FretSketch vs Prog Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FretSketch
This app serves as a portable chord dictionary for guitar, standard ukulele, and baritone ukulele. It offers over 500 chords with fingering details and audio playback, organized by harmonic family or root.
- Chord reference for guitar, ukulele, baritone ukulele
- Over 500 chords
- Organized by harmonic family and root
- Exact fingering and alternatives
- Audio playback of chords
- Free to download
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FretSketch is your pocket chord reference for guitar, standard ukulele and baritone ukulele. Explore over 500 chords, organized by harmonic family within a key or in a reference chart by root. Check exact fingering, often including alternatives, and hear what a chord should sound like. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Prog Metronome
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Metronome for musicians who wish to practice to complex rhythmic ideas without fiddling around in DAWs. Features: - Polyrhythm and polymeter - Metric modulations and BPM changes - Any tuplet and subdivision - Nested pattern groupings and repeats - Per-beat volume and sound - Project save and export - Custom sound import - Custom color themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prog Metronome at none against FretSketch's 2. Prog Metronome also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. FretSketch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Prog Metronome asks for nothing beyond the download.
FretSketch ships an update weekly, Prog Metronome every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FretSketch | Prog Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hive 604 Software Inc | Zeyu Chen |
In-app purchases
FretSketch
- Full Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Full Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
Prog Metronome
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FretSketch free?
Is Prog Metronome free?
Do FretSketch or Prog Metronome have ads?
Which is updated more often, FretSketch or Prog Metronome?
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