# Fretref: Guitar Handbook — Enhance your guitar know-how

> Enhance your guitar know-how (iPhone/iPad app by Panña Creative Studios.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fretref/id6742094111 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Panña Creative Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/1796769835)
- Category: Music, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 102 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-02-24
- Data updated: 2026-02-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fretref/id6742094111/reviews.md

## What is Fretref?

Enhance your guitar knowledge and practice routine with the FretRef app

Features:

- An intuitive Guitar fretboard simulation with box shape pattern visualisations, auto-play feature and an exhaustive library of scales and chords

- Numerous custom tunings for multiple number of strings

- Realistic guitar tone generated in realtime, no sample downloads required

- Includes a harmonisation tool with scale-chord compatibility chart computation for all chords and scales as a handy feature for song-writers, composers

- Includes a virtual jam buddy for your guitar practice with the AutoStrum feature

- Create & record backing tracks using numerous chords with variable tempo & rhythms and a plethora of drumloops, or just practice along your lead guitar skills

- Custom options include 5, 6, 7 & 8 strings

- Right and left-handed orientation

- Musical scales include: Major scale with the modes- Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian & Locrian, Melodic Minor scale with its modes, Symmetrical scales, Harmonic scales, Pentatonic scales and many more

- Chords includes 5th, Major, Minor, 7th, 9th, 13th and many more along with inversions and slash chord and omit notes option for extended chords

- Custom tunings include Standard, DADGAD, Open, Crossnote, Modal, Major seconds, Minor thirds, Major thirds and many more

- International notations include English, German, Spanish, Indian, Japanese, Japanese (Romanji), Korean, Korean (Romanji),  Cyrillic and French

- Premium features include full library unlock, progression & strumming pattern save, and the ability to record backing tracks from the AutoStrum feature (with subscription as well as one time full purchase options)

Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium - Yearly Subscription | $18.49 | per year |
| Premium - Monthly Subscription | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Lifetime | $34.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.3 — 2026-02-09

- Added schedule notification option
- Added AutoStrum tempo +- buttons
- UI updates
- Fixes

### 1.2.1 — 2025-10-28

- Ads Removed
- UI Updates
- Bug Fixes

### 1.1.2 — 2025-02-26

- UI fixes, changes
- Bug fixes

### 1.1.1 — 2025-02-25

No release notes.

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