Comparison

String Ledger vs Riglocker

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

Head to head
About

String Ledger

Organize your music instruments and gear with detailed logging, maintenance tracking, and gig list creation. Generate insurance-ready reports and assign beneficiaries for your collection.

Highlights
  • Catalog instruments and gear
  • Track strings and maintenance
  • Create gig lists
  • Generate insurance reports
  • Assign beneficiaries
  • Log purchase and current value
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String Ledger is the complete management app for musicians who take their instruments and gear seriously. Whether you own two guitars or a full touring rig, String Ledger keeps everything organized, documented, and protected. CATALOG YOUR COLLECTION Add every instrument and piece of gear you own. Log brand, model, nickname, year, serial number, color, country of origin, storage location, purchase price, and current value. Attach multiple photos to each instrument, pinch to zoom in on details, and save any photo back to your library. TRACK STRINGS & MAINTENANCE Never lose track of when you last changed your strings. Set a custom change interval, log every restring with brand and gauge, and receive push notification reminders when it's time — with a one-tap reorder link for your string brand. Double-neck guitars track each neck separately. Build a complete service history for every instrument. GEAR LIST Track all your gear too — amps, pedals, cables, microphones, audio interfaces, and more, with serial numbers, values, and service history. SETLISTS & GIG LISTS Build setlists and assign a specific guitar to each song, then print a stage-ready copy with or without the guitar names. Duplicate and rename setlists to reuse them. Build a gear list for every gig, and sort or reorder your setlists and gigs any way you like. INSURANCE-READY REPORTS Generate a professional PDF of your entire collection — serial numbers, prices, values, and service history — grouped by location. Export to a CSV spreadsheet too. Essential for insurance claims, theft recovery, or estate planning. BACKUP & RESTORE Export your whole collection, including photos, to a single backup file you can save to Files or iCloud Drive — then restore it anytime or move it to another device. BENEFICIARY RECORDS Assign a personal beneficiary to each instrument — who you want it to go to, their contact information, and any notes. WORKS YOUR WAY Choose from 40 currencies, search and sort your collection, and switch to a larger list view. PLANS The free plan supports up to 5 items. Collector unlocks unlimited instruments, gear, and reports. Pro adds Gigs and Setlists on top. Collector: $2.99/month or $24.99/year. Pro: $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://stringledger.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://stringledger.com/terms

About

Riglocker

Features
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Riglocker keeps your musical gear collection on your own device — and nowhere else. Add a piece of gear with its photos, and the purchase price, year, serial number and maintenance history all live in one place. Everything is encrypted on the device. Your gear data is never sent to a server, and no account is required. ■ Your collection, seen at a glance • Register guitars, basses, amps, effects pedals, keyboards, drums, wind instruments, microphones and recording gear • Add up to 10 photos per item, reorder them, and choose a cover photo • Shoot with the camera or pick from your photo library • Switch between a photo-first grid and an information-rich list ■ Keep the price behind Face ID • Purchase prices, maintenance costs, serial numbers and notes are masked by default • They appear only after Face ID or Touch ID approves • Leave the app and come back, and everything masks itself again • Hand your phone to someone with the photos showing and the figures hidden ■ A service history that stays with the instrument • Log string changes, overhauls, pickup swaps and neck adjustments with dates • Record who did the work and what it cost • Costs are totalled per currency — different currencies are never added together • The gear detail screen shows the maintenance total next to the purchase price ■ Gear dossier PDF • Export one item's details as an A4 PDF • Useful when selling, requesting a repair, or keeping insurance and asset records • You choose which fields appear. Private notes are never included ■ Collector cards and collection posters • Turn one instrument into a single card image you can share • Lay your whole collection out on one poster image • Choose what appears, so you can share without revealing prices ■ Display mode • A full-screen slideshow on a dark background, cycling through the gear you select • For live venues, shops and studios • Purchase prices, serial numbers and notes are never shown • The screen stays awake while the display runs ■ AI prompt generator • Builds prompts for researching used-market prices, confirming specs and eras, or drafting a listing • Copy the generated text and paste it into the AI service you use • The app never sends anything to an AI service on its own ■ Privacy • Gear data and photos are encrypted and stored on the device • EXIF data, including where a photo was taken, is stripped before saving • No server-side storage of your gear, no account, no ads, no behavioural tracking • Sharing and PDF export only ever happen when you ask for them • Verifying an in-app purchase contacts the billing platform, which receives purchase information and an anonymous ID — your gear data is never part of it ■ Pricing • Free for your first five items • From the sixth, a one-time purchase removes the limit. There is no subscription

Screenshots

String Ledger4 screens
Riglocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Riglocker at none against String Ledger's shown. Riglocker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. String Ledger sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Riglocker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

String Ledger ships an update fortnightly, Riglocker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
String Ledger versus Riglocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterString LedgerRiglocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLarry RikerANTENNA WORKS

In-app purchases

6 purchases

String Ledger

Subscriptions6
  • String Ledger Collector$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly (Loyalty)$2.991 Month
  • String Ledger Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Collector Annual$24.991 Year
  • Pro Annual (Loyalty)$29.991 Year
  • String Ledger Pro Annual$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Riglocker

One-time1
  • 機材を無制限に登録$4.99

Questions

Is String Ledger free?
String Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riglocker free?
Riglocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do String Ledger or Riglocker have ads?
String Ledger shows ads; Riglocker does not.
Which is updated more often, String Ledger or Riglocker?
String Ledger ships an update fortnightly, and Riglocker weekly. Most recently, String Ledger was updated on October 15, 2026 and Riglocker on September 29, 2026.

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