Guitar Grind vs ChordSaver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Grind
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Guitar Grind is your ruthless guitar practice journal β the kick in the pants that finally keeps you consistent. How you improve: Log Sessions β Record practice, duration, tempo (BPM), and tuning in seconds. Practice Library β Techniques, chords, scales, theory, improvisation, songs β each with a brief explanation. Training Plans β Use pre-made routines or build your own. "Start Plan" gives you a countdown for each exerciseβjust work through them. Daily Goal & Activity Ring β Set a minute goal and fill the ring. Streaks β Practice every day, keep the streak alive. Skipping days hurts. Statistics & Weekly Review β Practice time, categories, BPM progress, and honest evaluation. Leaderboard β Compete anonymously with others. Fair & Private: Free and completely ad-free. No tracking, no ad networks. Your data belongs to you: Export at any time, account can be completely deleted upon request. Grab your guitar. No more excuses.
ChordSaver
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ChordSaver turns any chord chart on the web into a clean, stage-ready song your whole band can play from β no more squinting at cluttered tab sites or fighting with ad-covered pages mid-set. IMPORT ANY SONG IN SECONDS Paste a link from Ultimate Guitar, Cifra Club, or almost any chord/tab site, and ChordSaver strips out the ads, tablature, and stray text automatically β leaving just the chords and lyrics, cleanly aligned and ready to play. Chords are detected and color-highlighted automatically, even in tricky notations, and in Spanish, Portuguese, and English chord sheets. BUILD YOUR SHOWS Group songs into Shows β one per gig, rehearsal, or set list. Reorder songs with a tap, and copy or move any song between shows when your setlist changes. Add a new song mid-rehearsal and the list scrolls right to it. PLAY WITH CONFIDENCE ON STAGE β’ Auto-scroll glides through the song at your speed β swipe anytime to jump ahead or back without breaking the flow. β’ Stage Mode goes full-screen with high-contrast text built for stage lighting, and keeps your screen awake for the whole set. β’ Jump to the previous or next song in your show without ever leaving the reader. β’ Transpose on the fly and zoom the text to whatever's comfortable from where you're standing. EDIT EVERYTHING YOUR WAY Didn't come out perfect? Open the built-in editor to fix the text, chords, or song info by hand. Title and artist swapped on import? One tap fixes it. Made a change you regret? Revert to the original imported version anytime. SHARE A WHOLE SHOW WITH YOUR BAND Send an entire show β every song, every chord, every order β to your bandmates in one share. Everyone shows up with the exact same setlist, so nobody's scrambling for the right key or the right song order at soundcheck. A GUITAR TUNER, BUILT RIGHT IN Tune up without leaving the app. Built for iPhone and iPad, with a clean dark interface designed for rehearsal rooms and stage lighting alike. ChordSaver β your chords, ready for stage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guitar Grind at Free against ChordSaver's $2.99. Guitar Grind also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). ChordSaver's advantage is chart position (#176 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Guitar Grind is free to download; ChordSaver costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guitar Grind ships an update every 2 weeks, ChordSaver weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Grind | ChordSaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free β better | $2.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | β | #176 β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Kluge | Juan Toran |
In-app purchases
Guitar Grind
No in-app purchases
ChordSaver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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