Comparison

StringMaster Pro vs Guitar Backing

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

Head to head
About

StringMaster Pro

This advanced music app helps musicians of all levels learn and master fretted instruments. It offers tools for chords, scales, songwriting, and includes a tuner and fretboard learning system. Supports a wide range of instruments and integrates with wireless Fretlight Guitars.

Highlights
  • Chord building and detection
  • Fretboard learning system
  • Advanced songwriting tools
  • Chromatic tuner and metronome
  • Instrument comparison
  • MIDI output
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Introducing StringMaster Pro – the pinnacle of advanced music applications for iPad and Mac, tailored for musicians ranging from relative beginners to seasoned guitarists & other fretted instrument musicians. The StringMaster family has five versions catering to diverse needs with StringMaster Pro seamlessly integrating all features, making it the ultimate companion for any fretted instrument including wireless Fretlight Guitars. Unlock a world of possibilities with support for chords, chord tones, scales, and songwriting, backed by a chromatic tuner, fretboard learning, instrument comparison, and more. The StringMaster family boasts over 150,000 users and having held the #1 Music App position in 34 countries. StringMaster Pro supports an array of instruments, from acoustic and electric guitars to bass guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, pianos, and even balalaikas. Dive into a rich sound library with distortion, reverb, or piano options for any instrument. Whether you're a guitarist, bassist, or multi-instrumentalist, StringMaster Pro has you covered. Key features include chord building and detection, a comprehensive fretboard learning system, advanced songwriting tools, and flexible alternate tuning and capo support for any instrument in any orientation. StringMaster 4 introduces piano keyboard support, allowing seamless mapping of guitar chords to the piano keyboard. Explore the robust capabilities of StringMaster Pro: * Play and discover chords and fingering with natural tones. * Display and play scales, including scale runs up the fretboard. * Visualize chord notes, suggested fingering, and Chord Tones. * Utilize the unique Note Finding capability to learn notes and their relative positions on the fretboard. * Benefit from the integrated Chromatic Tuner and Metronome, playable in the background. * Leverage StringMaster's chord-naming algorithms based on finger positions. * Unleash your creativity with the Song Writer, recommending chord progressions and facilitating songwriting. * Master instruments by comparing chords, patterns, and fingerings across a variety of instruments. * Output MIDI from played notes and play along with MIDI tracks from the built-in library. Experience the next level of musical exploration and education with StringMaster Pro – where versatility meets excellence. Join the global community of musicians who have made StringMaster their go-to app for musical innovation. Download StringMaster Pro now and elevate your musical journey to new heights! Note: Fretlight Ready™ designates that an app can send its data over Bluetooth to a Fretlight® guitar and light its fretboard. To learn more about Fretlight guitars go to www.fretlight.com This Application is developed and maintained by Great Apptitude, an independent app developer for use with the Fretlight Guitar. Optek Music Systems, the owner of the Fretlight Guitar brand, accepts no responsibility for the development, maintenance or support for this Application.

About

Guitar Backing

This application helps guitarists by generating high-quality music accompaniments. It can isolate guitar parts from songs for practice or learning, and uses AI to analyze music files for easy accompaniment creation. A lifetime purchase offers unlimited production.

Highlights
  • Generate music accompaniments
  • Remove guitar parts from songs
  • Practice and record with backing tracks
  • Learn sheet music
  • AI music analysis
  • One-click operation
Features
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Guitar Backing APP - The Best Assistant for Guitarists to Generate High-Quality Music Accompaniments 1. Quickly and easily remove the guitar part from music, making it easier for you to practice, record and perform. 2. Extract the guitar part from music to help you practice by comparison and learn sheet music. 3. Through AI technology, the software deeply analyzes music files or music video files, with one-click operation for easy use. Lifetime version: Purchase once and use forever, unlimited accompaniment production. Privacy policy: https://babyking.github.io/privacy/guitarbacking/en/ End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Feedback: For any questions, please contact us via email at yueyin.music@foxmail.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Guitar Backing at Free against StringMaster Pro's $14.99. Guitar Backing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). StringMaster Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

Guitar Backing is free to download; StringMaster Pro costs $14.99 up front. Guitar Backing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StringMaster Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for StringMaster Pro against 4.5 for Guitar Backing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StringMaster Pro has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of StringMaster Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guitar Backing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StringMaster Pro ships an update every 3 months, Guitar Backing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StringMaster Pro versus Guitar Backing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStringMaster ProGuitar Backing
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (20 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreat Apptitude Pty Ltd同宝 金

Customer experience

StringMaster Pro

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Guitar Backing

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StringMaster Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Guitar Backing

One-time1
  • Guitarist Backing (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is StringMaster Pro free?
StringMaster Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar Backing free?
Guitar Backing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StringMaster Pro or Guitar Backing?
StringMaster Pro and Guitar Backing are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 20 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do StringMaster Pro or Guitar Backing have ads?
Neither StringMaster Pro nor Guitar Backing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StringMaster Pro or Guitar Backing?
StringMaster Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Guitar Backing every 2 months. Most recently, StringMaster Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Guitar Backing on November 3, 2026.

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