Comparison

Fretionary vs CoachDesk App

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

CoachDesk App

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CoachDesk is the portable workspace built for K-12 instructional coaches who move between classrooms, schools, and districts. - Log check-ins and observations in the moment, even with no signal. They sync automatically when you're back online. - Capture classroom artifacts with your camera and organize them by teacher and goal. - Track coaching goals and progress, plan lessons collaboratively, and share resources. - Built-in privacy controls give teachers transparency over what admins can see. Designed for the reality of coaching: quick to capture, works offline, respects trust.

Screenshots

Fretionary4 screens
CoachDesk App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoachDesk App at none against Fretionary's 3. CoachDesk App also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. CoachDesk App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fretionary versus CoachDesk App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFretionaryCoachDesk App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon SumnerJoe Melendez

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
None

CoachDesk App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fretionary free?
Fretionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoachDesk App free?
CoachDesk App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fretionary or CoachDesk App have ads?
Fretionary shows ads; CoachDesk App does not.

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