G.UITAR vs MONSTR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
G.UITAR
Experience the charm of 80s digital guitars on your smartphone. This app offers customizable sounds, versatile playing modes, and smart chord recognition to help you create unique music.
- Six unique guitar sounds
- Pluck and tap playing modes
- Mute individual strings
- Built-in transpose and auto-tuning
- Smart chord recognition engine
- Dynamic fretboard scaling
- Adjustable fret count (3, 4, or 5)
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G.UITAR – Your Retro Digital Guitar Companion G.UITAR brings the charm of 80s digital guitars straight to your smartphone, reimagined for modern creativity. Whether you're exploring new chord shapes or adding a vintage twist to your sound, G.UITAR offers an expressive, customizable experience for players and producers alike. Choose from six unique guitar sounds and switch effortlessly between pluck and tap modes to match your playing style. Mute individual strings for more percussive textures or open tunings—perfect for crafting original voicings. With built-in transpose and auto-tuning systems, switching keys or tunings takes just a tap. G.UITAR also includes a smart chord recognition engine to help you visualize and learn new shapes in real time—ideal for students, creators, or curious hands. Adjust the fretboard layout with dynamic scaling options to fit any screen or hand size, and select between 3, 4, or 5 frets for new chordal possibilities. Coming soon: MIDI out, theme customization, and AUv3 support—because your digital guitar should evolve with your music.
MONSTR
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MONSTR from White Elephant Audio provides up to six bands of stereo width control to correct mix issues or use for creative effect. Compatible with AUv3 hosts. Also available (for free) on Windows, macOS, and Linux, as a VST3 and AudioUnit: https://www.whiteelephantaudio.com/plugins/monstr MONSTR is an open source project released under the GPL. You can find the source code here: https://github.com/jd-13/MONSTR-Stereo-Imaging
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MONSTR at $1.99 against G.UITAR's $4.99. MONSTR also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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
G.UITAR costs $4.99 and MONSTR $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | G.UITAR | MONSTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paolo Giorgi | Jack Devlin |
In-app purchases
G.UITAR
No in-app purchases
MONSTR
No in-app purchases









