# Fretello Guitar Lessons — user reviews > 222 indexed App Store user reviews of Fretello Guitar Lessons by Fretello GmbH, rated 4.50/5 from 1,520 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fretello-guitar-lessons/id1107957482/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fretello-guitar-lessons/id1107957482.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,152 · 4★ 173 · 3★ 81 · 2★ 28 · 1★ 86 ## What do users think of Fretello Guitar Lessons? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great learning tool - 👍 Intuitive and easy to use - 🎓 Helpful for beginners and experienced players - 🎸 Effective for practicing scales and techniques **Cons** - 🐛 Tempo detection issues - 🔒 Paywall for most features - 🤔 Lack of flexibility in practice sessions - 📚 Limited song selection and music genres **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or freezes - Inaccurate note recognition - Inability to retry or restart exercises **Most requested features** - Add more song options and music genres - Allow manual tempo adjustment - Improve feedback on performance - Sync progress across devices - Provide more music theory lessons ## Newest reviews (14 of 222) ### 2/5 — Bad karma for not playing… *2026-04-01, version 2.6.3* I installed Fretello because I needed a simple guitar tuner app, and previous apps had become bloated, pricey and unusable. Well, I finally needed to use it again so I could quickly tune my old guitar and impress my girlfriend - yeah, I have both of those, ha. Guess what…? Fretello had turned into another bloated, pricey mess. Also unusable, because I couldn't even make it past the first screen without paying a pricey subscription. Sigh… That’s what I get for ignoring my guitar this long. Deleted and found a simple, free guitar tuner app. ### 2/5 — Essai gratuit payant *2025-04-20, version 2.5.2* Dommage que l’essai soit si vite et automatiquement payant … ### 3/5 — Can't try the app unless I pay *2025-01-31, version 2.6.2* this is expensive , I cant pay something I haven't try and I cant relay on "cancel subscription later" This app has a unique feature through out a competitive market and there is a potential but yea thats what I see , Max three stars which I think its generous for not being able yo use the app ### 4/5 — Problem *2024-09-13, version 2.6.0* I am trying to log back into my account but it’s not letting me it just shows me the free trial and it’s not letting me just like skip it please fix it! ### 2/5 — Gut strukturiert aber *2024-05-14* Die Erkennung von Noten funktioniert oft nicht, auch wenn die Gitarre vor jeder Übung gestimmt wird. ### 3/5 — It won’t pick up the sound of the string *2024-02-26, version 2.5.2* I’m trying to move on lessons but it won’t pick up the sound right. I then go pluck another string that I know that isn’t the right one and it recognizes as the right one. Is it a bug on my phone? ### 3/5 — Ok *2024-01-13, version 2.5.2* It is ok but when I play the same note that it says fore me to play it says Ian doing it wrong and I did toun the guitar ### 4/5 — Motivierend *2023-05-14* Als jemand, der mehr Gitarren hat, als er Akkorde spielen kann, finde ich die App sehr gut gemacht. Ja, der Abopreis ist nicht billig, aber die App finde ich sehr motivierend und ich entwickle endlich mal ein Rhythmusgefühl. Ab und an wird mal ein Ton nicht von der App registriert, aber zu mehr als 90% haut es hin und es macht Spaß. Mittlerweile seit 3 Monaten.. ### 3/5 — It's ok *2023-04-05, version 2.4.1* I'm useing this app but there few thing that could be better: It's not always register played sound and I need to strum few times to go further, When You adjust the tempo the setings are reset after evry new part of exercise it's anoying to change it evry time ### 4/5 — Not bad *2023-01-15, version 2.5.0* I love it I just don’t like when it teaches me how to tune because I know how to and it takes a long time ### 1/5 — Cancel *2022-11-22, version 2.4.0* Cancel my subscription ### 1/5 — Needs work *2022-09-22, version 2.3.68* I was on the lesson and when I played the correct string on the correct fret (before someone says it’s a user error I triple checked that I was playing the right thing and I was) it said that it was wrong and when I played a bunch of random muffled notes it said “great job” and I moved on. ### 1/5 — Would like to this ripoff zero stars. *2022-09-01, version 2.3.67* I take full responsibility for not reading the fine print. IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE FREE TRIAL AND DON'T WANT IT MAKE SURE TO CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT 24 HOURS BEFORE THE TRIAL EXPIRES. I WAS JUST CHARGED $100 FOR THIS JUNK. ### 2/5 — Solo en inglés. *2022-07-19, version 2.3.61* Es una App solo en inglés aunque en las características indica que tiene hasta seis idiomas, entre ellos el castellano. Se inglés, pero no tan específico. