Comparison

String Quartet SightRead Tutor vs Fretify

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

String Quartet SightRead Tutor

Learn note placement on string instruments with interactive exercises. Practice sight-reading, ear training, and tuning using your device or real instrument. Supports violin, viola, cello, and double bass with customizable practice modes.

Highlights
  • Instrument fingerboard note placement
  • Sight-reading practice
  • Live instrument recognition
  • Integrated chromatic tuner
  • Multiple quiz and practice modes
  • Customizable practice options
  • Support for 7 notation systems
Features
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Learn fast where to play notes ! For Violin, Viola, Cello and Double-bass. With this staff Notes Sight Read Tutor, you will learn where to play notes on your instrument's fingerboard ! • Violin • Viola • Cello • Double bass Make progress even when you are away from your instrument ! You can also play your real instrument and the application detect the played notes ! Integrated chromatic tuner. Details : • Accelerated training : Notes you know less will be asked more often for you to be able to enhance your sight reading speed. • Choice of notes to practice : choose which strings to pratice, positions among 13 possible ones (from open string to 7th position), flat, sharp. • Choice of clefs to use. • Choice of language among 7 notation systems to display the name of the note to play : Solfège-Latin Si, English B, German H, Byzantine Zo, Japanese Ro, Indian (Hindusthani) Ni, Indian (Carnatic) Kakali Ni • Display of count of good and failed notes. Click on it to reset, or let it reset itself each morning. • Realistic sounds sampled from real instruments. • Sound On / Off. The screen flashes on good answers when the sound is muted. • Interface translated : displayed in English, French, Spanish or Korean depending on the langage of the device. Should you need a translation in another langage, contact me. • 3 Quiz modes and 2 additional modes :  Sight-Read Quiz (touch) : Read the staff note, then touch the right spot on the screen's instrument.  Live Sight-Read (Live) : Read the staff note, then play it using your real instrument. (This mode uses your device's microphone)  Ear-Training (touch) : Listen to the played note, then touch the right spot on the screen's instrument. (Click staff to replay note)  Free-Play (touch) : Touch the screen's instrument. The note will be played and displayed on the staff.  Instrument Tuner (Live) : Integrated tuner : play a note using your real instrument, the note will be displayed on the staff. (This mode uses your device's microphone) • Help system :  possible display of the name of the note to play.  Possible display of notes placements on the fingerboard (the name of the note to play is then displayed with the same color as the note placement)  Possible display of an helping staff with every notes of the fingerboard. In-app purchase : • Full version : no limits, all strings and positions are available + a BIG thanks for your support :o) There is no ads in this application. Confidentiality : In this application, audio recording is only used locally on your phone to detect played note pitch, it is never transmitted outside the app. Have fun at play !

About

Fretify

Features
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Learn the fretboard. Train your ear. Keep your whole playing life in one place. Fretify turns the hardest part of guitar into something you actually want to do every day. A game drills every note on the neck, real tools help you practice, and the gear side keeps track of your instruments and the nights you play them. Whether you picked up the guitar last week or you have been gigging for years, Fretify meets you where you are. LEARN THE FRETBOARD A fast, focused game that drills the neck in both directions. See a fret, name the note. Get a note, find every position. Pick your strings, your fret range, and your tuning, then build the muscle memory that makes everything else easier. Daily streaks keep you coming back. TRAIN FOR REAL Guitar Training and Ear Training take you past guessing. Play along, get instant feedback, and learn to recognize what you hear. This is practice that sticks. CHORDS, SCALES AND THEORY Look up any chord and hear the voicing. Use the Chord Finder to name the notes you pick anywhere on the neck. Explore scales and modes as patterns you can actually see. Build chord progressions and turn them into full songs. A TUNER THAT KEEPS UP Accurate, real-time pitch detection for 6, 7 and 8 string guitars. Standard, Drop D, Drop C, DADGAD, Open G, Open D, half and full step down, plus custom tunings. Your tuner and your games stay in sync with each guitar's setup. A METRONOME THAT GROWS WITH YOU Start with clean time, BPM and time signatures. Then reach for presets, a tempo trainer that speeds up as you play, subdivisions, and sampled drum kits when a click is not enough. YOUR GEAR, YOUR GIGS Track every guitar and every piece of the rig: tuning, setup, string age, service history and what each one cost. Fretify even nudges you when it is time for fresh strings, by days or by sessions, whichever comes first. Log the nights you play, however much of the rig came along. Add the fee, the merch, the fuel and the food, and see what a gig actually paid. Takings shows the month, the running total, where the money goes and which rooms are worth the drive. A map pins everywhere you have played. WHY GUITARISTS CHOOSE FRETIFY Built for every level, from first chord to full set Practice that feels like play, not homework Everything in one app, from the fretboard to the finances Clean, modern design that stays out of your way Free to start. Fretify Pro unlocks every game mode, the full practice and theory tools, the complete metronome, and unlimited gear and gig tracking. Download Fretify and finally know the neck. App Privacy: https://aemmeapps.vercel.app/app/fretify/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://aemmeapps.vercel.app/app/fretify/terms

Screenshots

String Quartet SightRead Tutor4 screens
Fretify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fretify at every 9 days against String Quartet SightRead Tutor's monthly. String Quartet SightRead Tutor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. String Quartet SightRead Tutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fretify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

String Quartet SightRead Tutor ships an update monthly, Fretify every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
String Quartet SightRead Tutor versus Fretify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterString Quartet SightRead TutorFretify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre DupleixAlessandro Manilii

In-app purchases

1 purchases

String Quartet SightRead Tutor

One-time1
  • Full version$3.99
2 purchases

Fretify

Subscriptions1
  • One Year Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fretify Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is String Quartet SightRead Tutor free?
String Quartet SightRead Tutor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fretify free?
Fretify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do String Quartet SightRead Tutor or Fretify have ads?
Neither String Quartet SightRead Tutor nor Fretify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, String Quartet SightRead Tutor or Fretify?
String Quartet SightRead Tutor ships an update monthly, and Fretify every 9 days. Most recently, String Quartet SightRead Tutor was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fretify on October 30, 2026.

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