Quick verdict
- What it is
- Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
- At a glance
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- From $0.41/mo
- Free to download
- In-app purchases
Categories and search queries
Official categories
- Music
- Productivity
AppCorpus categories
Key functions
| Function | Availability | Access | Scope | Evidence |
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| Family Sharing | Yes | Unknown | App Store | Store published |
| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Limited free | — | Store published |
Screens
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33 store screenshots
Pricing & paywalls
App Store
- Guitar Notebook Pro - 1 Year — $4.99/year ($0.41/mo)
- Guitar Notebook Pro - 1 Year — $19.99
Ratings & reviews
App Store
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5/5Keeps getting better
I'm a Logic Pro user and was looking for a way to jot down the guitar chords and voicings I use in my songs, which usually have multiple guitar tracks, so that I can remember what I played. I use the notebook pages as tracks, so that each page corresponds to a DAW track. Perfect! With the audio recording and the fretboard notation I can easily recreate my tracks when I want to practice or edit them. It's really become my personal song catalog.
allcanjam · 7 Aug 2026
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5/5Capture that idea before it vanishes
The Guitar Notebook is a great app for quickly capturing song ideas so you can refine them later. I’m not much of a music theory person, so the ability to tap a fretboard to notate the chord I’ve stumbled into is super useful. The simplicity and focus means this app is less fiddly and fumbly than the dozens of other songwriting apps I’ve tried. Seems like the developers have a vision for carefully curate features in the future. Looking forward to seeing where they take it!
SnoLprd · 7 Aug 2026
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1/5Great app. Too pricey.
This is a really cool app. The free version is not usable other than as a test. That’s fine, some apps give you enough to get long term, limited, use, but this one doesn’t. But the $20 price tags for the full version feels too expensive to me when I can just use separate apps to do the same things. If I knew for certain I’d be able to use this app and not lose my stuff forever, I’d consider it. But it’s hard to invest that much into a single app that may be left for dead with any iOS update. How many years will they continue keeping the app functional? I’ll just keep using Voice Memos and a different tab app.
Hitlength · 7 Aug 2026
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5/5Recently Found • Greatly Appreciated
While, searching for an App to replace the dying Guitar Tool Kit, to assist with songwriting, I came across Guitar Notebook. Am I ever glad for that. The developer is top-notch, updating frequently and unbelievably wonderful to work with and reply. There are features in this App, like including recordings and even AI recognition from your notes or printed page that go beyond anything I expected. Being someone who sketches out song ideas with text and chord grids, (I’m not a huge tab guy), this app works great for my workflow. Many Thanks!
kathmandu04 · 7 Aug 2026
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5/5Best Guitar Songwriting app
I love this app, like so freaking much. I’ve been using it for years and it’s really the only thing that has all the features I want for songwriting. A year ago I had a horrible data corruption issue and I wrote to them and they SOLVED IT. No songs lost. At the time they asked what else I wanted in the app and I told them: multiple recordings. DUDE, THEY DID IT. IT IS SO GOOD. I love this app and will continue to use it for songwriting. Maybe one day I will have a #1 hit and stand on that red carpet and talk about how great GUITAR NOTEBOOK is. IDK. Probably not. But I love yall.
Sarah McMenomy · 7 Aug 2026
Privacy & accessibility
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Privacy
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- Data Not Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
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- Data Not Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared
Accessibility
No accessibility labels collected yet.
Versions
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2.7.4
Minor fixes and UI changes.
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2.8
- New! Print, share, and save PDFs of your songs! - Fixed an issue where the lyrics would look cut off in a long enough page.
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2.8.1
Fix note alignment in PDFs/Prints on iPhone. Minor graphic bug fixes.
