Guitar Tricks vs Patatap

Guitar Tricks is an online lesson service built around learning guitar, with structured paths for beginners through experienced players. Its Core Learning System gives beginners a progressive curriculum, while a library of over 11,000 videos covers techniques, styles and songs. Song lessons offer scrolling notation and tabs, adjustable speed, looping, lyrics and jam tracks for playing along. The video player provides multiple 4K camera angles and lets learners slow or repeat sections. Practice tools include a tuner, metronome, scale and chord finders, a jam-track station and fretboard trainer. Members can submit playing videos for instructor feedback, request custom lesson plans or take private lessons. A forum connects learners with instructors and other players, and Guitar Insider publishes a weekly video with instructor Anders Mouridsen. Apps are available for Android and Apple devices, alongside the web service. Basic Membership is free with 24 lessons; Full Access costs $29.95 a month or $179 a year. A 14-day trial is listed, and Full Access has a 60-day money-back guarantee.

Patatap is a web and mobile animation-and-sound instrument for making melodies with moving shapes. On a computer, you click the screen and press keyboard keys to play; touch input is also described for creating melodies. Its makers present animations and melodies as parts of one interactive instrument. While playing, you can switch among multiple color palettes and matching soundscapes. The hosted Web plan is free at free. A listed Patatap iPhone and iPad app costs $1.99, paid once, and is described as the official offline port of the website. The App Store lists Mac compatibility requiring macOS 14.2 or later and an Apple M1 chip or later. The site warns about flashing images. The web version was made with Two.js, a two-dimensional drawing API. The App Store says usage data and diagnostics may be collected without being linked to users, and accessibility support has not been indicated.