Conga Chops vs Fretboard Matrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Conga Chops
This app offers interactive music practice loops with individual instrument control, tempo adjustments, and looping features. It includes PDF transcriptions and exclusive tracks from Grammy-winning musicians for an enhanced learning experience.
- Individual instrument mute, solo, pan, and fade
- Adjustable tempo control
- Looping capabilities
- PDF transcriptions included
- Exclusive practice loops
- High-quality audio stems
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‘Conga Chops Practice Loops - Vol 3' is a MYXSTEM app release, allowing users to completely control the listening experience. The app features mute, solo, pan and fade capabilities for each individual instrument stem, along with tempo control and looping. By adjusting each stem, users can build the perfect mix to play and study along with, an ideal practice tool for all experience levels. This app also includes PDF transcriptions of all of the percussion instruments you’re hearing on the each loop. Volume 2 includes 15 exclusive Practice Loops from CongaChops.com, featuring Grammy Winning musicians. Please see below for the full track listing. 01 - Timba Montuno 1 - 2-3 Clave - 120bpm 02 - Timba Montuno 1 - 2-3 Clave - 130bpm 03 - Funk Groove 1 - 115bpm 04 - Gospel Groove - 120bpm 05 - Modern Montuno 2 - 110bpm 06 - Modern Montuno 2 - 120bpm 07 - Modern Montuno 3 - 110bpm 08 - Modern Montuno 3 - 120bpm 09 - Modern Latin Vamp 1 - 120bpm 10 - Modern Latin Vamp 1 - 140bpm 11 - Modern Latin Vamp 2 - 110bpm 12 - Modern Latin Vamp 2 - 120bpm 13 - Modern Latin Vamp 3 - 110bpm 14 - Modern Latin Vamp 3 - 120bpm 15 - Palmieri Montuno 2 - 110bpm 16 - Palmieri Montuno 2 - 120bpm 17 - Up-Tempo Montuno - 130bpm 18 - Up-Tempo Montuno - 150bpm
Fretboard Matrix
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Fretboard Matrix requires Fretboard Matrix Pro to use. Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Every feature described below is part of Pro. Most guitarists practice the same handful of shapes for years. Fretboard Matrix exists to break that loop. Choose a key, a scale, and how many notes per string to use, and it finds melodic shapes that fit those constraints anywhere on the neck. Not scale diagrams to memorise. Playable melodic shapes you have probably never put your fingers on. HOW IT WORKS Set the root and the scale, then set two constraints: how many notes fall on each string, and the widest fret span your hand can reach. Press Generate. Every shape it returns is playable within those limits, so nothing it gives you is a stretch you cannot make. Skip a string entirely, mix two notes on one string with three on the next, or widen the span and watch shapes appear that were impossible a moment ago. EIGHTEEN SCALES Major and Major Pentatonic. Minor, Locrian, and Dominant sharp 9 Pentatonics. Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Major, and Melodic Minor sharp 5. Augmented, Whole Tone, and both Diminished scales. Messiaen modes 3 through 7. All scales can be viewed in all 12 keys, with a full 12- or 24-fret mapping of the scale across the guitar neck. PRACTICE IT Loop a shape at any tempo with a metronome. Or move it: - Diatonic: the same shape walked up through every degree of the key - Cycle of fifths: the same shape through all twelve keys - Positions: the same idea rebuilt in different regions of the neck The neck follows along note by note as it plays, and the view moves to the next position just before it sounds, so you are reading ahead instead of catching up. READ WHAT YOU PLAY Every shape comes with standard notation and tablature, side by side, highlighted in time with the audio. KEEP WHAT YOU FIND Save any shape to your library with a name and come back to it later. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No tracking. No network requests at all. Everything you make stays on your device. Built for guitarists who would like a practice tool to explore new shapes, scales, and possibilities. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Fretboard Matrix Pro unlocks the entire app. Choose one: - Pro Annual: $29.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial - Pro Monthly: $3.99 per month - Pro Lifetime: $59.99 once, no subscription Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel at any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. The lifetime unlock is a single payment and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://willross864.github.io/fretboard-matrix-site/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fretboard Matrix at Free against Conga Chops's $14.99. Fretboard Matrix also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Conga Chops's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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
Fretboard Matrix is free to download; Conga Chops costs $14.99 up front. Fretboard Matrix sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Conga Chops asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Conga Chops | Fretboard Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 525 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Myxstem | WILLIAM JACOB ROSS |
In-app purchases
Conga Chops
No in-app purchases
Fretboard Matrix
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$59.99
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