

Highlights
  • 3D right and left hand viewer
  • Chord chain editor
  • Auto play & loop
  • Speed control
  • Chord training game
  • Left-handed guitarist support
  • Chord library
Features
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No Ads! Learn how to play basic guitar chords, strumming and fingerpicking simply with this 3D ultimate guitar learning app just in minutes. Specially Designed for visual learners! Fun and easy way to learn guitar chords or compose songs. Just select the chords you want to learn and add them to the timeline. The virtual guitarist in the application plays the chord sequences you have composed, with strumming or fingerpicking techniques. You can see the correct finger movements from all sides in vivid detail. With the simple and easy-to-use music editor, you can compose your own music just in minutes. Sounds are recorded from real guitars. All animations were made with worlds best academic musicians and education experts. Features of Guitar 3D - Basic Chords App: ▸ Very easy to use ▸ No Ads ▸ 3D right and left hand viewer ▸ Chord chain editor ▸ Auto play & loop ▸ Speed ​​control ▸ Save your songs ▸ First - person and split cam options ▸ Different strumming and fingerpicking techniques ▸ Chord training game with 25 levels ▸ Support for left-handed guitarists ▸ Chord library(2D diagram) including all chords If you want to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/guitar3d https://www.facebook.com/Guitar3D https://www.facebook.com/Polygonium https://www.polygonium.com/music

About

FretBuzz Chords

Learn jazz guitar chords and their inversions with detailed diagrams and interactive practice tools. Explore various chord types, string combinations, and understand chord structures for effective practice.

Highlights
  • Jazz guitar chord learning
  • Chord inversions
  • Diatonic and spread triads
  • Quartals and shells
  • Drop 2 & 3 chords
  • Rootless voicings
  • Interactive chord diagrams
  • Play-along metronome
Features
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FretBuzz is an application for learning jazz guitar chords and their inversions. It covers: - Triads - Diatonic Triads - Spread Triads - Quartals: Three note chords by fourths, p4 p4, p4 #4, #4 p4. - Four Note Diatonic Quartals - Shells (Freddie Green Chords) - Drop 2 Chords - Diatonic Drop 2 Chords - Drop 3 Chords - Diatonic Drop 3 Chords - Drop 2 & 4 Chords - Rootless Voicings (Bill Evan's A and B Form piano voicings adapted for guitar.) All possible inversions of a chord is covered. Triads have three inversions, seventh chords have four inversions, etc. All possible string combinations of a chord is covered. Triads can be played on string sets 6-5-4, 5-4-3, 4-3-2 and 3-2-1. Drop 3 chords can be played on string sets 6-4-3-2 and 5-3-2-1, etc. This is not a "One Million Three Hundred And Sixty Six Chords For Guitar" application. And also this application does not have any open string chords. Rather this application covers the basic building blocks of jazz guitar chord vocabulary. Two chord diagrams are shown for each chord. The above chord diagram shows the chord notes while the below diagram shows the degrees within the chord. This way you can form an understanding of the structure of each chord you practice and you can use this understanding to create other chords. The play button plays the inversions in succession - in a loop with a metronome beat - and switches the tabs/inversions accordingly so that you can practice along the app. In this mode you do not have to change the tabs/inversions manually. You can also set the tempo of the play along. The tempo can be adjusted as low as 40 bpm, especially useful when learning new chords/shapes. Tapping on a chord diagram plays the entire chord. Tapping on a degree/chord note plays the individual degree/note. I made this so that I can practice when I am away from my guitar, and also for making sure I am not playing wrong notes when practicing. There is also a mini tutorial on how to create altered chords from basic chord shapes. You can resize the chord diagrams for your device. There is also a left handed option in the settings.

Screenshots

Guitar 3D4 screens
FretBuzz Chords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Guitar 3D at Free against FretBuzz Chords's $4.99. Guitar 3D also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (736 vs 1). FretBuzz Chords's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Guitar 3D is free to download; FretBuzz Chords costs $4.99 up front. Guitar 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. FretBuzz Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FretBuzz Chords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar 3D has 736 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar 3D ships an update every 2 months, FretBuzz Chords every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Guitar 3D versus FretBuzz Chords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar 3DFretBuzz Chords
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (736 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings736 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolygoniumAltug Basaran

Customer experience

Guitar 3D

All ratings736 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.5%

FretBuzz Chords

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Guitar 3D

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Include more advanced chords and chord progressions
  • Add interval display
  • Incorporate barred chords
  • Integrate with a DAW or guitar pro software
  • Provide a song library with popular songs
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  • Add Bluetooth connectivity
  • Improve song creation and saving functionality

FretBuzz Chords

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Guitar 3D

One-time7
  • Classical Guitar$1.99
  • Acoustic Guitar$1.99
  • Classical Guitar$2.99
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  • Acoustic Guitar$2.99
  • Electro-Classical Guitar$2.99
  • Guitar Bundle$4.99
  • Guitar Bundle$7.99
None

FretBuzz Chords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar 3D free?
Guitar 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FretBuzz Chords free?
FretBuzz Chords costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guitar 3D or FretBuzz Chords?
FretBuzz Chords is rated higher. Guitar 3D averages 4.8 out of 5 from 736 ratings, while FretBuzz Chords averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Guitar 3D or FretBuzz Chords have ads?
Neither Guitar 3D nor FretBuzz Chords shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guitar 3D or FretBuzz Chords?
Guitar 3D ships an update every 2 months, and FretBuzz Chords every 31 months. Most recently, Guitar 3D was updated on September 11, 2026 and FretBuzz Chords on August 29, 2026.

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