Comparison

Fretify vs DroPilot Modes

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

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About

Fretify

Features
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Learn the fretboard. Train your ear. Keep your whole playing life in one place. Fretify turns the hardest part of guitar into something you actually want to do every day. A game drills every note on the neck, real tools help you practice, and the gear side keeps track of your instruments and the nights you play them. Whether you picked up the guitar last week or you have been gigging for years, Fretify meets you where you are. LEARN THE FRETBOARD A fast, focused game that drills the neck in both directions. See a fret, name the note. Get a note, find every position. Pick your strings, your fret range, and your tuning, then build the muscle memory that makes everything else easier. Daily streaks keep you coming back. TRAIN FOR REAL Guitar Training and Ear Training take you past guessing. Play along, get instant feedback, and learn to recognize what you hear. This is practice that sticks. CHORDS, SCALES AND THEORY Look up any chord and hear the voicing. Use the Chord Finder to name the notes you pick anywhere on the neck. Explore scales and modes as patterns you can actually see. Build chord progressions and turn them into full songs. A TUNER THAT KEEPS UP Accurate, real-time pitch detection for 6, 7 and 8 string guitars. Standard, Drop D, Drop C, DADGAD, Open G, Open D, half and full step down, plus custom tunings. Your tuner and your games stay in sync with each guitar's setup. A METRONOME THAT GROWS WITH YOU Start with clean time, BPM and time signatures. Then reach for presets, a tempo trainer that speeds up as you play, subdivisions, and sampled drum kits when a click is not enough. YOUR GEAR, YOUR GIGS Track every guitar and every piece of the rig: tuning, setup, string age, service history and what each one cost. Fretify even nudges you when it is time for fresh strings, by days or by sessions, whichever comes first. Log the nights you play, however much of the rig came along. Add the fee, the merch, the fuel and the food, and see what a gig actually paid. Takings shows the month, the running total, where the money goes and which rooms are worth the drive. A map pins everywhere you have played. WHY GUITARISTS CHOOSE FRETIFY Built for every level, from first chord to full set Practice that feels like play, not homework Everything in one app, from the fretboard to the finances Clean, modern design that stays out of your way Free to start. Fretify Pro unlocks every game mode, the full practice and theory tools, the complete metronome, and unlimited gear and gig tracking. Download Fretify and finally know the neck. App Privacy: https://aemmeapps.vercel.app/app/fretify/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://aemmeapps.vercel.app/app/fretify/terms

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DroPilot Modes

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DroPilot Modes helps you understand and practice guitar modes in a visual, clear and musical way. Choose a root note and a mode, and the app shows which notes you can play, how they are laid out on the fretboard and which chord type fits the sound best. Ideal for guitarists who want modes to stop being abstract diagrams and start recognizing their character: Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, melodic minor and more. WHAT'S INCLUDED β€’ Major scale modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian β€’ Melodic minor family for jazz, fusion and modern sounds β€’ 7 positions per mode to practice each scale across the fretboard β€’ Notes, intervals or characteristic note view (Color mode) β€’ Related chord and suggested progressions for each mode β€’ Player with vamp, progression, tempo, loop and metronome β€’ Interval jumps and note highlighting to train your ear β€’ Favorites to save your practice setups β€’ Built-in guitar tuner (4 and 6 strings) β€’ Chord diagrams and shape dictionary β€’ Right- and left-handed display HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a family (major scale or melodic minor), root note and mode. 2. Explore the fretboard in 7 positions with notes or intervals. 3. Hear the mode in context: vamp or suggested progression. 4. Adjust tempo, loop and patterns; save what works in favorites. DroPilot Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription) unlocks all modes, 4th–7th positions, full progressions, advanced interval patterns and player loop. Developed by Zipizapp.

Screenshots

Fretify4 screens
DroPilot Modes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fretify at none against DroPilot Modes's shown. DroPilot Modes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Fretify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and DroPilot Modes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fretify ships an update every 9 days, DroPilot Modes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Fretify versus DroPilot Modes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFretifyDroPilot Modes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlessandro ManiliiPablo Niveiro

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fretify

Subscriptions1
  • One Year Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fretify Lifetime$7.99
1 purchases

DroPilot Modes

One-time1
  • DroPilot Modes Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Fretify free?
Fretify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DroPilot Modes free?
DroPilot Modes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fretify or DroPilot Modes have ads?
DroPilot Modes shows ads; Fretify does not.
Which is updated more often, Fretify or DroPilot Modes?
Fretify ships an update every 9 days, and DroPilot Modes weekly. Most recently, Fretify was updated on October 30, 2026 and DroPilot Modes on October 25, 2026.

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