Comparison

TEFview vs Banjo Rolls Trainer

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

Banjo Rolls Trainer

Learn and practice essential banjo rolls with a backing band. This app offers over 30 built-in rolls, variations, and exercises with video demonstrations and text explanations. Master speed with the "Speed Up" function and create custom exercises for a fresh, authentic sound.

Highlights
  • Library of essential banjo rolls
  • Practice with a backing band
  • "Speed Up" metronome function
  • Over 30 built-in rolls and exercises
  • Video demonstrations and text explanations
  • Create custom exercises
Features
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The Banjo Rolls Trainer is a library of essential banjo rolls which will help make your playing sound fresh, authentic, and professional. "So if you’re working on learning the rolls and how they relate to what the rest of the band does, or looking for an audio tool to help plug away at the right hand exercise, this could be a great tool for you." -Kyle Tuttle, Banjo Newsletter Magazine With this app, you can hear and practice your rolls with a backing band! The "Speed Up" function automatically increases the speed of the metronome after a set number of bars. You can master speed without even blinking an eye. Banjo Rolls Trainer features more than 30 built-in banjo rolls, variations, and exercises. Video demonstrations and text explanations help provide an in-depth understanding of all the right hand techniques. Clawhammer Bum-Ditty and ¾ rolls are included! Create your own exercises for spicing-up your practice routine. This is a must have for any beginner/intermediate student of the banjo, and can be a great practice aid for any level, so get it now!

Screenshots

TEFview4 screens
Banjo Rolls Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TEFview at Free against Banjo Rolls Trainer's $4.99. TEFview also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (91% vs 69%). On update cadence, 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

TEFview is free to download; Banjo Rolls Trainer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 22, 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 69% of Banjo Rolls Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEFview ships an update every 5 months, Banjo Rolls Trainer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TEFview versus Banjo Rolls Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEFviewBanjo Rolls Trainer
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (303 ratings) — better4.3 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings303 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTablEditJiri Markalous

Customer experience

TEFview

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

Banjo Rolls Trainer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative28.6%

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

Banjo Rolls Trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TEFview

No in-app purchases

None

Banjo Rolls Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TEFview free?
TEFview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Banjo Rolls Trainer free?
Banjo Rolls Trainer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TEFview or Banjo Rolls Trainer?
TEFview is rated higher. TEFview averages 4.7 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while Banjo Rolls Trainer averages 4.3 from 22 ratings.
Do TEFview or Banjo Rolls Trainer have ads?
Neither TEFview nor Banjo Rolls Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEFview or Banjo Rolls Trainer?
TEFview ships an update every 5 months, and Banjo Rolls Trainer every 4 months. Most recently, TEFview was updated on October 15, 2026 and Banjo Rolls Trainer on October 12, 2026.

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