Comparison

Lyrics View 3 vs Guitar Tuner+

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

Head to head
About

Lyrics View 3

This app provides a clean interface for viewing song lyrics, designed for professional and karaoke singers. It allows customization of text size, font, and color, and integrates with the device's music player. Lyrics are loaded from song file tags, requiring proper music collection tagging.

Highlights
  • Clean and minimal interface
  • Customizable theme picker (color, font, size, alignment)
  • Full iPad multitasking support
  • Music player control
  • Song queueing
  • Loads lyrics from song file tags
Features
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Lyrics View 3 Focus on the lyrics This is version 3 of the popular Lyrics View app. It has been fully rewritten from scratch to support all modern iOS devices. It is used by professional and karaoke singers around the world. The clean and minimal interface lets you focus on the song lyrics played by the iOS music app. IMPORTANT: Please review the Lyrics View description carefully before making the purchase. Lyrics View can be used in any orientation on iPhone and fully supports iPad multitasking. With the built-in theme picker, you can change the colour scheme, font, text size and alignment for the best experience. You can easily control the music player and queue songs from within the app. Note that the app doesn’t come with any lyrics, nor does it download them from the internet. You need to ensure that your music collection is tagged properly. This means it doesn't support displaying lyrics for songs streamed from services like Apple Music or Spotify. Lyrics View loads lyrics from the song file tags. You can easily edit them using the iTunes or Music application on your desktop computer. For more information and any support queries please visit the product website.

About

Guitar Tuner+

This free application offers a comprehensive tuning solution for acoustic and electric guitars, as well as ukuleles. It caters to musicians of all skill levels with various tuning options and advanced features like chromatic tuning and left-handed mode.

Highlights
  • Acoustic & electric guitar tuning
  • Ukulele tuning
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Multiple tuning presets
  • Left-handed mode
  • Custom calibration
Features
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The best FREE guitar tuner app with no ads! Tune acoustic & electric guitars and ukulele! Great for both beginners and pros alike, our app is a must have for any musician. So what are you waiting for? Download our app free app now! TUNING OPTIONS • Tune Guitar (acoustic, classical, electric) • Tune Ukulele • Chromatic Tuner for Professionals • Multiple tuning options (Standard, Drop D , Open D, Open G and lots lots more) ADVANCED FEATURES • Chromatic Tuner • Left Handed Mode • Custom Calibration • 3D guitar designs • Manual and automatic tuning modes • Hands free tuning feedback Guitar Tuner+ is the best free tuner app for both beginners and professionals. Download Guitar Tuner+ today, it’s the easiest way to tune your guitar or ukulele with your iPhone!

Screenshots

Lyrics View 34 screens
Guitar Tuner+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guitar Tuner+ at 83% against Lyrics View 3's 14%. Guitar Tuner+ also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 6). Lyrics View 3's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Guitar Tuner+ is free to download; Lyrics View 3 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guitar Tuner+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Tuner+ has 1.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Lyrics View 3's written reviews are positive against 83% of Guitar Tuner+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyrics View 3 ships an update every 19 months, Guitar Tuner+ every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lyrics View 3 versus Guitar Tuner+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyrics View 3Guitar Tuner+
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews82.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 18 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolozi MeladzeLivintis W.L.L.

Customer experience

Lyrics View 3

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Guitar Tuner+

All ratings1,876 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative13.8%

Bugs and requests

Lyrics View 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Guitar Tuner+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to detect strings
  • Incompatible with newer devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Support for more tuning options (e.g. Drop C, Baritone)
  • Add a tuning button

In-app purchases

None

Lyrics View 3

No in-app purchases

None

Guitar Tuner+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lyrics View 3 free?
Lyrics View 3 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar Tuner+ free?
Guitar Tuner+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lyrics View 3 or Guitar Tuner+?
Guitar Tuner+ is rated higher. Lyrics View 3 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Guitar Tuner+ averages 4.6 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Lyrics View 3 or Guitar Tuner+ have ads?
Neither Lyrics View 3 nor Guitar Tuner+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lyrics View 3 or Guitar Tuner+?
Lyrics View 3 ships an update every 19 months, and Guitar Tuner+ every 18 months. Most recently, Lyrics View 3 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Guitar Tuner+ on November 7, 2026.

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