Tiny Guitar vs Basic Guitar Chords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Guitar
Learn to play guitar with an intuitive interface that lets you tap or strum anywhere to produce notes. Enjoy a vast library of popular songs and riffs suitable for all ages. It's a fun and educational tool for aspiring musicians.
- Tap or strum to play notes
- Play over 200 famous tunes
- Suitable for all ages
- Learn guitar basics
- Extensive song library
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The easiest way to play guitar! Tap or strum anywhere to play the next notes. Tiny Guitar is fun for the entire family, and best of all...it's FREE! Come join 2 million happy guitarists and play your favorite song. Play more than 200 famous tunes and riffs, including songs like Amazing Grace, Fur Elise, Bad Romance, Stairway to Heaven, Call Me Maybe, Rolling in the Deep, and What Makes You Beautiful. Please rate our app so we that can continue to add more songs. :-) Email hello@squarepoet.com if you have suggestions. Check out our 5-star reviews: + I have seen some guitar apps... This tops all of them. ~Darkfire676 + Educational and fun! Great app. ~MeowMix42 + This app is really awesome it has been helping me out with playing the real guitar! ~Daniel + Love playing this app!!!! ~HappyStrumming + This app is amazing and easy and fabulous! ~Wamelwow + My grandkids love this app. ~gil + This is a fun little game. Kids really like it. ~Jacobrk09 + I actually have a real guitar and I rock on that too...but this is cooler. ~BloodyDeimin + AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! ~Bestdjever If you like Tiny Guitar, also check out Tiny Piano for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Basic Guitar Chords
This app provides a quick and accurate chord reference for guitarists. It features realistic fretboard diagrams, reference sounds for each chord, and auto-play functionality. Designed for players who need a handy pocket chord book.
- 144 chords across 12 types
- Realistic fretboard diagrams
- Reference sound for each chord
- Auto-play mode
- Key transpose and Drop D tuning
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Basic Guitar Chords is a fast, no-nonsense chord reference for guitarists who are practicing on a real instrument — not a virtual one. Look up any chord, see exactly where your fingers go, and hear what it's supposed to sound like. That's it. No lessons, no scores, no gamification — just a clean chord book that fits in your pocket. What's inside: • 144 chords — every root note (C through B) across 12 chord types: major, minor, 7, m7, maj7, dim, dim7, aug, sus2, sus4, 7sus4, and power chords • Realistic fretboard diagrams — proper string gauges, fret markers, barre chords shown correctly, and open chords displayed the way beginners actually learn them • Reference sound — a plucked-string tone for every note and a one-tap Strum to hear the full chord • Auto mode — repeats the chord every few seconds on its own, so you can keep both hands on your guitar instead of tapping the screen • Key transpose & Drop D — shift any chord shape up or down to match your voice, or drop the low string a whole step Built for players who already know their way around a guitar and just need a quick, accurate reference — not another app trying to teach you music theory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basic Guitar Chords at 5.0 against Tiny Guitar's 4.5. Basic Guitar Chords also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). Tiny Guitar's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 56 months) and ratings volume (952 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Tiny Guitar sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Basic Guitar Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Guitar Chords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Guitar has 952 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tiny Guitar ships an update every 5 months, Basic Guitar Chords every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Guitar | Basic Guitar Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (952 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 952 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 56 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SquarePoet, Inc. | Chotika Towmontree |
Bugs and requests
Tiny Guitar
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or won't open on newer devices
- Incorrect note display
- Issues with song playback and responsiveness
Requested features
4 requests- Add more free songs
- Update app to work with latest iOS versions
- Implement a free play mode with more customization
- Add more genres and popular songs
Basic Guitar Chords
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tiny Guitar
- All Songs: Pro Mode$0.99
- Song Pack 1$0.99
- Song Pack 2$0.99
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- Song Pack 3$0.99
- Song Pack 4$0.99
- Song Pack 5$0.99
- Song Pack 6$0.99
Basic Guitar Chords
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Tiny Guitar free?
Is Basic Guitar Chords free?
Which has better reviews, Tiny Guitar or Basic Guitar Chords?
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