Comparison

Fretboard Trainer Pro vs HearBack

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

Head to head
About

Fretboard Trainer Pro

Master guitar and bass fretboards with interactive lessons on notes, intervals, chords, and scales. Practice daily with personalized sessions that adapt to your learning pace, ensuring you retain knowledge effectively. Works without your instrument.

Highlights
  • Learn all notes on fretboard
  • Identify intervals and build triads
  • Master major and minor scales
  • Practice arpeggios
  • Personalized daily lessons
  • Track progress and streaks
  • Customizable drills and tunings
Features
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Fretboard Trainer Pro helps you know every note on your guitar or bass without counting frets. Find notes instantly, see intervals, build triads and arpeggios, and play scales anywhere on the neck. Step-by-step lessons plus one short session a day mean you always know what to practice next, and the notes you miss come back until they stick. Works without your instrument in hand. What you'll learn: Notes Learn every note on the neck, starting from the string names. Find the note: tap where a named note lives on the board Name the note: identify a marked spot on the board Use octave shapes to find any note all over the neck Sharps, flats, and the frets past 12 Intervals Learn how far apart two notes are, on the fretboard. Every interval from the half step to the octave, including the tritone Find the interval on the neck, or name the one shown See and hear the shapes that make intervals easy to find anywhere Triads Learn the three notes that make a chord. Major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads Build the triad on the board, or name the triad shown Practice inversions, not just root position Find the same chord in three places up the neck Scales Learn the notes a song is built from. Major, natural minor, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, and blues scales Play scales in positions your hand can actually reach Move each shape anywhere on the neck by its root Arpeggios Learn chords played one note at a time. Major and minor arpeggios Dominant 7, major 7, and minor 7 chords Practice that sticks: Over 60 step-by-step lessons take you from the string names to arpeggios Each lesson shows you the idea, lets you try it with hints, then checks what you know A two-minute level check skips what you already know, and you can test out of any lesson One short session a day, sized to the 2, 5, or 10 minutes you have Notes you miss come back just before you'd forget them, until you know them Hear every note, interval, and chord as you learn it Watch your neck fill in as every note you know lights up Track the notes you know, your progress in each skill, and your daily streak Optional daily practice reminders at a time you choose Practice your way: 6-string guitar, or 4- or 5-string bass Left-handed mode mirrors the neck Show notes as sharps or flats Find Every: tap every place a single note lives on the neck Speed Round: name and find notes against the clock Build and save your own drills: choose the drill, strings, fret range, naturals or sharps and flats, direction, timer, and length Drill in alternate tunings, including Drop D, Half Step Down, DADGAD, and Open G Add Dorian and Mixolydian scales to your own drills A subscription is required to use Fretboard Trainer Pro. New subscribers may be eligible for a free trial. Subscription details: Payment will be charged to your App Store account once your purchase is confirmed. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Account Settings; if canceled, access will continue until the end of the current billing period. Subscriptions automatically renew 24 hours before the period ends, and your account will be charged within that 24-hour window. Auto-renewal can be turned off at any time in Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if available, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://trypitchtrainer.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://trypitchtrainer.app/tos Contact Us: hello@trypitchtrainer.app

About

HearBack

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Can you play what you hear? HearBack helps you listen closely, rebuild a phrase and hear where your answer differs. Start with a short piano phrase and a missing note. No instrument, microphone or account is needed for local practice. LISTEN, MOVE, DISCOVER Repair a melody, fill a gap, reorder sound pieces or trace a phrase. Match intervals, rebuild chords, find a motif and follow a melody through accompaniment. Drag notes directly or use the keyboard and button alternatives. HEAR THE CHORDS Name chord progressions by their place in the key: I, IV, V and the minor chords, from a short ending to smooth inversions. MAKE THE RHYTHM YOURS Four clicks count in, then a rhythm plays over them. Tap it back, scored only on the spacing of your taps, or place it on a beat grid, untimed, and hear your answer. Play remembered melodies back after a count-in. FORTY SHORT LESSONS Eight units lead from clear pitch contrasts to close intervals, longer melodies, moving roots and chord inversions. An optional placement check finds your starting point. Learning offers unlimited replay. NEW MUSIC EVERY WEEK A themed drop arrives every Monday: three short sessions in a new key, the same music for every listener. A new collection of lessons and original phrases appears on the first of each month, without an app update. A COACH FOR YOUR EAR HearBack notices the tasks you miss most and the notes, intervals or chords you mix up, then builds a short practice around them. A monthly recap shows how your first answers changed. BUILD YOUR DAILY PRACTICE Earn XP, grow your level and collect milestones. Your six-question daily mix balances tricky differences, review and new material. Replays never earn extra XP. Optional reminders skip days with completed study. LISTEN TOGETHER Sign in with Apple for free competition. Everyone gets the same six-question ranked daily round with two listens per question; correct first answers earn points. Weekly leagues count your best five days and monthly standings your best twenty. Duel a friend or quick-match another listener, with clearly marked rival bots when nobody is free. Pro never improves competitive scores or access. PLAY, JUST FOR FUN Draw melodies up to eight bars long across two octaves with four voices, change the key, scale and tempo, then save and share sketches. Start from famous public-domain melodies such as Für Elise, Ode to Joy and In the Hall of the Mountain King, ready to loop. Play is separate from training and stays on your iPhone. START FREE, GROW WITH PRO Free: the first two units, the beginner daily challenge, each weekly warm-up, one Pro task in your daily mix, basic progress, competition and Play. HearBack Pro unlocks the full course, chord progressions, custom practice, every drop session and past drops, the monthly collections, detailed progress, weekly checks, the challenge archive, and focused practice from your coach and missed rounds. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Eligible yearly subscribers may receive a seven-day trial. The App Store confirms price and eligibility before purchase. YOUR LEARNING, YOUR CHOICE Learn as a guest, or sign in with Apple to sync learning history between your iPhones. Play sketches remain local. Larger text, VoiceOver labels and step-by-step note entry are supported. Product analytics are optional: HearBack asks once and shares anonymous usage events only if you agree. Account sync and competition send their required learning and gameplay data separately. Manage or delete your account in Settings. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage them in Apple Account settings; deleting the app or account does not cancel a subscription. Lifetime is a single payment with no renewal. Pro expiry preserves saved history and sketches. Privacy: https://hearbackmusic.com/privacy/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fretboard Trainer Pro4 screens
HearBack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HearBack at daily against Fretboard Trainer Pro's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Fretboard Trainer Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and HearBack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fretboard Trainer Pro ships an update weekly, HearBack daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fretboard Trainer Pro versus HearBack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFretboard Trainer ProHearBack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEar & Pitch Training Studios LLCAhmet Can Guven

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fretboard Trainer Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Fretboard Trainer Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Fretboard Trainer Annual Offering$14.991 Year
  • Fretboard Trainer Annual$39.991 Year
3 purchases

HearBack

Subscriptions2
  • HearBack Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • HearBack Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • HearBack Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Fretboard Trainer Pro free?
Fretboard Trainer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HearBack free?
HearBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fretboard Trainer Pro or HearBack have ads?
Neither Fretboard Trainer Pro nor HearBack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fretboard Trainer Pro or HearBack?
Fretboard Trainer Pro ships an update weekly, and HearBack daily. Most recently, Fretboard Trainer Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and HearBack on October 31, 2026.

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