Hammer On
Your tabs. Your way. Hands on the guitar.
A no-nonsense guitar tab reader. Bring your own tab files, edit them, and let the page scroll itself while you play. Chord charts, keys, the circle of fifths, and a tuner are one tap away, and your library syncs through your own iCloud Drive.
- iPhone
- iPad
- Vision Pro
Features
Bring your own tabs
Open plain-text, PDF, and Guitar Pro files from Files, iCloud Drive, or any app's Share sheet.
Auto-scroll
Set a speed and play. The page keeps moving so your hands never leave the guitar.
Edit in place
Fix a wrong note or add your own voicings right in the reader.
Chord charts and keys
Look up any chord, see what's in a key, and spin the circle of fifths.
Built-in tuner
Uses the microphone to tell you whether each string is in tune. Audio never leaves the device.
Search the sites you choose
Add your favorite tab websites as search locations and save tabs straight into your library.
Private iCloud sync
Your library lives in a Hammer On folder in your own iCloud Drive, visible in the Files app and synced across your devices.
Vision Pro
Pin a tab in space and play along on a virtual fretboard with hand tracking.
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. There's nothing to sign up for. The app has no account system at all.
Where are my tabs stored?
On your device and, if iCloud is on, in a Hammer On folder in your own iCloud Drive. They never go to a server of mine.
Does the app track me?
No. There are no analytics, ads, or third-party SDKs in the app.
Can I use tabs from Ultimate Guitar or Songsterr?
You can add any site as a search location and save what you find there. Hammer On doesn't ship with those sites built in, and it's up to you to follow each site's terms.
Why does it ask for the microphone?
Only for the tuner. Audio is analyzed live on the device and is never recorded or sent anywhere.
Something else? Get in touch, or read the privacy policy.