Comparison

GPMuse vs Guitar Cycles App

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

Head to head
About

GPMuse

Features
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GPMuse is an intuitive music writing and notation tool for iOS. It provides a minimalist and smooth workspace, helping you quickly capture your musical ideas. KEY FEATURES: • Visual Notation: Add, delete, and edit notes directly on the staff. Flexibly switch between clefs (Treble, Bass, Alto...). • Diverse Rhythms: Customize the tempo of your score. Fully supports rhythms from basic to complex, including triplets. • Harmony & Key Signatures: Quickly set key signatures and insert accurate chord symbols above the staff. • Playback: Instantly play back your written score with high-quality audio to review your melodies. OPTIMIZED EXPERIENCE: • User-friendly interface, specially optimized for touch gestures on iPhone and iPad. • Full Dark Mode support to protect your eyes and improve focus. Terms of use: https://support.gpmuse.com/terms_of_use.html Privacy policy: https://support.gpmuse.com/privacy_policy.html

About

Guitar Cycles App

Explore chord voicings and inversions systematically across the entire guitar fretboard. This app visually guides you through harmonic cycles, helping you understand how chords transform without memorizing isolated shapes. Study offline and generate playable fingerings for various voicings.

Highlights
  • Explore harmonic cycles of any key
  • Generate chord voicings (Drop 2, Drop 3, etc.)
  • View chords on fretboard diagrams
  • Calculate playable fingerings
  • Offline study capability
Features
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Guitar Cycles walks you through the guitar's harmonic cycles: a visual, systematic way to explore chord voicings, inversions across the entire fretboard, instead of memorizing shapes in isolation. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Explore the harmonic cycles of any key and see how chords transform as you move across the neck • Generate voicings (Drop 2, Drop 3, Drop 2&4, Drop 2&3, and more) with an engine that calculates playable fingerings • View every chord on a clear fretboard diagram, with notes highlighted • Study offline, anywhere WHO IT'S FOR Built for guitarists who want to understand how chords actually move across the fretboard, whether you're just discovering theory or you teach and need ready-made visual material. No account required, no ads interrupting your practice. Terms of Use: https://www.guitarcycles.com/tos.ios.html Privacy Policy: https://www.guitarcycles.com/privacy.ios.html

Screenshots

GPMuse4 screens
Guitar Cycles App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GPMuse at none against Guitar Cycles App's 2. Guitar Cycles App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Guitar Cycles App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year. GPMuse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPMuse ships an update every 2 weeks, Guitar Cycles App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GPMuse versus Guitar Cycles App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPMuseGuitar Cycles App
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHung Truong KhanhENRICO DELL'AQUILA

In-app purchases

None

GPMuse

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Guitar Cycles App

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Premium License$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium License$22.99

Questions

Is GPMuse free?
GPMuse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar Cycles App free?
Guitar Cycles App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GPMuse or Guitar Cycles App have ads?
Neither GPMuse nor Guitar Cycles App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPMuse or Guitar Cycles App?
GPMuse ships an update every 2 weeks, and Guitar Cycles App fortnightly. Most recently, GPMuse was updated on October 24, 2026 and Guitar Cycles App on October 29, 2026.

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