FretStudio vs MelloNote

FretStudio turns music into a language you can actually speak. Notes are the letters. Chords are the words. Progressions and melodies are your sentences. And songs are the stories you tell. FretStudio is one place to learn that language, practice it, and perform it. LEARN Structured tracks take you from your first note to full songs — built for real beginners, including short fingers and the barre-chord wall we all hit. Clear, step-by-step, no theory dumped on you before you need it. PLAY A practice studio built for progress: load any song, sync a backing track, slow the tempo without changing pitch, loop a tricky section, and watch the chord chart scroll in time. Automatic key and tempo detection does the setup for you. PERFORM Everything you need on stage. Build setlists, run a distraction-free teleprompter that scrolls with the music, rehearse a song, then take the whole set live. BRING YOUR OWN SONGS Import from ChordPro, OnSong, plain text, and more. Your library syncs to your own Dropbox or Google Drive, so your songs are yours and follow you everywhere. BUILT TO BE SEEN CLEARLY Every status and cue uses color and symbol — never color alone — so the app stays readable if you're color-blind. Free to start. Upgrade any time for the full learning path, unlimited songs, cloud sync, and the complete performance toolkit. Free, no account required FretStudio is free to use with 5 songs — the full app, not a demo. Import your own songs, practise, perform with the teleprompter, use gig mode, build lessons, transpose, and export. All of it works without creating an account. FretStudio Pro — 250 songs, unlimited setlists, and your library synced across every device through your own Dropbox or Google Drive. FretStudio Premium — Unlimited songs, plus teaching tools, student links, and community. FretStudio Lifetime — Premium forever, one payment. Create an account only when you want your library on more than one device. Your songs stay yours — export everything, anytime, on any plan. Music is a language. Come tell your story. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

MelloNote is your digital music stand for the stage. Display lyrics with inline chords, keep time with a built-in metronome, and move through your setlist hands-free — on a clean, glanceable screen built for live performance. Whether you're leading worship, gigging with a band, or practicing at home, MelloNote keeps everything you need right in front of you. FEATURES • Lyrics with inline chords — see chords exactly where you play them, in a clear, stage-readable layout. • One-tap transpose — change key on the fly without editing your charts. • Built-in metronome — set the tempo per song, with a count-in before you start. • Setlists — organize songs into sets and step through them in order during a show. • Auto-scroll — keep your hands on the instrument while the lyrics move with you. • Backing tracks — attach an audio track to a song and play along. • PDF lead sheets & notation images — add chord charts, sheet music, or scans to any song. • Built for iPad, great on iPhone — a layout designed for a tablet on a stand. • Works fully offline — no account or connection required to perform. PLAY TOGETHER Keep multiple devices on the same song and the same spot in real time over your local network — perfect for bands and worship teams who want everyone on the same page, automatically. FREE TO USE MelloNote is free, with up to 15 songs and every performance feature included. MELLONOTE PRO Unlock MelloNote Pro with a single one-time purchase (no subscription) to get: • Unlimited songs • Cloud sync — back up your library and keep it in sync across all your devices Build your library, take it to the stage, and never lose your place.