Fretboard Learning vs TV Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fretboard Learning
Master the guitar fretboard with interactive games and comprehensive learning tools. Practice your ear, learn hundreds of chords and scales, and customize your learning experience with various tunings and modes. Track your progress with detailed statistics and explore music harmony.
- Educational games for fretboard notes
- Learn over 500 chords
- Master all scales in different boxes
- Customizable tunings
- Left-handed mode
- Interactive Circle of Fifths
- Metronome
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Are you new to the guitar? Or maybe you're a seasoned player who's looking for a little help getting your ear back in shape. Either way, Fretboard Learning is your best bet for learning the notes on your guitar. Fretboard Learning offers the best educational games to learn the notes on your guitar. You can practice your musical ear, learn more than 500 chords all over the fretboard, learn all scales in all the different boxes, and customize your experience by selecting your favorite tuning or creating a new one of your own! Left-handed mode is also available. The app includes: - Differents game modes - More than 500 chords all over the fretboard - All scales in all the differents boxes - Custom tunings or create your own - Left handed mode - Different notes notation - Circle of fifths: an interactive and fun tool to explore music harmony - Metronome - Statistics of your results - Detailed heat map of the fretboard
TV Wars
Manage your own television network, creating custom shows and competing against rivals for top ratings. Make strategic programming decisions, renew or cancel shows, and capitalize on trends to build your TV empire.
- Create custom TV shows
- Compete against 80+ networks
- Strategic programming decisions
- Renew or cancel shows
- Story arc strategy
- Capitalize on season trends
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Introducing TV Wars: Primetime Simulator – where you become the mastermind behind your very own television network! Take charge as either a broadcast station or a cable network, and engage in fierce competition with over 80 networks, all vying for the top spot in your coveted timeslot. Key Features • Create Your Own TV Shows: Craft your TV empire from the ground up by customizing every aspect, from titles and themes to budgets and casts! • Sweeps Battle: Race to claim the coveted number one position during the critical sweeps periods. • Programming Choices: Make crucial decisions about your content by scheduling reruns or airing brand-new episodes. It's your network – you call the shots! • Renew or Cancel: Determine the fate of your shows, whether to give them a green light for another season or pull the plug. • Story Arc Strategy: Select the perfect story arcs for your TV programs, but choose wisely, as certain combinations yield higher ratings than others. • Season Trends: Capitalize on the latest trends with special holiday-themed episodes that give your ratings a significant boost! • Ongoing Updates: TV Wars is continually evolving with frequent game updates, bringing even more exciting features to the table. And we're committed to delivering more updates throughout 2024 – stay tuned! Follow Us Twitter @tvwarsprimetime Instagram @tvwarsprimetime Forum at https://www.forum.musicwars.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Fretboard Learning at none against TV Wars's shown. Fretboard Learning also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 50%). TV Wars's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Fretboard Learning sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and TV Wars sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fretboard Learning against 4.7 for TV Wars. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 485 and 707 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Fretboard Learning's written reviews are positive against 50% of TV Wars's.
Fretboard Learning ships an update every 3 days, TV Wars every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fretboard Learning | TV Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (485 ratings) | 4.7 (707 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 485 | 707 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mustapha AOUAS | Music Wars LLC |
Customer experience
Fretboard Learning
TV Wars
User reviews
Fretboard Learning
From 485 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎮 Fun and engaging game mechanics
- 💰 Affordable one-time purchase ($10 lifetime)
- 🔒 Strong privacy policy and ethical practices
- ⚡ Effective fretboard learning tool
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound feature produces generic beep instead of guitar notes
- 🐛 Audio identify-by-sound feature frequently non-functional
- 💳 Confusing pricing model and subscription confusion
- 🔐 Left-handed mode locked behind paywall
- 📱 Vertical-only orientation doesn't match guitar playing position
TV Wars
From 707 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 🎨 Creative show creation
- 🤖 Interesting AI-generated content
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🕰️ Repetitive gameplay loop
- 💰 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🔍 Lack of diversity in generated characters
Bugs and requests
Fretboard Learning
Reported bugs
9 issues- Identify by sound produces no audio or disturbing beep sound
- Notes on lower half of fretboard not selectable
- Missing button for sharps/flats (D# not available when shown)
- Low E string gets stuck on D in custom tuning setup
- Broken links to Twitter and website in about section
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- Screen cutoff in horizontal orientation
- Enharmonic errors in some scales
- Pro access lost after app reinstall
- Incorrect answer options not provided for some questions
Requested features
14 requests- Octave differentiation (C1, C2, C3, etc.)
- Support for different number of strings and instruments (bass)
- Actual guitar note sounds instead of generic beep
- Horizontal/landscape orientation support
- Ability to select specific frets and notes in all game modes
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- Single string isolation practice mode
- Backing tracks for practice
- CAGED system mapping
- Unlimited practice mode option
- Show correct answer after wrong selection
- Chord support for alternate tunings
- Share button for scales and chords
- Full fretboard view with scrolling instead of limited sections
- Customizable game progression pace
TV Wars
Reported bugs
4 issues- Episodes disappearing or not airing correctly
- Game freezing when progressing to the next week
- Issues with saving and loading progress
- Problems with show scheduling and management
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to create custom characters
- Crossover and cliffhanger features
- More control over show scheduling and programming
- Autosave functionality
- Background music and sound effects
In-app purchases
Fretboard Learning
- All Access Package$1.491 Month
- All Access Package$9.99
TV Wars
- Cash 5M$2.99
- Cash 10M$4.99
- Cash 25M$7.99
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- A.I. Tokens - 250$9.99
- Cash 50M$11.99
- Demo Pass$14.99
- Story Arc Pass$14.99
- Cash 100M$18.99
- Launch Bundle$19.99
- A.I. Tokens - 1000$19.99
- Cash 250M$24.99
- Cash 500M$34.99
- Cash 1B$59.99
Questions
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