# Guitar Fretboard: Scales — Learn guitar scales

> Interactive guitar fretboard trainer for learning scales, chords, and ear training. (iPhone/iPad app by Nazar Vorotniak.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-fretboard-scales/id1623791852 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nazar Vorotniak](https://appshunter.io/developer/1623791854)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 48 App Store ratings · 41 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 127 MB
- Released: 2022-06-11
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-fretboard-scales/id1623791852/reviews.md

## What is Guitar Fretboard?

Guitar Fretboard app is designed to help you learn scales, memorize the fretboard and train your ear via a wide range of fretboard trainer games (note, interval, scale, ear). Allows to customize every aspect of displaying a scale or a chord's notes/intervals on a guitar fretboard. Also shows each scale degree chords and modes with ability to highlight a chord on a scale.
App is catered more to learning scales than chords but chords are also present and have chord shapes for main chords for 6/7 string guitar, 4/5 string bass and ukulele.


Features:
- 45+ scales (Major scale modes, Harmonic minor scale modes, Melodic minor scale modes, Major/Minor pentatonic, Exotic scales, Bebop scales) and 35+ chords
- Ability to add custom scales and chords
- 1600+ patterns for scales (CAGED, 3 notes per string) and shapes for chords (Triads, Barre, Open, Closed)
- Ability to add custom patterns/shapes
- 35+ tunings
- Interval/Note/Scale/Ear trainer
- Metronome
- Ability to add custom tunings
- Allows to change scale palette and add custom scale palettes
- Allows to change fretboard style and add customs styles
- 4 view modes including (no text, notes, intervals, both notes and intervals)
- Allows to highlight intervals of a scale
- Show/Hide notes outside of scale
- Left handed mode
- Zoom (use pinch gesture to zoom fretboard)
- Play notes (guitar and bass)
- Focus on scale notes only on specific area of a fretboard
- Dark theme



If you have any feature requests or encountered bugs please contact me at nazar.vorotnyak@gmail.com



Terms of Use: https://guitarfretboardapps.com/terms

## Key features

- Learn 45+ scales and 35+ chords
- Add custom scales, chords, and tunings
- Fretboard trainer games (note, interval, scale, ear)
- Customize scale and chord displays
- Metronome included
- Left-handed mode and zoom functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro version | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro version | $17.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 41)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-fretboard-scales/id1623791852/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great App! Fair and Responsive Developer

*2026-08-25*

The free version is great and only requires one ad a DAY. Wanted to write this review just for that alone to support a free app that’s actually usable. Lots of features and customizability. Sometimes I feel there’s too many features/options/buttons cluttered together, but other than that generally great. Thank you!

**Developer response:** Thank you for such a review. Yes, there is some clutter built over the years, it is always a compromise between making it simple for newcomers and having more features for those who already got used to the app and know their way around. The clutter is less scary for the latter. There is a structure to the app and once you see it , it won’t be so hard to navigate. For example the main page: you have menu button, toolbar and the fretboard, three distinct areas, the toolbar has a lot of icons that could be called “clutter” but once you know the most important ones you just ignore the rest for now and learn about them later. There is also a review of almost everything in the Menu -> Video guide to help see what is available and where.

### 5/5 — Extremely helpful app

*2026-08-18*

This is hands down my favorite guitar education app. It is easy to use, many great features and it is absolutely worth the paid subscription. Thank you!!

### 5/5 — Amazing app 9/10

*2026-05-25*

Such a under rated app I love it I use it almost everyday just one thing, I wish in the fretboard it had a mode to show both the flats and sharps and not just one of them as I would like to also memorize both notes names

EX: Ab/G# A  Bb/A# B C

**Developer response:** Thank you, Note trainers have an option “Combine Sharps & Flats” where if you select both C# and Db it will ask you them combined. As for the main fretboard right now there is no option to do that because note names are derived from root note and intervals of a selected scale (one scale may have C#, another Db, for the exact same note). There is an option to make them static (hat icon, in the Menu > Video guide there is a section “Enharmonic settings” where I show how this works) where they will be either all sharps or all flats or whatever else you configure. For this mode I could probably think of something to make it possible to combine for such case. I will do it but unfortunately that will happen later because I am working on bigger features right now and wanna finish them first.

