Comparison

DegreesToIt vs Fretboard Map

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

Head to head
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.

About

Fretboard Map

Features
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Fretboard Map helps beginning guitarists understand the fretboard visually. Use the CAGED system, shell voicings, chord tones, a complete note map, and focused daily practice to build real fretboard awareness beyond open chords and the first three frets. A built-in guitar tuner with multiple pitch standards makes it easy to get ready before every practice session. Key features: • Visual CAGED and shell voicing patterns • Triads and multiple seventh chord types • Switch between note names and scale degrees • Interactive fretboard note learning • Daily note, ear, chord, and scale exercises • Guitar tuner with 440 Hz, 432 Hz, and 430 Hz standards Designed for guitarists learning chords, note locations, CAGED shapes, and how to move confidently across the neck.

Screenshots

DegreesToIt4 screens
Fretboard Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

DegreesToIt and Fretboard Map are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DegreesToIt versus Fretboard Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDegreesToItFretboard Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario Dehesa AzuaraJialang Zhang

In-app purchases

None

DegreesToIt

No in-app purchases

None

Fretboard Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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