Comparison

TEFview vs Bluegrass Guru

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

Bluegrass Guru

A digital songbook designed for bluegrass musicians. Quickly access and organize your favorite songs, lyrics, and chords. Features include web search for new songs, a built-in tuner, and the ability to create and share set lists.

Highlights
  • Digital songbook for bluegrass musicians
  • Quick song lookup and organization
  • Web search for adding new songs
  • Built-in instrument tuner
  • Set list creation and sharing
  • Access to common jam songs
Features
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Bluegrass Guru is a song fakebook you have with you anywhere. When it’s your turn at the jam, glance your library for a song to play. At a festival, quickly search for songs that you can practice later. The whole app is specialized for bluegrass musicians and enthusiasts so you won’t be inundated with a bunch of songs and lyrics you don’t care about. "I used to think it was impossible to memorize lyrics to a song. I started using Bluegrass Guru and was surprised to learn how few words a lot of songs actually have. Seeing lyrics on a screen over and over while I play really helps me memorize the words a lot faster." –Boyd Timothy, Bluegrass Guru Founder Why should you get Bluegrass Guru? • Add new songs quickly with web search • Memorize songs quickly because your personal song library is with you everywhere • Keep your favorite songs organized and at your fingertips • Add new songs quickly with access to web text search • Find and listen to matching songs on the iTunes Store, YouTube, and Spotify • View a list of over 100 Common Jam Song titles • Tune your instrument with the built-in tuner • Keep your songs organized and at your fingertips • Share songs as PDF files Get more with a Guru membership: • Keep your songs updated between your iPhone and iPad • Create & manage set lists for your gigs that and share them as printable PDFs • Organize your song library better with tags Love Bluegrass Guru? • Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BluegrassGuru • Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BluegrassGuru

Screenshots

TEFview4 screens
Bluegrass Guru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TEFview at none against Bluegrass Guru's 4. TEFview also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 60%) and ratings volume (303 vs 4). Bluegrass Guru's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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. Bluegrass Guru sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TEFview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluegrass Guru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEFview has 303 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of TEFview's written reviews are positive against 60% of Bluegrass Guru's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEFview ships an update every 5 months, Bluegrass Guru monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TEFview versus Bluegrass Guru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEFviewBluegrass Guru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (303 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings303 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTablEditBluegrass Guru

Customer experience

TEFview

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

Bluegrass Guru

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Bluegrass Guru

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TEFview

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Bluegrass Guru

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Access$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Access$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1 month Guru Membership$1.99
  • 1 year Guru Membership$9.99

Questions

Is TEFview free?
TEFview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluegrass Guru free?
Bluegrass Guru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TEFview or Bluegrass Guru?
Bluegrass Guru is rated higher. TEFview averages 4.7 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while Bluegrass Guru averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do TEFview or Bluegrass Guru have ads?
Neither TEFview nor Bluegrass Guru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEFview or Bluegrass Guru?
TEFview ships an update every 5 months, and Bluegrass Guru monthly. Most recently, TEFview was updated on October 19, 2026 and Bluegrass Guru on October 9, 2026.

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