# GuitarNotes - Master Fretboard — user reviews

> 54 indexed App Store user reviews of GuitarNotes by 小舟 苏, rated 4.70/5 from 221 ratings.

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- Rating breakdown: 5★ 185 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 8

## What do users think of GuitarNotes?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Highly customizable practice
- 💰 Affordable price point
- 🧠 Effective for memorization
- ✅ Intuitive and easy to use
- 💡 Well-programmed and brilliant
- 🚀 Fast progress and improvement
- 💯 Best fretboard app available
- ✨ Clear graphics and interface
- 🗣️ Audible note calls helpful
- 🧰 Great practice tool
- 🎯 Focus on specific areas
- 🔄 Repetitive practice beneficial
- 🌟 Highly recommended
- ⏱️ Short drills fit into day
- 🗣️ Reinforces learning with sound

**Cons**

- 🐌 App is unbearably slow (post-update)
- ⚫ Boring black and white interface
- 📉 Downgraded after redesign
- 🐛 Notes are incorrect on some strings
- 🚫 No sound
- 📱 Not working properly on iPhone 6s
- ❌ Numbers splash on screen
- ❓ Tuning is off
- 🎛️ Difficulty limiting frets
- 😵 Eye strain from colors/spacing
- 🚫 No fret number display
- 🙅‍♀️ Can't turn off voice

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App is unbearably slow after update v3
- Notes are incorrect on some strings (iPhone 6s)
- No sound
- App doesn't work properly on iPhone 6s
- Numbers splash up on screen and can't be removed
- Tuning is off
- Cannot count frets without losing track or getting eye strain
- No way to make fret numbers display
- Download issues initially
- Reinstalling after factory reset requires payment again

**Most requested features**

- Visualize notes by mistakes
- Sort by most mistaken notes
- Completely turn off timer
- Freeplay mode
- Alternate tunings (drop D, DADGAD)
- Support for 24 frets
- Chord function
- Scales and triads
- Chords
- Automatic playback of continuous notes
- App recognizes notes via sound
- Change tuning (half step down)
- Turn off voice speaking letters
- Support for iOS 11
- Limit number of frets
- Alternate orientation for one-handed use
- Option to prevent accidental hits on turned-off notes
- Visual options for the neck
- Tones to accompany notes
- Fret spacing more consistent with actual guitar
- Fret numbers display
- Graphic changes for eye strain
- Ability to limit fretboard breadth displayed

## Newest reviews (13 of 54)

### 5/5 — 方便

*2020-03-30*

可以方便学习

### 5/5 — The BEST Fretboard App.!

*2020-03-11*

I have several app’s for learning the fretboard, but this has been the most helpful one, by far. Very well programmed and intuitive. I’m amazed at how quickly it has helped me to learn the fretboard. I would definitely recommend for anyone learning guitar. I would also highly recommend using the Settings to focus on just a few notes/frets at a time, and build from there, as you will learn much faster that way. 

Two things I would love to see in a future update, which could make this even better:
1) a “freeplay” mode where you can just toggle any note of the fretboard - as many as you want to, with no time limit. This would allow you to focus in on any chord, scale, or fret you wanted to, and see all its notes at once. 
2) alternate tunings - at least the most common ones like drop D and DADGAD

Thanks for a great app!

### 5/5 — Best app for learning the notes of the neck

*2020-03-02*

Works really well and is very easy to use.

### 5/5 — Great program

*2019-11-24*

Easy to use, challenging and fun. Highly recommended to learn the guitar notes on the fretboard.

### 5/5 — 建议

*2019-10-06*

如果能提高到24品，再加入和弦功能就更好了！！！期待

### 5/5 — Great fretboard practice app

*2019-09-23, version 2.1.1*

I downloaded every Fret board app I could find and this by far the best !!!

### 5/5 — a good app for learning notes

*2019-06-29*

A good straight forward app with logical functionality, the whole fretboard & notes are also clearly visible.

### 5/5 — Excellent results, simple and easy to use.  Worth many more times than the price.

*2019-06-07*

Excellent results, simple and easy to use. Worth many more times than the price I suggest it to anyone

### 5/5 — Great app

*2019-05-19, version 2.1.1*

I would like to see scales and triads.  Maybe chords or something as well

### 5/5 — 666

*2019-04-16*

试用过多个练习找指板音名的app，这个app最大的优点是全指板展示，让你在找音名的同时，对该音名在吉他指板精确的位置有个直观的展示

### 5/5 — Perfect !!

*2018-09-08, version 2.1.1*

Just what I was looking for to help me memorize the fretboard with fun

### 5/5 — 提个建议

*2018-08-30*

增加一个自动播放连续音名，练琴的时候跟着app弹，或者app能通过声音识别音名连续播放与弹奏

### 5/5 — Outstanding app - highly configurable

*2018-08-21*

This is exactly what I was looking for. My fretboard mastery has skyrocketed over the past several weeks, more so than the last 6 months.

