Comparison

Guitar 3D vs HiGuitar

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

HiGuitar

Learn to play guitar with interactive lessons and real-time feedback. This app analyzes your playing to score each note, guiding you through structured courses from beginner to advanced techniques. It includes essential tools like a tuner and metronome to support your practice.

Highlights
  • Real-time note grading
  • 15 structured courses
  • Interactive fretboard diagrams
  • On-device pitch detection
  • Built-in tuner
  • Full metronome
  • Practice dashboard
Features
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HiGuitar turns your iPhone into a guitar teacher that actually listens. Play a real guitar — acoustic or electric, no cables needed — and watch every correct note turn green on the tab in real time. No random videos, no fake gamification: real notes, real progress. A CLEAR PATH, NOT A PILE OF VIDEOS • 15 structured courses — 216 lessons and 278 hands-on exercises • From your very first note to chords, strumming, barre, blues and fingerstyle • Lessons unlock one at a time as you master them, so you always know what to practice next • Theory made visual: interactive fretboard, scale, triad and circle-of-fifths diagrams YOUR MIC IS YOUR TEACHER • On-device pitch detection listens and scores every single note as you play • Hit 80% of the notes to pass an exercise • Climb the tempo ladder: pass at 60% speed, then 80%, then full tempo • Count-in, metronome clicks and optional guide tones keep you in time • No mic handy? Practice visually and confirm exercises manually TOOLS YOU'LL USE EVERY DAY • Tuner with an interactive headstock — pegs turn green as each string locks in tune. Switch Auto off to stay locked on one string, or tap a peg to hear it played on a real guitar • Full metronome: 40–240 BPM, 7 time signatures, subdivisions, tappable accent patterns, tap tempo and a speed trainer that raises the BPM for you • Practice dashboard: daily goal ring, day streak, minutes this week and a 14-day chart IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE 23 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Greek, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian. Not just the buttons — all 216 lessons are translated. Pick your language on first launch or change it any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your audio is analyzed entirely on your device. It is never recorded, stored or uploaded — and your learning progress stays on your iPhone. HIGUITAR PRO Pro unlocks everything: 15 courses, 216 lessons, 278 exercises, every songbook, the tuner and the metronome. There is no free tier — Pro Yearly opens with a 7-day free trial, so you play real lessons before you pay. • Pro Monthly and Pro Yearly are auto-renewing subscriptions; Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://solidstudiogame.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://solidstudiogame.com/privacy Grab your guitar — your first green note is 60 seconds away.

Screenshots

Guitar 3D4 screens
HiGuitar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Guitar 3D at 742 against HiGuitar's 3. Guitar 3D also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). HiGuitar's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Guitar 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and HiGuitar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiGuitar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar 3D has 742 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar 3D ships an update every 2 months, HiGuitar every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guitar 3D versus HiGuitar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar 3DHiGuitar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (742 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings742 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCMT Bilisim Muzik Ltd StiAnh Tuan Nguyen Le

Customer experience

Guitar 3D

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

HiGuitar

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

HiGuitar

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
Show 4 more
  • Acoustic Guitar$2.99
  • Electro-Classical Guitar$2.99
  • Guitar Bundle$4.99
  • Guitar Bundle$7.99
4 purchases

HiGuitar

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • HiGuitar Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Guitar 3D free?
Guitar 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HiGuitar free?
HiGuitar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guitar 3D or HiGuitar?
HiGuitar is rated higher. Guitar 3D averages 4.8 out of 5 from 742 ratings, while HiGuitar averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Guitar 3D or HiGuitar have ads?
Neither Guitar 3D nor HiGuitar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guitar 3D or HiGuitar?
Guitar 3D ships an update every 2 months, and HiGuitar every 9 days. Most recently, Guitar 3D was updated on November 13, 2026 and HiGuitar on November 13, 2026.

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