Guitar Pro vs ChordMate 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ChordMate 4
Create unique guitar chord progressions and explore new sounds. This app offers advanced filtering for chord voicings, suggestions for chord substitutions, and the ability to add custom chords. It also supports alternate tunings and exporting diagrams.
- Create chord progressions
- Discover new chord voicings
- Chord substitution suggestions
- Add custom chord voicings
- Export chord diagrams
- Alternate tuning support
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The right chords can transform a song. ChordMate will help you create interesting guitar chord progressions and discover new sounds. - find the perfect chord voicing with filters to specify the top and bass note, location on the fretboard, etc. - get suggestions for the next and previous chord in a chord progression and for chord substitution - add your own chord voicings and get automatic name suggestions - export chord diagrams to other programs - use alternate tunings. ChordMate comes with the most common tunings, and you can add your own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChordMate 4 at 4.6 against Guitar Pro's 3.6. ChordMate 4 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 47%). Guitar Pro's advantage is ratings volume (906 vs 9) and price ($6.99 vs $9.99). On update cadence, 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
Guitar Pro costs $6.99 and ChordMate 4 $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChordMate 4 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Pro has 906 ratings behind it against 9, 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 67% of ChordMate 4's.
Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, ChordMate 4 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Pro | ChordMate 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (906 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 906 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #20 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arobas Music | Ilya Belenkiy |
Customer experience
Guitar Pro
ChordMate 4
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
ChordMate 4
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guitar Pro
No in-app purchases
ChordMate 4
No in-app purchases








