Comparison

Rival Edge vs FretBored

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

Head to head
About

Rival Edge

Master strategic decision-making with real-life scenarios and Nobel Prize-winning game theory concepts. Learn practical rules for everyday dilemmas, track your progress, and gain an edge in negotiations and relationships.

Highlights
  • Interactive real-life scenarios
  • 12 essential game theory concepts
  • 20 practical daily rules
  • Progress tracking with XP and ranks
  • Payoff matrices for decision math
  • Offline functionality
  • Supports 6 languages
Features
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Learn game theory through real-life scenarios. Rival Edge teaches you the science of strategic decision-making. INTERACTIVE SCENARIOS Face real dilemmas: salary negotiations, splitting restaurant bills, trust in relationships, group projects, and more. Every choice has consequences calculated through actual game theory models. 12 ESSENTIAL THEORIES Nash Equilibrium — why people get stuck in suboptimal situations Tit-for-Tat — the winning strategy in repeated interactions Prisoner's Dilemma — when cooperation beats selfishness Tragedy of the Commons — why shared resources disappear Ultimatum Game — the psychology of fairness And 7 more Nobel Prize-winning concepts 20 DAILY RULES Practical principles for everyday life: "Always name your number first", "Mirror behavior, not words", "Forgive fast, but remember". Each rule is backed by research. FEATURES 10+ scenarios with multiple outcomes Payoff matrices showing the math behind decisions Progress tracking with XP and ranks Beautiful dark interface 6 languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish, Italian No ads, no tracking, fully offline Whether you're negotiating a raise, dealing with a difficult neighbor, or deciding whether to trust someone — game theory gives you the edge.

About

FretBored

This app provides interactive ear training exercises for guitarists, allowing users to play along with note sequences and receive real-time feedback on accuracy and timing. It offers both guitar-based and guitar-free modes, with a structured curriculum and various practice tools.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch and timing feedback
  • Structured curriculum with 12 modules
  • Guitar-based and guitar-free modes
  • Scale and lick practice
  • Built-in chromatic tuner
  • Daily puzzles and streaks
Features
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You know what notes sound like. You just can't find them fast enough. FretBored fixes that. It plays a sequence of notes, you play them back on your real guitar, and the app listens through your mic to score your accuracy and timing. It's ear training that actually feels like a game with combos, XP, daily streaks, and a structured curriculum that takes you from open strings to full-neck fluency across all 12 frets. No guitar handy? Half the modes work without one. PLAY WITH YOUR GUITAR Free Play — Hear a sequence, play it back. Difficulty adapts to how well you're actually doing, not just how long you've played. Curriculum — 12 modules, 55+ lessons. Start with telling high notes from low ones. End with blind challenges across all 12 frets. Scale Practice — 20+ scales in open position and higher positions (5th, 7th, 12th fret). The fretboard adapts to show only the range you need. Lick Library — 16 real musical phrases across blues, rock, folk, and jazz. Learn actual music, not just exercises. Interval Training — Hear two notes, name the distance. Three difficulty levels. Tuner — Built-in chromatic tuner with cents display. One less app to switch to. or PLAY WITHOUT YOUR GUITAR Shredle — Wordle meets the fretboard. Guess a note sequence by ear. Four difficulties, daily puzzle. Riff Memory — Simon Says, but for guitar riffs. Sequences get longer each round. Scale Quiz — Hear a scale, name it. Interval Quiz — Hear an interval, name it. Scale Builder — Tap out the right notes on a fretboard to build a scale from scratch. No accounts. No tracking. No ads. No subscriptions. FretBored works entirely offline. Your microphone is used only for real-time pitch detection, audio is never recorded or transmitted. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Rival Edge4 screens
FretBored3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FretBored at Free against Rival Edge's $3.99. FretBored also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

FretBored is free to download; Rival Edge costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rival Edge against 5.0 for FretBored. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Rival Edge versus FretBored: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRival EdgeFretBored
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir RodzaevskiyJOSEPH LUCAS

Customer experience

Rival Edge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FretBored

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rival Edge

No in-app purchases

None

FretBored

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rival Edge free?
Rival Edge costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FretBored free?
FretBored is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rival Edge or FretBored?
Rival Edge and FretBored are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Rival Edge or FretBored have ads?
Neither Rival Edge nor FretBored shows ads.

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