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Best guitar apps

1.Tabs & Chords HD

with in-app purchases

Thousands of tabs and chords for guitar, bass, drums and ukelele are waiting for you in this app, where you will also be able to practice chords and use the interactive metronome to get to play every song perfectly. 

  • William Jensen

    by William Jensen

    I was surprised by how many tabs this app had. It had everything I searched for. I plan to use this app for a long time.

  • Gregory Simpson

    by Gregory Simpson

    While I like using this app, the display does get overly cluttered with information. I try to block it out, but it does get distracting. I wish they w More

2.GarageBand

Free download

GarageBand is a music making software and app for Mac and iOS respectively. It offers a sound library with software instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and virtual session drummers. Users can access piano and guitar lessons.

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  • Category:Music

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  • by Dylan Price

    The topic "guitar app" makes me things of something related to guitar playing, like a metronome, tuner, chord dictionary, etc.. This app is more of a  More

  • by Laura Roberts

    I had just bought an iphone and was looking for apps to install. I stumbled across Garageband and it intrigued me. I downloaded it and I have to say I More

3.Best Guitar Tuner

Free download

Even though it was designed by and for professional guitar players, this app is ideal for those learning the basics of guitar and still need help when it comes to tuning their instruments.

  • Website:http://netigen.pl
  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Music & Audio

  • Publisher:Netigen

  • Size:8.07 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • by Phillip Hanson

    If you have an Android device and you're looking for a good guitar tuner app, then you should try this one. It's rated 4/5 stars from nearly 1,600 reviews and nearly 900 of them are 5/5 ratings. Though there are a number of 1/5 reviews, 176 as of Nov More

4.Pro Guitar Tuner

with in-app purchases

This Android optimized app is perfect for tuning your guitar, as the app will listen to the sound coming off from your guitar and immediately tell you if it's too high or too low for the selected tune. 

  • Chen Zhang

    by Chen Zhang

    Who needs a pair of extra human ears on board when you can use Pro Guitar Tuner app to adjust the tunes off your guitar. Extra bonus in the app is listening to different guitar sounds. Recommended to guitar lovers.

5.Ultimate Guitar

With in-app purchases.

The Ultimate Guitar app lets users find over 800,000 chords, tabs, and lyrics for guitar, bass, and ukulele. It comes with a tool for users to edit chords, lyrics however they want. The app is also available in dark mode and offline.

  • Peter Evans

    by Peter Evans

    Lately, I have been rusty with my guitar playing,so I decided to try Ultimate Guitar. It really is a great resource for guitar lovers, as I spent all  More

  • Willie Barrett

    by Willie Barrett

    This site is a great resource for anything guitar related. It has a ton of information and looks really slick. It is my go to page for any guitar ques More

6.GuitarTuna

with in-app purchases

This tuner app works on guitar, bass, ukelele and every popular string instrument. Set your guitar to any tune you want to with this app: just listen to the string by string tune and make sure your own guitar sounds exactly like it's meant to!

  • Website:http://guitartuna.com
  • Age rating:4+

  • Category:Music,Education

  • Publisher:Yousician Ltd

  • Size:107.13 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • Judith Harper

    by Judith Harper

    I tried the app GuitarTuna to help me tune my guitar. It actually works pretty well, although I still like tuning my guitar the old fashioned way. I g More

  • Stephen Elliott

    by Stephen Elliott

    I have used this app and it is a great tuner. Overall I would say that it is more accurate than most tuner apps and works well even with older less ex More

7.Guitar Tuner Free

with in-app purchases

This tuner works on the most popular strings instruments. Using the built-in microphone of your phone, the app will check if your instrument is properly tuned, and if it's not, if you are meant to tune it higher or lower. 

  • Website:http://yousician.com
  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Tools

  • Publisher:Yousician Ltd.

