Comparison

GUITAR CHORD (Basic) vs Guitar Tunes™

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

Head to head
About

GUITAR CHORD (Basic)

Access a comprehensive library of guitar chords with sound playback. Explore over 1100 diagrams across 12 keys and 32 chords, with multiple fingering positions. Supports left-handed players and is ideal for improving practice routines.

Highlights
  • 1152 guitar chord diagrams
  • 12 keys x 32 chords
  • 3 fingering positions per chord
  • Chord sound playback
  • Left-handed guitar support
  • Automatic stroke tone playback
Features
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This is the App of guitar chords library. You can check the guitar chords and their sounds. 12 keys x 32 chords x 3 fingering positions are included. This is simple and easy to use guitar chords App. Recommended for beginners and all guitarists! Use this App to improve your guitar practice, please. ●12 x 32 x 3 = 1152 guitar chord diagrams 12 keys x 32 chords are included. Also, it includes 3 types of fingering positions (how to press down), so there are 1152 kinds of guitar chord diagrams. ●Check the chord sounds You can check the sound by tapping or sliding strings. (By tapping 'Star pick' at the right of the screen, it'll automatically sound the stroke tone.) ●For Left handed This App supports lefty guitars (left handed guitars), also. You can switch on the title screen.

About

Guitar Tunes™

Learn guitar by seeing real-time fingering positions on a virtual fretboard as you listen to songs. Features interactive lessons, a vast chord library, and tools to slow down music, loop sections, and improvise.

Highlights
  • Virtual Fretboard with real-time fingering
  • Interactive video lessons
  • Extensive chord and scale library
  • Tempo control and custom looping
  • Jam-Along™ for improvisation
  • Digital guitar tuner
  • Left-hand mode
Features
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Guitar Tunes™ is a completely new way to learn your favorite song. A Virtual Fretboard displays real-time fingering positions for every guitar part while you're listening to the song. See your favorite part, slow it down, create custom loops, improvise and more! In addition to an expanding song library, Guitar Tunes includes many free interactive video lessons, covering levels Beginner thru Advanced, Improvisation for Blues, Jazz, Metal and Rock. In-app purchase options also include instructional videos, artist and genre-specific “Play Along” videos, lessons, improvising Jam-Alongs plus an “In the First 5” series where players focus on the first 5 frets, where most beginners start their playing journey. Guitar Tunes is the most powerful guitar education app on the planet, a “must have” for every guitar player. Features: Interactive Video Lessons Everything you see a professional teacher play on the screen displays in real-time on a Virtual Fretboard. Free interactive video lessons and 100+ more available for in-app Purchase. Songs Learn and play songs while displaying on the virtual Fretboard. Chord & Scale Library Complete with over 5,000 chord and scale patterns. Display over the entire Fretboard or just a box pattern. Even blinking root notes. Jam Alongs™ Learning to improvise or working on a progression? Scales and Chord Tones display over great backing tracks to advance your soloing skills. Tempo Learn at your own pace. Complete Tempo control for every song, all the way to one-note-at-a-time. Looping Repetition is a key to learning. Create custom loops for any part you choose. Easy Chords Available for select songs, displays chords in the first 5 frets. Chord names and upcoming chord names are also displayed to assist beginning players. Arpeggio/Scale Notes On select rhythm and lead tracks, enables a second set of notes showing an underlying chord pattern for an arpeggio part or an underlying scale for a lead part. JAMBar™ Solo or Improvise over your favorite song. JAMBar will display scales and positions in the correct key, ready for you to rock! Multiple Guitar Parts Multiple guitar parts in your favorite song? Most songs include Lead, Rhythm, Bass and 2nd guitars – even easy chords! Multiple Fretboards Whether learning by yourself or jamming with friends, Multiple Fretboards let’s you see fingering for multiple parts in real-time! Digital Guitar SMARTuner™ Guitar Tunes displays tuning for every song. Not A=440? Not a problem. A digital tuner makes it easy to match the original recording. INTELITimeline™ Song structure, like “Intro”, “Verse”, “Chorus”, “Bridge”, etc., is displayed right on your timeline for easy navigation. Lefty Mode Lefty’s are people too! Tap the nut to switch any song to left-hand viewing or choose “Global Mode” for default viewing. Fretlight® Connectivity (optional) Guitar Tunes is fully compatible with the Fretlight Wireless Guitar! Step up from Virtual to Real and see fingering positions right on the fretboard of a real guitar! Allows simultaneous display of up to 7 Fretlight Guitars. Bluetooth 4.0 LE (Bluetooth Low-Energy, Bluetooth Smart) or newer required for Fretlight Wireless Guitar. Compatibility: - iOS 9.0+ - iPhone 5S+ - iPad Gen 3rd+ - iPad Mini+ - iPad Air+ - iPod Touch 5th Gen+ - Bluetooth 4.0 LE (Bluetooth Low-Energy, Bluetooth Smart) or newer required for Fretlight Wireless Guitar.

