Comparison

Guitar Open Tunings Trainer vs RiffAlly Loop

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Open Tunings Trainer

Features
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Guitar Open Tunings Trainer helps guitarists turn open tunings into playable chord movement. Retuning can make familiar chord shapes disappear. This app gives each tuning its own home base, string labels, built-in loops, movable chord shapes, and guided tuning workflow so Open G, Open D, DADGAD, Open E, Open A, and Open C feel easier to practice. Use it to practice open tunings in real chord changes: - Choose a supported open tuning before you start. - Tune string by string with guided mode, or use advanced mode with a tuner and full tuning chart. - Start with built-in loops designed for that tuning. - See the full progression while you practice. - Follow the current chord shape and preview the next move on the fretboard. - Use Key Explorer to see the chords that belong to the tuning's home key. - Compare open-position grips with movable shapes across the neck. - Build and save custom progressions locally on your device. - Practice with BPM, playback, metronome, and optional voice controls. Open Tunings Trainer focuses on practical shapes for guitarists who want to make retuned strings useful fast. It is built for slide-inspired loops, folk and blues movement, ringing drones, and the common I, IV, V, minor, and flat-seven sounds that show up in open tunings. The app is local-first. Saved sessions stay on your device. There is no account, no ads, and no cloud sync. Download free and start the free 3-day Trial. Continue month to month for $0.99 or unlock the full app once for $9.99. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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RiffAlly Loop

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Your playing. On repeat. Turn your own playing into a backing loop you can play along with. RiffAlly Loop brings a pedal-inspired recording workflow to your iPhoneβ€”no foot pedal required. PLAY FIRST. KEEP THE BARS YOU WANT. Choose Record & Select, set or tap your tempo, and pick a time signature. Listen to one bar of count-in, then start playing. Finish your phrase and tap Stop & select during the following bar. Loop initially selects bar 1 through the last complete bar, leaving out the unfinished final bar. If the selection is right, tap Use & Play once to start looping. Want a different section? Adjust the start and end on the pedal's waveform, preview if you like, then Use & Play. Change selection lets you revisit the original take. Made a mistake? New loop leaves an unaccepted take in one tap. When editing an accepted loop, Back to loop keeps your previous selection. OR LET LOOP STOP FOR YOU. In Fixed bars, choose 1–64 bars before you start. Loop counts you in, records the chosen length, and starts playback automatically. Quick choices include 4, 8 and 12 bars for familiar practice lengths. MAKE THE PEDAL YOURS. β€’ Set 40–240 BPM or tap your tempo. β€’ Choose 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8 or 12/8, separately from loop length. β€’ Follow audible clicks and a prominent beat-and-bar counter. β€’ Pick from ten recording-click sounds, with a distinct count-in cue. β€’ Pause, then restart from the beginning of your loop. β€’ Adjust loop volume and personalize the pedal finish and display. β€’ Find practical instructions and troubleshooting in Help. RECORD ON IPHONE. PLAY ALONG. Count-in and recording use the built-in iPhone microphone and speaker. Recording clicks may become part of your loop. Completed loops can play through the iPhone or a selected compatible Bluetooth media speaker. Bluetooth is not used for live guidance or microphone input. Isolated headphone clicks, wired-headphone playback and AirPlay are not supported. Loop uses your chosen tempo and time signature to place bar boundaries; it does not analyze notes or correct your timing. Silence and sustained notes within the selected bars are preserved. Tap the main beats: quarter notes in /4 meters, dotted-quarter notes in compound /8 meters. Keep Loop in the foreground while practicing. Record & Select has no preset bar cap, but storage and interruptions limit recording. It retains the current finalized original and selection on your iPhone, including an undismissed draftβ€”not a multi-loop library. Fixed bars loops are session-only. Clearing or replacing a take removes its retained copy. There is no export, overdubbing or background recording. RiffAlly does not upload your recordings. No RiffAlly account is required. Optional one-time tips support development and unlock no features.

Screenshots

Guitar Open Tunings Trainer4 screens
RiffAlly Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Guitar Open Tunings Trainer at 3 against RiffAlly Loop's 1. Guitar Open Tunings Trainer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Guitar Open Tunings Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and RiffAlly Loop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Open Tunings Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, RiffAlly Loop every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Guitar Open Tunings Trainer versus RiffAlly Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar Open Tunings TrainerRiffAlly Loop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size46 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuitar Triad Trainer, LLCFernando Lanner Cardoso

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Guitar Open Tunings Trainer

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Access$0.991 Month
One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99
3 purchases

RiffAlly Loop

One-time3
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Supporter tip$4.99
  • Generous tip$9.99

Questions

Is Guitar Open Tunings Trainer free?
Guitar Open Tunings Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RiffAlly Loop free?
RiffAlly Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Guitar Open Tunings Trainer or RiffAlly Loop have ads?
Neither Guitar Open Tunings Trainer nor RiffAlly Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Open Tunings Trainer or RiffAlly Loop?
Guitar Open Tunings Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, and RiffAlly Loop every 9 days. Most recently, Guitar Open Tunings Trainer was updated on November 5, 2026 and RiffAlly Loop on October 31, 2026.

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