BandAge vs FretWizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BandAge
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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.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BandAge ships an update monthly, FretWizard every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | BandAge | FretWizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flexlogic | Alexander Douglass |
In-app purchases
BandAge
No in-app purchases
FretWizard
No in-app purchases









