Comparison

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro vs Timbro Guitar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro

This comprehensive music theory tool helps musicians analyze, reharmonize, and create music. It offers AI-powered harmonic analysis, play-along practice, and score printing. Ideal for students, performers, composers, and teachers.

Highlights
  • AI Harmonic Analysis
  • Reharmonize Songs
  • Play-along Practice
  • Create Harmonic Progressions
  • Print/Export Scores
  • Study Tonal Harmony Concepts
Features
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Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro is the most INNOVATIVE and EXTENSIVE music tool for musicians out there. This app is invaluable for students of all levels, as well as professional performers, composers, arrangers, and teachers. There are plenty video tutorials and an online manual accessible within the app. The ANALYZER ADD-ON is here! An A.I. tool like no other. The Analyzer can do an entire harmonic analysis of any song/piece from a text file. Finds key centers, pivot chords, secondary dominants, modulations, etc. Import MusicXml files directly from iReal Pro Play-along, Practice Improvisation. Reharmonize any song with the tap of a button. Create 12-keys workouts to practice. Study Target Notes and Upper Structures. Print Scores with Full Harmonic Analysis, or just as the chord changes or Export as MIDI. Play-along in different styles with the option to personalize chord voicings, styles including several piano comping, bass lines and rhythm variations to choose from. The only play-along that uses functions and chord-chordscales pairings to create the accompaniment track. Map templates with different styles from Jazz to Traditional Harmony and Contemporary Harmony. The app comes loaded with jazz workouts, jazz harmony, traditional harmony and jazz standard progressions. Also available on mDecks.com ready to import into the app: 1000+ Jazz Standards Progressions, 1000+ Jazz Standards Reharmonized and The complete Bird Bebop Progressions. All fully analyzed by savvy musicians with tons of experience. Study Tonal Harmony like never before! Learn all functions and cadences in all keys. Write your own music using a map that reveals the secrets of tonality. Use it as a Fake Book on your gig or Practice Improvisation. You can do all this and much more with Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro. You will not find anything like this on the market today. This app is a no-brainer for musicians and music teachers. Some reviews of Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro: "...This app wins our strongest recommendation for an app so far." - Berklee Groove "...an app that blew my mind." NoteTreble "If only Brian Wilson had this music app when he ..." - FeedmyApp "I've been looking for a harmony/chords/tonal app that is functional, deep enough, and with a great interface. Well, I'm not looking any further. This app just blew me away... " - KVR "...an App I’d never teach high school (or college) music theory without!" "An innovation beneficial to students, teachers, and composers alike..." - NoBrainerAppReviews So, what can you do in Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro? • Create Harmonic Progressions and Songs. • Load Chord Progressions, Songs & Jazz Standards. • Study Harmony from the Beginning, to the most Advanced concepts used by Bach, Beethoven, Bill Evans and John Coltrane. • Practice Ear Training and Learn Functions in every Key • Practice Improvisation using it as a Play Along • Study Jazz Standards • Study Classical Pieces • Learn Classical Functional Notation • Learn Jazz Functional Notation and Arrows and Brackets Analysis • Study Modulations: Common Tone, Common Chord & Direct • Learn ALL harmonic functions and cadences in ALL Keys in Major and Minor • Chord-Scales for every function • Learn classical concepts such as the Neapolitan 6, the German augmented six, secondary dominants, etc • Learn jazz concepts such as the SubV7, the related IIm7, the passing half diminished, etc • Create and Print Scores & Workout Sheets in any key, notated as Chord Progression and/or Functionally • Transpose the Map to fit your instrument’s transposition • Balance voices independently and concentrate in the study of Bass-Lines, Inner-Lines and any other combinations • Work in THREE different modes: Browse Mode, Progression Mode, Audio Mode • Create Progressions using Song Structure with Section, Repeats, Intros, First Endings and Exits • Teach your Harmony Class with ease using your favorite audio tracks, performers and composers

