Guitar Chords vs StringView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Chords
Access a vast library of guitar and ukulele chords with an intuitive interface. Quickly find chords by name or build your own progressions to enhance your musical skills.
- Extensive guitar chord library
- Ukulele chord support
- Chord finder by name
- Chord progression builder
- Easy-to-use interface
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Learn Guitar Chords is the beginner-friendly way to learn guitar step by step. Start with a clear guided path: tune your guitar, explore the fretboard, and complete your first C major chord lesson. Every screen is designed to help you understand what to play next. LEARN GUITAR CHORDS Follow guided chord lessons with clear finger placement Read chord diagrams, open strings, muted strings, and barre shapes Explore 53 guitar chord shapes, from essential open chords to advanced forms Search chord names and compare chord diagrams TUNE AND TRAIN YOUR EAR Use the built-in guitar tuner with microphone detection Play reference notes for every standard-tuning string Learn where notes live on the interactive guitar fretboard Build musical listening skills with guitar-note ear training PRACTICE REAL GUITAR SKILLS Read guitar tabs from open-string drills to fingerstyle exercises Practice chord changes and steady rhythm Test your knowledge with chord quizzes Review weak chord shapes with flashcards and smart review Complete daily chord sprints, earn XP, and build a practice streak FREE STARTER PATH Start with standard tuning, fretboard foundations, starter chord shapes, two beginner tab drills, and a guided C major lesson. UNLOCK PRO Get every chord group, guided lesson, advanced tab drill, alternate tuning, chord quiz, ear-training exercise, flashcard, and unlimited review tool. Pick up your guitar and start building real playing skills today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deisyapp.appmakerpro.website/privacypolicy.html
StringView
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StringView is a visual fingerboard trainer for bowed and fretted string players. Choose your instrument, pick a scale, and explore the fingerboard as a clear, colorful map of notes, intervals, and scale degrees. Explore 16 scales and modes (more to come) StringView includes a complete set of essential scales and modes: • Major / Ionian • Dorian • Phrygian • Lydian • Mixolydian • Natural Minor / Aeolian • Locrian • Chromatic • Melodic Minor • Harmonic Minor • Pentatonic Major • Pentatonic Minor • Diminished (Whole-Half) • Diminished (Half-Whole) • Whole Tone • Augmented You can choose any root note and decide whether to display alterations as sharps or flats, so the view matches your musical background and preference. Notes, intervals, degrees, and shapes Display note names, intervals, or scale degrees on the fingerboard. Each scale degree has its own distinctive shape, and each note has its own consistent color to make patterns easier to recognize. Shapes and labels can be toggled independently, so you see exactly what you need. Harmonics and fret markers A dedicated harmonics mode highlights natural harmonic positions on the fingerboard. Fret markers, numbers, and octave zones offer multiple display modes so you can customize the view to your level and focus. Pinch to zoom Zoom in to focus on a few frets, or zoom out to see the full range — up to 36 frets across the entire fingerboard. Designed for practice Dark glass-themed interface with haptic feedback. Works on iPhone and iPad in portrait and landscape. Your instrument, scale, and display settings are saved automatically between sessions. This visual approach helps you internalize scales, understand the layout of your instrument, and discover new fingerings and melodic ideas — whether you already read music or prefer to learn by sight and pattern.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guitar Chords at Free against StringView's $2.99. StringView's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Guitar Chords is free to download; StringView costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guitar Chords ships an update fortnightly, StringView every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Chords | StringView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deisy Renteria | Robin Dupuy |
In-app purchases
Guitar Chords
No in-app purchases
StringView
No in-app purchases
Questions
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