Comparison

UkeLib Chords Pro vs Piano Tabs

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

Head to head
About

UkeLib Chords Pro

Access a comprehensive ukulele chord library with all possible positions, fingering suggestions, and audio demonstrations. Quickly find any chord using built-in search or Spotlight, and export chords as images or MIDI files. Includes Apple Watch support and widgets for easy access.

Highlights
  • Vast ukulele chord library
  • Suggested fingering for each chord
  • Audio demonstration of chords
  • Search and find chords quickly
  • Export chords as PNG or MIDI
  • Apple Watch standalone app
  • Widgets for quick access
Features
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Explore the vast and comprehensive collection of ukulele chords in UkeLib Chords Pro. Get all the possible positions of any chord along with suggested fingering and audio demonstration of how the chord sounds at a particular position. Use the built-in search or search right from Spotlight to quickly get to any chord you are looking for. Whether​ you are just starting to play the ukulele or you are an advanced player, UkeLib Chords would be an invaluable tool for you. • Vast and comprehensive chord library for ukulele. • Includes suggested fingering for every chord. • Browse all the chords for every root note. • Change the root note with simple taps. • Search and quickly find any chord in any key. • Browse all the possible positions for every chord. • Search any chord directly using Spotlight. • Export any chord as a PNG image or MIDI file. • Includes a standalone app for Apple Watch. • Widgets - Quickly access recently viewed chords. • App Clips - Explore any chord in detail without having to install the complete app. • Includes support for Dark Mode.

About

Piano Tabs

Learn and practice piano with a vast library of classical pieces and the ability to import your own MIDI files. Features interactive playback, looping, speed training, and annotation tools for personalized practice sessions.

Highlights
  • 800+ classical pieces
  • Import MIDI files
  • Interactive playback
  • Looping practice sections
  • Speed trainer
  • Annotation tools (iPad only)
Features
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Over 800 pieces included. Import your own for anything else. Piano Tabs includes a giant library of classical pieces with over 800 pieces from over 90 composers. If that’s not enough, you can import your own MIDI files. They’re the industry standard, and super-easy to get hold of. Pieces are displayed as you would play them on a keyboard, so there is no learning curve to get started. Scroll through a piece for interactive playback to help you either find or study a section. Loop sections. Practise until perfect. Looping lets you pick specific parts of the piece you want to practise. Just drag the top and bottom handles set the start and end of the loop. With a loop set up up, you can use the speed trainer to have it start each loop playing slowly, and gradually speed up after each loop. Tweak how slow it starts, and how many loops it takes to reach the full tempo. Make your mark. Annotate anywhere. Bookmarks let you mark out sections within a piece. You can add as many as you need. Use your finger or Apple Pencil to freehand draw anywhere in the piece to annotate. (iPad only) Customise every aspect of playback. View every track within a MIDI file, and change the key and tempo to your liking. Percussion tracks play along side the active track, or can be swapped out for a standard click metronome, or silenced entirely. Piano Tabs is available via a lifetime purchase that unlocks only the ability to import your own songs, or via a subscription that unlocks the full catalog in addition to song imports. Privacy Policy: https://bluebanana-software.com/PianoTabs/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://bluebanana-software.com/PianoTabs/terms/

Screenshots

UkeLib Chords Pro4 screens
Piano Tabs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Piano Tabs at Free against UkeLib Chords Pro's $4.99. Piano Tabs also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). UkeLib Chords Pro's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, ads 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

Piano Tabs is free to download; UkeLib Chords Pro costs $4.99 up front. Piano Tabs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. UkeLib Chords Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UkeLib Chords Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of UkeLib Chords Pro's written reviews are positive against 58% of Piano Tabs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UkeLib Chords Pro ships an update monthly, Piano Tabs weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
UkeLib Chords Pro versus Piano Tabs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUkeLib Chords ProPiano Tabs
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (45 ratings) — better4.2 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4554 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBijoy ThangarajMartin Hoeller

Customer experience

UkeLib Chords Pro

All ratings44 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Piano Tabs

All ratings54 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

UkeLib Chords Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Piano Tabs

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access (1 month)$0.991 Month
  • Full Access (1 year)$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Import Songs$9.99

Questions

Is UkeLib Chords Pro free?
UkeLib Chords Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piano Tabs free?
Piano Tabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UkeLib Chords Pro or Piano Tabs?
UkeLib Chords Pro is rated higher. UkeLib Chords Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Piano Tabs averages 4.2 from 54 ratings.
Do UkeLib Chords Pro or Piano Tabs have ads?
Neither UkeLib Chords Pro nor Piano Tabs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UkeLib Chords Pro or Piano Tabs?
UkeLib Chords Pro ships an update monthly, and Piano Tabs weekly. Most recently, UkeLib Chords Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Piano Tabs on November 3, 2026.

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