Comparison

RiffMentor vs DegreesToIt

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

Head to head
About

RiffMentor

Features
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RiffMentor is your virtual practice coach for guitar, piano, and more. It turns a few focused minutes a day into real progress with guided sessions, a personal coach, and streaks that keep you coming back. It works fully offline, and your practice data stays on your device. GUIDED PRACTICE SESSIONS - Follow 15 curated sessions across warm-up, technique, scales, chords, rhythm, ear training, repertoire, improvisation, speed, and theory. - Play through each exercise with a built-in timer, a get-ready countdown, and a clear next-up indicator. - Turn on configurable countdown beeps and rep pacing cues for hands-free, eyes-on-your-instrument practice. BUILT AROUND YOU - Personalized onboarding sets up your instrument, goals, skill level, session length, and focus areas. - A virtual coach gives tips based on your history, streaks, and goals. - Supports 7 instruments: guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, violin, drums, and voice. - Build your own custom plans with blocks, rep counts, durations, and rest intervals. STAY CONSISTENT - Grow current and longest streaks, and protect a missed day with Streak Freeze. - Track total sessions, total minutes, a practice calendar, and your skill distribution. - Unlock 17 achievements and celebrate every finish with a share card for Facebook and Instagram. - Get a weekly digest and a Year in Review of your musical journey. YOURS AND PRIVATE - No analytics, no accounts, and no cloud. Your data stays on your device. - Works fully offline, with no login required. - 25 languages with right-to-left support, 7 color themes including AMOLED Black, and accessibility options like high contrast and scalable fonts. ABOUT THE AUTHOR RiffMentor is developed by POLPROG, a Polish technology company creating browser extensions, web applications, and mobile apps with a focus on privacy. Website: https://polprog.pl/ RiffMentor product page: https://polprog.pl/apps/RiffMentor/

About

DegreesToIt

This app visualizes music theory on a guitar fretboard. Explore chords, scales, and progressions with interactive fretboard diagrams. It's designed for guitarists to understand the theory behind their playing without relying on shapes or boxes.

Highlights
  • Fretboard chord identification
  • 20+ scales visualization
  • Chord exploration by category
  • Diatonic chord display
  • Progression visualization
  • Four tunings supported
  • Left-handed mode
Features
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DegreesToIt is a fretboard reference for guitarists who want to see the music theory under their fingers. Identify Chords Tap on a fret board to see what chord that is. Save your favorite chords or explore alternate voicings. Scales 20+ scales — major, minor, pentatonic, blues, the modes, harmonic and melodic minor, exotic, and chromatic. Tap any fret to change the root. Learn the fretboard inside out, relative scale positions, note names. No shapes, no boxes. Explore New Chords Explore by category, swipe through voicings with difficulty ratings, or tap a shape on the fretboard to jump to it. Diatonic Chords See every chord that live in the key. Progressions and Scales Visualize a progression on the fret board. Explore alternative voicings or get scale recommendations to rip your own solo. Built for the way guitarists actually think Four tunings: Standard, Drop D, Drop C, and FACGCE. Left-handed mode. Dark theme. No accounts, no ads.

Screenshots

RiffMentor4 screens
DegreesToIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RiffMentor at 15.1 against DegreesToIt's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
RiffMentor versus DegreesToIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiffMentorDegreesToIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamian SkrzynskiMario Dehesa Azuara

In-app purchases

None

RiffMentor

No in-app purchases

None

DegreesToIt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RiffMentor free?
RiffMentor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DegreesToIt free?
DegreesToIt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RiffMentor or DegreesToIt have ads?
Neither RiffMentor nor DegreesToIt shows ads.

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