FretWizard vs Guitar Mode Finder
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
Guitar Mode Finder
Instantly identify the correct musical modes for any chord progression. Visualize fretboard positions and understand scale-chord relationships to enhance your playing and composition.
- Instant mode detection
- Fit score for scale-chord matching
- CAGED position diagrams
- Multi-key progression analysis
- Save up to 20 progressions
- Diatonic mode reference guide
- Offline functionality
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Enter a chord progression and know which scale to play over it — in seconds. Guitar Mode Finder analyzes any chord progression and identifies the matching mode, complete with fretboard positions, CAGED shapes, and a fit score so you know how well the scale actually works. Whether you're jamming, composing, or finally trying to understand why certain scales feel right over certain chords — this is the tool that connects theory to your fretboard. HOW IT WORKS Type in your chords (Am Dm G C, or Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7 — even without spaces) and hit Analyze. Guitar Mode Finder identifies the mode, shows you a fit score, and maps out every CAGED position on the fretboard. WHAT YOU GET - Instant mode detection from any chord progression - Fit meter showing how well the mode matches your chords - Full fretboard diagrams for all 5 CAGED positions - Multi-key detection for progressions that modulate - Save up to 20 progressions and reopen them any time — nothing leaves your device - Reference guide to all 7 diatonic modes with formulas and character descriptions - CAGED system position map - Works fully offline — no account, no ads, and no data ever leaves your device - Clean, focused interface built for musicians — not music professors WHO IT'S FOR Intermediate to advanced guitarists who want to move beyond "just pentatonic" and start using modes intentionally. If you've ever watched a solo and wondered "how did they know to play that there?" — this app answers that. GOOD TO KNOW Guitar Mode Finder is built around the seven diatonic modes. It reads a wide range of chords — triads, sevenths, sus, add, 6/9, and power chords — but highly altered voicings (for example 7b9 or 7#9) fall outside the diatonic model and aren't supported yet. Questions or feedback? Email support@guitarmodefinder.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: FretWizard at 3 against Guitar Mode Finder's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FretWizard against 5.0 for Guitar Mode Finder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
FretWizard ships an update every 4 months, Guitar Mode Finder every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FretWizard | Guitar Mode Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Douglass | Anders Hagen Høigaard |
Customer experience
FretWizard
Guitar Mode Finder
In-app purchases
FretWizard
No in-app purchases
Guitar Mode Finder
No in-app purchases
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