Create A Riff vs Tabinator Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Create A Riff
Transform text into guitar riffs with accompanying tab notation. Add chords and choose drum styles to create unique musical pieces. Explore a new way to visualize and play musical ideas.
- Text to guitar riff conversion
- Guitar neck and tab staff visualization
- Mute guitar for playback
- Add chords via strings or synth
- Rock or progressive drum styles
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'Create A Riff' is an app that lets you type in a name, word, phrase, etc... (max 16 letters), then watch it play as a riff on a guitar neck and tab staff, or you can mute the guitar and play along. You can also add chords via strings or a synth, and choose from rock or progressive drums. The app is the rock/guitar version of the app 'Play The Name'. App concept by Ron Jarzombek Graphics by Ron Jarzombek Programming by Gunpreet Singh Matharoo twitter/@itsmatharoo www.ronjarzombek.com www.ronjarzombek.com/rjapps.html Ron Jarzombek - - lead guitarist and composer of Blotted Science, Spastic Ink and WatchTower, as featured on the CDs… ‘Blotted Science – The Animation Of Entomology’, ‘Blotted Science – The Machinations Of Dementia’, ‘Spastic Ink – Ink Complete’, ‘Spastic Ink – Ink Compatible’, ‘Ron Jarzombek – Solitarily Speaking Of Theoretical Confinement’ 'Ron Jarzombek - PHHHP Plus!' ‘WatchTower – Control And Resistance’, 'WatchTower - 'Math Concepts: Book One' Digital singles... 'Frenetically Inconsistent Velocities Entwined' 'The Ink Panther' 'All Along The WatchTower' 'She Blotted Me With Science' Other apps: 'Play The Name' 'Beyond Life And Cosmic Kinetics' 'Razor Blade Babies' 'Kill The Digital Distortion' - featured in Joel McIver's '100 Top Metal Guitarists' book (#32)
Tabinator Pro
Create, organize, and share guitar and bass tablature. This app allows you to write tabs and lyrics for multiple instruments, choose tunings, and replay them simultaneously. Export your compositions to PDF or share them directly with other users.
- Create songs with multiple tab and lyric sheets
- Set instrument tunings
- Simultaneous instrument playback
- Share songs with other users
- Export songs to PDF
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Tabinator is a powerful guitar and bass tabs editor. Tabinator was designed for writing guitar and bass tabs which can be organized into songs. The songs can be quickly shared with other Tabinator users or exported to PDF. This app is perfect for all stages of songwriting, from writing down riffs to organizing songs and band rehearsals. Features: - Create Songs - Create multiple guitar tab, bass tab and lyrics sheets per song - Choose the tuning of each instrument - Replay all instruments simultaneously - Share songs with other Tabinator users - Export songs to PDF -------------------------------------------- In order to gain access to all features you need to purchase the annual subscription. The subscription is automatically renewed after one year. The subscription can be cancelled up to 24 hours before the subscription period ends. When the subscription gets renewed your iTunes account will be charged with annual fee. In case you cancel your subscription you will no longer have access to Tabinator and the files stored inside the app, when the current subscription ends. -------------------------------------------- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tabinator-privacy-policy/home -------------------------------------------- CONTACT US: If you have questions, ideas or suggestions write us an E-Mail: support@tabinator.de
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Verdict
Create A Riff and Tabinator Pro both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tabinator Pro's written reviews are positive against 60% of Create A Riff's. Create A Riff's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Tabinator Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Create A Riff asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Create A Riff against 4.7 for Tabinator Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Create A Riff's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tabinator Pro's.
| Parameter | Create A Riff | Tabinator Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ron Jarzombek | Fabio Valvano |
Customer experience
Create A Riff
Tabinator Pro
In-app purchases
Create A Riff
No in-app purchases
Tabinator Pro
- Full Access$3.991 Year
