Comparison

Guitar Pro vs Mini Piano Pro

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
Currently charting
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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

Mini Piano Pro

This multitouch piano app offers a realistic playing experience with 88 keys and high-quality sampled piano sounds. Choose from 128 MIDI instruments, zoom to adjust key size, and transpose melodies. Record and export your creations in various audio and MIDI formats.

Highlights
  • 88-key keyboard
  • 128 MIDI instruments
  • Zoom functionality
  • Transpose feature
  • Record and export audio/MIDI
  • Multitouch support
Features
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Mini Piano Pro is a great multitouch piano for iOS. It's designed to be very fast and responsive, and it allows you to choose a beautiful sampled piano or select one of the 128 different midi instruments. You can use 88 keys to play and zoom in and out to get the keys to the size you want them. This app is standalone, pay once, no subscription needed. App is optimized for iPhone and iPad. ==Features== - Fast, responsive and beautiful. - full 88 keys keyboard - Great Sampled piano sound - 128 midi sounds - Optimized for iPad and iPhone. - Multitouch - Zoom - Transpose - Record, play and export to MIDI, AAC, MP3 or WAV - Label keys with note names

Screenshots

Guitar Pro4 screens
Mini Piano Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mini Piano Pro at 4.8 against Guitar Pro's 3.6. Mini Piano Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 47%). Guitar Pro's advantage is ratings volume (906 vs 36) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Guitar Pro costs $6.99 and Mini Piano Pro $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mini Piano Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Pro has 906 ratings behind it against 36, 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 70% of Mini Piano Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, Mini Piano Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Guitar Pro versus Mini Piano Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar ProMini Piano Pro
Price$6.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.6 (906 ratings)4.8 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings906 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#26 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArobas MusicUmito

Customer experience

Guitar Pro

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

Mini Piano Pro

All ratings35 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Mini Piano Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guitar Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Mini Piano Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar Pro free?
Guitar Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mini Piano Pro free?
Mini Piano Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Pro or Mini Piano Pro?
Mini Piano Pro is rated higher. Guitar Pro averages 3.6 out of 5 from 906 ratings, while Mini Piano Pro averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do Guitar Pro or Mini Piano Pro have ads?
Guitar Pro shows ads; Mini Piano Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Pro or Mini Piano Pro?
Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Mini Piano Pro every 4 months. Most recently, Guitar Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mini Piano Pro on November 7, 2026.

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