RiffAlly Scales
Guitar scales made visual
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
See, hear, and explore 56 guitar scales. Swipe along the neck, follow lessons from minor to blues, and choose your favorite wooden fretboard finish.
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.
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• A more prominent, physical-style Hear scale button makes listening easier to discover.
• Follow each sounded note with synchronized fretboard highlighting in Map, Guided Lessons, and Mood Lab.
• Swipe directly across the fretboard from open strings through fret 24, with six fret positions visible at a time.
• Explore the same horizontal neck in Map, Guided Lessons, and Mood Lab.
• Keep your position while hearing scales, changing labels, and comparing lesson stages.
• Enjoy clearer note outlines and a Dark ebony default, while retaining your saved wood choice.
• Updated guidance for fretboard navigation, including VoiceOver position adjustment.
The developer, Fernando Lanner Cardoso, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Fernando Lanner Cardoso
- Size
- 2.6 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Generous tip $9.99
- Supporter tip $4.99
- Small tip $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 F.L.Cardoso