Comparison

Melodist Composer vs Guitar Notes & Tablatures

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

Head to head
About

Melodist Composer

This app allows you to write and edit tablature for guitar, bass, drums, and synths on your mobile device. It features a unique version history for all edits and includes advanced music analysis tools to understand your compositions.

Highlights
  • Tablature writing for guitar, bass, drums, synth
  • Unlimited undo/redo history for edits
  • Harmonic and rhythmic analysis
  • Dynamic and motivic analysis
  • Pattern and style analysis
  • Import Guitar Pro, MIDI, and MusicXML files
Features
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Melodist Composer is a mobile tablature editor. Open a Guitar Pro, MIDI, MusicXML, or mdst file, hear it play, change it, and keep every version of it. IMPORT WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE Guitar Pro 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. MusicXML. MIDI. Open a file straight from Files, Mail, or any app that can share one. It lands in your library ready to play. HEAR IT PROPERLY Playback runs on a real soundfont synthesiser, not beeps. Every General MIDI instrument, per track. Bring your own .sf2 or .sf3 and set a different one for each composition. EDIT ON THE STAFF Notes, bends, slides, hammer-ons, palm mutes, repeats and time signatures, placed on the tab where you're already looking. Build a chord and drop it in, or let the arpeggiator spell it out. Loop a section until it's right. Connect a keyboard and move the cursor without touching the screen. NEVER LOSE A VERSION Every edit is recorded, so you can step back through the history of a piece and see exactly what each change did, note by note. Branch an idea, try it, keep both. Nothing is overwritten and nothing is thrown away. TAKE IT WITH YOU. Export as MIDI or MusicXML for whatever else you use. Or export a .mdst; An open, documented format that carries the whole piece and its history. WORKS ON A PLANE No account, no sign-in, no connection. Your compositions live on your device. FREE, THEN UNLIMITED Keep up to five compositions for free, with every feature unlocked. Nothing is held back behind the subscription except the count. Melodist Unlimited removes the limit. Terms of Use: https://melodist.studio/terms Privacy Policy: https://melodist.studio/privacy

About

Guitar Notes & Tablatures

Features
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Collection of sheet music with notes, tablatures, and interactive training for guitars. This application helps to learn and practice playing popular, traditional melodies on your guitar. Try it now, for free! Application features: - Selection of guitar kind (in future); - Over 150 melodies to learn and practice; - Allows to import additional melodies from your own, local Music XML files (.mxl, .musicxml, .xml); - Interactive training modes (recognition via the microphone of the music you play on a real world guitar, and scoring it against the music sheet); - It can play every melody displaying the progress in the music sheet; - Optional countdown before melody playback; - Tuneable playback speed (tempo); - Allows custom transposition of melodies; - Allows to print out music sheets; - Allows to bookmark favorite melodies. ADVERTISEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTIONS By default, this application is supported by advertisements, and only a handful of melodies are accessible for free. Paid application subscriptions available in the in-app store unlock all melodies, and remove all advertisements. The profit from subscriptions supports application maintenance and further development, including bug fixes, new features, and new melodies. USER SUPPORT Any comments, ideas, suggestions are welcome to support@music-tabs.com TERMS OF USE: https://guitar.music-tabs.com/legal-info

Screenshots

Melodist Composer4 screens
Guitar Notes & Tablatures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Melodist Composer at none against Guitar Notes & Tablatures's shown. Guitar Notes & Tablatures's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Melodist Composer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Guitar Notes & Tablatures sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melodist Composer ships an update every 7 months, Guitar Notes & Tablatures monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Melodist Composer versus Guitar Notes & Tablatures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodist ComposerGuitar Notes & Tablatures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew World Code LtdSergey Pogodin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Melodist Composer

Subscriptions2
  • Composer Unlimited Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Composer Unlimited Yearly$79.991 Year
4 purchases

Guitar Notes & Tablatures

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
  • 3-Months Subscription$7.993 Months
  • 6-Months Subscription$12.996 Months
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  • Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Melodist Composer free?
Melodist Composer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guitar Notes & Tablatures free?
Guitar Notes & Tablatures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Melodist Composer or Guitar Notes & Tablatures have ads?
Guitar Notes & Tablatures shows ads; Melodist Composer does not.
Which is updated more often, Melodist Composer or Guitar Notes & Tablatures?
Melodist Composer ships an update every 7 months, and Guitar Notes & Tablatures monthly. Most recently, Melodist Composer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Guitar Notes & Tablatures on November 7, 2026.

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