Quaver vs Fret Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quaver
This tool assists recording engineers and composers by calculating essential musical parameters. It helps synchronize audio by determining delay times and oscillator frequencies based on tempo. Additionally, it identifies note frequencies and constructs scales with their key signatures.
- Tempo-based delay time calculation
- Oscillator frequency matching
- Note to fundamental frequency conversion
- Scale note identification
- Key signature visualization
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Quaver is a musical calculator and look-up tool for recording engineers and composers. It can calculate the delay times and oscillator frequencies that match a given tempo to help keep things in sync. Its pitch tool can tell you the fundamental frequency of any note in the MIDI range - or perform the reverse calculation. Finally, the scale tool can tell you the notes that make up a given scale and draw the key signature.
Fret Master
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Stop counting up and down your fretboard, trying to learn the notes on your guitar. Stop using patterns and shapes to identify your notes. I did for years and went through app after app in the hope something would help me. I couldn't find one that me "learn the fretboard cold" - as Steve Vai advises! - so I built my own and used it. Now I finally know all my notes. Become a Fret Master and FINALLY learn the notes of your fretboard - you won't regret it! Get down the location of the note in your mind and then get it on your fretboard. Fret Master challenges you, with your guitar to memorise the notes and if you really can't find the note - the app offers a gentle reminder. You'll find as you use the app that your memory of the location of the notes will really improve and your knowledge of the fretboard. The app also tests your chord knowledge, knowledge of the Major and Minor Diatonic and Pentatonic scales, and Root notes for soloing - use the app however you wish to achieve your guitar journey goals! Each test offers handy visual reminders should your memory need a prompt. Make Fret Master part of your practice sessions! What you will revise and learn: - All the notes on the fretboard with your guitar in hand - Your memory of the notes - Major and Minor Diatonic (for the purpose of note learning) - Minor and Major Pentatonic (for the purpose of note learning) - Essential chords - Essential Seventh Chords - E Shape Barre Chords - A Shape Barre Chords. Features - Various timer settings, including a no timer option - Handy visual reminders of chords, note positions and scale patterns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Quaver at 15.6 against Fret Master's 18.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Quaver costs $0.99 and Fret Master $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quaver ships an update every 14 months, Fret Master every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quaver | Fret Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mara Flint | Hardi Darweish |
In-app purchases
Quaver
No in-app purchases
Fret Master
No in-app purchases
