iGuzheng⁺ vs 古筝世界
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Follow Play real-time prompts
- Supports 21 strings
- Record and playback songs
- High-quality stereo samples
- Additional instrument sounds
- Customizable tuning
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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 .
古筝世界
This app provides a comprehensive platform for guzheng enthusiasts, offering a vast library of sheet music, learning tutorials, and a community for interaction. Discover, practice, and share your musical journey with fellow players.
- Extensive guzheng sheet music library
- Learning tutorials for all levels
- Interactive community for players
- Built-in tuner and simulator
- Audio previews of sheet music
- User-uploaded sheet music sharing
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古筝世界APP,探索千年音乐之美! 学琴、练琴路上千辛万苦?找不到适合自己的好曲谱?网上的谱子五花八门,格式混乱,你敢用?还懊恼于零基础入门,没有伙伴一起交流?更头疼的是,抖音上刷到自己的想秀一把曲子却找不到曲谱? 那就来看看古筝世界吧!我们为手机和平板用户设计了一款古筝爱好者的乐谱应用,这款APP适用于古筝初学者和已经掌握简谱与指法技巧的古筝达人。 我们的高清古筝谱库包含国风,儿童,影视,传统,现代创作练习曲谱等专业曲谱,以及时下热门、经典的流行曲谱。曲谱可试听,可下载。 此外,我们还拥有百万社区用户,共享优质曲谱资源,让你轻松找到所需的谱子。 重要的是你可以下载收藏自己喜欢的谱子。同时如果你有自己喜欢的曲子想要分享给其他琴友,也可以轻松上传,学琴路上结识更多志同道合的琴友! 我们精心打造了这个APP,旨在让您深入了解古筝音乐的奥妙,并提供一系列的功能和体验。 学习教程:从基础到高级各种古筝技巧在等着你探索。 音频试听:畅享各种古筝演奏家的音乐作品,从经典传统到现代创新,欣赏美妙旋律,让你陶醉其中。 琴友互动:与来自世界各地的古筝爱好者互动,分享您的演奏和学习经验,结交志同道合的朋友。 精致设计:无论您使用手机还是平板,都可以体验我们以简洁、直观的用户界面。 赶快加入我们吧! 欢迎来到古筝世界,一起走进中国传统音乐的神奇之地。 别再拖延,立即下载古筝世界APP,开始您的音乐之旅! 自动续费服务声明付款: 用户确认购买并付款后记入Tunes账户: 取消续订:如需取消续订,请在当前订阅周期到期前24小时以前,手动在iTunes/.Apple ID设置管理中关闭自动续费功能,到期前24小时内取消,将会收取订阅费用 续费:苹果Tunes账户会在到期前24小时内扣费,扣费成功后订阅周期顺延一个订阅周期 服务条款:https://yinlvtiaodong.com/protocol.html 隐私政策:https://yinlvtiaodong.com/policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 古筝世界 at Free against iGuzheng⁺'s $2.99. 古筝世界 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). iGuzheng⁺'s advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 48%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads 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
古筝世界 is free to download; iGuzheng⁺ costs $2.99 up front. 古筝世界 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iGuzheng⁺ asks for nothing beyond the download.
古筝世界 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of iGuzheng⁺'s written reviews are positive against 48% of 古筝世界's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iGuzheng⁺ ships an update every 4 weeks, 古筝世界 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iGuzheng⁺ | 古筝世界 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 48.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Supertintin Co., Ltd | Rhythm Dance |
Customer experience
iGuzheng⁺
古筝世界
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
古筝世界
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iGuzheng⁺
No in-app purchases
古筝世界
- 古筝世界连续包月会员$0.991 Month
- 一年卡$14.99
- 5年卡$29.99
- 终身卡$39.99