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2.8.2
Update SongSight to the latest OpenAI APIs Other minor bug fixes See complete release notes here: https://www.sonametro.com/guitarnotebook/releases
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2.8.3
Improved handling of restricted iCloud account status Printing, Saving, and Sharing PDFs are now Pro features
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3.0
- Create multiple audio recordings on each page! - Add Artist/Songwriter/Composer name - Zoom the fretboard for easier tapping - Next/Previous buttons on the Fretboard editor - Set any style as the default Style - iPad now shows chord diagrams in portrait mode in the fretboard editor - Show and Hide Editing buttons on the Fretboard editor - New Integrated Help pages - Bug fixes and Performance improvements Full Release Notes here: https://www.sonametro.com/guitarnotebook/releases
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3.1
- New! Lock a page to prevent changes and to play your chords from the main page - Fixed an issue where pressing play on an audio file that wasn't downloaded yet would cause a crash - Pressing play on an audio file that is not downloaded will now initiate the download - If no network connection, or if problems occur with syncing an error icon will be shown in the title bar Complete release notes here: https://www.sonametro.com/guitarnotebook/releases
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3.1.1
Fixed an issue that would prevent launch on older versions of iOS Updated help icons for older versions of iOS
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3.1.2
Fix issue with X's still showing when notes are on a string
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3.1.3
New text tab button in the keyboard for iPhone (iPad already has one built in), making it easier to jump into lines when adding chords. You can now select and copy text even when the page is locked. Fixed a number of text view jumping issues, where the view would jump to the top, or place the cursor just above the keyboard when typing anywhere in the view. Fixed an issue on iPad when using physical keyboard where locking the page would not disable text editing.
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3.1.4
Now you can explore all the features in the Starter version of Guitar Notebook for up to 3 songs. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited songs. Other minor UI changes and improvements.
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3.1.5
Minor UI changes, links in Help. Prep for new chord library feature (coming soon!). Updated limits on free vs pro. See https://www.sonametro.com/guitarnotebook/compare for details
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3.2
New! Chord Library with thousands of common chords up and down the fretboard. Chord Keyboard for quickly adding Chords to your song. Now swipe to move up and down the fretboard when zoomed. Other minor UI improvements and fixes.
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3.2.1
Add flats support to the new Chord Keyboard
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3.2.2
- Fixed an issue where chord buttons would not update when pressed in iOS 26 - Faster check for "Pro" status when accessing features - Improved switching between chord inversions - now increments up and down the fretboard properly and does not overlap the sound
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3.2.3
Fix issues with text editing on iOS 26
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3.2.4
Text editing fixes for iOS 18 and earlier.
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3.2.5
Fixed an issue where under specific conditions, tapping on the fretboard would place the note in the wrong place. User interface fixes and improvements Streamlined help text
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3.2.6
Now text syncs in realtime between iOS devices (iPhone, iPad). Fixed an issue where text would not sync properly when you had the app open on two devices at the same time. As you type, your lyrics are automatically saved when you stop typing for 1 second. Mac syncs much faster as well (switch to the Finder or any other app and back to "refresh" faster).
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3.2.7
Moves next/previous buttons under chord keyboard on the fretboard view. Adds New Chord Diagram button on the fretboard view.
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3.2.8
Fixed an issue where deleting an audio file immediately after recording could cause a crash.
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3.3
Audio file import and recording export! Audio waveforms and dynamic sizing of the audio player. Built-in Guitar Tuner! Drag and drop to re-arrange chords and pages. Song list now shows applied labels and tags for each song. Added ability to quickly clear the song list filters from the filters list overlay. In the tags section you can now see available tags that you've used before. Fixed glitching issues with recording on Mac from 48k audio sources. If using a single channel input guitar interface, but file is recorded in stereo, monitoring, playback, and export will now handle that so it plays in mono. Fix a rare issue where first launch on app update could play audio through the phone receiver instead of main speaker.
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3.4
New Features: - New Automatic Chord Detection when adding in notes on the fretboard! - Sort your Song list by a Label Group so you can see every song and how it is labeled. - Customize the font size for lyrics. Fixes: - Fixed rare "AudioEngine could not be initialized" error that would prevent recording. - Fixed issues with playback slider getting stuck. - Waveforms now show up after downloading without reloading the page. - Pro features now work offline (no internet connection) properly. - Song list filters and label sorting now stay in place between launches. - UI Fixes for iPhone zoomed mode. - Tuner now more responsive with built-in device mic
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3.4.1
- Added support for 7#9, 13ths (13, maj13, m13), and 7sus4 chords in chord detector - Improved handling of auto-switching between chord detector and chord keyboard - Improved reliability of store kit validation
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3.4.2
· 15 Jul 2026
Updated audio engine - New Audio Settings pop-up shows current Audio Inputs and Outputs, a larger audio level meter, and audio monitoring details. - Better handling of switching audio inputs and outputs on your devices such as Sound Settings on Mac or Bluetooth connections on iOS. No longer need to restart the app to detect new/changed inputs/outputs. - Reduced file sizes for mono audio sources. - Improved mic detection when using Tuner. - Overall audio performance and stability improvements.
Availability by market
- US
Data quality & evidence
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- Live store listing
- Last verified
- 7 Aug 2026
- Sources
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- Independent summary has not been published yet.