Comparison

MusGo vs GuitarDex

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

Head to head
About

MusGo

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Essential guitar tools, one tap away. MusGo for iPhone is the native companion to the MusGo web toolkit. Open the tool you need and use its bundled music resources without creating an account. โ€ข Metronome: tempo, accents, subdivisions, rhythm patterns, polyrhythms, background playback, and Live Activity controls. โ€ข Chord Dictionary: search chord names and symbols, explore chord shapes, and hear guitar playback. โ€ข Chord Identifier: select notes on the fretboard and compare chord matches. โ€ข Scales and Arpeggios: explore notes and degrees with 4โ€“8 string fretboards and alternative tunings. โ€ข Ear Trainer: practice intervals, scales, chords, notes, and progressions. โ€ข Focus Mode: optionally limit selected distractions using Apple's Screen Time controls during a timed session. Choose your language in Settings or follow your iPhone's language. Music symbols such as C, C#, Bb, maj, and m use international notation. The app keeps preferences locally. It does not synchronize web Workspace projects. Focus Mode and Live Activities require compatible system settings and permissions. Privacy Policy: https://gumeo.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://gumeo.app/terms

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GuitarDex

Features
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Most guitar apps help you learn a song, GuitarDex helps you maintain your library of songs in a fun way. You might find yourself forgetting old songs or not knowing what to practice for the day, GuitarDex tracks every practice session, levels up your songs as you play them, and lets them decay if you don't. The more you've practiced a song, the slower it fades, so the songs you actually know stay yours for good. GuitarDex gives you an overview of what songs you know right now, and which need more practice. LEVEL UP YOUR REPERTOIRE - Earn XP for every practice session โ€” it scales with difficulty, duration, and your streak - Songs progress through Seen โ†’ Learning โ†’ Refined โ†’ Fluent โ†’ Mastered - Mastered songs never decay below Refined; Refined songs never drop below level 5 - Adjust XP boost and decay rate to make progress as fast or as demanding as you want CHORD TOOLS FOR EVERY TUNING - Interactive fretboard across 12 frets, with custom tunings and capo support - Discovery mode: tap notes on the fretboard and GuitarDex tells you what chord you're forming - Search mode: pick a root and quality for up to 20 ranked chord voicings, or a scale for a full neck map broken into practice positions - Hear any chord or scale played back instantly CHORDS, TABS & PLAYBACK - Build your own chord sheets, with lyrics and chords aligned word-for-word - Import and play Guitar Pro tabs - Sync tabs to YouTube audio, adjust playback speed, loop tricky bars, and follow a built-in metronome PRACTICE TOOLS - Dedicated tuner, plus an inline tuner during practice sessions - Metronome with tap tempo and accented beats - Have a song specific metronome if your song has tabs STAY CONNECTED - Follow friends and see their libraries and practice activity - Send and receive quests, challenge a friend to master a song - Collaborate on shared Jam Decks, see what songs you both know - Full privacy controls for your activity and library

Screenshots

MusGo4 screens
GuitarDex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GuitarDex at Free against MusGo's $5.00. GuitarDex also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

GuitarDex is free to download; MusGo costs $5.00 up front. MusGo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. GuitarDex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MusGo ships an update every 5 weeks, GuitarDex every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
MusGo versus GuitarDex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusGoGuitarDex
Price$5.00Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size47 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoi Fung WongAli Riaz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MusGo

Subscriptions3
  • Gumeo Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Gumeo Premium Special Offer$24.991 Year
  • Gumeo Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

GuitarDex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MusGo free?
MusGo costs $5.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is GuitarDex free?
GuitarDex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MusGo or GuitarDex have ads?
Neither MusGo nor GuitarDex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MusGo or GuitarDex?
MusGo ships an update every 5 weeks, and GuitarDex every 4 days. Most recently, MusGo was updated on October 25, 2026 and GuitarDex on October 26, 2026.

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