GuitarChords vs Basic Guitar Chords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuitarChords
Learn 16 essential guitar chords with interactive charts and audio playback. This app helps you discover chord combinations for songwriting and provides clear instructions on how to play each chord. It's designed to enhance your guitar playing and creative process.
- 16 basic guitar chords
- Interactive chord charts
- Audio playback for chords
- Chord combination discovery
- Songwriting assistance
- Learn and Listen modes
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GuitarChords features 16 basic chords to help boost your learning and creativity when playing guitar. Use GuitarChords to help you write songs. Listen to a list of 16 basic chords to find a combination you like. Once you've found all the chords you like, learn how to play them with beautiful chord charts. Tips: • In the chord selection menu, press the Learn button at the bottom of the screen to toggle between 'Learn' and 'Listen' modes. • Tap chord charts to hear what your selected chord sounds like. The guitar chords featured in this app are commonly used in many of today's popular music. Find the chords needed for your song, then learn to play them with GuitarChords. Note: GuitarChords currently features iAds, but a planned update is coming which will allow users to remove ads with a small purchase.
Basic Guitar Chords
This app provides a quick and accurate chord reference for guitarists. It features realistic fretboard diagrams, reference sounds for each chord, and auto-play functionality. Designed for players who need a handy pocket chord book.
- 144 chords across 12 types
- Realistic fretboard diagrams
- Reference sound for each chord
- Auto-play mode
- Key transpose and Drop D tuning
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Basic Guitar Chords is a fast, no-nonsense chord reference for guitarists who are practicing on a real instrument — not a virtual one. Look up any chord, see exactly where your fingers go, and hear what it's supposed to sound like. That's it. No lessons, no scores, no gamification — just a clean chord book that fits in your pocket. What's inside: • 144 chords — every root note (C through B) across 12 chord types: major, minor, 7, m7, maj7, dim, dim7, aug, sus2, sus4, 7sus4, and power chords • Realistic fretboard diagrams — proper string gauges, fret markers, barre chords shown correctly, and open chords displayed the way beginners actually learn them • Reference sound — a plucked-string tone for every note and a one-tap Strum to hear the full chord • Auto mode — repeats the chord every few seconds on its own, so you can keep both hands on your guitar instead of tapping the screen • Key transpose & Drop D — shift any chord shape up or down to match your voice, or drop the low string a whole step Built for players who already know their way around a guitar and just need a quick, accurate reference — not another app trying to teach you music theory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GuitarChords at every 2 months against Basic Guitar Chords's every 56 months. GuitarChords also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GuitarChords against 5.0 for Basic Guitar Chords. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
GuitarChords ships an update every 2 months, Basic Guitar Chords every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuitarChords | Basic Guitar Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 56 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Seitz Jr | Chotika Towmontree |
In-app purchases
GuitarChords
No in-app purchases
Basic Guitar Chords
No in-app purchases
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