Comparison

Guitar Licks vs DroPilot Pentatonics

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Licks

Features
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Guitar Licks helps you learn, edit, and build guitar phrases on your phone or tablet. Browse tabs in the feed and save the ones you want to practice. Lock a range, slow it down, and work the lick until it sticks. Open the editor to reshape what you’re playing β€” transpose, adjust motifs, change meter, and fine-tune feel with tools built for phrase work. Need new material? Use the generators for scales, motifs, riffs, and arpeggios. You choose the musical settings; the app builds from there, and you can keep editing. Also included: tuner, metronome, scale shapes, chord search, Guitar DSP, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://panom.app/gleprivacy

About

DroPilot Pentatonics

Features
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DroPilot Pentatonics helps you master pentatonic and blues scales on guitar, with clear fretboard diagrams and tools built for real practice. Choose major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, major blues, minor blues, or dorian pentatonic. Pick a key, explore all 7 classic positions, and view notes, intervals, or color-coded shapes on the neck. Build chord progressions or use smart suggestions to see which scale fits each moment. Play the scale alone or over a progression with piano, bass, and drum backing. Includes count-in, loop, metronome, and tempo control. Also includes a tuner, pentatonic dictionary, left-handed mode, favorites with backup, and an in-app guide. Available in English and Spanish. DroPilot Pentatonics Pro unlocks advanced features with a one-time purchase. Part of the DroPilot family: Voicings, Arpeggios, Modes, and Pentatonics.

Screenshots

Guitar Licks4 screens
DroPilot Pentatonics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guitar Licks at none against DroPilot Pentatonics's shown. DroPilot Pentatonics's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

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

Both are free to download. Guitar Licks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and DroPilot Pentatonics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Guitar Licks versus DroPilot Pentatonics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar LicksDroPilot Pentatonics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size40 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYusuf Emre KARAYELPablo Niveiro

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guitar Licks

Subscriptions1
  • Guitar Lick Exercises Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
1 purchases

DroPilot Pentatonics

One-time1
  • DroPilot Pentatonics Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Guitar Licks free?
Guitar Licks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DroPilot Pentatonics free?
DroPilot Pentatonics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Guitar Licks or DroPilot Pentatonics have ads?
DroPilot Pentatonics shows ads; Guitar Licks does not.

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