# RiffAlly Scales — Guitar scales made visual

> Guitar scales made visual (iPhone/iPad app by Fernando Lanner Cardoso.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riffally-scales/id6806687459 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fernando Lanner Cardoso](https://appshunter.io/developer/6806420473)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-10
- Data updated: 2026-10-01

## What is RiffAlly Scales?

See the scale. Hear its character. Find it on the guitar.

RiffAlly Scales is a focused visual and listening companion for guitarists. Explore 56 scales across seven musical families, transpose them to any of 12 roots, and connect their sound with the notes on your fretboard.

SCALE ATLAS

• Browse essentials, major modes, minor systems, pentatonic and blues, symmetrical, bebop, and world or historical scales
• Search by name, alias, musical character, or interval formula
• Open a scale directly on the fretboard

SEE AND HEAR THE SCALE

• Hear a scale ascend and descend with one tap
• Follow a white ring as it highlights the exact string and fret being sounded
• Hear a playable octave near your current neck position
• Swipe directly along the neck from open strings through fret 24, with six fret positions visible at a time
• Swipe left for higher frets and right for lower frets, or use position shortcuts
• Switch between note names and scale degrees
• Find root notes by their distinctive diamond shape

GUIDED LESSONS

• Start with From minor to blues: compare minor, pentatonic, and blues while keeping A as home
• See removed notes and the added blue note, then hear the difference
• Explore how C major and A minor share notes but have different home notes
• Keep your neck position while comparing lesson stages
• Open lesson notes and practice suggestions when you want more guidance

MOOD LAB

• Compare D Dorian and D Aeolian
• Watch B natural become B-flat while the other scale tones stay fixed
• Hear the change and try both sounds over a D minor chord

YOUR FRETBOARD

• Choose Light maple, Medium walnut, or Dark ebony
• One saved appearance setting updates the fretboards throughout the app
• New installations start with Dark ebony; existing saved choices are preserved

All scale-learning and listening features work offline. No RiffAlly account is required. There are no ads or analytics. Optional, repeatable one-time tips support development and unlock no features; they are not subscriptions. Apple handles purchases, which require an App Store connection. The optional RiffAlly app-discovery and support links also use the internet.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Supporter tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Generous tip | $9.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-09-17

• A more prominent, physical-style Hear scale button makes listening easier to discover.
• Follow each sounded note with synchronized fretboard highlighting in Map, Guided Lessons, and Mood Lab.
• Swipe directly across the fretboard from open strings through fret 24, with six fret positions visible at a time.
• Explore the same horizontal neck in Map, Guided Lessons, and Mood Lab.
• Keep your position while hearing scales, changing labels, and comparing lesson stages.
• Enjoy clearer note outlines and a Dark ebony default, while retaining your saved wood choice.
• Updated guidance for fretboard navigation, including VoiceOver position adjustment.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-11

• Hear scales with one-tap ascending and descending playback.
• Explore guided lessons for minor, pentatonic, blues, and relative major/minor sounds.
• Enjoy shared wooden fretboards with a saved Light, Medium, or Dark finish.
• See 12-fret diagrams in Guided Lessons, opening with the Blues example.
• Find optional one-time tips in Information & Support. All learning features remain available without a tip.
• Updated RiffAlly Scales icon.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-11

No release notes.

## More apps by Fernando Lanner Cardoso

- [RiffAlly Metronome](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riffally-metronome/id6806420471)
- [RiffAlly Harmony](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riffally-harmony/id6806707329)
- [RiffAlly Jam: Guitar Practice](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riffally-jam-guitar-practice/id6807209960)
- [RiffAlly Slowdown](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riffally-slowdown/id6808108610)
- [RiffAlly Loop](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riffally-loop/id6809630684)

All apps by Fernando Lanner Cardoso: https://appshunter.io/developer/6806420473

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