Fret Learning vs Guitar Scales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fret Learning
Master fretboard note recognition for guitar, bass, and ukulele. Learn note names vertically across frets or practice random recall to quickly identify any note on the fingerboard. Ideal for music theory and improvisation students.
- Fretboard note memorization
- Supports guitar, bass, ukulele
- Beginner vertical learning mode
- Advanced random recall mode
- Improvisation and music theory aid
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This app is an app to help you memorize the note names on the frets (fingerboards) of stringed instruments such as guitars. Supported instruments are guitar, bass and ukulele. (If you have an instrument that you would like to support, please contact support Please. ) It is an ideal app for those who want to grasp the note name of the fingerboard by learning music theory or improvisation! How to use First, let's roughly learn each fret vertically at the beginner level. (It is effective to refer to the fifth circle of hints) Once you have learned it to some extent, let's learn it randomly at the advanced level. Let's do it until we can directly answer which string and which fret is XX!
Guitar Scales
Visualize scales on your instrument's fretboard for guitar, bass, and ukulele. Explore over 48 built-in scales, create your own, and customize tunings. Practice solos or simply play along with interactive note playback.
- Visualize scales on fretboard
- Supports guitar, bass, ukulele
- Over 48 built-in scales
- Create custom scales
- Customizable instrument tunings
- Interactive note playback
- Left-handed mode
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Guitar Scales + is the easiest way to see scales on the fretboard while playing guitar, bass and ukulele. You can choose from over 48 build in scales, create your own and customize the tuning of your instrument. With excelent playback support, you can work out solos, or just play around on the fretboard. Whether you are are a beginner, want to learn music theory, or are a veteran player, Guitar Scales +is the perfect app for you. FEATURES - Show any scale in any key on the fretboard - Supports guitar, bass and ukulele - See over 48 build in scales - Create your own scales - Choose different tunings or create your own - Support for tunings with more strings - Change to left handed fretboard - Dynamic number of frets - Show intervals and octaves for every note - Choose which accidentals should be shown - Play any scale by tapping the notes - Supports multiple guitar sounds (nylon, steel, clean, jazz, overdrive, distortion) - Supports multiple bass sounds (finger, pick, acoustic) - Support for dark and light mode SUPPORT Please feel free to contact me any time if you have questions or suggestions. Alos, leave a rating if you like the app, it means a lot to me! support@getstringtheory.com TERMS & PRIVACY https://www.getstringtheory.app/terms.html https://www.getstringtheory.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fret Learning at none against Guitar Scales's 2. Fret Learning also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). Guitar Scales's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, rating and device support 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
Both are free to download. Guitar Scales sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Fret Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fret Learning against 4.9 for Guitar Scales. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Scales has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Fret Learning's written reviews are positive against 75% of Guitar Scales's.
Fret Learning ships an update every 5 months, Guitar Scales every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fret Learning | Guitar Scales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dotpico Inc. | Denis Andrasec |
Customer experience
Fret Learning
Guitar Scales
In-app purchases
Fret Learning
No in-app purchases
Guitar Scales
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
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