Mix up the strings and the positions strategically, and watch your knowledge and comfort level explode. I’m doing 4-5 three minute sessions a day and am blown away by my progress.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — USED to be great

*2023-11-22*

This app used to be really great, but the update to version 3 completely killed it.  It’s unbearably slow now, taking forever to register what note I’m choosing.  It’s almost painful.  Feels like there’s a massive amount of latency.  I don’t recommend it, which is too bad, because it used to be about perfect.

### 1/5 — Downgraded

*2023-11-19, version 3.1*

Boring black and white interface. Only guess one string at a time. Definitely a downgrade.

### 1/5 — Better before the redesign

*2023-07-29*

Much preferred the old version before it was redesigned. It gave me exactly what I needed to practice. Sorry - it was the best I’d come across and you should have left it alone.

### 1/5 — Don’t buy.

*2019-02-01, version 2.1.1*

Has no sound. App doesn’t seem to work properly on 6s!!!!! Not impressed. Numbers splash up on screen which you can’t removed/ play through. Needs a refresh button/ next note.

### 1/5 — Not for iPhone 6s

*2018-11-29, version 2.1.1*

Doesn’t work properly on iPhone 6s. Useless purchase.

### 1/5 — Would be great but notes are wrong

*2018-09-08, version 2.1.1*

This would be great if it worked properly. The low E string is correct and the rest of the strings are not. Working with an iPhone 6s. The interface is intuitive but with the notes placed incorrectly this is worthless. Bummed.

### 1/5 — Tuning off?

*2018-03-02, version 2.0*

Why is the tuning off?

5th Fret Low E String is definitely an A you have it as an A#

### 2/5 — Strings and fret colors cause eye strain

*2012-03-27, version 1.0*

Not a bad app. however, the strings and fret colors are too close and a bright silver. So you end up in this tightly packed grid of criss crossing silver lines that is so close together you can't count frets without losing track or getting eye strain. Also, there appears to be no way to make fret numbers display.
There are better options..but this app has great potential with a few graphic changes and the ability to limit the breadth of the fretboard displayed.

### 3/5 — 下载有问题

*2016-12-08*

一开始下载不了必须回复才开始数据传输

### 4/5 — Great flashcard app for learning fretboard

*2024-07-07*

One feature request: can we vizualize all the notes on the fretboard by how many times we got them wrong or choose to sort the most mistaken notes first?

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 好

*2026-08-19*

好

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2024-03-11*

Exactly what I needed for for a bargain price.
It lets you pick exactly what you want to study. You can narrow down the exact area you want to focus on.
The only suggestion I have is let us, completely turn off the timer.
Great product.

### 5/5 — Best practice app for remembering notes

*2023-06-27, version 2.1.1*

H

### 5/5 — Best fretboard app!

*2022-04-20*

If you are looking to master the guitar fretboard then you must consider this app. Not only is it affordable but the best feature is that it is fully customizable, allowing you to focus and select a string, fret, notes etc. This app definitely helped me on my journey to master the fretboard and has my unreserved recommendation!

### 5/5 — Very helpful and kinda fun!

*2022-01-13*

For the money I’m happy to be learning the fretboard after all these years. Just like anything else it takes time to learn but I think it will be worth it once it’s etched in my brain.

### 5/5 — Very impressed

*2022-01-10*

Works great and the two programs really help the brain to memorise the fretboard in 2 different ways which consolidate the overall picture. Only been using it for 2 days and already seeing a massive improvement thanks to the way the app quizzes you! Thank you for coming up with this brilliant app

### 5/5 — Quality App

*2021-12-31*

Great interface. Useable. Learning is reinforced by the correct note being named and played back to you when you get the answer correct. I’ve tried most of these fretboard apps and find this one to be the best.

### 5/5 — A must if you plan to solo

*2020-11-18, version 2.1.1*

A must if you plan to solo

### 5/5 — Love the app!

*2020-07-10*

Is there a way to change tuning? I typically play a half step down, just wondering if this will be updated, thanks!

### 5/5 — Perfect, repetitive and exactly what I needed.

*2020-05-25*

Love it, repetitive and alloys you to practice over and over. Great price point too.

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