GtrLib Chords vs Mandolin Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GtrLib Chords
This app is a comprehensive guitar chord library for players of all skill levels. It offers thousands of chords with multiple voicings, fingerings, and audio demonstrations. Easily search, customize, and export chords for practice, learning, or music production.
- Extensive chord library
- Multiple voicings and inversions
- Audio demonstrations
- Suggested fingerings
- Quick search functionality
- Export as PNG or MIDI
- Left-handed mode
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GtrLib Chords – The Ultimate Guitar Chord Library Unlock the full potential of your guitar playing with GtrLib Chords, the most comprehensive and easy-to-use chord reference for guitarists of all levels. Whether you're just starting out and need a reliable guide to essential chords or you're an advanced player looking to explore complex voicings and inversions, this app provides everything you need to learn, practice, and master guitar chords with confidence and precision. With an extensive library of thousands of chords, including multiple voicings, suggested finger positions, and audio demonstrations, this app provides everything you need to expand your chord vocabulary and improve your playing. Key Features: Comprehensive Chord Library • Explore a vast collection of chords in every key, including major, minor, diminished, augmented, suspended, extended, and more. • View all possible chord variations, inversions, and positions across the fretboard. • Learn chord placements from the open position to the highest frets. Learn & Play with Confidence • Suggested fingerings to improve technique and efficiency. • Audio playback to hear how every chord sounds before playing. • Fretboard visualization for better understanding of chord structures. Quick Search & Instant Access • Built-in search to find any chord instantly. • Spotlight search integration to locate chords directly from your device. Customize Your Experience • Left-handed mode for left-handed guitarists. • Key switching to transpose chords effortlessly. • Dark mode support for a visually comfortable experience. Export, Share & Save • Export chords as PNG or MIDI files for easy reference or music production. • Use exported MIDI files in DAWs like GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and FL Studio. • Print or share chords with students, bandmates, or collaborators. Designed for Everyone • VoiceOver accessibility for visually impaired users. • User-friendly interface for smooth navigation and ease of use. Who Is GtrLib Chords For? • Beginners – Learn fundamental chords with clear diagrams and audio playback. • Intermediate & advanced guitarists – Explore complex voicings, inversions, and extended chords. • Songwriters & composers – Quickly find the perfect chord for any song. • Guitar teachers & students – Use it as a reliable teaching and learning tool. • Producers & musicians – Integrate MIDI chord files into music production. Why Choose GtrLib Chords? Unlike generic chord books or basic online chord finders, GtrLib Chords provides: • A massive, well-organized chord library with multiple variations. • Fingering recommendations to improve accuracy. • Audio demonstrations to help you recognize chords by ear. • Offline access for anytime, anywhere learning. • High-quality exports for musicians, songwriters, and educators. Download GtrLib Chords Today! Discover a powerful, easy-to-use tool designed for guitarists of all levels. Whether you're practicing, performing, or composing, GtrLib Chords will help you unlock the full potential of your guitar playing. Get started now and take your guitar skills to the next level!
Mandolin Tuner
This app provides a professional and precise way to tune your mandolin. It offers real sound samples to help you match the correct pitch and an automatic mode for faster tuning. Customize your tuning experience with various settings and enjoy offline functionality.
- Professional precision tuning algorithm
- Tune with real sound samples
- Automatic note detection
- Multiple tuning variations
- Dark mode
- Left-handed mode
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Free mandolin tuner. No Ads. No purchases. No Registration. Works offline. Many features. Professional Mandolin Tuner We created a unique algorithm designed for the mandolin to achieve the best quality of mandolin tuning. Because of this, our mandolin tuner allows you to tune with very high professional precision. You'll get rich and accurate tones. Mandolin Tuner with Real Sounds Another feature of this mandolin tuner is the ability to tune a mandolin with the help of sounds. 1) Tap on the mandolin note to hear a tuned sound. 2) Try to match the sound with your mandolin. You can train your musical ear by matching the sound with your mandolin. Fast Mandolin Tuner Tune the mandolin faster with the automatic mode. You can play any note, and we will properly detect it to give you hints on how to tune a mandolin. Mandolin Tuner with Many Settings In this mandolin tuner, you'll find many settings, such as: - different mandolin tuning variations - dark mode - notation language - reference frequency - left-handed mode - additional information And much more! With this mandolin tuner, you'll get regular updates. We constantly monitor the quality and create improvements, so you have the best mandolin tuner app. Do you have questions or improvements for our mandolin tuner? Please send us a message at support@liketones.com Thanks for tuning your mandolin with our app! liketones.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mandolin Tuner at none against GtrLib Chords's shown. Mandolin Tuner also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (96% vs 77%). GtrLib Chords's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mandolin Tuner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of GtrLib Chords's written reviews are positive against 96% of Mandolin Tuner's.
GtrLib Chords ships an update fortnightly, Mandolin Tuner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GtrLib Chords | Mandolin Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | 96.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bijoy Thangaraj | Vladislav Sonkin |
Customer experience
GtrLib Chords
Mandolin Tuner
Bugs and requests
GtrLib Chords
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mandolin Tuner
Reported bugs
1 issue- Displays incorrect string names
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
GtrLib Chords
No in-app purchases
Mandolin Tuner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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