Comparison

TabMaker vs CraftMate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • AI Guitar to Tabs
  • Export to PDF/MP3/TEXT
  • Cloud Tab Saving
  • Playback with Built-in Instruments
  • Share Tabs via Link
  • Community Tabs Access
Features
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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

About

CraftMate

Features
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CraftMate is an adventure companion for block-building games. Keep your coordinates, build blueprints, and play logs together for each world you play. Simple enough for kids, handy for adults. ■ World Map Enter a seed and see the terrain and biomes in colour. Slime chunks work on both Bedrock and Java, and you can lay the Nether's coordinates over the map. Your saved coordinates appear as pins, with build photos attached and the distance from spawn at a glance. Please note: structures such as villages and strongholds are not shown. ■ 3D Blueprint Builder Design your builds in 3D before you start. - 500+ blocks to choose from, searchable by name - Make boxes, cylinders, and spheres with sliders - Place blocks by hand, including stairs, doors, beds, redstone, and glazed terracotta - Hide layers from the top, the right or the back to work inside a build - View one layer at a time as a flat plan, then just stack it the same way - See the size and a list of every material you need ■ Build Ideas Guides for what to build next. Each idea lists the blocks you need and shows a photo for every step, so beginners can follow along. ■ Guides Look up mobs, blocks, items, biomes, enchantments, and more, including what the newest game updates added. ■ Coordinates Save your base, villages, and resource spots in one tap, sorted by Overworld, Nether, and End. ■ Tools Convert Nether coordinates and work out chunks. ■ Adventure log Write down what happened on each day of your adventure. ■ World management Add all your worlds and switch between them. Everything you save stays with its world. ■ Fun extras Earn coins with daily login bonuses and achievements, and use them on new backgrounds and stickers. Coins can't be bought with real money. ■ Japanese / English Switch the display language anytime in Settings. Your data is saved to your account in the cloud, so you can pick up where you left off on a new phone. CraftMate is an unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, approved by, or endorsed by Mojang Studios or Microsoft.

Screenshots

TabMaker4 screens
CraftMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CraftMate at none against TabMaker's 3. CraftMate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TabMaker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. CraftMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TabMaker ships an update every 2 weeks, CraftMate every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TabMaker versus CraftMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabMakerCraftMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMateusz KulinskiYulia Tachikawa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TabMaker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly subscription$1.497 Days
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$34.991 Year
None

CraftMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TabMaker free?
TabMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CraftMate free?
CraftMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TabMaker or CraftMate have ads?
TabMaker shows ads; CraftMate does not.
Which is updated more often, TabMaker or CraftMate?
TabMaker ships an update every 2 weeks, and CraftMate every 2 days. Most recently, TabMaker was updated on October 24, 2026 and CraftMate on October 25, 2026.

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