Comparison

iGuzheng⁺ vs Guzheng Master

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

Head to head
About

iGuzheng⁺

This app allows users to play the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument, with ease. Its innovative "Follow Play" feature provides real-time prompts, making it accessible for beginners to perform professional pieces. It supports a wide range of playing techniques and offers additional instrument sounds.

Highlights
  • Follow Play real-time prompts
  • Supports 21 strings
  • Record and playback songs
  • High-quality stereo samples
  • Additional instrument sounds
  • Customizable tuning
Features
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iGuzheng's innovative "Follow Play" feature allows even complete beginners to effortlessly play professional Guzheng pieces! Guzheng is a Chinese plucked zither that dates back to 500 B.C. It is rich in playing techniques. The performer plucks the strings with his right-hand fingernails, while his left-hand fingers apply pressure to the strings to execute vibratos, slides, and other embellishments , as well as occasional plucking techniques. iGuzheng supports many playing techniques, like an acoustic Guzheng: · Playing techniques for Right Hand: Pluck, Glissando, Tremolo (Shake/摇指), Automatic Tremolo, Overtone · Playing techniques for Left Hand: Pitch Slide, Small Vibrato, Big Vibrato, Tap Pitch (Dian Yin – 点音) Main Features: √ Follow Play: iGuzheng's original "Follow Play" feature combines Guzheng playing symbols with string positions to provide real-time playing prompts, allowing even complete beginners to effortlessly play professional Guzheng pieces! ** Supports setting to follow only the right-hand part or both hands! ** When following only the right-hand part, iGuzheng will automatically play the left-hand part for you! ** Can be set to automatically play left-hand pressing actions: pressed notes, glissando, vibrato, etc. [Appendix] Meanings of various lines in Follow Play: Vertical line – Represents a "chord line," commonly used for major plucks, minor plucks, and chords. Wavy line – Represents a "glissando line," commonly used for ornamental notes, glissando, double thumb, heavy thumb, etc. Fine dashed line – Represents a "note group." All notes connected by fine dashed lines form a note group, which may consist of common fingering combinations (alternating thumb and middle finger, four-note patterns, etc.), grace notes, triplets, arpeggiated chords, rhythmic patterns, etc. Horizontal thick dashed line – Represents a "tremolo line," indicating the start and end times of the tremolo. √ Flexible Guzheng View — easy scrolling and zooming with drag/pinch gestures on the Pitch Slider Bar. √ Record your songs, and songs can be played back with animations. √ You can share your songs (*.igz or *.m4a) √ High-quality stereo samples from Guzheng. √ Additional instrument sounds: Harp, Marimba, Pipa, Ruan , Dulcimer √ Full 21 strings. √ Automatically play "Shake" technique (自动摇指) when you move your touch on the string horizontally. √ Smart snapping to the correct pitch grid when moving the pitch slider. √ Portamento / Vibrato. √ Overtone : use two fingers to tap strings at the same time. √ "Dian Yin" Effect (点音/Tap Pitch) : tap the pitch slider after plucking a string to create the "Dian Yin" sound effect. √ Tuning as standard Guzheng tunings or custom tuning. √ Transpose control .

About

Guzheng Master

Learn and play the Guzheng with a virtual instrument on your mobile device. Explore lessons, practice with music games, and access a vast library of songs. Record your performances and master various playing techniques.

