The Catloaf Software Blog

If you missed out on our Black Friday sale this past Friday, here's another chance to save big on all of the Trainer HD apps!

Every instrument edition will be on sale for just US$0.99 (down from $2.99 - a 66% saving!) on Monday November 26, 2012 only starting at Midnight PST.

So get the app for your instrument of choice at a deeply discounted price !

• Guitar Edition
• Bass Edition
• Ukulele Edition
• Banjo Edition

We are excited to announce we will be having a major app sale for Thanksgiving and Black Friday!

This coming Thursday and Friday (November 22 and 23), prices will drop significantly on the entire suite of Trainer HD apps, including the newly released Banjo Edition :

• Each of the instrument editions will become FREE to download (down 100% from their regular price of $2.99).
• Guitar Edition (includes full electric guitar)
• Bass Edition (includes full 4-string bass)
• Ukulele Edition
• Banjo Edition
• Mandolin Edition (still pending release)
• The price of all individual instruments will drop to just US$0.99 in the free version of Trainer HD (down from $2.99). The bundle to purchase all instruments will also drop to only $2.99 (down from $6.99).

The first iPhone app put out on the App Store years ago by our team, way before Catloaf Software was formed, has just seen a major update.


First off, version 3.0 of the Keyboard Cat app is now completely free! It was previously being sold for US$0.99, but we realize that even that small price might have been too much to pay for an app that is starting to show its age.

To offset this, the app now includes a few banner ads on the video pages. Feel free to tap on them if you'd like to show your support.

Besides the change in the pricing model, the app has been updated to support the latest software, meaning it takes advantage of iOS 6 features such as integration with Facebook and Twitter to share your favorite videos.

Of course, this new version also takes advantage of the larger 4" screen on the new iPhone 5 and 5th-generation iPod touch! As a result of these changes, the minimum iOS version required to get the app is 4.3, so make sure you have updated your device accordingly.

As a side note: the integration with Facebook has also been simplified compared to previous versions of the app. We no longer have a corresponding Web app on Facebook, so the syncing function between the iPhone and Web version is no longer available and your list of favorites is now solely stored on your device.

The content included in the app continues to be updated regularly, and if you enable push notifications you will get notices whenever new Keyboard Cat videos have been selected for your viewing pleasure!


If you haven't tried it yet, just head to the App Store and get your copy now! Did we mention it's now completely free?

Today, we are proud to announce the release of the Bass Edition of our Trainer HD line of educational apps for iOS.



This new application is functionally identical to the Guitar Edition, the main difference being that it comes bundled with the bass guitar instrument, making it a cost-effective alternative for bass players.

Like the Guitar Edition, the app itself is regularly priced at US$2.99 with additional instruments available for in-app purchase at US$0.99 (a bundle for all 10 instruments is also available for just another US$2.99).

This new app is the first in a new series of apps focused on rebranding the Guitar Trainer HD app and making it more accessible to musicians who are not primarily guitarists.

Guitar Trainer HD is now "Trainer HD: Guitar Edition", and the free app formerly known as Guitar Trainer HDx is now just "Trainer HD".

Following this new Bass Edition, we will release separate editions for Ukulele, Banjo and Mandolin in the coming weeks. These apps will be priced similarly and kept up to date with all the other editions.

All of the Trainer HD apps are now optimized for the new taller iPhone 5 and iOS 6. As a result, we are now requiring iOS version 4.3 or later to be installed on your device.

To celebrate the release of the new app, we will be giving away free copies very soon on our Facebook page. Don't forget to like us on Facebook for your chance to get a free copy!

This weekend is Labor Day weekend in the United States, which is traditionally associated with the end of summer.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, we are having a promotional sale on several of our iPhone and iPad apps for the next few days, ending at the end of Monday, September 3.

• Guitar Trainer HD is on sale at just $0.99 (down from its regular price of $2.99).
• The bundle for all instruments can also be purchased from within the app for just $1.99 (giving you all 10 instruments!)
• The guitars in the free Guitar Trainer HDx have also had their prices slashed to $0.99 (down from $2.99), and the full instrument bundle has also been steeply discounted.
• Our first iPhone app, the Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat! app, is available for FREE! What are you waiting for?

We are proud to announce the release of the latest major version of our flagship educational game, Guitar Trainer HD 4 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.



This new version introduces some major features, making the app more beautiful and easy to use, and also more useful :

• Now learn to map the notes between the fretboard and the musical stuff with the new Learn Staff training mode!
• The Musical Staff widget can also be enabled for other uses of the app, including Free Play, regular Training and of course Game!
• Now includes high-resolution Retina graphics for the new iPad.
• Much improved Facebook integration to register achievements and top scores on your Timeline as you play.
• The data files for the instruments are now fetched on demand, drastically reducing the size of the original application download and making it possible to install it over cell networks.
• Several new training options allowing you to tailor your practice to your needs even more than before!
• Still supports many instruments: electric guitar (6-string and 7-string), acoustic guitar (6-string and 12-string), bass guitar (4, 5 and 6 string variants), banjo, mandolin and ukulele.

Learn Staff in action in GTHD 4

Over the long weekend here in the United States (May 26-28), we are making Guitar Trainer HD available at a deep discount to celebrate the arrival of summer!

Get your copy now while it is still much cheaper (only $0.99 from its regular price of $2.99 - similar discounts are in effect worldwide). As always, the full electric guitar instrument is included!

The old price will go back into effect on Tuesday, so don't wait!

The next major version of our Guitar Trainer HD app will include some exciting new features, and we'll be ready to go in a limited beta release in the coming weeks.