Comparison

KnowYourNeck vs Dico Pattern

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

Head to head
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.

About

Dico Pattern

Features
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Years of playing, but your picking hand still holds you back? Dico Pattern is a guitar teacher's method in your pocket: 150 technique patterns, worked from slow to fast, with your progress tracked pattern by pattern. WHAT YOU GET - 150 patterns graded by difficulty, with tab - Built-in metronome, 3 tempos per exercise (slow, medium, fast) - Guided mode: levels unlock as you master them - Practice journal and progress grid - Lab: build your own exercises - Works offline, no account needed HOW IT WORKS Pick a pattern. Play it slow until it is clean, then medium, then fast. Tick the box. The grid fills up, the next level opens. That is the whole method - the one a teacher would give you. WHO MADE IT Cedric, guitar teacher for 20 years and host of the "A la Loop" podcast, where guitar solos are analysed step by step. PRICING Free for 7 days, then a single one-time unlock. No subscription, ever.

Screenshots

KnowYourNeck4 screens
Dico Pattern4 screens

Verdict

The call

KnowYourNeck and Dico Pattern are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. KnowYourNeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dico Pattern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KnowYourNeck ships an update every 11 days, Dico Pattern every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
KnowYourNeck versus Dico Pattern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnowYourNeckDico Pattern
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam RhodesCEDRIC RAOU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

KnowYourNeck

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

Dico Pattern

One-time1
  • Déblocage complet$8.99

Questions

Is KnowYourNeck free?
KnowYourNeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dico Pattern free?
Dico Pattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KnowYourNeck or Dico Pattern have ads?
Neither KnowYourNeck nor Dico Pattern shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KnowYourNeck or Dico Pattern?
KnowYourNeck ships an update every 11 days, and Dico Pattern every 2 weeks. Most recently, KnowYourNeck was updated on October 20, 2026 and Dico Pattern on October 25, 2026.

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