Highlights
  • Virtual 21-string Guzheng
  • Left and Right hand playing techniques
  • Interactive lessons mode
  • Music practice games
  • Audio recording
  • Extensive song library
  • Multi-touch and swipe support
Features
Currently charting
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With the Guzheng Master, it will be an indispensable application for professional Guzheng players. With Guzheng Master, you have a real virtual pro music instrument right in your pocket! No need to carry your instrument all the time, you can start jamming at any time, play riffs tabs and chords anywhere, anytime. Features: - Full string guzheng with 21 string. - Playing techniques for Right Hand: Pluck, Gliss, Tremolo(Shake/摇指) / Automatic Tremolo, Overtone. - Playing techniques for Left Hand: Pitch slide, Samll-Vibrato, Big-Vibrato, Tap Pitch (Dian Yin - 点音). - Lessons mode for easy learning. - Music games to practice. - Be able to record audio while playing. - Play with 650,000+ song from music songbooks. - Automatically play "Shake" technique (自动摇指) when touches moving on the string horizontally. - Multi-touch and swipe supported. - Flexible Guzheng View, easy scrolling and zooming with drag / pinch gesture on the Pitch Slider Bar. - "Dian Yin" Effect (点音/Tap Pitch), Tapping pitch slider after plucking string to make "Dian Yin" sound effect.

Screenshots

iGuzheng⁺4 screens
Guzheng Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iGuzheng⁺ at 4.8 against Guzheng Master's 3.9. iGuzheng⁺ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (85% vs 55%). Guzheng Master's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iGuzheng⁺ costs $2.99 and Guzheng Master $1.99 up front. Guzheng Master sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iGuzheng⁺ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iGuzheng⁺ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of iGuzheng⁺'s written reviews are positive against 55% of Guzheng Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGuzheng⁺ ships an update every 4 weeks, Guzheng Master weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iGuzheng⁺ versus Guzheng Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGuzheng⁺Guzheng Master
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better3.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#184 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB158 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSupertintin Co., LtdSENSOR NOTES JOINT STOCK COMPANY

Customer experience

iGuzheng⁺

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.9%

Guzheng Master

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%

Bugs and requests

iGuzheng⁺

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when selecting song directory
  • No sound after update (on tablet)
  • Cannot change tuning after update (on tablet)
  • Yao-Zhi pops up too often
  • No sound after download (historically)
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  • App crashes on iOS 7 (historically)
  • No sound on iPad Mini with iOS 7 (historically)
  • Latency issues
  • Pitch bend sounds artificial
  • Fixed repeat rate for note repetition gesture
  • No sound on third run
  • Glitches causing no sound

Requested features

25 requests
  • Export music sheets/tabs
  • Download music files/videos
  • Print music sheets
  • Song suggestion system
  • Gesture practice modules
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  • More popular/trending songs
  • More traditional Guzheng songs
  • AUv3/Audiobus compatibility
  • MIDI support
  • Zoom gesture lock toggle
  • Customizable string count (21-13)
  • User-customizable backgrounds
  • Add specific songs (e.g., Jay Chou's, The Untamed OST, 'Ren Jian Yan Huo', 'Xue Shan Chun Xiao', 'Yu Zhou Chang Wan', 'Wo Yuan Yi')
  • Practice mode with metronome
  • Ability to record oneself playing along
  • More beginner-friendly tutorials/lessons
  • Explanation of complex fingerings/techniques
  • Ability to control string selection range during follow-play
  • Left-hand string pressure control
  • Add Chinese names for songs
  • Integrated audio tracks for practice
  • Adjustable string distance
  • More realistic 'Yaozhi' sound
  • Option to change general pitch/sound quality
  • Santoor app

Guzheng Master

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iGuzheng⁺

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Guzheng Master

One-time3
  • Unlock All Songs$0.99
  • Pro Version$2.99
  • Vip version$3.99

Questions

Is iGuzheng⁺ free?
iGuzheng⁺ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guzheng Master free?
Guzheng Master costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iGuzheng⁺ or Guzheng Master?
iGuzheng⁺ is rated higher. iGuzheng⁺ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Guzheng Master averages 3.9 from 12 ratings.
Do iGuzheng⁺ or Guzheng Master have ads?
Neither iGuzheng⁺ nor Guzheng Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGuzheng⁺ or Guzheng Master?
iGuzheng⁺ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Guzheng Master weekly. Most recently, iGuzheng⁺ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Guzheng Master on November 7, 2026.

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