GUITAR CHORD (Basic) vs Guitar 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Guitar 3D
This app offers an interactive 3D learning experience for guitarists of all levels. Visualize chord transitions, strumming, and arpeggios with a realistic animated character. Compose songs, create backing tracks, and share your music with a community.
- Interactive 3D guitarist animations
- Learn hundreds of chords
- Compose songs and progressions
- Generate backing tracks
- Real-time 3D visualization
- Save and share songs
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What they say about Guitar 3D App! ***"Guitar 3D is probably the best guitar teaching app I’ve ever come across in the App Store." - appPicker*** "... Guitar 3D take a completely different approach, using a 3D animated character to demonstrate arm, hand, and finger movements just like you have a real guitarist playing in front of you." - AppAdvice *** Watch the Video Trailer and Decide for Yourself!*** iOS exclusive "Guitar 3D", brings an amazing 3D virtual guitarist into your hands! Guitar learning and composing has never been so easy! Just drag and drop some chords and watch the amazing 3D character play your song with real-time animations! Guitar 3D is a revolutionary way of making music and learning guitar. In 3D environment make awesome musics or accompaniments just in seconds. Watch the 3D character playing your music with seamless arm, hand and finger animations like a real guitarist playing in front of you. With the advantage of real-time 3D technology, zoom or orbit around fingers to learn hundreds of chords easily. Guitar 3D has been developed with world's most experienced academic guitar teachers and concert guitarists! What can you do with Guitar 3D? - Learn hundreds of chords easily by observing their real-time transitions in 3D environment which you can not get with videos or photos. - Learn strumming patterns in different rhythms. - Learn arpeggio patterns in different rhythms. - Make loops of chord changes (progressions) to play, sing or improvise over it with your instrument. - Decide the correct chords for your compositions. - Make backing tracks. - Hear your songs with bass guitar and drums. - Share your songs with Guitar 3D community. Who is this for? - Beginners - Advanced Guitarists - Singers - Bass guitarists - Drummers - Composers - And all musicians Guitar 3D features: - Ad-Free! - iOS exclusive. - No photos, no videos, no chord diagrams. Just real-time interactive 3D! - Huge chord library in all keys with their lifelike animations. - Strumming patterns. - Arpeggio patterns (p i m a formulas). - Different rhythm options. - Sound FX section including reverb, delay, chorus and distortion. - Auto bass and drums options. - Timeline for chord progressions. - Automation for tempo and rhythm changes, drum & bass, strum/arpeggios, sound fx and loops. - Multi-sampled sounds from guitar. - Metronome. - Use multi-touch gestures to zoom in, zoom out and orbit the camera around the hands. - Different camera modes. - Use training mode to observe chord changes, strums and arpeggios of different rhythm structures. - Save, load your songs. - Share your songs with Guitar 3D community. - Fret Zealot compatible. Guitar 3D PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Choose from one of the following subscription options: * The yearly subscription * Monthly subscription – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase – No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. *Price are equal to the value that “Apple’s App Store Matrix” determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. Privacy policy: https://www.polygonium.com/privacy Terms of service: https://www.polygonium.com/terms If you enjoy this app, please leave us a rating/review and tell us what features you'd like us to add. You can visit our website and follow us on social media: https://polygonium.com https://youtube.com/@polygonium https://instagram.com/guitar3d
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: GUITAR CHORD (Basic) at free with in-app purchases against Guitar 3D's subscription. GUITAR CHORD (Basic) also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Guitar 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 69%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. GUITAR CHORD (Basic) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Guitar 3D sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Guitar 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 115 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of GUITAR CHORD (Basic)'s written reviews are positive against 94% of Guitar 3D's.
GUITAR CHORD (Basic) ships an update every 4 months, Guitar 3D every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GUITAR CHORD (Basic) | Guitar 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (69 ratings) | 4.8 (115 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMGAMES, INC. | Polygonium |
Customer experience
GUITAR CHORD (Basic)
Guitar 3D
User reviews
GUITAR CHORD (Basic)
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat 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 3D
From 115 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for learning guitar
- 💡 3D visualization of guitar playing
- 💡 Ability to create and record songs
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 💡 Helpful for visual learners
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work on iPhone
- 🐛 Audio not audible for some users
- 💰 Pricey for full version
- 🐛 Bad guitar sound in expert mode
- 🐛 No true distortion sound
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
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- 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 3D
Reported bugs
6 issues- Doesn't work on iPhone
- Cannot contact for refund
- Audio not audible for some users
- Bad guitar sound in expert mode
- No true distortion sound
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- No any available view of 3d guitar player in expert mode
Requested features
7 requests- Add scales and riffs (blues, rock, funk)
- Add song packs
- Save own chords
- Show how to play guitar on right hand
- Capo function
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- Acoustic version or choice
- Choice of guitars (e.g., Les Paul, Strat)
In-app purchases
GUITAR CHORD (Basic)
- Remove Ads$2.99
Guitar 3D
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Chord Pack I$4.99
- Chord Pack II$4.99
- Rhythm Pack I$4.99
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- Rhythm Pack II$4.99
- Rhythm Bundle$7.99
- Chord Bundle$12.99
- Expert Version$14.99
- Lifetime (All-in-One)$49.99
Questions
Is GUITAR CHORD (Basic) free?
Is Guitar 3D free?
Which has better reviews, GUITAR CHORD (Basic) or Guitar 3D?
Do GUITAR CHORD (Basic) or Guitar 3D have ads?
Which is updated more often, GUITAR CHORD (Basic) or Guitar 3D?
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