Comparison

DroPilot Pentatonics vs RiffAlly Scales

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

Head to head
About

DroPilot Pentatonics

Features
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DroPilot Pentatonics helps you master pentatonic and blues scales on guitar, with clear fretboard diagrams and tools built for real practice. Choose major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, major blues, minor blues, or dorian pentatonic. Pick a key, explore all 7 classic positions, and view notes, intervals, or color-coded shapes on the neck. Build chord progressions or use smart suggestions to see which scale fits each moment. Play the scale alone or over a progression with piano, bass, and drum backing. Includes count-in, loop, metronome, and tempo control. Also includes a tuner, pentatonic dictionary, left-handed mode, favorites with backup, and an in-app guide. Available in English and Spanish. DroPilot Pentatonics Pro unlocks advanced features with a one-time purchase. Part of the DroPilot family: Voicings, Arpeggios, Modes, and Pentatonics.

About

RiffAlly Scales

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See the scale. Hear its character. Find it on the guitar. RiffAlly Scales is a focused visual and listening companion for guitarists. Explore 56 scales across seven musical families, transpose them to any of 12 roots, and connect their sound with the notes on your fretboard. SCALE ATLAS • Browse essentials, major modes, minor systems, pentatonic and blues, symmetrical, bebop, and world or historical scales • Search by name, alias, musical character, or interval formula • Open a scale directly on the fretboard SEE AND HEAR THE SCALE • Hear a scale ascend and descend with one tap • Follow a white ring as it highlights the exact string and fret being sounded • Hear a playable octave near your current neck position • Swipe directly along the neck from open strings through fret 24, with six fret positions visible at a time • Swipe left for higher frets and right for lower frets, or use position shortcuts • Switch between note names and scale degrees • Find root notes by their distinctive diamond shape GUIDED LESSONS • Start with From minor to blues: compare minor, pentatonic, and blues while keeping A as home • See removed notes and the added blue note, then hear the difference • Explore how C major and A minor share notes but have different home notes • Keep your neck position while comparing lesson stages • Open lesson notes and practice suggestions when you want more guidance MOOD LAB • Compare D Dorian and D Aeolian • Watch B natural become B-flat while the other scale tones stay fixed • Hear the change and try both sounds over a D minor chord YOUR FRETBOARD • Choose Light maple, Medium walnut, or Dark ebony • One saved appearance setting updates the fretboards throughout the app • New installations start with Dark ebony; existing saved choices are preserved All scale-learning and listening features work offline. No RiffAlly account is required. There are no ads or analytics. Optional, repeatable one-time tips support development and unlock no features; they are not subscriptions. Apple handles purchases, which require an App Store connection. The optional RiffAlly app-discovery and support links also use the internet.

Screenshots

DroPilot Pentatonics4 screens
RiffAlly Scales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RiffAlly Scales at none against DroPilot Pentatonics's shown. DroPilot Pentatonics's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. DroPilot Pentatonics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RiffAlly Scales sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DroPilot Pentatonics ships an update every 5 days, RiffAlly Scales every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
DroPilot Pentatonics versus RiffAlly Scales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroPilot PentatonicsRiffAlly Scales
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo NiveiroFernando Lanner Cardoso

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DroPilot Pentatonics

One-time1
  • DroPilot Pentatonics Pro$4.99
3 purchases

RiffAlly Scales

One-time3
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Supporter tip$4.99
  • Generous tip$9.99

Questions

Is DroPilot Pentatonics free?
DroPilot Pentatonics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RiffAlly Scales free?
RiffAlly Scales is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DroPilot Pentatonics or RiffAlly Scales have ads?
DroPilot Pentatonics shows ads; RiffAlly Scales does not.
Which is updated more often, DroPilot Pentatonics or RiffAlly Scales?
DroPilot Pentatonics ships an update every 5 days, and RiffAlly Scales every 3 days. Most recently, DroPilot Pentatonics was updated on October 28, 2026 and RiffAlly Scales on October 31, 2026.

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