AxeModes vs GuitarPath Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AxeModes
This app helps guitarists learn various musical modes and scales from any root note. It features a dynamic fretboard, scale degree visualization, and audio playback for each note, along with chord accompaniment.
- Learn major, minor, and other scale modes
- Dynamic fretboard display
- Color-code and show/hide scale degrees
- Hear individual note sounds
- Play chord accompaniment
- Context-sensitive help
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Learn all the associated Modes of the Major, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, Harmonic Major, Double Harmonic Major, Hexatonic, Pentatonic, and Diminished Scales. Starting from any Root Note. (Hundreds and hundreds of combinations!) Dynamically generated Fretboard. Show between 2 and 22 Frets at a time. Color code any Scale Degree(s). Show or hide any Scale Degree(s). Click on any Note to hear what it sounds like. Play Chord accompaniment for any Scale/Mode/Root combination. Context sensitive help available on every screen.
GuitarPath Tuner
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GuitarPath Tuner is a clean, accurate guitar tuner built for players who want to tune and play — without ads, subscriptions, or bloat. FEATURES • Standard and alternate tunings — Drop D, Open G, DADGAD and more • Capo support (frets 1–6) — tuner adjusts automatically • A4 calibration — set your reference pitch for orchestral playing • Full fretboard view — see every note on the guitar neck • Works with acoustic and electric guitars • No internet connection required BUILT FOR GUITARISTS GuitarPath Tuner is made by a guitarist, for guitarists. No ukulele, no violin, no banjo — just guitar, done right. One purchase. No ads. No subscriptions. Yours forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AxeModes at every 4 days against GuitarPath Tuner's every 3 weeks. GuitarPath Tuner's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
AxeModes costs $4.99 and GuitarPath Tuner $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AxeModes ships an update every 4 days, GuitarPath Tuner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AxeModes | GuitarPath Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Svantner | Marcel Limbeek |
In-app purchases
AxeModes
No in-app purchases
GuitarPath Tuner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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