Comparison

BandAge vs FretWizard

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

Head to head
About

BandAge

Features
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BandAge is the complete setlist and gig manager for bands.Manage your songs, build setlists, and collaborate with your band in realtime. Create setlists from your song library and quickly organize songs by popularity, artist, or name. Perfect for rehearsals and live performances. Invite band members using a QR code and work together on setlists and gigs. All changes sync automatically through the cloud, so everyone always stays up to date. Plan your gigs, prepare your sets, and keep your band organized — all in one place. Key features: • Manage your song library • Create and organize setlists • Plan and manage gigs • Realtime cloud synchronization • Collaborate with band members • Sync automatically across devices Stay organized. Stay synchronized. Focus on your music.

About

FretWizard

Visualize scales and chords on a fretboard for any stringed instrument. Explore music theory with multiple view modes and flexible note labeling options. Supports custom instruments and tunings.

Highlights
  • Fretboard visualization for stringed instruments
  • Supports custom instruments and tunings
  • Extensive scale and chord library
  • Multiple view modes (Chromatic, Scale, Chord)
  • Flexible note labeling options
  • Sharp/flat toggle and pinch-to-zoom
Features
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FretWizard is the ultimate fretboard visualization tool for guitarists, bassists, and players of all stringed instruments. Whether you're a beginner learning your first scales or an experienced player deepening your music theory knowledge, FretWizard makes it easy to see exactly where every note lives on the neck. INSTRUMENTS Visualize scales and chords across 7 pre-defined instruments, or create your own custom instrument or tuning: • Guitar • Bass Guitar • Ukulele • Mandolin • 5-String Banjo (Open G) • 5-String Banjo (Double C) • Tenor Banjo • Custom — build any instrument with your own tuning (up to 12 strings) SCALES • Major & Minor • Pentatonic Major & Minor • Blues • Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian • Harmonic Minor • Chromatic CHORDS • Major, Minor • Dom 7, Maj 7, Min 7 • Augmented, Diminished • Aug 7, Dim 7 • 6th, 9th, 11th, 13th • Sus2, Sus4 POWERFUL VIEW MODES Switch between four views to explore music theory your way: • Chromatic — see all 12 notes across the entire neck • Scale — highlight every note in your chosen scale • Chord — see all chord tones up and down the fretboard • Scale + Chord — overlay both at once to understand how chords live inside scales FLEXIBLE NOTE LABELS Choose how notes are labeled on the fretboard: • Note Name (C, D, F#...) • Scale Degree (1, 2, 3, 4...) • Interval (R, M3, P5...) MORE FEATURES • Sharp/flat toggle for your preferred notation • Pinch-to-zoom for detailed fret inspection • Landscape mode for a wider fretboard view • Full tablet support • Clean dark interface designed for readability on stage or in the studio

Screenshots

BandAge3 screens
FretWizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BandAge at monthly against FretWizard's every 4 months. FretWizard's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BandAge ships an update monthly, FretWizard every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BandAge versus FretWizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBandAgeFretWizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlexlogicAlexander Douglass

In-app purchases

None

BandAge

No in-app purchases

None

FretWizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BandAge free?
BandAge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FretWizard free?
FretWizard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BandAge or FretWizard have ads?
Neither BandAge nor FretWizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BandAge or FretWizard?
BandAge ships an update monthly, and FretWizard every 4 months. Most recently, BandAge was updated on October 31, 2026 and FretWizard on October 31, 2026.

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