Comparison

HiGuitar vs Jamistry

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

Head to head
About

HiGuitar

Learn to play guitar with interactive lessons and real-time feedback. This app analyzes your playing to score each note, guiding you through structured courses from beginner to advanced techniques. It includes essential tools like a tuner and metronome to support your practice.

Highlights
  • Real-time note grading
  • 15 structured courses
  • Interactive fretboard diagrams
  • On-device pitch detection
  • Built-in tuner
  • Full metronome
  • Practice dashboard
Features
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HiGuitar turns your iPhone into a guitar teacher that actually listens. Play a real guitar — acoustic or electric, no cables needed — and watch every correct note turn green on the tab in real time. No random videos, no fake gamification: real notes, real progress. A CLEAR PATH, NOT A PILE OF VIDEOS • 15 structured courses — 216 lessons and 278 hands-on exercises • From your very first note to chords, strumming, barre, blues and fingerstyle • Lessons unlock one at a time as you master them, so you always know what to practice next • Theory made visual: interactive fretboard, scale, triad and circle-of-fifths diagrams YOUR MIC IS YOUR TEACHER • On-device pitch detection listens and scores every single note as you play • Hit 80% of the notes to pass an exercise • Climb the tempo ladder: pass at 60% speed, then 80%, then full tempo • Count-in, metronome clicks and optional guide tones keep you in time • No mic handy? Practice visually and confirm exercises manually TOOLS YOU'LL USE EVERY DAY • Tuner with an interactive headstock — pegs turn green as each string locks in tune. Switch Auto off to stay locked on one string, or tap a peg to hear it played on a real guitar • Full metronome: 40–240 BPM, 7 time signatures, subdivisions, tappable accent patterns, tap tempo and a speed trainer that raises the BPM for you • Practice dashboard: daily goal ring, day streak, minutes this week and a 14-day chart IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE 23 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Greek, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Vietnamese and Indonesian. Not just the buttons — all 216 lessons are translated. Pick your language on first launch or change it any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your audio is analyzed entirely on your device. It is never recorded, stored or uploaded — and your learning progress stays on your iPhone. HIGUITAR PRO Pro unlocks everything: 15 courses, 216 lessons, 278 exercises, every songbook, the tuner and the metronome. There is no free tier — Pro Yearly opens with a 7-day free trial, so you play real lessons before you pay. • Pro Monthly and Pro Yearly are auto-renewing subscriptions; Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://solidstudiogame.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://solidstudiogame.com/privacy Grab your guitar — your first green note is 60 seconds away.

About

Jamistry

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Pick up your guitar and play. Jamistry is a jam room in your pocket — put on a real backing track and watch the fretboard light up the notes that fit, live, chord by chord, so you always know where to go next. Whether you're learning your first chords, coming back after years away, or breaking out of the same old licks, Jamistry meets you where you are and makes playing feel good again. JAMLAB — YOUR BACKING BAND Choose from a growing library of original backing tracks across blues, rock, funk, soul, jazz, metal, latin, country, reggae and more. As the chords go by, the fretboard shows you which notes sound great over each one — no more guessing, no more noodling that goes nowhere. Slow it down or speed it up, pick a scale, and just play. RECORD, WATCH BACK, SHARE Hit record and capture yourself jamming — camera, guitar and backing track together, perfectly in time. Trim your take, then send it to a friend or post it to the Jam Wall. THE JAM WALL A community showcase of real players. Get inspired by jams from around the world, then add your own. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PICK UP AND PLAY • JamLab — jam over original backing tracks with a fretboard that follows the changes • Record & share your jams with camera and audio in sync • Chord detection and a built-in chord library • A fast, accurate chromatic tuner • Scale & fretboard trainer — see the shapes, learn the neck • Ear training — start recognising notes and intervals by sound • Jam Wall — a growing community of guitarists It's all original music, so there's nothing to license and nothing in your way — just you and your guitar. Tune up, choose a track, and play.

Screenshots

HiGuitar4 screens
Jamistry3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HiGuitar at none against Jamistry's shown. Jamistry's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HiGuitar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Jamistry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiGuitar ships an update every 9 days, Jamistry every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HiGuitar versus Jamistry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiGuitarJamistry
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAnh Tuan Nguyen LeBluepeak Works LTD

In-app purchases

4 purchases

HiGuitar

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • HiGuitar Pro Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Jamistry

One-time1
  • Jamistry Premium — Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is HiGuitar free?
HiGuitar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jamistry free?
Jamistry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HiGuitar or Jamistry have ads?
Jamistry shows ads; HiGuitar does not.
Which is updated more often, HiGuitar or Jamistry?
HiGuitar ships an update every 9 days, and Jamistry every 2 weeks. Most recently, HiGuitar was updated on November 5, 2026 and Jamistry on November 5, 2026.

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