# Longplay vs Guitabs

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guitabs at none against Longplay's 3. Guitabs also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.49) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Longplay costs $7.49 and Guitabs $1.99 up front. Longplay sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Guitabs asks for nothing beyond the download.

Longplay ships an update every 3 weeks, Guitabs monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Longplay | Guitabs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.49 | **$1.99** |
| Rating | **[4.6 (166 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/longplay/id1495152002/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **166** | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 40 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Adrian Schoenig](https://appshunter.io/developer/1004508517) | [SeaStack](https://appshunter.io/developer/1838920021) |

## What reviewers say

### Longplay

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/longplay/id1495152002)

Rediscover your music library with this app that beautifully displays your album artwork. Explore forgotten favorites and play music with smart sorting options like addiction, brightness, and recency. Organize albums into collections and enjoy infinite shuffle.

**Highlights:** Album artwork display, Smart sorting options, Album collections, Infinite album shuffle, Home screen widget, CarPlay and Siri support, Shortcuts integration

**Features:** Siri integration

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Tip | $2.00 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $5.00 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $10.00 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎵 Excellent album-focused listening experience
- 👍 Intuitive and minimalist user interface
- 🎨 Beautiful visual presentation of album artwork
- 🔍 Unique sorting options (Addiction, Negligence, Brightness)
- 🚗 CarPlay support for album browsing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes with large music libraries
- ❄️ UI freezing and performance issues
- 🔥 Device overheating during operation
- ⏱️ Slow album loading and updating process
- 🚫 Doesn't display all albums in library

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup with large libraries
- UI constantly freezes during album loading
- Device becomes very hot during operation
- Doesn't load entire music library
- Gapless playback creates overlapping songs

**Requested features**

- Search functionality for albums and artists
- Track listing display during playback
- Skip/back track controls
- Volume control in app
- Sort by release year


### Guitabs

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitabs/id6752608105)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Longplay free?

Longplay costs $7.49, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Guitabs free?

Guitabs costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Longplay or Guitabs have ads?

Neither Longplay nor Guitabs shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Longplay or Guitabs?

Longplay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Guitabs monthly. Most recently, Longplay was updated on October 18, 2026 and Guitabs on October 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*