FretWizard vs TuneSheet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
TuneSheet
This app helps musicians catalog and organize their music. You can add tunes, record yourself playing, and even get random song suggestions. It offers full offline support and syncs across devices.
- Add tunes individually or in bulk
- Record and playback audio
- Adjust recording speed
- Random tune selection
- Organize with custom lists and tags
- Attach notes and web links
- Offline support
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TuneSheet is a personal catalog for your tunes — whatever trad or folk music you're learning and playing. Add tunes one at a time or paste in a whole list at once. Organize them into lists, tag them however makes sense to you, and attach notes, links, and audio recordings. When you want to revisit something, search or filter by tag. When you can't decide what to play, shake your phone and let the app pick for you. Features: • Add tunes individually or in bulk • Record yourself directly in the app and play back later • Slow down recordings to 75% or 50% speed to learn at your own pace • Shake your phone to get a random tune — super fun for jam roulette • Organize with custom lists and tags • Attach notes and web links to each tune • Full offline support — works at Clifftop • Share recordings as audio files • Search and filter your tune collection instantly • Share individual tunes, lists, or your entire collection via a public link • Syncs across devices Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FretWizard at none against TuneSheet's 4. TuneSheet's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. TuneSheet sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. FretWizard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FretWizard against 5.0 for TuneSheet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
FretWizard ships an update every 4 months, TuneSheet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FretWizard | TuneSheet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Douglass | Carter Bancroft |
Customer experience
FretWizard
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In-app purchases
FretWizard
No in-app purchases
TuneSheet
- Monthly$5.001 Month
- Scholarship$30.001 Year
- Standard$45.001 Year
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- Champion$75.001 Year
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