Guitar Tricks review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Guitar Tricks suits players who want to sample many styles and learn songs with tabs. If privacy matters to you, its tracking declarations are the broadest among the guitar apps on this site.

What Guitar Tricks is

Guitar Tricks has taught guitar online since 1998, according to the developer. Its Core Learning System guides beginners through short videos and then branches into styles such as acoustic, rock, country and blues. The description lists over 11,000 lessons, hundreds of song tutorials, downloadable tabs and notation, and tools such as a scale finder, chord finder, tuner and fretboard trainer.

Who it suits

• Exploring guitar styles
• Learning songs with tabs from early on

Strengths

• A large, style-based lesson library that branches out after the basics.
• Downloadable tabs and notation, plus scale finder, chord finder, tuner and fretboard trainer.
• A rotation of free lessons and a 7-day free trial, according to the description.
• Updated in October 2026.

Limits

• The privacy label declares six data types used to track you, including location, contact info and purchases.
• Its 4.5 rating is lower than Justin Guitar, Fender Play and TrueFire, which sit at 4.7 to 4.8.
• The app is in English only.
• The price list includes items named "AutoRenewingSubscriptionTestingTrial", which makes it harder to read.

What the free version does

The description says the free version offers a rotation of free lessons. A 7-day free trial unlocks everything and then converts to a $19.99 monthly subscription.

Price

The description lists $19.99 monthly or $179.99 yearly. On the US App Store in November 2026, the price list runs from $14.99 to $179.99, including items at $19.99 and $129.99.

Privacy

The privacy label says purchases, location, contact info, user content, identifiers and usage data may be used to track you. All of these plus diagnostics are linked to your identity.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a lesson video of an acoustic guitar with the tab underneath, award badges, and a "Play Songs from Day One" panel.