Comparison

GuitarGuide vs DegreesToIt

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

Head to head
About

GuitarGuide

This tool helps guitarists build and explore chord progressions with real audio playback. It offers next-chord suggestions, chord diagrams, and the ability to save your creations. Ideal for songwriters and guitarists looking to experiment with new sounds and tunings.

Highlights
  • Chord progression building
  • Next-chord suggestions
  • Real guitar audio playback
  • Chord diagrams and voicings
  • Saved progressions
  • Multiple and custom tunings
Features
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GuitarGuide is a practical songwriting tool for guitarists. Build chord progressions, preview what comes next, hear your ideas with real guitar audio, and save the progressions you want to keep. It is made for the moment when you have a chord idea and need to figure out where it should go next. Features include: * Progression building * Next-chord suggestions * Real guitar audio playback * Chord diagrams and voicings * Saved progressions * Multiple tunings * Custom tunings * Theme and accent color options * Premium tools for deeper chord exploration GuitarGuide is useful for: * Songwriters building chord progressions * Guitarists exploring new voicings * Beginners looking for chords that work together * Self-taught musicians learning through sound * Players writing in alternate tunings Instead of only showing isolated chord shapes, GuitarGuide helps you hear how chords work together in context. Start with a chord, preview possible directions, add what sounds right, and keep writing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DegreesToIt

This app visualizes music theory on a guitar fretboard. Explore chords, scales, and progressions with interactive fretboard diagrams. It's designed for guitarists to understand the theory behind their playing without relying on shapes or boxes.

Highlights
  • Fretboard chord identification
  • 20+ scales visualization
  • Chord exploration by category
  • Diatonic chord display
  • Progression visualization
  • Four tunings supported
  • Left-handed mode
Features
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DegreesToIt is a fretboard reference for guitarists who want to see the music theory under their fingers. Identify Chords Tap on a fret board to see what chord that is. Save your favorite chords or explore alternate voicings. Scales 20+ scales — major, minor, pentatonic, blues, the modes, harmonic and melodic minor, exotic, and chromatic. Tap any fret to change the root. Learn the fretboard inside out, relative scale positions, note names. No shapes, no boxes. Explore New Chords Explore by category, swipe through voicings with difficulty ratings, or tap a shape on the fretboard to jump to it. Diatonic Chords See every chord that live in the key. Progressions and Scales Visualize a progression on the fret board. Explore alternative voicings or get scale recommendations to rip your own solo. Built for the way guitarists actually think Four tunings: Standard, Drop D, Drop C, and FACGCE. Left-handed mode. Dark theme. No accounts, no ads.

Screenshots

GuitarGuide4 screens
DegreesToIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DegreesToIt at none against GuitarGuide's 2. DegreesToIt also leads on ads (none vs shown). GuitarGuide's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and rating 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. GuitarGuide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DegreesToIt asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GuitarGuide against 5.0 for DegreesToIt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GuitarGuide has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
GuitarGuide versus DegreesToIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitarGuideDegreesToIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGUITARGUIDE LLC.Mario Dehesa Azuara

Customer experience

GuitarGuide

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DegreesToIt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GuitarGuide

Subscriptions2
  • GuitarGuide Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • GuitarGuide Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

DegreesToIt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GuitarGuide free?
GuitarGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DegreesToIt free?
DegreesToIt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GuitarGuide or DegreesToIt?
GuitarGuide and DegreesToIt are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do GuitarGuide or DegreesToIt have ads?
GuitarGuide shows ads; DegreesToIt does not.

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