FretTrainerEZ vs Aethron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
FretTrainerEZ
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Know every note on the neck โ cold. FretTrainerEZ is the no-fluff fretboard trainer and music theory toolkit built for guitarists who are serious about mastering the fundamentals. Whether you're just starting out or you've been playing for years and still hesitate on the higher frets, FretTrainerEZ drills the knowledge in fast โ and gives you the tools to go deeper. THREE TRAINING MODES โข Name It โ A note lights up on the fretboard. You name it. โข Find It โ A note name appears. Find every position on the neck. โข Memory Challenge โ Positions flash briefly, then disappear. Tap what you remember. Practice at your own pace or race the clock in Timed Mode (30s, 1 min, 2 min). Three difficulty levels โ Beginner (frets 0โ5), Intermediate (0โ10), and Advanced (full 22-fret neck). MUSIC THEORY TOOLKIT โข Circle of Fifths โ Tap any key to instantly see tonic, subdominant, and dominant chords, diatonic chord pills, and common progressions with real chord names. โข Chord Charts โ Diagrams for 70+ voicings across all 12 roots: major, minor, dom7, maj7, m7, sus2, sus4 โ with degree names, intervals, and chord tone breakdowns. โข Chord Jam โ Build your own progressions, drag to reorder, tap to play. โข Scale Explorer โ 10 scales including Pentatonic Minor, Blues, Dorian, Mixolydian, Lydian, and more โ mapped live on the fretboard for every root. โข Chromatic Tuner โ Real-time pitch detection with a precision cents meter. No internet required. BUILT RIGHT โข Karplus-Strong string synthesis โ note audio that actually sounds like a guitar โข 5 wood fretboard themes: Rosewood, Maple, Ebony, Walnut, Midnight โข Sharps or flats โ your choice, applied everywhere โข Haptic feedback on correct answers โข Fully offline โ no network calls, no analytics, no tracking โข Zero ads. Zero subscriptions. Buy once, own it forever. Buy it once. Own your fretboard.
Aethron
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Aethron is a minimal oscillator instrument for observing sound as waveform. Rather than a full music production app, Aethron is designed as a small sonic device for touching, layering, and reshaping oscillating sound. Add oscillators, tune frequency and amplitude, switch waveforms, invert polarity, sync phases, randomize signal states, and store the sounds you discover. Features * Multiple oscillators * SINE / SAW / TRI / SQR waveforms * Frequency and amplitude control * Fine frequency adjustment * SUM / SPLIT waveform display * RANDOM signal generation * POL +/- polarity inversion * SYNC phase reset * SOLO monitoring * STATES / STORE for saving setups * Automatic restoration of the last oscillator state Aethron is not a conventional synthesizer or a waveform viewer. It is a small instrument for touching invisible vibration through sound and waveform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FretTrainerEZ at 17.0 against Aethron's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | FretTrainerEZ | Aethron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tony Bommarito | Naoto Suetsugu |
In-app purchases
FretTrainerEZ
No in-app purchases
Aethron
No in-app purchases









