Comparison

TEFview vs Guitar Tabs X

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

Head to head
About

TEFview

This app lets you view, print, and play musical tablatures and various music file formats on your iOS device. It supports MIDI playback with speed control, metronome, and file management features for easy organization and sharing.

Highlights
  • View tablatures and standard notation
  • MIDI playback with speed control
  • Assign volume and MIDI instrument per track
  • Metronome and countdown timer
  • File manager with WIFI sharing
  • PDF export for printing and sharing
Features
Read full description

TEFview for iOS is an app that allows you to view, print and play tablatures created in TablEdit Tablature Editor on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. TEFview allows you as well to view and listen to ASCII tabs, ABC tunes, MIDI, PowerTab, GuitarPro and musicXML files. Specifications: - Supported file formats: TablEdit, ASCII, ABC, MIDI, Music XML, PowerTab, GuitarPro - Tablature and/or Standard notation display, - MIDI Playback with full speed control, - Ability to assign the volume and the MIDI instrument for any track in real time, - Metronome and count down, - Embedded Help, - Emails file as attachment, - File manager. - WIFI file sharing, Files app support - Subdirectory management - Playlist - extract the compressed tef files from a zip file - pdf export: the pdf can be emailed, printed to a compatible AirPrint printer or opened in a third app,

About

Guitar Tabs X

Create, edit, and save professional-looking guitar, bass, and ukulele tabs. Preview and play your compositions, and export them as PDF or MIDI files. Ideal for musicians of all levels to capture and organize musical ideas.

Highlights
  • Interactive tablature interface
  • Special tab editing keyboard
  • Insert chords with a slide
  • Export tabs to PDF
  • Export song to MIDI
  • Supports bass and ukulele tabs
  • Preview and play tabs
Features
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Guitar Tabs X is a powerful guitar tabs editor. It is intended as the guitar and bass players' notebook so you can easily write and save your ideas and songs as pro looking guitar tabs. As an addition the app supports ukulele tabs. All tabs can be previewed and played. 
Supports bass tabs. Great tool for bands, composers, guitar schools and even beginners. 
With Guitar Tabs X you can write your chords fast so you never again forget your ideas. Guitar Tabs X exclusive features:
 - Interactive tablature interface
 - Special tab editing keyboard (like fretboard)
 - Insert chords with a slide
 - Full screen guitar tab read and edit
 - Smart bar metrics algorithms
 - dedicated tab file format - readable and small
 - easy chord edit
 - export tabs to PDF ( print ready )
 - export song to MIDI (which you can import to any DAW) other features:
 - Fast tempo change
 - One touch bar metrics change
 - Copy, paste, insert, delete and clear bars
 - In-place edit title, artist and author
 - legato
 - bend up and bend down 
- vibrato
 - P.M.
 - Bass tabs support
 - Ukulele tabs support - undo last actions
 - send songs via email
 - send songs to server
 - free guitar tabs server
 - fast repeat chords - distortion guitar and bass sounds You can access your tabs via iCloud or iTunes share feature. To export songs as MIDI or PDF and to store more than 5 songs on the device you should unlock the PRO features via In-App purchase. All other features are available free and the app has no ads. Should you choose to upgrade to a Pro features, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your may choose monthly subscription (paying per month),yearly subscription (paying per year) or one-time payment. (Price may vary by location.) Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Auto-renewal may be turned off in your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. You can also manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Guitar Tabs X Terms of Service: http://guitartabsx.com/termsandconditions/ Guitar Tabs X Privacy Policy: http://guitartabsx.com/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

TEFview4 screens
Guitar Tabs X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TEFview at 4.7 against Guitar Tabs X's 4.1. TEFview also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 55%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Guitar Tabs X sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TEFview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TEFview holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 303 and 358 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of TEFview's written reviews are positive against 55% of Guitar Tabs X's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEFview ships an update every 5 months, Guitar Tabs X every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TEFview versus Guitar Tabs X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEFviewGuitar Tabs X
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (303 ratings) — better4.1 (358 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better54.8% of reviews
Number of ratings303358 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTablEditAleksandar Mlazev

Customer experience

TEFview

All ratings303 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.8%

Guitar Tabs X

All ratings353 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral20.0%
Negative25.2%

User reviews

TEFview

From 303 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Plays all tef files flawlessly
  • 🎶 Can change tempo for learning
  • 👍 Amazing free resource
  • 🎹 Brilliant for MIDI to Notation
  • 🎸 Great for learning new songs

Room to improve

  • 🔧 Settings for print not user-friendly
  • 🤖 Synth sounds could be improved
  • 🔍 Scrolling can be too sensitive

Guitar Tabs X

From 358 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and intuitive user interface
  • 🎵 Quick playback feature for tabs
  • 🎸 Support for various guitar tunings
  • ⚡ Fast tab creation process
  • 💰 Free version available with basic features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent data loss and file deletion bugs
  • 🐛 Save functionality unreliable
  • 📝 No support for chord notation above tabs
  • 🔤 Small font sizes in printouts
  • ⚙️ Limited tuning options for bass

Bugs and requests

TEFview

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Doesn't work with files in iCloud Drive
  • Crashes when opening MIDI files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Left-handed fretboard view
  • Chord name display
  • Ability to delete downloaded files

Guitar Tabs X

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Songs automatically deleted when creating new tabs
  • Multiple songs overwritten to same filename
  • File save not confirmed properly
  • App freezes with 'stop playback to edit' message
  • Playback stops at high tempos (150+ BPM)
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  • Ties/slurs ignored across measure boundaries
  • Incorrect note playback in certain tunings
  • Double copy when changing song title
  • Accidental delete function too sensitive
  • No sound on some newly created tabs
  • Pro version purchase breaks save functionality
  • Slider tempo control glitchy and unresponsive
  • Coding issue with special characters in composer field

Requested features

26 requests
  • Capo/Capodastre functionality
  • Hammer-on and pull-off notations
  • Custom tuning editor for any string configuration
  • 7-string and 8-string guitar support
  • 5-string bass support with more tuning options
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  • Chord names above tabs
  • Tempo changes mid-song
  • Additional time signatures (6/8, 7/4, 8/8)
  • Dotted note options
  • Rest/silence notation
  • Harmonics and pinch harmonics
  • Slides and bend notations
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Multiple tracks/instruments in one project
  • Text annotations and lyrics
  • First and second ending markers
  • Better metronome and tempo control
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Larger font sizes for printing
  • Ghost notes support
  • Glissando notation
  • Percussion/drum tabs
  • Better sound samples for guitar
  • Shuffle rhythm option
  • Bar numbering
  • Search functionality for saved tabs

In-app purchases

None

TEFview

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Guitar Tabs X

Subscriptions2
  • Guitar Tabs X Pro - monthly$0.991 Month
  • Guitar Tabs X Pro - yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Guitar Tabs X PRO features$11.99

Questions

Is TEFview free?
TEFview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar Tabs X free?
Guitar Tabs X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TEFview or Guitar Tabs X?
TEFview is rated higher. TEFview averages 4.7 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while Guitar Tabs X averages 4.1 from 358 ratings.
Do TEFview or Guitar Tabs X have ads?
Neither TEFview nor Guitar Tabs X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEFview or Guitar Tabs X?
TEFview ships an update every 5 months, and Guitar Tabs X every 3 months. Most recently, TEFview was updated on October 19, 2026 and Guitar Tabs X on October 21, 2026.

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