Tone Locker vs TabMaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tone Locker
Catalog and track your musical instrument collection, including its history. Connect with other musicians to discuss gear, discover items for sale, and make offers. This app provides a dedicated space for your musical journey.
- Catalog gear collection
- Track gear history
- Connect with users
- Discover gear for sale
- Make offers on gear
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Whether it’s the guitar you toured with, the pedal you modded in your garage, or the bass you’ve been chasing for years, Tone Locker gives your musical story a permanent home. - Catalog your gear collection - Track gear history - Talk with other users about their gear - See who is trying to sell their gear - Make offers on user's gear - and more! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TabMaker
Create, play, and share guitar, bass, and ukulele tabs. Features AI-powered guitar-to-tab conversion, cloud saving, and community tabs. Export to PDF, MP3, or text, and print directly from your device.
- AI Guitar to Tabs
- Export to PDF/MP3/TEXT
- Cloud Tab Saving
- Playback with Built-in Instruments
- Share Tabs via Link
- Community Tabs Access
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Create guitar, bass, banjo or ukulele tabs, play it, export it to the PDF, MP3, MIDI, TEXT or print it directly from your phone. You can also play created tabs using built-in instruments like electric guitar or acoustic guitar and more! Main features: - Guitar to Tabs AI (Artificial Intelligence) - 2 modes: ASCII tabs or full music notation - Export to PDF/MP3/TEXT/MIDI, Print - Share your tab via link - Playback option - Save tabs in the cloud - Community tabs Supported instruments: Guitar (6-string) Guitar (5-string) Guitar (7-string) Guitar (8-string) Guitar (9-string) Guitar (10-string) Guitar (12-string) Bass (4-string) Bass (5-string) Bass (6-string) Banjo (5-string) Ukulele Mandolin Charango Privacy Policy: https://tab-maker.com/en/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://tab-maker.com/en/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tone Locker at 89% against TabMaker's 0%. Tone Locker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tone Locker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and TabMaker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tone Locker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tone Locker has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Tone Locker's written reviews are positive against 0% of TabMaker's.
Tone Locker ships an update monthly, TabMaker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tone Locker | TabMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tone Locker Inc | Mateusz Kulinski |
Customer experience
Tone Locker
TabMaker
In-app purchases
Tone Locker
- Tone Locker Pro Access - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Tone Locker Pro Access - Annual$99.991 Year
TabMaker
- Weekly subscription$1.497 Days
- Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
- Annual subscription$34.991 Year
