The constant harassment to buy… The constant harassment to buy something EVERY TIME I open the app is just infuriating. I am a premium customer, so already paid a lot for the use of the app. The app also has way too many bugs which never seem to get fixed, despite numerous reports

CONSTANT upselling, borderline unusable If Ultimate Guitar wasn’t such a large repository of guitar tabs, I would NEVER use them. Within the mobile app, they CONSTANTLY bug you to upgrade to something paid. Out of frustration, I upgraded to Pro several years ago, hoping that would stop this. But no, there’s always something new they try to upsell you on. Literally every. single. time I open the app or try to do anything. It makes the app borderline unusable and always infuriating. They do have some nice features with their tabs, but I will not hesitate to ditch Ultimate Guitar the second I can.

Above and beyond the average song tab site Websites of song tabs are common, but libraries of songs vary, and you generally need to be online. I have found the app especially useful as I can easily add songs to my Favourites, which will sync across all my devices with this app on, after which they are available offline. The selection of songs is very good, often with different versions, with maybe easier chords for beginners or ukulele. The ukulele chord shapes it suggests are not always entirely reliable, but there are other resources for those. You can quickly and easily transpose songs into different keys with the tap of a button, so you experiment with your pitch, and it will remember which you used last. There are some functions that don't serve uke players like me, such as Pro-tabs, but will be useful to some guitarists. The metronome is ok but I don't use the tuner so can't comment. I have found this is a great way to have my fave pieces to hand wherever I am and whichever device I have on me, so has been a good investment. Nothing is perfect, or songbook ever complete, but I find something worthwhile most times, and can usually refine from there if I need a more polished version. It's crowd sourced, but It's a good crowd, but quality and layout vary. Ratings can help steer you to the more popular versions. Dedicated 'Uke tabs' are often just the simplest or most popular guitar tab, but the guitar chord tabs can provide a more subtle palate of chords, to help get closer to the original. I hardly look at other sites these days. I suspect some of the 'gaps' are artists protecting their material.

The most cost effective learning tool Without a doubt the most cost effective step I have ever taken that has an ongoing impact on my guitar education. I use the app constantly, and being able to explore and learn new and old songs is fantastic. Being able to change tempo and repeat sections in songs in order to learn new parts is amazing. Often the transciptions in UG are vastly superior to others out there on the webz.

Quality guitar tabs at a price. What I like about their product is the "Official Tabs" They do a great job of tabbing the parts out the way they go in the recordings. It's very helpful. I don't love the playback and visual user experience, though. What I really don't like about Ultimate Guitar as a company is the constant shoving in your face about upgrading memberships. I purchased a lifetime license several years ago, and still, whenever I log in, it makes me go through all these menus and settings that cost money, and I have to say no to about 100 different offers before I can start using the app.