Guitar Pro vs JWGuitar
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.
JWGuitar
Learn guitar with step-by-step lessons, courses, and backing tracks. Improve improvisation, phrasing, and fretboard knowledge. Save favorite lessons for quick access and receive updates on new content.
- Step-by-step guitar lessons
- Courses and backing tracks
- Improvisation and phrasing improvement
- Fretboard understanding
- Save favorite lessons
- New content updates
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Inside the Jeff Williams Guitar app, you can: • Access step-by-step guitar lessons, courses, and backing tracks • Improve your improvisation, phrasing, and fretboard understanding • Get updates when new lessons and content are released • Save your favorite lessons for easy access anytime End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JWGuitar at Free against Guitar Pro's $6.99. JWGuitar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). Guitar Pro's advantage is ratings volume (905 vs 1) and chart position (#35 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
JWGuitar is free to download; Guitar Pro costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JWGuitar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Pro has 905 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guitar Pro ships an update every 2 months, JWGuitar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Pro | JWGuitar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (905 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 905 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #35 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arobas Music | Jeff Williams |
Customer experience
Guitar Pro
JWGuitar
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
JWGuitar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guitar Pro
No in-app purchases
JWGuitar
No in-app purchases









