Comparison

E vs TrueFire Guitar Lessons

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

E

Learn acoustic guitar basics and chords with interactive lessons. Progress from fundamental techniques to playing full songs, even if you have no prior musical experience. Features hands-free practice with auto-scrolling tablatures.

Highlights
  • 12 original lessons
  • Theory, explanations, tablatures, and video
  • Auto-scrolling tablature
  • No prior musical knowledge required
  • Hands-free practice
  • Learn chords and fingerings
Features
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Play and understand the basics of acoustic guitar chords and fingerings in less than two months! - No musical knowledge is required to use this app - Includes 12 original lessons of increasing difficulty: theory, explanations, tablatures and video for each lesson - Auto-scrolling tablature (hands-free practice) - Lesson 1: Take your Guitar - How to hold your guitar - Notes on the neck, tuning - Reading tablatures: Boogie in E - Lesson 2: Arpeggios - Right hand fingering - Simple arpeggios with bass note melody - Lesson 3: What is a chord? - Play E minor and A minor chords - Fingering - Chord charts - Lesson 4: Play with a pick - The C major chord - Downstrokes and upstrokes picking - Lesson 5: The Folk rhythm - The G major chord - From C → G, and addition of notes to chords - Hammer-on - Lesson 6: Three beats rhythm - The D major chord - Progression: G → D → Am → C - Lesson 7: Chords arpeggios - The D minor chord - Thumb plays the root note of the chord - Lesson 8: Palm mute - The E major and A major chords - Back and forth playing - Mute sound with your palm - Lesson 9: Minor barred chords - Learning notes on the neck - The A and E minor barred positions - Swing rhythm - Lesson 10: Country Club - The E major barred position - Add a 7th note to your chords - Lesson 11: The C barred chord - The A major barred positions - Variation on the D chord - The C9 chord - Lesson 12: 12-bar Blues (in E) - Classic acoustic shuffle - A more organic shuffle feel - A groovy, more rhythmic blues - Apply chords, rhythm and simple embellishments Enjoy this app!

About

TrueFire Guitar Lessons

Access over 80,000 video guitar lessons, 30,000 tabs, and 20,000 jam tracks. Learn from hundreds of renowned artists and educators across all levels and styles, including blues, jazz, rock, and acoustic guitar.

Highlights
  • 80,000+ video guitar lessons
  • 30,000+ guitar tabs
  • 20,000+ jam tracks
  • Courses for all levels and styles
  • Instruction from 400+ top artists
  • 14-day All Access free trial
Features
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Play guitar or want to learn how to play guitar? Download TrueFire’s app to your iOS device for access to over 80,000 video guitar lessons, 30,000 guitar tabs, and 20,000 jam tracks at your fingertips. TrueFire’s library of 1,800+ guitar courses covers all levels, techniques, and styles of blues guitar, jazz guitar, rock guitar, country guitar, acoustic guitar, fingerstyle guitar, and other guitar styles. Whether you're a beginner just learning how to play guitar or you're an advanced pro, you can learn from the best in the biz: Matt Schofield, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai, Pat Martino, Stu Hamm, Alex Skolnick, Dweezil Zappa, Johnny Hiland, Mike Zito, Redd Volkaert, David Grissom, Andy Timmons, and over 400 other top artists and educators. New to TrueFire? Welcome aboard! Join TrueFire for free and get a 14-day trial of All Access - unlimited streaming access to all 80,000+ video guitar lessons, including tab, notation, and jam tracks. You'll also get a free downloadable guitar course, 10 Guitar Licks You MUST Know, for your offline learning pleasure. Questions? Please visit our support desk to review our knowledge base and/or contact us. Practice Smart, Play Hard. TrueFire All Access Subscription. Term: 1 month or 1 year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase
. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Link to Terms & Conditions: https://truefire.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://truefire.com/privacy-policy At TrueFire, we pride ourselves on being able to offer the best music instruction to anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world, including those with disabilities or impairments. We’re proud to announce that we’ve worked hard to update our app to make learning with TrueFire even easier for those who use the VoiceOver Accessibility feature.

Screenshots

E4 screens
TrueFire Guitar Lessons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: E at 100% against TrueFire Guitar Lessons's 58%. E also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). TrueFire Guitar Lessons's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. E sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TrueFire Guitar Lessons sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

E holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrueFire Guitar Lessons has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of E's written reviews are positive against 58% of TrueFire Guitar Lessons's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
E versus TrueFire Guitar Lessons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterETrueFire Guitar Lessons
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.7% of reviews
Number of ratings115K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid PalmerioTrueFire

Customer experience

E

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TrueFire Guitar Lessons

All ratings14,804 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews487 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative30.6%

Bugs and requests

E

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TrueFire Guitar Lessons

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Purchased content not accessible
  • Sync issues between app and website
  • Compatibility problems with iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved app stability and performance
  • Better navigation and user experience
  • Ability to create custom playlists
  • Seamless cross-device syncing

In-app purchases

1 purchases

E

One-time1
  • Unlock All Lessons$3.99
10 purchases

TrueFire Guitar Lessons

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Monthly Plan$29.991 Month
  • All Access Annual Plan$119.991 Year
One-time8
  • Learn Guitar: First StepsFree
  • Learn Bass 1: 1st Step for BegFree
  • Learn Guitar: Next Steps$9.99
Show 5 more
  • 50 Blues Rhythms$29.99
  • Fingerstyle Milestones$29.99
  • Guitar Zen: CAGED$29.99
  • Blue Highways$29.99
  • All Access: Annual$249.99

Questions

Is E free?
E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrueFire Guitar Lessons free?
TrueFire Guitar Lessons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, E or TrueFire Guitar Lessons?
E is rated higher. E averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TrueFire Guitar Lessons averages 4.7 from 15K ratings.
Do E or TrueFire Guitar Lessons have ads?
Neither E nor TrueFire Guitar Lessons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, E or TrueFire Guitar Lessons?
E ships an update every 2 months, and TrueFire Guitar Lessons every 2 months. Most recently, E was updated on November 1, 2026 and TrueFire Guitar Lessons on November 11, 2026.

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