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nothing 4 free *2025-10-08, version 2.6.2* The app doesn't offer anything for free. They just stole my email. ### 1/5 — Horrible !!! *2025-08-09, version 2.6.2* Horrible app, doesn’t even let you see the app and the programs to see it’s even worth buying or not. Asks straight away for subscription money without which you can’t even continue. ### 1/5 — I don’t know *2025-04-16, version 2.6.2* It could be a good app but the app wont let me find out and I’m not spending 119 dollars to find out. ### 1/5 — ♾️Dear developers♾️ *2024-09-15, version 2.6.0* Fretello is horrible! When you log in, it takes you to this screen where it asks you to pay. Fretello is free, so I said no, and it gets you back to the log in page. It’s an infinite loop! ### 1/5 — Very bad programming. Scam company. *2024-09-02, version 2.5.2* This app is unusable. Frquent errors during signup and other basic actions. The tuner can (sometimes) hear the high E, B, and G strings -- however, no luck on D, A, or low E. I have tried some other applications like Yousician, Rocksmith plus and Simply guitar and none of those has issues like this. I suggest that this app is made ready for primetime and until then removed from the store. Update. I cancelled this subscription and a year later I was still billed for it. Very unhappy. ### 1/5 — Nothing is free *2024-08-07, version 2.6.0* You need to enter card details to start the app ### 1/5 — Wasn’t letting me play! *2024-08-04, version 2.6.0* I’m giving this app 1 star review because I tried logging in 4+ times and it wasn’t letting me play my guitar! APP NOT RECOMMENDED! ### 1/5 — Will not let me back on after I have deleted it *2024-03-30, version 2.5.2* I signed in but then I deleted it because I had to do some work on my iPhone so then after I redownloaded then when I tryed to download it it said this email is already registered in the please give me some sort of information so I can get back on to it ### 1/5 — Idioma *2024-01-15, version 2.5.2* Es una pena que solo se escuche en ingles, ### 1/5 — Not free *2023-04-28, version 2.5.0* $155 a year after trial. I understand that apps like this cost money to develop, but you need to be more upfront about the subscription charges. This was initially advertised as a free app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this! *2024-12-26, version 2.5.2* Awesome app! Use this if you want to really learn to play a guitar! ### 5/5 — Güzel *2024-12-09, version 2.6.0* Türkçe dil desteği lütfen ### 5/5 — Pretty good so far *2023-05-28, version 2.5.2* Looking forward to learning ### 5/5 — Works well *2023-04-28, version 2.4.1* Developer was responsive to a problem I was having, and now the app does exactly what I wanted. Excellent live feedback learning app. ### 5/5 — Fantastic app! But any news about new lessons? *2023-03-07, version 2.5.0* I started using this app in 2021 and had great fun and real progress. But since December 2022 despite I renovate the payment, no new lessons came available. Customer service doesn’t answer to my emails. It would be a pity because it’s a great school of guitar. I’d be very sorry if they aren’t editing new lessons. ### 5/5 — Fragas *2023-01-13, version 2.5.0* Vavavvaa ### 5/5 — Beginning guide at *2022-07-07, version 2.3.60* Loving the course easy to follow ### 5/5 — amazing *2022-05-08, version 2.3.54* a mosltly free guitar learning app ### 5/5 — First Lesson *2022-03-13, version 2.3.49* Excellent approach so far! Enjoyed the first lesson! ### 5/5 — This app is incredible *2022-03-06, version 2.3.49* Been using this for about 30 mins and i’m already so much better at the guitar For once an actual guitar teacher app that doesn’t scam you with a membership --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*