Real Guitar: acoustic electric

Virtual guitar for practice and casual playing

Real Guitar: acoustic electric turns an Android phone or tablet into a playable guitar interface. It suits beginners who want a guided way to learn chords, players who need a practice tool away from their instrument, and songwriters looking to test ideas quickly. The app is developed by Kolb Apps and sits in the Music category.

What you can do with it

• Work through 100 lessons covering guitar fundamentals and progressively harder techniques.
• Look up more than 1,500 chords for practice, reference, or songwriting.
• Switch between solo playing and chord-based accompaniment.
• Play across a visual 22-fret neck with acoustic and electric guitar sounds.
• Record performances and use MIDI support as part of a wider music setup.

Where it fits best

The lesson structure gives new players a starting point instead of leaving them with an empty fretboard. Chord mode is useful for building rhythm parts, while solo mode is better suited to picking melodies and exploring the neck. The recording tools also make the app practical for capturing a musical idea before it disappears.

How users rate it

With a 4.32 rating from 380,779 reviews and 50,000,000+ installs, Real Guitar: acoustic electric has a large user base and a substantial body of feedback behind its score. That places it near the upper part of the Music category by the numbers, while the feature set explains its broad appeal: it combines lessons, chord lookup, virtual playing, and basic recording in one app. It cannot replace the feel of strings and a physical guitar, but it offers a compact way to rehearse, experiment, and study wherever a full instrument is unavailable.