Comparison

Fretionary vs Perfect Peach

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

Head to head
About

Fretionary

This app transforms your device into an interactive guitar fretboard, visualizing scales, chords, and progressions. It offers color-coded displays and real audio playback to aid music theory learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive fretboard visualization
  • 14 scales and modes
  • 25 chord types
  • CAGED system shapes
  • Chord progression builder
  • Color-coded by function
Features
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Fretionary turns your entire fretboard into a visual theory map. Stop hunting for scale shapes on YouTube. Stop forgetting which chord is which. Fretionary puts every scale, chord, and progression you need right on an interactive fretboard — color-coded, labeled, and playable with real guitar audio. FEATURES • 14 scales & modes — Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, Dorian, Lydian, and more • 36 chord types with fingering diagrams — Triads, 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths, Sus, Add, and more • CAGED system — all 5 shapes color-coded across the neck, with reference chord diagrams • 64 chord progressions — across Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Latin, Motown, Gospel, Classical, Reggae, and more • Progressions builder — Common, Diatonic, or build your own from scratch • Practice drills — Name the Note, Find the Note, String Drill (Beginner to Advanced) • Identify — reverse chord lookup: tap any notes on the fretboard, get the chord name • Progress tracking — daily streak plus scales explored, chords learned, and progressions played • Interactive fretboard up to 24 frets — tap positions directly, focus on any range • Color-coded by function — roots, 3rds, 5ths, and extensions instantly visible • 9 alternate tunings — Standard, Drop D, Drop C, DADGAD, Open D/G/E, Eb Standard, and more • Real guitar audio — sample-based playback for every scale, chord, and progression • Built-in metronome (free) — BPM 40–240, six time signatures, tap-tempo • iPad optimized — full-screen fretboard with side-by-side controls FRETIONARY PRO Unlock all scales, chords, progressions, tunings, and practice modes. • Monthly: $7.99/month • Lifetime: $44.99 one time Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fretionary.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Perfect Peach

Features
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Perfect Peach is a fun and effective ear training app designed to help musicians recognize notes, chords, and melodies by ear. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced musician, Perfect Peach offers a structured learning journey inspired by game-based learning. Progress through levels, improve your listening skills, and build real musical confidence. Features: • Learn to recognize individual notes and chords by ear • Train with realistic guitar and piano sounds • Challenge yourself with melody recognition • Unlock new levels as your ear improves • Build a personal library of every note, chord, and melody you've mastered • Track your progress through an intuitive, minimalist learning path Perfect Peach makes ear training engaging, rewarding, and easy to practice every day. Train your ear. Build your musical intuition. Become a better musician with Perfect Peach. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fretionary4 screens
Perfect Peach3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Perfect Peach at none against Fretionary's shown. Fretionary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fretionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Perfect Peach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fretionary ships an update every 4 days, Perfect Peach every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fretionary versus Perfect Peach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFretionaryPerfect Peach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon SumnerInon Bookobza

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fretionary

Subscriptions2
  • Fretionary Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Fretionary Pro Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fretionary Pro Lifetime$44.99
2 purchases

Perfect Peach

Subscriptions2
  • Perfect Peach Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Perfect Peach Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Fretionary free?
Fretionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perfect Peach free?
Perfect Peach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fretionary or Perfect Peach have ads?
Fretionary shows ads; Perfect Peach does not.
Which is updated more often, Fretionary or Perfect Peach?
Fretionary ships an update every 4 days, and Perfect Peach every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fretionary was updated on October 31, 2026 and Perfect Peach on October 25, 2026.

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