Comparison

Guitar Notebook vs AudioJem

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Notebook

Organize all your musical creations in one place. Add chords, lyrics, and audio recordings. Import songs from photos using AI. Streamline your songwriting with customizable organization and sharing options.

Highlights
  • Add chords and notes
  • Record audio and lyrics
  • Import songs from photos with AI
  • Organize songs with labels and tags
  • Print and share songs as PDFs
  • Customizable page styles
  • Offline access and cloud sync
Features
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Keep all your songs and ideas together in one place! Add chords, audio recordings, lyrics, and more. Import songs from photos with SongSight AI! Perfect for songwriters and guitarists of any skill or music theory level. ADD CHORDS AND NOTES Use the Chord Keyboard and Automatic Chord Detector to quickly add chords to your song. With the virtual fretboard, you can also just tap to add notes for custom chords or any pattern. Add a capo, create custom tunings, and choose from beautiful page styles for your song. Show your notation as chord diagrams or expandable fretboard diagrams. Display notes on the fretboard as note letters, frets, chord degrees, or fingering. RECORD AUDIO & LYRICS Record your song to capture rhythm and tempo, and add as many recordings to a page as you like. Use the Text Editor to add notes and lyrics. With audio, text, and notation you have everything you need to save and recreate your idea, whether that’s a new song or part of a multi-track GarageBand / DAW project. IMPORT AND ORGANIZE YOUR SONGS Streamline your songwriting workflow with Folders and Tags. Group songs by Writing Phase, Category, Rating, Album, Style, or Instrument. SongSight imports your handwritten notebooks, photos of printed songs, or PDF chord charts, so you can keep all your songs together in one place. PRINT & SHARE Print songs, or save as PDFs to your Files. Share your songs as PDFs via email, text, AirDrop, and more! YOUR SONGS ARE SAFE Guitar Notebook was created by guitarists at SonaMetro. We understand how important your songs are to you. SongSync ensures your songs are private, secure, and available on all your devices using your personal iCloud account. You can even work offline and SongSync will upload any changes to your account when you come back online. GET MORE WITH PRO Get started songwriting with this limited version Guitar Notebook. Upgrade to Guitar Notebook PRO in-app with a Lifetime Buy or Yearly Subscription (your songs will always be there even if you end your subscription) for unlimited songs, pages, recordings, capo, custom tuning, and more. With Universal Purchase, your upgrade works on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. BEAUTIFUL PAGE STYLES • Paper: Crisp white with maple fretboard • Maple: Neutral off-white with maple fretboard • Rosewood: Dark Mode with rosewood fretboard • Blue Steel: Twilight blue with metal fretboard • Dark Studio: Ultra-dim and easy on the eyes during late night sessions • Sunburst: Classic orange sunburst with hardwood fretboard The FREE version of Guitar Notebook gets you started with: • Up to 5 Songs, 1 Page per Song • 1 Audio Recording per Page (up to 1 hour per recording) • Import songs from photos with SongSight AI • Chord Library and Chord Keyboard to easily add chords • Chord Detector helps you figure out what chord your notes are • All Page Styles with Auto Light/Dark Modes • Professional audio monitoring • Custom labels and tags to organize songs • Tap/strum and zoomable fretboard with sound • SongSync between devices • Work Online or Offline • Print, Save, and Share PDFs • Full portrait and landscape mode support Get Guitar Notebook PRO with a Lifetime Upgrade or Yearly Subscription and get all current and future Pro features! • Unlimited Songs and Pages • Unlimited Audio Recordings per Page (up to 1 hour per recording) • SongSight up to 500 photos • Guitar Capo • Custom Tuning with 128 note range • Remove Guitar Notebook header from PDFs • Universal Purchase - Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Family Sharing support (everyone has their own private notebook) Questions? Contact us at support@sonametro.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sonametro.com/privacy

About

AudioJem

Record, save, and share audio with this versatile tool. It allows users to write and save lyrics, record over provided beats, and import their own audio files.

Highlights
  • Audio recording
  • Save and share audio
  • Write and save lyrics
  • Record over beats
  • Import audio files
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AudioJem is an audio recording app that allows you record, save, and share audio. Write and save lyrics. Record over included beats. Import/upload audio into the app.

Screenshots

Guitar Notebook4 screens
AudioJem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Guitar Notebook at every 3 weeks against AudioJem's every 57 months. Guitar Notebook also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 3). AudioJem's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Guitar Notebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and AudioJem sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AudioJem holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Notebook has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Notebook ships an update every 3 weeks, AudioJem every 57 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Guitar Notebook versus AudioJem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar NotebookAudioJem
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 57 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonaMetro LLCBrandon Jemison

Customer experience

Guitar Notebook

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

AudioJem

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Guitar Notebook

Subscriptions1
  • Guitar Notebook Pro - 1 Year$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Guitar Notebook Pro$19.99
1 purchases

AudioJem

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Guitar Notebook free?
Guitar Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AudioJem free?
AudioJem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Notebook or AudioJem?
AudioJem is rated higher. Guitar Notebook averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while AudioJem averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Notebook or AudioJem?
Guitar Notebook ships an update every 3 weeks, and AudioJem every 57 months. Most recently, Guitar Notebook was updated on November 3, 2026 and AudioJem on November 3, 2026.

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