  • Size:32.51 MB

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  • Nathan Sanchez

    by Nathan Sanchez

    I got this product for my wife as she is a music major in school. I got the impression that while this app is convenient on the road, it does not beat the traditional tuning method. I found it to be pretty intuitive, but that is about the extent of i More

8.Smart Chords & Tools

with in-app purchases

Smart Chords & Tools has everything a guitar player will ever need, just in one easy to use app: tuner, hundreds of chords, metronome, scales, arpeggios and many more vital stuff every guitar player must know to succeed in the music world. 

  • Website:http://www.smartchord.de
  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Music & Audio

  • Publisher:s.mart Music Lab

  • Size:3.67 MB

  • Genre:Not available
  • Virginia Peterson

    by Virginia Peterson

    This app has worked wonders with helping my 12 year old learn the basics of playing his guitar. He only started playing 2 months ago and it seems like he been playing for years. He has learned all his chords and can tune it amazingly well for a begin More

9.Guitar Jam Tracks

Paid: $4.99 with in-app purchases

This app will allow you to play guitar in just a few minutes: follow the instructions to know how to play the most basic chords, and then you will be ready to take part in jam sessions and master every scale. 

  • Website:http://www.ninebuzz.com/
  • Age rating:4+

  • Category:Music,Education

  • Publisher:Ninebuzz Software LLC

  • Size:348.03 MB

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  • Randy Thomas

    by Randy Thomas

    This app was really extremely user friendly. I was able to learn how to play guitar so fast I was shocked.

  • by Amy McCoy

    Guitar jam tracks is an app that helps you learn the basics. It is an amazing tool for people looking to learn.

10.Guitar Tuner

Free download

Want to know it your guitar is in the right tune? Want to tune it to another pitch? With Guitar Tuner you can easily tune your guitar: just make sure every string sounds exactly like it sounds on the app and you will be ready to rock!

  • Roy Owens

    by Roy Owens

    I love playing guitar. But I hate never having a tuner with me. With Guitar Tuner, use your phone to play the best notes on your guitar!

11.guitarLayers

Paid: $39.99

guitarLayers is a software created by MOREORLESS MUSIC SRL. It is used to learn or teach guitar playing. It can map out notes played on a guitar so users can then tab them and play them on the guitar fretboard. 

    12.GuitarTapp PRO

    Paid: $2.99 with in-app purchases

    This app has more than 500.000 tabs from many music genres, which will help you leanr how to play your favorite songs. You will be able to learn every chord from the book, as you will know how every chord is meant to be played. 

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    • Age rating:4+

    • Category:Utilities,Music

    • Publisher:8:45 Tools

    • Size:6.25 MB

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    • Roy Lewis

      by Roy Lewis

      The guitartapp allows you to download all your songs, transposing chords in seconds, and adjusting the print size. It has worked well throughout its d More

    • Andrew Owens

      by Andrew Owens

      GuitarTapp PRO is complete garbage. First of all, reading tabs is a horrible way to learn to play guitar. Making matters worse is the fact that this a More

    13.GuitarToolkit

    Paid: $2.99

    This guitar app has everything a guitar player needs, including a tuner and a gigantic library of chords, to learn how to do every possible sound with your guitar. 

    • Website:http://guitartoolkit.com
    • Age rating:4+

    • Category:Utilities,Music

    • Publisher:Agile Partners Technologies, LLC

    • Size:81.51 MB

    • Genre:Not available
    • Jose Rice

      by Jose Rice

      This is a decent little app that is hurt by the ads. But not how you think; it's the app own ads for upgrades at just about every stage of the app alm More

    • Howard Ross

      by Howard Ross

      The ultimate guitar app to learn chords. It also has a tuner to calibrate the tunes. Be a pro! And use your abiliities.

    14.AmpliTube for iPad

    Paid: $19.99 with in-app purchases

    AmpliTube is an essential music app that lets you use your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to process, play and record your guitar, bass or other instruments while on the go.

    • by Richard Lane

      Amplitube is a really neat little app for music creation. Lots of fun and so many options to tweak.

    • Karen Watson

      by Karen Watson

      I believe that the AmpliTube app is a wonderful solution for this topic. The over all ratings are high and as far as I can see the app is up to date.

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