# Guitar Chords vs Open String Guitar Chords

The clearest difference is price: Guitar Chords at $0.99 against Open String Guitar Chords's $7.99. Guitar Chords also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 11.0). Open String Guitar Chords's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Guitar Chords costs $0.99 and Open String Guitar Chords $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Guitar Chords against 4.7 for Open String Guitar Chords. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Chords has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Guitar Chords's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open String Guitar Chords's.

Guitar Chords ships an update every 4 months, Open String Guitar Chords every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Guitar Chords | Open String Guitar Chords |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$0.99** | $7.99 |
| Rating | **[4.7 (17 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-chords/id294168446/reviews)** | [4.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/open-string-guitar-chords/id969215522/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **17** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 months** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 29 MB | 34 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.1** | 11.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Brent Chionh](https://appshunter.io/developer/287630679) | [Fonexsis](https://appshunter.io/developer/419001763) |

## What reviewers say

### Guitar Chords

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-chords/id294168446)

Learn guitar chords with this intuitive reference tool. Explore various chord types and positions, hear how they sound, and save favorites for easy access. Supports left-handed players and offers customization.

**Highlights:** Extensive chord library with multiple positions, Audio playback for each chord, Left and right-handed support, Chord clipboard for saving favorites, Customizable color themes

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- 🎸 Comprehensive chord library with multiple variations
- 🔊 Ability to hear individual notes and full chords
- 📋 Useful clipboard feature for saving chord progressions
- ⚡ Fast and quick chord lookup

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes on some iOS versions (2.2.1)
- 🔊 No sound output on some devices/versions
- ❌ Missing some chord types and inversions
- ❌ Limited to standard tuning only
- 🔤 No finger position numbers shown on diagrams

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes on iOS 10.2.1 and version 2.2.1
- No sound output on iPad and some devices
- Incorrect chord fingerings in some inversions
- Enharmonic note errors (e.g., D# A# and G in same chord)
- G Major chord shown incorrectly

**Requested features**

- Finger position/numbering on chord diagrams
- Alternate tuning support (drop D, open tunings, etc.)
- Ability to create and save custom chords
- Reverse chord lookup (enter frets, identify chord)
- PDF export functionality


### Open String Guitar Chords

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/open-string-guitar-chords/id969215522)

Explore a vast collection of open string guitar chords with multiple voicings and transposition options. This app provides instant playback, optimal fingerings, and scale degree information for musicians of all levels.

**Highlights:** 596 open string chords, Chord transposition with capo, Optimal fingerings provided, Instant chord playback, 3 guitar sound banks, Scale degree display

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Guitar Chords free?

Guitar Chords costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Open String Guitar Chords free?

Open String Guitar Chords costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Guitar Chords or Open String Guitar Chords?

Guitar Chords is rated higher. Guitar Chords averages 4.7 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Open String Guitar Chords averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.

### Do Guitar Chords or Open String Guitar Chords have ads?

Neither Guitar Chords nor Open String Guitar Chords shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Guitar Chords or Open String Guitar Chords?

Guitar Chords ships an update every 4 months, and Open String Guitar Chords every 7 months. Most recently, Guitar Chords was updated on October 24, 2026 and Open String Guitar Chords on October 24, 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.*