Real Guitar: lessons & chords

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.4 6642 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5Good stuff, but some tweaks would be dope

   Awesome setup/layout. Love using app & recording/exporting audio onto iOS Garageband for ideas. Only noticeable chord layout I noticed missing is suspended 2nd chords (xsus2). I know you can play the same tones by changing desired root up to its 4th tone as a suspended 4th, but would be cool to not have to think it all out. Also, I have yet to see an app do this but I think a capo option would make this a 6/5 stars. Like pick where you wanna place the capo and if you want to go by actual chord “tone” or “chord shape” with the capo. Ex. If you do capo 2 you can set it up that you can play Cmaj7 chord shape (which will actually play Dmaj7 tones) or call it Dmaj7 instead if you want.. If that makes sense.

   Idle will kill · 31 Jul 2026

2. 4/5Love this app

   I love this app so much but something is off about it it’s not letting me play any songs and it keeps on saying watch a add when I do watch the add it won’t let me click the song I wanna play but this app is so cool and fun to Palau around with or get taught lessons with. Love it!

   hanna_queen079 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 1/5The only unlimited resource on Earth? Greed! Don’t buy! Y?!?

   I can’t tell if this is made for left handed players in the descriptions but I cannot seem to get the fret board to face like a normal right handed player. I’m not Jimi Hendrix tho kinda fun to mess w/ ur head & try to play it. Either way, with reverse strings on or off, even option to not flip the screen, both options lead to the head of the guitar & therefore the OPEN strings on the left side before the frets. This is not for musicians. It’s clearly a throw away app & sure the adaptability to play w/ garage band would be cool & maybe the only way to get this to play like an actual guitar or half the other apps is to pay for it. The other real guitar app is much better but $8 a week!!!!!! The greed that’s accepted is out of control! I’m saving up for a Taylor or Martin cuz the costs these dev’s are gettin kids to fall for is outrageous & needs to be criminalized.

   Thile'sMandolinsTrim · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5This app and Real Bass are the best guitar apps.

   Most other apps only let you use the first six frets or so, it’s really a bummer. For anyone wanting to make up lead parts, it’s a let down in other apps. But Real Bass and real Guitar let you have access to many different tones, and the full range of the fretboard for free. I will say, this app does not really help new guitarists learn in my opinion, this is more of an app for anyone who knows how to play guitar and wants to have access to one, even if it is just virtual. 5 stars because of everything this app offers, still.

   Bryce Andersen02 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 3/5Love this app, but...

   Below is the original review. Since I posted this on here & their website back in May, I have gotten neither result or any communication from them. Still love their stuff, but it’s time for them to upgrade to the 21st century... I really dig Kolb’s apps, however, if they were Inter app, Audiobus, Audio Unit compatible, to use as a stand alone app in Garageband, that would be sooooo sweet!!! Please consider this as an update option...heck, I’d even PAY for that!!! I’ll give all the Kolb apps I have 5 stars when this happens!

   Jobe USA · 31 Jul 2026

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