Comparison

Guitar Pro vs Guitar2Tabs

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Pro

View and play sheet music and tablature files from a popular desktop program. Practice songs, record ideas with a single-track tablature editor, and access a library of scores. Supports various file formats and includes practice tools.

Highlights
  • Play GP3/4/5/6/7/8 and PowerTab files
  • Tablature, slash, and standard notation support
  • Multitrack player with soundboard
  • Metronome and visual countdown
  • Single-track tablature editor (NotePad)
  • Export to PDF and Guitar Pro formats
Features
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The Guitar Pro application allows all musicians to view and play sheet music and tablature created with the famous Guitar Pro tab-editing program for Windows and Mac. This mobile version is the ideal companion for you to practice your favorite songs and share them any time, anywhere! Coming up with some arpeggio, a riff, a chord sequence? You can now note and save it all on the single-track tablature NotePad. Powerful score player • Supporting GP3/4/5/6/7/8 (.gp) and PowerTab (.ptb) file formats,
 • Tab (with rhythmics), slash, and standard notations, • Compatible with mySongBook portal to sheet music (monthly subscription and single buying), • Switch between Dark and Light viewing modes, • Load files via WiFi and web browser, iTunes, e-mail, • Integrated sheet-music library with search, filters, and favorites, • Multitrack player with soundboard: volume / solo-mute / soundbanks, • Metronome and visual countdown,
 • 3 zooming levels, • Guitar or bass fretboard (for right- and left-handers), and virtual keyboard, • On-the-fly tempo changes,
 • On-the-fly global transposing by half-tones, • Playing any selection in loops, • Simplified navigation between sections, • E-mailing files directly from the application, • Exporting files to PDF, • Compatible with the Fretlight Wireless Guitar. NotePad tool to create a tablature • Use the NotePad to edit a single-track tablature for guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin, • Tablature for 4- to 8-string instruments, • 19 built-in sounds, • Customizable tuning and tempo, • Export your ideas into Guitar Pro 6 and 7 formats so as to later carry on with your composition on the Guitar Pro desktop version. ———————————————————————- The app is updated frequently, so feel free to contact our team to ask any question or give your feedback. For more info: Need help: https://support.guitar-pro.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arobas.music Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/arobasmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guitarpro_official FAQ: Q: Can I create or edit sheet music with this app? A: Unlike Guitar Pro for Windows and Mac, this app does not let you change the notation in an existing Guitar Pro file, or create sheet music in standard notation. It is however possible to edit a single-track tablature with the NotePad tool and export your work into .gpx and .gp formats to finish your composition in Guitar Pro 6 or 7. Editing a drum track is not available with the NotePad tool.

About

Guitar2Tabs

Convert your guitar recordings into sheet music with tabs and chords. The app uses AI to transcribe audio, allowing you to view, play back, and export your compositions in various formats. Share your creations with friends and enhance your musical creativity.

Highlights
  • Transcribe solo guitar recordings to sheet music
  • Convert MP3 files to sheet music
  • View score with tabs and chords
  • Playback transcribed sheet music
  • Export as PDF, MIDI, Guitar Pro 5, MusicXML
  • Share compositions with friends
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Boost your creativity and transcribe your guitar songs into sheet music with Tabs and Chords. All the features of Guitar2Tabs: » Transcribe solo guitar recordings to sheet music » Transcribe solo guitar MP3 files to sheet music » View the transcribed music as score with tabs and chords » Playback the sheet music and listen to the result » Download sheet as PDF, MIDI, Guitar Pro 5 or MusicXML » Share your compositions with your friends HOW DOES IT WORK? Once your music piece is uploaded, our artificial intelligence powered transcriber processes it to generate a sheet music based on what it hears. When the processing is finished, you can view the final sheet and export it in different outputs - a Midi file, a PDF engraved sheet, a Guitar Pro 5 file and a MusicXML digital note sheet. It has never been easier to convert guitar songs to sheet music! WHAT THIS APP DOESN'T OFFER » Separation of multiple instruments: The note recognition can't separate multiple instruments from your guitar sound. If you record multiple instruments playing simultaneously you will get bad transcription results! As the name says, Guitar2Tabs will only work with guitar sound recordings. » Live note recognition: This app is not able to show you live note recognition results. Instead, it will take some time to perform the frequency analysis and shows you the final sheet music. » 100% match percentage: This app won't detect 100% of the played notes and there will also be wrong detections. But depending on the quality of the input signal, it will give you more than useful sheet! REQUIREMENTS » Internet: active internet connection for server connectivity » Microphone » An awesome guitar SUMMARY Transcribe music recordings from your microphone to sheet music. With Guitar2Tabs you can create on-the-go recordings of your guitar performance. Those are uploaded to your personal songbook and transcribed to score. Musical note recognition for guitar has never been so easy! CONTACT US We're always happy to hear from you. No matter what comes to your mind, we want to hear it. Would you like another feature? Does something not work as expected? Send us an e-mail at: support@klangio.com This app is actively developed and there are updates on a regular base The Apple Terms of Use apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Guitar Pro4 screens
Guitar2Tabs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Guitar2Tabs at Free against Guitar Pro's $6.99. Guitar2Tabs also leads on ads (none vs shown). Guitar Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (47% vs 15%). On update cadence, monetization model, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Guitar2Tabs is free to download; Guitar Pro costs $6.99 up front. Guitar2Tabs sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Guitar Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guitar Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Pro has 905 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Guitar Pro's written reviews are positive against 15% of Guitar2Tabs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, Guitar2Tabs every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Guitar Pro versus Guitar2Tabs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar ProGuitar2Tabs
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (905 ratings) — better3.3 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings905 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArobas MusicKlangio GmbH

Customer experience

Guitar Pro

All ratings896 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews1,187 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral16.5%
Negative36.6%

Guitar2Tabs

All ratings28 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative73.1%

Bugs and requests

Guitar Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Corrupt file issues
  • Playback sync problems
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multi-track editing
  • Finer tempo control
  • Drum programming
  • Improved file management
  • Seamless desktop integration

Guitar2Tabs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guitar Pro

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Guitar2Tabs

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Klangio Universe Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Klangio Universe Subscription$149.991 Year
One-time4
  • Single Ticket$2.99
  • 3 Tickets Package$4.99
  • 10 Tickets Package$9.99
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  • 50 Tickets Package$24.99

Questions

Is Guitar Pro free?
Guitar Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar2Tabs free?
Guitar2Tabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Pro or Guitar2Tabs?
Guitar Pro is rated higher. Guitar Pro averages 3.6 out of 5 from 905 ratings, while Guitar2Tabs averages 3.3 from 29 ratings.
Do Guitar Pro or Guitar2Tabs have ads?
Guitar Pro shows ads; Guitar2Tabs does not.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Pro or Guitar2Tabs?
Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Guitar2Tabs every 5 weeks. Most recently, Guitar Pro was updated on November 10, 2026 and Guitar2Tabs on November 11, 2026.

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