Fretronome vs Kenopsia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fretboard note and interval learning
- Visual note/interval display
- Quiz mode for skill testing
- Left-handed guitarist support
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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)
Kenopsia
Consolidate all your music from various sources into a single, powerful player. Enjoy audiophile-grade playback with advanced EQ, gapless support, and smart library management. Access your music from local files, cloud storage, servers, and web streams.
- Play from local files, cloud, servers, and streams
- Gapless playback with crossfade
- 10-band parametric EQ with presets
- Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields
- Synced lyrics support
- Tag editor and artwork auto-fetch
- CarPlay and Apple Watch integration
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Kenopsia is a powerful music player that brings all your music together in one place, no matter where it's stored. PLAY FROM ANYWHERE • Local files on your device • Subsonic & Navidrome servers • NAS drives via DLNA/UPnP • iCloud Drive & Backblaze B2 • Apple Music library (via MusicKit) • Web radio streams (SHOUTcast, Icecast, HLS) • Wi-Fi Transfer: drag and drop files from your computer AUDIOPHILE PLAYBACK • Gapless playback with optional crossfade • 10-band parametric EQ with custom presets • ReplayGain / EBU R128 volume normalisation • Support for FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, and M4A YOUR LIBRARY • Browse by artist, album, genre, playlist or folder • Artwork grid or plain list view for artists and albums • Select multiple tracks to add to a playlist or the queue • Duplicate finder - spot songs stored twice and choose which copy to keep SMART FEATURES • Smart playlists with 18 filterable fields • Synced lyrics (LRC format via LRCLIB) • Tag editor for MP3, M4A, FLAC, and Ogg • Album artwork auto-fetch from MusicBrainz • Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling • Listening history and play counts EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • CarPlay - browse albums, artists, genres, playlists and songs, with search and Shuffle All • Apple Watch companion for remote control • Home Screen widget with play/pause • AirPlay and Bluetooth output • Chromecast support • Lock screen and Control Centre integration PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no tracking, no ads • All data stored locally on your device • Credentials in the iOS Keychain only
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kenopsia at Free against Fretronome's $0.99. Kenopsia also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). Fretronome's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, 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
Kenopsia is free to download; Fretronome costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kenopsia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Fretronome ships an update every 19 months, Kenopsia every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fretronome | Kenopsia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neueinteraktion Design und Systeme GmbH | WESTON ANDREW BLIEDEN |
Customer experience
Fretronome
Kenopsia
In-app purchases
Fretronome
No in-app purchases
Kenopsia
No in-app purchases









