Sharp vs JustFret
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sharp
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Have you always wanted to learn music theory but it has always felt too difficult? Do you get lost when musicians talk about minor thirds and flat sixths? Do you wish you could finally master the major scale in all keys? Sharp is the solution you’ve been looking for. With a thorough curriculum focused on delivering the patterns that make up nearly all modern music, you’ll be able to learn in a couple of months what takes most people years. • Guided Curriculum: Bite-size lessons that build skills step-by-step across keys and concepts. • Interactive Widgets: Explore each idea as you learn so it truly clicks. Why Sharp • Beginner-Friendly. Start from zero. • Practical Curriculum. The perfect middle ground between deep theory and real-world playing. • Memorization. Hardwire the patterns into your brain so you don't need to think about them. Subscription A subscription is required for full access to all features. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
JustFret
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JustFret is an offline guitar fretboard learning and practice tool that helps you understand how notes, scales, and chords connect across a six-string, 24-fret neck. Key features: • Explore and play notes on an interactive fretboard • Visualize major, natural minor, pentatonic, and blues scales • Browse, search, and filter common chords and fingerings • Build fretboard memory with Find Note and Identify Note exercises • Arrange and play chord progressions with looped practice • Switch between note-name and interval views JustFret requires no account, contains no ads, and does not collect personal data. Preferences stay on your device. The landscape interface is designed for focused guitar practice. The basic fretboard, full major, natural minor and minor pentatonic scale maps, common chord lookup and basic exercises are free. JustFret Pro is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase with no subscription. It unlocks advanced scales, complete shapes and position learning, advanced exercises, and more tones and skins. Purchased Pro access can be restored in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: JustFret at every 11 days against Sharp's every 3 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Sharp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and JustFret sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sharp ships an update every 3 months, JustFret every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sharp | JustFret |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parotid | å°‘è¾° å½ |
In-app purchases
Sharp
- Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
JustFret
- JustFret Pro$6.99









