TEFview vs the Craic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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,
the Craic
This app transforms your device into a portable digital tunebook, offering thousands of traditional tunes in ABC notation. Easily search, play, and organize music for various instruments, with options to create custom sets and collections. Import tunes from multiple sources and share them as ABC or PDF.
- Searchable tune library
- Create and play tune sets
- Organize favorite tunes
- Import ABC notation
- Playback with tempo control
- Edit ABC notation
- Print and share tunes
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Stop rummaging through paper tunebooks - turn your iPad or iPhone into a portable tunebook. Quickly search, display and hear thousands of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other tunes for fiddle, flute, bagpipes, banjo, mandolin, concertina or accordion. Please leave a review or rate the app if you enjoy it - it helps! Subscribe either monthly or yearly to help support ongoing development. - includes a selection of 76 commonly played session tunes (lots more on the Internet!) - create, play and print sets of tunes - create collections of your favourite tunes and sets, print them as tune books or as incipits - import ABC notation via iTunes, cloud services like iCloud and Dropbox, email or the internet - bagpipe notation for tunes with HP or Hp key - search online or on your iPad or iPhone - online search results can be quickly imported into your library - simple playback with tempo control and looping - choose flute, whistle, fiddle, banjo, guitar, piano, harp or accordion - create and edit ABC notation on your iPad with a keyboard extension to simplify entry - external keyboard fully supported - print - share via email as ABC notation or PDF - open as a PDF in other applications Use of the Craic is governed by the standard Apple Terms of Use. You can view this at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TEFview at Free against the Craic's $4.99. TEFview also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). the Craic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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
TEFview is free to download; the Craic costs $4.99 up front. the Craic sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. TEFview asks for nothing beyond the download.
TEFview holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEFview has 303 ratings behind it against 13, 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 75% of the Craic's.
TEFview ships an update every 5 months, the Craic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TEFview | the Craic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (303 ratings) — better | 4.3 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 303 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TablEdit | Wil Macaulay |
Customer experience
TEFview
the Craic
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
the Craic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TEFview
No in-app purchases
the Craic
- Monthly supporter7 Days trial$1.391 Month
- Yearly supporter$12.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$19.99
