Makes Progress vs FretDaily
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Makes Progress
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Practice makes progress. Now you can simplify your practice sessions with the app that combines everything you need to practice your instrument or practice with the band: - Metronome - Sheet music viewing - Song playback - Timer (count up or down) - Target tempos - Success tracking of your target tempos and overall session Great for the self-taught musician who has various sources of practice material in the form of songs, PDF documents, images, web based charts and learning services. You can bring all these together into a practice plan and easily use the all. Timer: You can set how long you intend to practice an item and have the timer count up from 0 or count down to 0. Metronome: Set your tempo, time signature and subdivision. Sheets and Web: Both the Sheet music viewer and Web viewer store your pan and zoom customizations in how you want to see their content so that you don't have to keep redoing them in every practice. The for PDF files you can also set the page you want to start at when you practice. Music: You can use songs you've purchased in Music, an Apple Music subscription or import music files to play along with. Once you've added a song you can set the Start and End points so you can play along to the whole thing or just focus on the part you're working on. You can also adjust the playback speed of the song for purchased and imported songs (not supported for Apple Music songs). Note: You can make a note on your session so that you don't need to remember what you want to focus on next time. Enjoy and improve. App EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FretDaily
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FretDaily is a practice tracker and reference for guitar players who want every session to count. Build a routine, run the metronome, test your chord changes, and watch your streak and practice time grow. No account, no ads. Everything lives on your device and in your private iCloud, and syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ROUTINES THAT MAKE PRACTICE COUNT Build a routine from timed steps, each tagged with a focus area: warm-up, chords, scales, technique, songs, rhythm, theory, or ear training. Start it as a checklist and the session timer tracks your time. Two ready-made routines are built in to start you off. A METRONOME AND A CHORD-CHANGE SPEED TEST A real metronome with tap tempo, an accented downbeat, adjustable beats per measure, and Italian tempo markings from Largo to Presto. The chord-change speed test times you switching between any two chords and scores your changes per minute, then keeps your record and charts the trend so you can see the improvement. A REAL CHORD AND SCALE LIBRARY Not placeholder rows: real fingered chord diagrams for open majors and minors, dominant, major, and minor 7ths, and movable barre shapes, each with the notes and a playing tip. Twelve scales, from the major and minor pentatonics to the modes and harmonic minor, spelled correctly for any of twelve roots, with the interval formula and the whole-and-half-step pattern. STREAKS AND STATS THAT ADD UP Log every session and FretDaily tracks your current and longest streak, total practice time, minutes per week, and a breakdown of your time by focus area. The more you practice, the more your history is worth. A REPERTOIRE THAT TRACKS ITSELF Add the songs you are learning and move each one from Learning through Working and Polishing to Performance-ready with a readiness percent, key, target tempo, and the chords it uses. ON EVERY DEVICE YOU OWN FretDaily syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. The iPad and Mac layouts use a sidebar and fill the extra width with your charts and library, not a stretched phone screen. FREE VS PRO Free includes 2 routines, 3 saved drills, and 5 songs, plus the full metronome, speed test, streaks, stats, and the entire chord and scale library. Pro unlocks unlimited routines, drills, and repertoire, and exports: a one-page practice report PDF and a CSV practice log you can hand to a teacher. Monthly $3.99 USD, yearly $24.99 USD, or a one-time lifetime unlock for $59.99 USD. Pick up the guitar, follow the plan, and let the streak do the rest. Pro subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Terms: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Makes Progress at weekly against FretDaily's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Makes Progress sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and FretDaily sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Makes Progress ships an update weekly, FretDaily every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Makes Progress | FretDaily |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hammer of the Gods Software | InnovaLabWorks |
In-app purchases
Makes Progress
- Makes Progress - Full (Annual)$4.991 Year
FretDaily
- FretDaily Pro1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- FretDaily Pro$24.991 Year
- FretDaily Lifetime$49.99
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