Screenshots

GUITAR CHORD (Basic)4 screens
Guitar Tunes™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guitar Tunes™ at none against GUITAR CHORD (Basic)'s shown. Guitar Tunes™ also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (762 vs 70). GUITAR CHORD (Basic)'s advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 CHORD (Basic) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Guitar Tunes™ sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for GUITAR CHORD (Basic) against 4.5 for Guitar Tunes™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Tunes™ has 762 ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of GUITAR CHORD (Basic)'s written reviews are positive against 57% of Guitar Tunes™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GUITAR CHORD (Basic) ships an update every 4 months, Guitar Tunes™ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GUITAR CHORD (Basic) versus Guitar Tunes™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGUITAR CHORD (Basic)Guitar Tunes™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (70 ratings) — better4.5 (762 ratings)
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews — better56.5% of reviews
Number of ratings70762 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB101 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAMGAMES, INC.Optek Music Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

GUITAR CHORD (Basic)

All ratings70 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative21.2%

Guitar Tunes™

All ratings733 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative32.6%

User reviews

GUITAR CHORD (Basic)

From 70 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to understand
  • 👍 Simple chord display
  • 👍 Useful for beginners
  • 👍 Handy reference tool
  • 👍 Good for practice

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Lots of ads
  • ⚠️ Ads cover buttons/screen
  • ⚠️ Horizontal orientation issues
  • ⚠️ Upside down display
  • ⚠️ Clunky navigation for versions

Guitar Tunes™

From 762 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🚀 Helpful for learning guitar
  • 💡 Great for visual learners with Fretlight guitar
  • 🎨 Customizable and feature-rich

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with dark mode
  • ⏱️ Screen timeout issues during use
  • 💰 Expensive paid content
  • 🤖 Lacks support for Android

Bugs and requests

GUITAR CHORD (Basic)

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Horizontal orientation only works in one direction
  • App appears upside down and won't re-orient
  • Shifts from the first fret unnecessarily
  • Need to hit Back button for different versions
  • Ads cover buttons
Show 12 more
  • New version crashes
  • App crashes after a minute
  • Lock in horizontal mode on iOS 7.0.2
  • Goes to white screen often
  • Does not adjust to screen, essentially upside down
  • Page 2 of chord selection has repeated m7(b5)
  • App crashes constantly
  • App turns off and goes to main screen
  • Does not orient properly, upside down on iPad
  • Crashes frequently
  • App crashes a lot
  • App shuts off all the time

Requested features

2 requests
  • Include more variables of each chord
  • Identify chords based on user input (e.g., fret numbers)

Guitar Tunes™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashing issues on older devices
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems
  • Blacked-out menus in dark mode
  • Inability to use own music

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more song options, including Spanish gospel and popular genres
  • Improve song selection descriptions
  • Provide a mini guitar option for smaller hands
  • Implement a subscription model for more affordable access

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GUITAR CHORD (Basic)

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
13 purchases

Guitar Tunes™

One-time13
  • Minor Floyd RockFree
  • Beginner 101Free
  • Intermediate 101 Part 1Free
Show 10 more
  • Guitar Tunes Guide for Fretlight Guitar OwnersFree
  • Getting Started with Guitar TunesFree
  • Audio_Tutorial_1_IntroductionFree
  • American Pie - SampleFree
  • Here I Go Again - SampleFree
  • How To Use The Chord and ScaleFree
  • How to use Arpeggio FeatureFree
  • CCR - Bad Moon SampleFree
  • Extreme - More Than, SampleFree
  • Beginner 102Free

Questions

Is GUITAR CHORD (Basic) free?
GUITAR CHORD (Basic) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guitar Tunes™ free?
Guitar Tunes™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GUITAR CHORD (Basic) or Guitar Tunes™?
GUITAR CHORD (Basic) is rated higher. GUITAR CHORD (Basic) averages 4.6 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Guitar Tunes™ averages 4.5 from 762 ratings.
Do GUITAR CHORD (Basic) or Guitar Tunes™ have ads?
GUITAR CHORD (Basic) shows ads; Guitar Tunes™ does not.
Which is updated more often, GUITAR CHORD (Basic) or Guitar Tunes™?
GUITAR CHORD (Basic) ships an update every 4 months, and Guitar Tunes™ every 5 weeks. Most recently, GUITAR CHORD (Basic) was updated on October 14, 2026 and Guitar Tunes™ on October 18, 2026.

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