Fretronome vs moForte Guitar
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)
moForte Guitar
This virtual guitar app uses physical modeling to replicate the expressive sound and performance techniques of a real electric guitar. It offers a vast chord library, customizable effects, and recording capabilities for musicians.
- Physical modeling sound engine
- Strumming and PowerChord modes
- Modeled feedback and distortion
- 9,500+ chords
- Customizable effects chain
- Recording and sharing performances
- Chart creation tool
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The Classic moForte Guitar, introduced in 2012, is the first virtual guitar based on modeling the physics and performance techniques of the guitar. Because the moForte Guitar is modeled rather than based on playing back samples, the performance experience is uniquely expressive and interactive. Based on based on the Physical Modeling research of Dr. Julius O. Smith III of Stanford/CCRMA. Features include: - Strumming and PowerChord modes. - Modeled feedback and distortion like a real metal guitar. - A selection of models for popular types of electric guitars. - Recording and sharing of performances. - 9,500+ chords. - Powerful authoring tool for chart creation - supports custom chords and effect presets. - Modeled guitar articulations including: harmonics, pinch harmonics, slides, palm muting, string scraping, damping and auto-strum. - Fully programmable effects chain including: distortion, compression, wah, auto wah, 4-band parametric EQ, phaser, flanger, reverb and amplifier. iOS/iPadOS 13.7 or better
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: moForte Guitar at 5.0 against Fretronome's 3.7. moForte Guitar also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 63%). Fretronome's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, 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
Fretronome costs $0.99 and moForte Guitar $3.99 up front. moForte Guitar sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Fretronome asks for nothing beyond the download.
moForte Guitar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. 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 76% of moForte Guitar's.
Fretronome ships an update every 19 months, moForte Guitar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fretronome | moForte Guitar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neueinteraktion Design und Systeme GmbH | moForte.com |
Customer experience
Fretronome
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In-app purchases
Fretronome
No in-app purchases
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