Fender Play vs Napoleon's Eagles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fender Play
Learn guitar, bass, or ukulele with guided video lessons, song tutorials, and practice tools. This app offers a personalized learning path for beginners and intermediate players, featuring feedback technology and a supportive community.
- Guided learning paths
- 3000+ bite-sized video lessons
- Extensive song library
- Integrated lesson feedback
- Practice tools (metronome, looping)
- Community support
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Fender Play® is your one-stop online guitar teacher for starting your guitar, bass, or ukulele learning journey. Start for free. Play for life. Created by the most trusted name in music; you can expect a robust, guided learning path to jumpstart your playing ability as a beginner or intermediate player. Whether you’re learning to play your favorite songs, building a healthy habit, or finding a new creative outlet — we’ve got you covered! Learn to play guitar with the industry's elite instructors and over 3000+ bite-sized video lessons, with chords, scales, songs and riffs that you can practice at your own pace. Play your way with Fender Play. How Does It Work? EXTENSIVE MUSIC LIBRARY Play songs by your favorite artists with our 1000+ song library! Fender Play helps you to master the chords, techniques and guitar scales to play songs from your favorite artists, including: "Come As You Are" - Nirvana "when the party's over" - Billie Eillish "Red" - Taylor Swift "Good Riddance (Time of Our Lives) - Green Day "Paint it Black" - The Rolling Stones "Master of Puppets" - Metallica QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCE Guided Learning Tools - Begin playing in a few short lessons with learning, practice and feedback activities. Bite-Sized, Quality Lesson Videos - Top quality lessons from our experienced instructors help show you a unique hands-on perspective, breaking down each skill, riff or popular song. Personalized Learning Path - Choose your instrument and your favorite genre to customize your learning experience. Integrated Lesson Feedback - Cutting-edge listening technology by MatchMySound helps to assess your playing, give you feedback and help improve your score. No Ads - Enjoy consistent and quality lessons, free of ads or other distractions. INNOVATIVE PRACTICE TOOLS Practice Mode - Built-in metronome and tempo control to help you learn timing. Reminders - Set practice reminders to prioritize practicing in a way that fits your schedule. Tone Integration - Tap into amp presets that work with select Fender amps to get the right tone to sound like your favorite artists. Practice Features for All - Scrolling tablature, chord charts, chord drills, backing & isolated tracks, looping, tuning, metronome and more. COMMUNITY & MOTIVATION Highly Supportive Community - Live instructor office hours, giveaways and more are here to help you feel supported and motivated to stick with your instrument. Streaks - Keep your streak going by practicing every week! Backing Tracks - Feel like you’re jamming with a full band, even if you’re practicing alone. Chord Challenge - Master chord transitions and improve finger dexterity. Beat your own high score by increasing the speed and tempo of chords from your favorite songs. Simply download the Fender Play app and learn to play guitar on your iPhone, iPad, or iOS device and get started learning how to play guitar today! Download the Fender Play learning app and get 14 days free. Get 10% off Fender gear (and other added perks) all year long with an Annual Plan or 10% off your next order with a Monthly Plan. Discount only applies to Fender products in the U.S., UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Australia. -- Terms of Use: https://www.fender.com/play/pages/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.fender.com/pages/privacy-center
Napoleon's Eagles
Experience the Napoleonic Wars in this grand strategy simulation. Command armies, navies, and leaders across detailed hex maps with varied terrain and weather. Engage in diverse warfare, from pitched battles to amphibious assaults, and manage production for reinforcements.
- Grand strategic simulation
- Varied hex maps with weather zones
- Multiple historical powers and nations
- Diverse unit types and leaders
- Turn-based gameplay with distinct phases
- Historical scenarios and grand campaign
- Cross-platform multiplayer and solo play
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The game is a grand strategic simulation of the Napoleonic Wars, derived from a masterpiece boardgame by Marc McLaughlin. SCALE - Varied Hex maps with a scale of 40 miles per hex, weather zones, major cities for production and victory. - 6 Major Powers, playable inside Pro or Anti-French Alliance, dozens of minor nations and powers. - 5 different types of infantry, 3 of cavalry, all rated for their morale (i.e. quality) levels - Warship or Transport naval squadrons - All main historical leaders present - March to the sounds of guns, conduct forced marches, fight pitched battles, entrench your armies, lay siege, and engage in amphibious, economic, and guerrilla warfare - Production system for the grand campaign to create your own reinforcements - Turn-based system, scale of one month per turn, with different phases: Attrition, Alliance, Reinforcements, Movement and Combat. An elegant, easy-to-understand on-screen guide that will walk you through every sequence of play and help you better understand the nuances and depth of choices and strategies available. SCENARIOS PLAYABLE AGAINST AI + cross-platform Multiplayer + Full solo - THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN OF 1796–97 - THE ARMY OF THE ORIENT, BONAPARTE IN EGYPT 1798–99 - MARENGO: 1800 - THE SUN OF AUSTERLITZ — 1805 - NAPOLEON’S APOGEE: 1806–1807 - WAGRAM — 1809 - THE CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA — 1812 - NAPOLEON AT BAY — 1814 - THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN — 1815 NO AI YET (Multiplayer or full solo) - STRUGGLE OF NATIONS — 1813 - THE PENINSULAR WAR: 1808–1814 - SPAIN: 1811–1814 - THE FINAL GLORY: 1812–1814 - THE GRAND CAMPAIGN GAME – WAR AND PEACE 1805-1815: a complete campaign covering the entire Napoleonic Wars, with production, diplomacy, foreign wars, land and naval warfare. Napoleon's Eagles is more than just a simple digital port of a board game; it is also a labor of love by an international team of historians and wargamers for whom this game is THE game on the Napoleonic Wars. Many improvement and extra content are foreseen. Do not hesitate to leave a review with your wishes. Game available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fender Play at Free against Napoleon's Eagles's $9.99. Fender Play also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (61K vs 16). Napoleon's Eagles's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 51%) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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
Fender Play is free to download; Napoleon's Eagles costs $9.99 up front. Fender Play sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Napoleon's Eagles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fender Play holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fender Play has 61K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Fender Play's written reviews are positive against 88% of Napoleon's Eagles's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fender Play ships an update monthly, Napoleon's Eagles every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fender Play | Napoleon's Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (61K ratings) — better | 3.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #92 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 685 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fender Digital | Cyril Jarnot |
Customer experience
Fender Play
Napoleon's Eagles
Bugs and requests
Fender Play
Reported bugs
4 issues- Subscription renewal and login problems
- Inconsistent lesson progress tracking
- Feedback mode not working reliably
- App crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add left-handed support
- Improve chord chart and tab visibility
- Synchronize video with chord/tab display
- Implement real-time feedback and progress tracking
- Expand song library and include more advanced material
Napoleon's Eagles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fender Play
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
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- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Annual Plan14 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Annual Plan14 Days trial$74.991 Year
- All Access Annual Plan14 Days trial$74.991 Year
- Annual Plan14 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Annual Plan$89.991 Year
- Annual Plan14 Days trial$149.991 Year
Napoleon's Eagles
- Kosciuszko$1.99
- La Marseillaise (1792) + Fog of War$2.99
- La Marseillaise (1792)$2.99
Questions
Is Fender Play free?
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