Guitar Tabs X vs Soundslice

Guitar Tabs X is an editor for writing and saving songs and musical ideas as tablature. It supports guitar, bass, and ukulele tabs, with tools for creating and editing notation and entering or changing chords. Users can preview and play tabs, then export songs as PDF, MIDI, or HTML, including as web pages. The app also provides a server of songs shared by other users, which can be browsed without registration. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, and tablature is its listed notation mode. The maker describes its tab file format as readable and small. Its free plan costs nothing and provides basic functionality; a Pro option is listed, with prices and subscription periods shown in app stores and monthly, yearly, or one-time subscription choices. Registration is not required. The privacy policy says user data is not stored apart from songs shared to the server, and that shared songs cannot be traced to actual users. The terms advise saving songs elsewhere regularly because the maker is not responsible for data loss.

Soundslice combines sheet music, audio, and video in an interactive player for music practice, teaching, and transcription. Practice tools include tempo changes that preserve pitch, looping, part muting, transposition, speed training, and a metronome with count-in. Its web-based notation and tab editor supports creating scores from scratch and editing imported ones, with basic use available for free. Users can import MusicXML and Guitar Pro files or scan sheet music from PDFs and photos, subject to plan limits. Notation can be synced with YouTube, uploaded MP3s or video, and supported Vimeo or Wistia videos, depending on plan. Teacher supports private courses, student performances, and private feedback, with 100 students included. Licensing lets organizations embed the player in a site or app. The Free plan includes unlimited slices and two scan pages monthly, limited to one page and 32 bars per scan. Plus costs $5 a month, billed at 5 USD monthly or 50 USD yearly, and includes 100 scan pages monthly. Soundslice is available on Android, iOS, and the web.