Comparison

DegreesToIt vs KnowYourNeck

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

KnowYourNeck

Explore the interconnectedness of musical scales and arpeggios on a guitar fretboard. Visualize chord tones, target notes, and practice with visual overlays for backing tracks. Offers tools for learning intervals, scales, and chords, with advanced features for Pro users.

Highlights
  • Overlay multiple arpeggios
  • Identify target notes between chords
  • Play along with visual fretboard overlay
  • Visualize intervals and scales
  • Display chord voicings and inversions
  • Real-time pitch detection
Features
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Most guitar apps show you one scale or arpeggio at a time. KnowYourNeck shows you how everything connects. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Multi Arp — Overlay up to three arpeggios simultaneously. See the chord tones for an entire progression on the neck at once, so you can practice connecting lines and navigating changes instead of just memorizing isolated shapes. • Target Notes — Identify which notes are safe landing points between chord changes. Overlaying a scale against an arpeggio shows you exactly which degrees work as target notes when you land on a new chord — the key to sounding musical instead of mechanical. • Play Along with Visual Overlay — Practice with backing tracks while the fretboard changes with every chord in your progression. A preview shows the upcoming scale or arpeggio before the change hits, so you can prepare your line in advance. Available in Jazz, Blues, Rock, Funk, Bossa, and Drone styles. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU GET • Intervals — Visualize the distance between any two notes across all six strings. • Scales — Every common scale and mode mapped across the full neck with color-coded degrees. • Chords — Triads, Drop 2, Drop 3, and Shell voicings with every inversion drawn as a grip across the neck. • Lick Builder (Pro) — Tap out note sequences on the fretboard and save your lines. • Quiz Mode (Pro) — Test intervals, chord tones, and scale mastery with detailed accuracy and speed stats. • Pitch Detection — Play a note and the app identifies it on the neck in real time. • Zen Mode — Full-screen fretboard with no chrome, for focused practice. BUILT FOR LEARNING Toggle note names or scale degrees. Switch sharps and flats. Show or hide open strings. Chromatic color mode to spot patterns fast. Whether you're working on your first pentatonic or learning to navigate a jazz progression, KnowYourNeck shows you the neck the way it actually works — as a connected system, not a collection of boxes. Free to explore. Upgrade to Pro for the Lick Builder, Quiz Mode, and Play Along.

Screenshots

DegreesToIt4 screens
KnowYourNeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DegreesToIt at none against KnowYourNeck's 2. KnowYourNeck's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. KnowYourNeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DegreesToIt asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DegreesToIt against 5.0 for KnowYourNeck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DegreesToIt versus KnowYourNeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDegreesToItKnowYourNeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario Dehesa AzuaraAdam Rhodes

Customer experience

DegreesToIt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KnowYourNeck

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DegreesToIt

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

KnowYourNeck

Subscriptions2
  • KnowYourNeck Pro$4.991 Month
  • KnowYourNeck Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is DegreesToIt free?
DegreesToIt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KnowYourNeck free?
KnowYourNeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DegreesToIt or KnowYourNeck?
DegreesToIt and KnowYourNeck are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do DegreesToIt or KnowYourNeck have ads?
Neither DegreesToIt nor KnowYourNeck shows ads.

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