Comparison

Fretty vs Fretionary

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

Head to head
About

Fretty

This app offers a visual approach to learning the guitar fretboard. It transforms recordings into editable tabs, animates note playback, and provides interactive tools for exploring scales, chords, and music theory.

Highlights
  • Generate editable guitar tabs from recordings
  • Animated fretboard playback
  • Explore scales, chords, and intervals
  • Visualize CAGED system and Circle of Fifths
  • AI guitar tutor for personalized explanations
  • Create animated fretboard overlays for videos
Features
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See music differently—and finally understand the guitar fretboard. Fretty is a visual guitar-learning toolkit for players who know the basics but still feel stuck connecting scales, chords, theory, and real music. Turn recordings into editable guitar tabs. Watch every note come alive on an animated fretboard. Explore scales, chords, intervals, CAGED shapes, and the Circle of Fifths in a way that makes their relationships easy to see. Instead of memorizing disconnected patterns, Fretty helps you understand how music fits together across the entire neck. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH FRETTY • Generate editable guitar tabs from your recordings • Watch tabs play on an animated fretboard • Edit timing, notes, and fret positions • Explore notes, scales, chords, and intervals across the neck • Visualize the CAGED system and connect chord shapes • Use the interactive Circle of Fifths to understand keys and harmony • Tap any note to hear it instantly • Follow guided lessons built around your goals • Ask Fretty, your AI guitar tutor, for personalized explanations • Upload and edit your own tabs • Create animated fretboard overlays for videos • Build lessons and share them with the Fretty community BUILT FOR GUITARISTS WHO WANT IT TO CLICK Whether you want to learn songs faster, understand the fretboard, improve your improvisation, or turn musical ideas into tabs, Fretty helps you connect the patterns and play with more confidence. Stop memorizing shapes. Start seeing how music works. Terms of Use: https://fretty.app/terms

About

Fretionary

This app transforms your device into an interactive guitar fretboard, visualizing scales, chords, and progressions. It offers color-coded displays and real audio playback to aid music theory learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive fretboard visualization
  • 14 scales and modes
  • 25 chord types
  • CAGED system shapes
  • Chord progression builder
  • Color-coded by function
Features
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Fretionary turns your entire fretboard into a visual theory map. Stop hunting for scale shapes on YouTube. Stop forgetting which chord is which. Fretionary puts every scale, chord, and progression you need right on an interactive fretboard — color-coded, labeled, and playable with real guitar audio. FEATURES • 14 scales & modes — Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, Dorian, Lydian, and more • 36 chord types with fingering diagrams — Triads, 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths, Sus, Add, and more • CAGED system — all 5 shapes color-coded across the neck, with reference chord diagrams • 64 chord progressions — across Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Latin, Motown, Gospel, Classical, Reggae, and more • Progressions builder — Common, Diatonic, or build your own from scratch • Practice drills — Name the Note, Find the Note, String Drill (Beginner to Advanced) • Identify — reverse chord lookup: tap any notes on the fretboard, get the chord name • Progress tracking — daily streak plus scales explored, chords learned, and progressions played • Interactive fretboard up to 24 frets — tap positions directly, focus on any range • Color-coded by function — roots, 3rds, 5ths, and extensions instantly visible • 9 alternate tunings — Standard, Drop D, Drop C, DADGAD, Open D/G/E, Eb Standard, and more • Real guitar audio — sample-based playback for every scale, chord, and progression • Built-in metronome (free) — BPM 40–240, six time signatures, tap-tempo • iPad optimized — full-screen fretboard with side-by-side controls FRETIONARY PRO Unlock all scales, chords, progressions, tunings, and practice modes. • Monthly: $7.99/month • Lifetime: $44.99 one time Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fretionary.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fretty4 screens
Fretionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fretty at 5.0 against Fretionary's 4.5. Fretty also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Fretionary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (29 vs 6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fretty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Fretionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fretty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fretty's written reviews are positive against 80% of Fretionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fretty ships an update every 10 days, Fretionary every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fretty versus Fretionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrettyFretionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings629 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheoretically LLCBrandon Sumner

Customer experience

Fretty

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fretionary

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fretty

Subscriptions2
  • Fretty +$9.991 Month
  • Fretty +7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Fretionary

Subscriptions2
  • Fretionary Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Fretionary Pro Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fretionary Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Fretty free?
Fretty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fretionary free?
Fretionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fretty or Fretionary?
Fretty is rated higher. Fretty averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Fretionary averages 4.5 from 29 ratings.
Do Fretty or Fretionary have ads?
Fretionary shows ads; Fretty does not.
Which is updated more often, Fretty or Fretionary?
Fretty ships an update every 10 days, and Fretionary every 4 days. Most recently, Fretty was updated on November 5, 2026 and Fretionary on November 5, 2026.

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