Comparison

THR Session vs TAG Remote

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

Head to head
About

THR Session

Learn guitar songs more effectively by slowing down audio, changing pitch, and isolating instrument parts. Practice with your own music library and even mute original guitar or bass tracks to play along.

Highlights
  • Slow down songs without losing quality
  • Change song pitch
  • Repeat song segments
  • Cancel original guitar/bass sound
  • Isolate guitar/bass parts
  • Adjust tempo between 50-100%
Features
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Learn songs faster and easier and play along with your music library like never before. THR Session will change your daily guitar practice forever. You can slow down songs without losing audio quality, change the pitch or repeat any segment of a song to learn even the trickiest guitar part. It even allows you to cancel out the original guitar sound; it’s like playing a session with your dream band! This app is the perfect audio toolbox for today’s guitarist and with a Yamaha THR amp, gives you a practice experience like no other. ■Features ○Guitar Cancellation/Extraction ・Cancellation: Mute the guitar and/or Bass sound from the songs in your iOS device library. ・Extraction: Isolate the guitar and/or bass parts to help you learn songs by ear ・Preset: 3 presets (Guitar High Mode / Guitar Low Mode / Bass Mode) to help you quickly find the instrument you want to cancel. ○Audio Play Functions ・A-B Repeat: Repeatedly plays a selected segment of a song. ・Key Transpose: Changes pitch of songs(± one whole step) ・Slow Down: Changes tempo of songs with no effect on the pitch(50-100%) ■System Requirement Compatible with iOS6.0 or later

About

TAG Remote

This app allows TransAcoustic guitar players to remotely control detailed effect parameters and looper settings via Bluetooth. Customize effects like Chorus, Delay, and Reverb, manage looper tracks, and adjust preferences such as firmware updates and input gain.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth control for TransAcoustic guitars
  • Detailed effect parameter adjustment
  • Chorus, Delay, and Reverb effect customization
  • Looper track management
  • Firmware updates
  • Battery charge level monitoring
  • Input gain adjustment
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The TAG Remote editor lets TransAcoustic guitar players control more detailed effect parameters and looper settings via Bluetooth. - Effects You can switch effect types and finely adjust the parameters of each effect type. Chorus: 2 types (Double detune, 4 Voice) Delay: 2 types (Simple, Analog) Reverb: 3 types (Hall, Room, Plate) - Looper (only available for TAG3 C and TAS3 C) You can switch between looper tracks and keep your 10 favorite looper tracks. You can also load 10 demo loop phrases into any looper track. (In some cases, you may need to use TAG Updater app to transfer demo loop phrases to your guitar.) You can change the behavior of some of the looper operations. - Preferences Firmware update, check the battery charge level, adjust the input Gain, and more. [Supported Models] TAG3 C, TAS3 C, TAG1 C, TAS1 C

Screenshots

THR Session2 screens
TAG Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TAG Remote at 4.7 against THR Session's 2.6. TAG Remote also leads on ratings volume (167 vs 16) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). THR Session's advantage is review sentiment (34% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TAG Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TAG Remote has 167 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of THR Session's written reviews are positive against 25% of TAG Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

THR Session ships an update every 3 months, TAG Remote every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
THR Session versus TAG Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTHR SessionTAG Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (16 ratings)4.7 (167 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16167 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperYamaha Corporation of AmericaYamaha Corporation

Customer experience

THR Session

All ratings16 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative54.3%

TAG Remote

All ratings167 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

THR Session

No in-app purchases

None

TAG Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is THR Session free?
THR Session is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TAG Remote free?
TAG Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, THR Session or TAG Remote?
TAG Remote is rated higher. THR Session averages 2.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while TAG Remote averages 4.7 from 167 ratings.
Do THR Session or TAG Remote have ads?
Neither THR Session nor TAG Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, THR Session or TAG Remote?
THR Session ships an update every 3 months, and TAG Remote every 6 weeks. Most recently, THR Session was updated on October 7, 2026 and TAG Remote on October 13, 2026.

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