Comparison

Fretronome vs Guitar Intervals

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

Head to head
About

Fretronome

This app helps guitarists learn fretboard notes and intervals. It visually displays notes and intervals on a fretboard and includes a quiz mode to test knowledge. Support for left-handed players is also available.

Highlights
  • Fretboard note and interval learning
  • Visual note/interval display
  • Quiz mode for skill testing
  • Left-handed guitarist support
Features
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Fretronome is designed for guitarists to support them in learning the notes and intervals on a guitar fretboard. It's pretty simple, with the first button press it selects a note or interval on the fretboard, with the second it displays the name of the note or interval. It also contains a basic quiz mode where you can test your skills Support for left-handed guitarists (Fretronome settings in the iOS settings app)

About

Guitar Intervals

Learn musical intervals on a guitar fretboard. This free app allows you to play notes and explore intervals in standard and drop tunings. It supports both right-handed and left-handed players.

Highlights
  • Interactive guitar fretboard
  • Learn musical intervals
  • Supports standard and drop tunings
  • Right-handed and left-handed modes
  • Play notes on demand
Features
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Guitar Intervals shows you where every musical interval lies on the guitar neck, so you can recognize intervals by sight and by ear, and find them anywhere on the fretboard. Choose a root note and an interval, and the app highlights the root and the interval note on every string. Tap any note to hear how it sounds. FEATURES - 12 intervals, from minor 2nd up to the octave - 12 root notes - 9 tunings: standard, half step down, whole step down, drop tunings and more - Realistic fretboard view - Tap a note to hear it, with real guitar samples - Small download size, works offline WHO IS IT FOR Guitarists who want to understand the fretboard: beginners learning the notes, players who want to build chords and scales from intervals, and anyone training their ear and theory. Knowing intervals is the foundation of chords, scales, melodies and improvisation. Pick an interval, find it on the neck, play it, and the shapes will quickly become familiar. The app is free and supported by ads. Questions or suggestions? Write to us, we read every message.

Screenshots

Fretronome4 screens
Guitar Intervals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fretronome at 63% against Guitar Intervals's 0%. Fretronome also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Guitar Intervals's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Guitar Intervals is free to download; Fretronome costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fretronome holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Fretronome's written reviews are positive against 0% of Guitar Intervals's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fretronome ships an update every 19 months, Guitar Intervals every 109 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Fretronome versus Guitar Intervals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFretronomeGuitar Intervals
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 months — betterEvery 109 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeueinteraktion Design und Systeme GmbHAndrii Pirumov

Customer experience

Fretronome

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Guitar Intervals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fretronome

No in-app purchases

None

Guitar Intervals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fretronome free?
Fretronome costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guitar Intervals free?
Guitar Intervals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fretronome or Guitar Intervals?
Fretronome is rated higher. Fretronome averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Guitar Intervals averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fretronome or Guitar Intervals have ads?
Guitar Intervals shows ads; Fretronome does not.
Which is updated more often, Fretronome or Guitar Intervals?
Fretronome ships an update every 19 months, and Guitar Intervals every 109 months. Most recently, Fretronome was updated on November 6, 2026 and Guitar Intervals on November 4, 2026.

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