Comparison

Real Guitar vs RigTone

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

Head to head
About

Real Guitar

Experience a full guitar on your phone with realistic sounds and multiple playing modes. Learn chords, practice with tabs, and play melodies anytime, anywhere. Ideal for beginners and experienced musicians alike.

Highlights
  • Realistic acoustic, electric, and classical guitar sounds
  • Solo and Chord playing modes
  • Large chord library and interactive fretboard
  • Built-in tabs and songbook
  • Left and right-hand support
  • Nylon and steel string options
Features
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Play guitar on your iPhone or iPad, explore new chords, and make everyday moments musical. Real Guitar – Simulator brings a playable fretboard, a chord library, and practice tools together in one place. Pick out a melody, try a chord sequence, or settle into a focused practice session. Whether you're discovering guitar for the first time or keeping music close between sessions with your instrument, there's always something to explore. PLAY FREELY, ONE NOTE OR CHORD AT A TIME Open Free Play and explore notes across the interactive fretboard. Use chord shortcuts to move between familiar shapes such as C, G, Am, and Em, then experiment with combinations of your own. Strum a chord, pick individual notes, and hear how they fit together. All you need to start playing is your screen. EXPLORE CHORDS WITH VISUAL GUIDANCE Look up a chord by name or browse categories including major, minor, seventh, power, and suspended chords. View diagrams that show string and fret positions, then see the selected chord on the fretboard. Save favorites for quick access and revisit recently explored chords when you want to try them again. MAKE CHORD PRACTICE A CHALLENGE Try Chord Master for a more playful way to spend time with chords. Follow the on-screen prompts and use the visual fretboard cues to work through the challenge. It's a way to add variety to a session when you want something more focused than free play. FOLLOW A PATH THROUGH THE BASICS Give your practice a starting point with the Learning Path. Explore activities that introduce chords, chord changes, and strumming. Start with an introductory activity and explore the later stages as you become familiar with the app. Keep track of completed lessons so you can see where you are in the path. BUILD A REGULAR PRACTICE HABIT Daily Practice brings daily challenges and training activities into one view. Give yourself a reason to return, choose an activity for the time you have, and review how long you've spent practicing. Weekly activity trends help you see when you've made time for music. A few minutes can be enough to revisit a chord or continue an exercise. Choose a pace that fits your day. KEEP TIME WITH THE METRONOME Set a tempo and choose a time signature to give your practice a steady beat. Start slowly while exploring a chord change or rhythm, then adjust the BPM when you want a different pace. Switch between options such as 3/4 and 4/4 to explore different rhythmic feels. TRY DIFFERENT TUNINGS AND CAPO POSITIONS Explore tuning options including Standard, Drop D, Open G, and Open D. Move the virtual capo to a different fret and experiment with another setup for your on-screen guitar. Built-in tuning tools also put standard-string reference notes within reach when you want to check a note. A SIMPLE WAY TO START Choose a chord from the library, try it on the fretboard, then set the metronome to a comfortable tempo and repeat. For your next session, pick an activity from the Learning Path or return to a daily challenge. Use your iPhone for a quick musical break, or give yourself more room to explore on iPad. Pick a chord and start playing today. Download now and start playing guitar instantly. Some features and advanced practice tools require an in-app purchase. Available Pro options are shown in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.zmvr.cn/1230.html Terms of Service: https://www.zmvr.cn/1232.html

About

RigTone

Features
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Find a starting point for your guitar tone on the gear you own. RigTone suggests amp and pedal settings inspired by your favorite recordings. Choose your guitar, amp and pedals, then browse our curated tone catalog. The on-device adaptation engine adjusts gain, bass, mid, treble, presence and reverb for your setup and explains each change. • Browse and adapt the curated catalog for free • Get gear-specific knob settings and pedal suggestions • Save favorite tones to your personal library • With Pro, search songs from the iTunes catalog and generate genre- and era-based tone estimates beyond the curated catalog Generated tones are clearly marked estimates, not verified artist settings. RigTone does not analyze or play audio. Use the suggestions as a starting point and fine-tune by ear. RigTone Pro offers auto-renewing weekly and annual subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy: https://rigtone.tappius.xyz/privacy/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Real Guitar4 screens
RigTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

Real Guitar and RigTone are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Real Guitar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and RigTone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Real Guitar versus RigTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal GuitarRigTone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnlimited Ideas LAB LTDTappius Mobile LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Real Guitar

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Sub$2.997 Days
  • Annual sub$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99
2 purchases

RigTone

Subscriptions2
  • RigTone Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • RigTone Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Real Guitar free?
Real Guitar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RigTone free?
RigTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Real Guitar or RigTone have ads?
Neither Real Guitar nor RigTone shows ads.

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