Guitar Pro vs Helga
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.
Helga
Stay informed at festivals with real-time updates on schedules, announcements, and news. Access cached festival data offline and navigate with integrated maps. Designed for music fans by music fans, it offers essential information without distractions.
- Real-time schedule updates
- Offline data caching
- Festival maps and locations
- Important announcements
- Live news feed
- No ads
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HELGA – The smart festival app. You're at the festival. The bass is pounding. The schedule just changed. No clue? No problem! – Helga's got your back. Real-time updates. No stress. Schedule changes, important announcements, live news – all directly on your phone. Clear, fast, reliable. Offline? Still in control. Helga caches all festival data in advance. No signal needed to stay in the loop. Interactive Offline Map? Find your way around easily with our interactive map. Interact with locations and essential spots, and drop a marker on your tent so you can always find it back quickly and easily. The Helga Ticket Wallet helps you to have all your tickets ready at hand at any time, even offline! Built for fans by fans! Helga is made for metalheads, rockers, and real festival pros. No fluff, no ads – just what matters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Helga at Free against Guitar Pro's $6.99. Helga also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). Guitar Pro's advantage is ratings volume (904 vs 37) and chart position (#29 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
Helga is free to download; Guitar Pro costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Helga holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Pro has 904 ratings behind it against 37, 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 80% of Helga's.
Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, Helga every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Pro | Helga |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (904 ratings) | 4.8 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 904 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #29 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arobas Music | apirious GmbH |
Customer experience
Guitar Pro
Helga
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
Helga
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guitar Pro
No in-app purchases
Helga
No in-app purchases









