Tiny Guitar vs Guitar Picking
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.
Guitar Picking
Learn to play guitar songs with a simple one-finger touch interface. Follow along with on-screen prompts to play famous guitar pickings or use the app as a guide for a real guitar.
- One-finger touch controls
- Play famous guitar pickings
- On-screen display for real guitar
- Learn popular songs
- Interactive song playback
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Have you ever tried to play guitar but you have no idea how to play those songs? Then, ready to play it now! This application will help you play these songs by just only one finger. Single touch means that note(s) will be played. So, touch the screen repeatedly to the end of famous guitar pickings. Or you can get the real guitar and follow the display screen. Example - More Than Words - Stairway to Heaven - Redemption Songs - Dust in the Wind - Hotel California
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Guitar at 4.5 against Guitar Picking's 1.0. Tiny Guitar also leads on ratings volume (957 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months). Guitar Picking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 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
Both are free to download. Tiny Guitar sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Guitar Picking asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tiny Guitar holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Guitar has 957 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tiny Guitar ships an update every 5 months, Guitar Picking every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Guitar | Guitar Picking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (957 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 957 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 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 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SquarePoet, Inc. | Panus Tantikornphan |
Customer experience
Tiny Guitar
Guitar Picking
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
Guitar Picking
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
Guitar Picking
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Tiny Guitar free?
Is Guitar Picking free?
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Do Tiny Guitar or Guitar Picking have ads?
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