GuitarTab vs Noterix
GuitarTab
guitartabsandchords.com
Noterix
noterixapp.comSide by side
| Figure | GuitarTab | Noterix |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $9.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Guitar Tab Software | 8.4 (#5) | 7.8 (#12) |
| Platforms | The site links to Google Play, the App Store, Microsoft Store, Amazon Appstore and Huawei AppGallery, and offers Windows and macOS desktop downloads. | The download page lists Windows as currently available, macOS and Linux as coming soon, and iOS/Android as in development. |
| Practice tools | The app includes a chromatic tuner, an adjustable BPM metronome and a chords dictionary. | Practice tools include section looping, tempo reduction by up to 75% without pitch change, a metronome scheduler, count-in and A/B take comparison. |
| Support | The contact page invites questions, requests, suggestions and bug reports by email at [email protected]. | The contact page says support aims to reply within a couple of business days and offers help by email for purchases, license keys, refunds and the app. |
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In their own words
GuitarTab
GuitarTab is a tab player and catalog for guitar, bass, ukulele, and drums, with more than one million tabs and chords. It plays Guitar Pro files in .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx, and .gp formats using a realistic sound engine. Users can import a SoundFont to change playback and bring in their own tab-file library. Tabs can be downloaded, printed, shared, and edited. Favorites and playlists sync across devices and can be used offline. Practice tools include a chromatic tuner, adjustable BPM metronome, and chords dictionary. The app also provides YouTube search for music videos and lessons; using that feature means agreeing to YouTube’s Terms of Service. GuitarTab is ad-supported and provided at no cost. Its privacy policy says the app currently does not collect personal information, while excluding third-party services from that statement and noting that an Advertising ID may be requested. The policy names AdMob and the YouTube API as third-party services used by the app. GuitarTab is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
Noterix
Noterix is a guitar tablature and standard notation editor for Windows and the web, with real-time audio playback, effects and a multichannel mixer. Scores support up to eight simultaneous tracks, variable time signatures, key changes, guitar articulations and complex rhythms. Its audio engine includes a SoundFont 2.0 instrument library, adjustable 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz sample rates, tempo mapping and MIDI output for external devices or DAW integration. Per-track effects include amp simulation, cabinet impulse response loading, distortion, EQ, reverb, delay, compression, noise gate and chorus/flanger. Practice tools include section looping, tempo reduction by up to 75% without changing pitch, a metronome scheduler, count-in and A/B take comparison. It imports compatible Guitar Pro 7/8 files and has limited support for compatible GPIF-based GPX files, but not legacy GP3/4/5 files. Guitar Pro and PDF export are planned for a future update. The Windows app costs 109.99 USD as a one-time payment; Pro starts at $9.99 per month, billed $89.91/year.