Rokugen vs Guitar Chart Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rokugen
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Rokugen(六弦)は、ギター弾き語りのための「作る・弾く」がひとつになったアプリです。 演奏を録音するだけで譜面になり、そのまま練習まで。すべての処理が端末内で完結します。 ■ 録音が、譜面になる ・録音からコード進行・キー・BPM・歌メロ・歌詞・リズムを自動検出できます(編集での修正が前提です) ・ボーカルと伴奏の分離もアプリ内で実行。分離した音はパート別に再生可能 ・キーの選び直し、BPMの倍/半分修正もワンタップ。結果は何度でも再解析できます ・音源ファイル(wav / m4a / mp3)の解析にも対応 ■ コード譜はフリックで高速入力 ・C〜Bのキーを上下左右にフリックして m・7・M7・sus4 などを一瞬で入力 ・押さえ方(コードダイアグラム)は自動生成。候補から選ぶだけ ・拍の分割(8分・16分・3連)、セクションタグ、歌詞にも対応 ■ TAB譜・奏法もしっかり編集 ・数字キーパッドでサクサク入力、ハンマリング・プリング・スライドなどの記号も ・ストロークのダウン/アップ、キック/スネア/ハイハットのリズム打ち込み ・押さえた形からコード名を自動判定 ■ プレイヤーで練習 ・コード譜とTAB譜が同期スクロール。小節タップでどこからでも再生 ・自分の録音をボーカル/伴奏/ドラム別の音量で重ねて再生 ・譜面のギター音とリズムは個別にミュート可能 ・チューナー内蔵。曲のチューニング(変則チューニング対応)に合わせて調弦 ・カポと移調に完全対応。カポ位置の提案機能つき ■ そのほか ・パブリックドメイン曲のプリセット譜面(ストローク/アルペジオ/パーカッシブ) ・変則チューニングの作成・管理 ・ダークモード、iPad対応 ・録音や音源が外部サーバーに送信されることはありません ■ 使い方のイメージ ・曲名やチューニングなどの曲情報設定→コード譜面の作成→ストロークやアルペジオなどの奏法パターンの割り当て→タブ譜編集の流れを想定しています ・タブ譜まで必要ない場合はコード譜までの作成でも使用できます ・録音機能を使えばある程度の入力を省略できます(修正が前提) 音楽理論がわからなくても大丈夫。ヘルプに用語ミニ辞典と目的別ガイドを用意しています。
Guitar Chart Maker
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Guitar Chart Maker turns the chord charts guitarists scribble on paper into clean, readable charts on iPhone and iPad. WHO IT IS FOR - Band members who bring their own chord charts to rehearsals and gigs - Singer-songwriters who want to keep every song with its key and fingerings - Anyone who has been drawing chord grids in a notebook and wants them on a screen - Players who need the song form (A - B - Chorus x2 ...) on the same page as the chords THE SAME LAYOUT YOU WRITE BY HAND One row is 4 bars, one page is 8 rows. That is the shape guitarists have always used on paper, and it is the only shape this app draws. Tap a bar and pick a chord name: root, type (maj, m, 7, m7, maj7, dim, sus4, add9 and more) and an optional bass note. Fingering candidates come from a built-in dictionary of about 2,000 positions, ordered from the lowest position, so one more tap confirms the chord. Two chords in a bar sit left and right; three or four are laid out by beat. "%" (same as the previous bar) and "x" (rest) are one tap each. After confirming, the cursor moves to the next bar, so an 8-bar section takes seconds. DIAGRAMS YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ - Fret numbers on the left (1-5 for open position, the real fret for higher positions) - Finger numbers inside the dots, a bar for barre chords - x and o marks above the nut If the dictionary does not have the fingering you use, draw your own on a large 6-string, 5-fret grid and save it for the song. SECTIONS AND SONG FORM Mark bars as Intro, A, B, Chorus, Solo or your own label. Each row gets a round section badge on the left and a light color band. The strip at the bottom holds the song form (A B C x2 -> Last (F G C) and so on), entered with a dedicated keyboard. Long forms wrap onto two or three lines, so nothing is cut off while you play. TAB PAGES IN THE SAME SONG Add 6-line TAB pages for the intro lick or the solo. Tap a line, type the fret number on the keypad, and add h, p, s, b or ~ marks for hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and bends. PLAY MODE - The screen never locks - iPad in landscape shows two pages side by side: 64 bars without turning a page - Diagrams: all, none, or first appearance only - Text size S, M, L; dark (inverted) display; section colors on or off - Turn pages by tapping the edge, swiping, or with a Bluetooth foot switch (PageUp, PageDown, arrow keys) - Build a setlist and swipe up or down to move to the next song SAVE AND SHARE Each song is one file (.gccm) stored on the device. Send it to bandmates with AirDrop or mail from the share sheet; they open it in the same app. Songs moved to the trash can be restored for 30 days. LIGHT AND DARK Follows the system setting: paper tones in the light, inverted for dark stages. PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) - Removes all ads - PDF export (A4 or Letter), AirPrint printing and PNG image export - My Chords: reuse your own fingerings in every song, with export and import The free version has no song limit. Charts, TAB, play mode and sharing are all included. REQUIREMENTS iPhone and iPad, iOS 15 or later. English and Japanese. SUPPORT Questions, requests and bug reports: https://tenmais.jp/contact/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rokugen at none against Guitar Chart Maker's shown. Guitar Chart Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Rokugen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Guitar Chart Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Rokugen | Guitar Chart Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinya Miyake | Kenichi Ando |
In-app purchases
Rokugen
- Rokugen Pro$11.99
Guitar Chart Maker
- Premium (No Ads, PDF Export)$2.99









