Comparison

Guitar Pro vs CAGED Unchained

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

CAGED Unchained

Learn how musical scales, both major and minor, are applied across the entire guitar fretboard. This app provides a theoretical and practical reference for improvisation in any key.

Highlights
  • Fretboard scale visualization
  • Major and minor scale understanding
  • Theoretical and practical reference
  • Improvisation guidance
  • Guitar fretboard application
Features
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The purpose of this app is to help you understand how the scales develop and interact, be it Major or Minor, on the entire extension of the guitar fretboard. You won’t be finding a list of chords or a specific song or melody on this app, but rather a theoretical and practical reference method that will let you be free to orient yourself to be able to play and improvise in any scale or tone you choose.

Screenshots

Guitar Pro4 screens
CAGED Unchained4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CAGED Unchained at 5.0 against Guitar Pro's 3.6. CAGED Unchained also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 47%) and ads (none vs shown). Guitar Pro's advantage is ratings volume (896 vs 5) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On in-app purchases and device support 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 CAGED Unchained $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CAGED Unchained holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Pro has 896 ratings behind it against 5, 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 89% of CAGED Unchained's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, CAGED Unchained every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Guitar Pro versus CAGED Unchained: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar ProCAGED Unchained
Price$6.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.6 (896 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings896 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArobas MusicFederico Cavallini

Customer experience

Guitar Pro

All ratings896 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews1,182 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral16.5%
Negative36.5%

CAGED Unchained

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

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

CAGED Unchained

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guitar Pro

No in-app purchases

None

CAGED Unchained

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar Pro free?
Guitar Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAGED Unchained free?
CAGED Unchained costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Pro or CAGED Unchained?
CAGED Unchained is rated higher. Guitar Pro averages 3.6 out of 5 from 896 ratings, while CAGED Unchained averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Guitar Pro or CAGED Unchained have ads?
Guitar Pro shows ads; CAGED Unchained does not.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Pro or CAGED Unchained?
Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, and CAGED Unchained every 10 days. Most recently, Guitar Pro was updated on October 18, 2026 and CAGED Unchained on October 7, 2026.

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