### 5/5 — Essential app for a guitarist

*2026-04-04*

If you are serious about expanding your chord and scale vocabulary, this app is the best. The interface is very flexible and you can customize it to focus on shapes vs intervals. You can customize existing scales and chords and save the new ones. Any tuning you play in can be used within the app. Also chord and scales can be saved as photos. It allows you to quickly input a note progression on one string, and it automatically populates them in the rest, and if it matches an existing scale, it will let you know. To shift the key, all you have to do is select whichever key you want and all the notes adapt to the new key. That’s just to name a few excellent features of this app.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-01-25, version 1.3.15*

Amazing little app. Found it on a  Reddit sub and use it daily for memorizing the notes on the fretboard and caged system. 1 ad per day and you have the choice to pay a 1 time fee of $24. App is very much worth it for anyone learning or want to improve their knowledge.

### 5/5 — Exactly what you are looking for…

*2025-12-31*

Wow! So well designed and carefully considered. Incredibly useful app for learning scales.

### 5/5 — Fabulous

*2025-12-28*

I really enjoy all the small UX and visualization touches. A lot of love went into this app. Very comprehensive and configurable. I’ve gotten a huge amount of value from the pro version.

### 5/5 — Everything you need and more

*2025-11-14*

Greatest app/tool for self-teaching. There’s so much to this app, but it shines in getting you into a state of pattern recognition. I wish you could still buy the pro version instead of a monthly subscription, though.

**Developer response:** Hi, thank you for such a feedback. There is a lifetime option to buy (one time purchase). You maybe missed it. If you decide to purchase lifetime just cancel your subscription, wait for it to expire (one month since the last renewal/purchase) and then you can find Lifetime option. If you just purchased the subscription you may try to refund it (just google how to do it, I can’t issue refunds myself, Apple doesn’t provide such a functionality to devs).

If you have any questions just use Menu -> Report a bug or Menu -> request a feature (it will open email app with my email address pre-filled)

### 5/5 — Swiss Tool for Guitarist/UkuleleLover

*2025-11-05*

Endlich alles in einer App! Akkorde, Skalen, Intervalle für Gitarre, Ukulele, Bass. Saitenzahl und Stimmung ist beliebig anpassbar. Auch die Darstellungsoptionen sind beinahe grenzenlos. Mit eingebautem Metronom das perfekte Übetool!

### 5/5 — Notas

*2025-10-22, version 1.3.11*

Excelente

## Frequently asked questions about Guitar Fretboard

### What does the Guitar Fretboard app do?

This app helps you learn guitar scales and memorize the fretboard. It offers a wide range of interactive games to train your ear, and allows for deep customization of how scales and chords are displayed on the fretboard.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include over 45 scales and 35 chords, the ability to add your own custom scales, chords, and tunings, and various trainer games for notes, intervals, scales, and ear training. It also includes a metronome and customizable fretboard views.

### Is this app free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional content or features. Specific pricing for these purchases can be found within the app itself.

### What instruments and tunings are supported?

The app supports 6/7 string guitar, 4/5 string bass, and ukulele. It comes with over 35 tunings and allows users to add their own custom tunings.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is designed for guitarists and bassists of all skill levels who want to improve their understanding of music theory, learn scales and chords more effectively, and enhance their ear training abilities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.35 — 2026-08-29

Bug fixes

### 1.3.34 — 2026-08-25

Bug fixes

### 1.3.33 — 2026-08-14

Assign palettes to scales. Autorotate fretboard markers using accelerometer setting.

### 1.3.32 — 2026-08-08

Circle of Fifths

### 1.3.31 — 2026-07-20

Extending fretboard under the camera/cutout

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