About

Timbro Guitar

This app offers a comprehensive approach to learning guitar, catering to all skill levels. It provides step-by-step lessons, practice tools, and a virtual simulator to help users master chords, scales, and songs. Track your progress and tune your instrument with ease.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step guitar lessons
  • Virtual guitar simulator
  • Chord and scale mastery
  • Guitar exercises and tabs
  • Fretboard memorization trainer
  • Ear training and play-by-ear tools
  • High-precision guitar tuner
Features
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Learn to Play the Guitar with Timbro – The Ultimate Guitar Learning App! Unlock your full potential with Timbro, the best guitar learning app designed to help you learn guitar fast, improve guitar skills, and master guitar techniques. Whether you're a beginner guitarist picking up a guitar for the first time, or an experienced player looking to refine your guitar skills, Timbro is the perfect app to help you learn guitar at home and progress quickly. You can even use our virtual guitar simulator if you don’t have a physical guitar yet! Our goal is to help you: • Learn guitar at your pace with a personalized experience. • Practice guitar consistently with fun and effective tools. • Progress quickly with targeted guitar lessons and exercises. • Learn guitar smarter with customized practice routines. • Have fun while mastering your instrument and becoming a skilled guitarist! What’s Inside: • Guitar lessons for all levels. • Learn guitar chords and chord progressions to build your foundation. • Master scales and arpeggios to level up your finger speed and technique. • A large library of guitar exercises designed to take you to the next level. • Easy-to-read guitar tabs for efficient learning. • Fretboard memorization trainer to help you remember notes on your guitar. • Ear training features to improve your musical ear and learn songs by sound. • Riff trainer to nail iconic guitar riffs and improve your skills. • Play-by-ear tool to help you master songs and solos by ear. • Song memory feature to help you memorize tracks faster. • Full song lessons to teach you songs from start to finish. • High-precision guitar tuner included to tune your guitar with ease. • Track your guitar progress and see your improvement over time. ... and more! Timbro works with any real guitar: • Classical guitar. • Acoustic guitar. • Electric guitar. Unlock your guitar potential with Timbro! Whether you're a beginner, an intermediate, or an advanced player, Timbro is here to guide you every step of the way! Beginners: Timbro will teach you step-by-step, string by string, at a pace that suits your individual needs. You’ll start by learning how to tune your guitar so it sounds just right. Next, you’ll practice playing single strings, and then gradually move on to fretting and switching between strings. With easy-to-follow lessons, you’ll quickly progress to playing chords and mastering basic strumming patterns. As you build confidence, you’ll dive into scales, arpeggios, and beginner-friendly songs. Before you know it, you’ll be an intermediate player, ready to explore more advanced techniques. Intermediate Players: For those who have a solid grasp of basic chords and strumming, Timbro will take you further. You’ll dive into more complex chord progressions, including barre chords, and fast power chords for a stronger sound. You'll work on faster transitions between chords and increased finger dexterity. Learn essential techniques like alternate picking, fingerpicking notes to create expressive melodies. With lessons on advanced scales, modes, and soloing techniques, you’ll refine your guitar technique and unlock the potential to play rock, blues, jazz, and much more. Timbro will help you master advanced rhythms and improvise, making you ready for more challenging songs and even some performance-ready pieces. Advanced Players: For advanced players, Timbro offers specialized lessons to further push your limits. You’ll dive deep into advanced solo techniques like sweep picking and legato playing. Timbro will help you perfect your tone and dynamics, refine your speed and precision, and give you the tools to create unique arrangements and improvise fluently. You’ll also explore music theory, including modal scales, chord progressions, fretboard theory, allowing you to create sophisticated music that challenges and excites you. Terms of Service: https://timbroguitar.com/en/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://timbroguitar.com/en/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro4 screens
Timbro Guitar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timbro Guitar at Free against Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro's $14.99. Timbro Guitar also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Timbro Guitar is free to download; Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro costs $14.99 up front. Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Timbro Guitar sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timbro Guitar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timbro Guitar has 446 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 49% and 49% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro ships an update every 10 days, Timbro Guitar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro versus Timbro Guitar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapping Tonal Harmony ProTimbro Guitar
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (65 ratings)4.8 (446 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings65446 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB290 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMDECKS MUSIC, LLCTimbro Limited

Customer experience

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro

All ratings65 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative43.9%

Timbro Guitar

All ratings438 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral11.8%
Negative39.2%

Bugs and requests

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes on play button press
  • Crashes when touching chords on map or staff
  • Voicing keyboard not showing during playback
  • Transposition not working properly
  • Repeat signs non-functional on iOS
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  • Reharmonize feature crashes the app
  • Settings not saving between sessions
  • Chord edits not persisting after saving
  • Audio output distorted or missing
  • Import analysis creates single-line songs
  • Analyzer feature requires repurchase
  • Background activity causing excessive battery drain
  • MIDI out crashes the application
  • Restore purchases not working
  • App freezes on startup or during use
  • Slash chords not functioning properly
  • Chords disappearing in secondary dominant mode
  • Modulation entry causing error messages
  • Audio playback not syncing with visual elements
  • Tiny play button difficult to activate

Requested features

20 requests
  • Simpler, more intuitive user interface redesign
  • In-app written manual and better documentation
  • Pause button in playback controls
  • Easier loop and measure selection functionality
  • Support for more time signatures beyond 4/4 and 3/4
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  • Ability to import XML files from iRealPro
  • Metronome integrated into play-along
  • Drum volume control
  • Virtual MIDI output for inter-app communication
  • Ability to edit and customize jazz standards
  • Export to PDF and image formats
  • Split-screen iPad support
  • Sync between iPhone and iPad via iCloud
  • More rhythm styles and variations
  • Rootless chords information
  • Simple chord input panel like iRealPro
  • Better guitar fretboard and voicings
  • Ukulele chords and custom tunings
  • Melody line addition capability
  • Lead-in bar customization

Timbro Guitar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro

One-time5
  • The Analyzer$5.99
  • Target Notes$6.99
  • Upper Structures$6.99
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  • 1000+ Jazz Standards$9.99
  • Bird Bebop Progressions$9.99
6 purchases

Timbro Guitar

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly (Virtual Instruments)$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Monthly$17.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
  • 3 Months$49.993 Months
  • Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro free?
Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Timbro Guitar free?
Timbro Guitar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro or Timbro Guitar?
Timbro Guitar is rated higher. Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Timbro Guitar averages 4.8 from 446 ratings.
Do Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro or Timbro Guitar have ads?
Timbro Guitar shows ads; Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro or Timbro Guitar?
Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro ships an update every 10 days, and Timbro Guitar every 3 days. Most recently, Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Timbro Guitar on November 3, 2026.

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