Comparison

TEFview vs Guitar2Tabs

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
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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

Guitar2Tabs

Convert your guitar recordings into sheet music with tabs and chords. The app uses AI to transcribe audio, allowing you to view, play back, and export your compositions in various formats. Share your creations with friends and enhance your musical creativity.

Highlights
  • Transcribe solo guitar recordings to sheet music
  • Convert MP3 files to sheet music
  • View score with tabs and chords
  • Playback transcribed sheet music
  • Export as PDF, MIDI, Guitar Pro 5, MusicXML
  • Share compositions with friends
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Boost your creativity and transcribe your guitar songs into sheet music with Tabs and Chords. All the features of Guitar2Tabs: » Transcribe solo guitar recordings to sheet music » Transcribe solo guitar MP3 files to sheet music » View the transcribed music as score with tabs and chords » Playback the sheet music and listen to the result » Download sheet as PDF, MIDI, Guitar Pro 5 or MusicXML » Share your compositions with your friends HOW DOES IT WORK? Once your music piece is uploaded, our artificial intelligence powered transcriber processes it to generate a sheet music based on what it hears. When the processing is finished, you can view the final sheet and export it in different outputs - a Midi file, a PDF engraved sheet, a Guitar Pro 5 file and a MusicXML digital note sheet. It has never been easier to convert guitar songs to sheet music! WHAT THIS APP DOESN'T OFFER » Separation of multiple instruments: The note recognition can't separate multiple instruments from your guitar sound. If you record multiple instruments playing simultaneously you will get bad transcription results! As the name says, Guitar2Tabs will only work with guitar sound recordings. » Live note recognition: This app is not able to show you live note recognition results. Instead, it will take some time to perform the frequency analysis and shows you the final sheet music. » 100% match percentage: This app won't detect 100% of the played notes and there will also be wrong detections. But depending on the quality of the input signal, it will give you more than useful sheet! REQUIREMENTS » Internet: active internet connection for server connectivity » Microphone » An awesome guitar SUMMARY Transcribe music recordings from your microphone to sheet music. With Guitar2Tabs you can create on-the-go recordings of your guitar performance. Those are uploaded to your personal songbook and transcribed to score. Musical note recognition for guitar has never been so easy! CONTACT US We're always happy to hear from you. No matter what comes to your mind, we want to hear it. Would you like another feature? Does something not work as expected? Send us an e-mail at: support@klangio.com This app is actively developed and there are updates on a regular base The Apple Terms of Use apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TEFview4 screens
Guitar2Tabs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TEFview at 91% against Guitar2Tabs's 15%. TEFview also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Guitar2Tabs's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guitar2Tabs sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEFview has 303 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of TEFview's written reviews are positive against 15% of Guitar2Tabs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEFview ships an update every 5 months, Guitar2Tabs every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TEFview versus Guitar2Tabs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEFviewGuitar2Tabs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (303 ratings) — better3.4 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings303 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTablEditKlangio GmbH

Customer experience

TEFview

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

Guitar2Tabs

All ratings28 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative73.1%

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

Guitar2Tabs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TEFview

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Guitar2Tabs

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Klangio Universe Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Klangio Universe Subscription$149.991 Year
One-time4
  • Single Ticket$2.99
  • 3 Tickets Package$4.99
  • 10 Tickets Package$9.99
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  • 50 Tickets Package$24.99

Questions

Is TEFview free?
TEFview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar2Tabs free?
Guitar2Tabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TEFview or Guitar2Tabs?
TEFview is rated higher. TEFview averages 4.7 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while Guitar2Tabs averages 3.4 from 28 ratings.
Do TEFview or Guitar2Tabs have ads?
Neither TEFview nor Guitar2Tabs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEFview or Guitar2Tabs?
TEFview ships an update every 5 months, and Guitar2Tabs every 5 weeks. Most recently, TEFview was updated on October 15, 2026 and Guitar2Tabs on October 18, 2026.

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