Comparison

ChordBook Pro vs GuitarDex

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

Head to head
About

ChordBook Pro

Features
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ChordBook Pro keeps your lyrics, chords, playlists and setlists in one place — in the practice room, on stage, and offline. CHORDS EXACTLY WHERE THEY BELONG Every chord is anchored to a position in the lyric, not counted out in spaces. It stays above the right syllable at any font size, on any screen, in any orientation. PLAY IT YOUR WAY • Transpose for display without touching your saved arrangement • Set a capo and see the shapes you actually play — or ask which position gives you the most open chords • Tap any chord for a guitar fingering and the notes on a piano keyboard • Left-handed diagrams are one setting away BUILT FOR THE STAGE Performance mode strips the screen back, keeps it awake, scrolls at your pace and moves to the next song in the set. Your own songs are always available offline. ORGANISE YOUR LIBRARY • Playlists and setlists you reorder by dragging • A note on any entry, and a per-song transpose that applies to that set only • Favourites, which never count against your playlist allowance • Recently played, with a play count WRITE YOUR OWN A real editor with live preview beside it. Add sections, type lyrics, click between letters to drop a chord. Undo and redo throughout. • Paste plain text — a chord line above a lyric line — and ChordBook Pro maps the columns to positions • Import and export standard ChordPro files • Edit on two devices and you are shown both versions instead of silently losing one FREE FOREVER One playlist, 15 songs in it, 5 songs of your own and 3 lessons a day. No ads, ever. PREMIUM • Unlimited playlists and unlimited songs in each • Unlimited songs of your own • Unlimited daily lessons • Offline access to the full catalog, for venues with no signal Premium is $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial. One subscription covers iPhone and iPad. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel yours in your account settings at any time. Privacy: https://chordbookpro.com/privacy Terms: https://chordbookpro.com/terms

About

GuitarDex

Features
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Most guitar apps help you learn a song, GuitarDex helps you maintain your library of songs in a fun way. You might find yourself forgetting old songs or not knowing what to practice for the day, GuitarDex tracks every practice session, levels up your songs as you play them, and lets them decay if you don't. The more you've practiced a song, the slower it fades, so the songs you actually know stay yours for good. GuitarDex gives you an overview of what songs you know right now, and which need more practice. LEVEL UP YOUR REPERTOIRE - Earn XP for every practice session — it scales with difficulty, duration, and your streak - Songs progress through Seen → Learning → Refined → Fluent → Mastered - Mastered songs never decay below Refined; Refined songs never drop below level 5 - Adjust XP boost and decay rate to make progress as fast or as demanding as you want CHORD TOOLS FOR EVERY TUNING - Interactive fretboard across 12 frets, with custom tunings and capo support - Discovery mode: tap notes on the fretboard and GuitarDex tells you what chord you're forming - Search mode: pick a root and quality for up to 20 ranked chord voicings, or a scale for a full neck map broken into practice positions - Hear any chord or scale played back instantly CHORDS, TABS & PLAYBACK - Build your own chord sheets, with lyrics and chords aligned word-for-word - Import and play Guitar Pro tabs - Sync tabs to YouTube audio, adjust playback speed, loop tricky bars, and follow a built-in metronome PRACTICE TOOLS - Dedicated tuner, plus an inline tuner during practice sessions - Metronome with tap tempo and accented beats - Have a song specific metronome if your song has tabs STAY CONNECTED - Follow friends and see their libraries and practice activity - Send and receive quests, challenge a friend to master a song - Collaborate on shared Jam Decks, see what songs you both know - Full privacy controls for your activity and library

Screenshots

ChordBook Pro4 screens
GuitarDex4 screens

Verdict

The call

ChordBook Pro and GuitarDex are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ChordBook Pro versus GuitarDex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordBook ProGuitarDex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRisto RadanlievAli Riaz

In-app purchases

None

ChordBook Pro

No in-app purchases

None

GuitarDex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordBook Pro free?
ChordBook Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GuitarDex free?
GuitarDex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChordBook Pro or GuitarDex have ads?
Neither ChordBook Pro nor GuitarDex shows ads.

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