Fretuoso 4+
Learn the fretboard
Catloaf Software LLC
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Master the Fretboard with Fretuoso
Fretuoso is an engaging educational game designed to help you learn the location of notes on the fretboard of the guitar and other stringed instruments. With support for eleven instruments—including 4, 5, and 6-string basses, mandolin, ukulele, and banjo—you can expand your musical knowledge no matter your instrument of choice.
How It Works
Presented with random notes on the fretboard, you choose the correct answer from multiple options. Simply tap the right button to score points and improve your skills! The new Staff Training Mode helps you learn the positions of notes on the musical staff relative to your instrument’s fretboard, making reading sheet music a breeze.
Features
• Train Your Ear and Mind: Enhance your auditory skills while deepening your understanding of your instrument.
• Learn Sheet Music: Master the positions of notes on the musical staff; say goodbye to tabs!
• Eleven Realistic Instruments: Choose from 4 guitars, 3 basses, mandolin, ukulele, and banjo—all with beautiful, lifelike graphics.
• Customized Training: Focus on specific fret ranges or string subsets to target your practice.
• Flexible Tunings: Use built-in common tunings or create your own custom tunings.
• Progress Visualization: Track your improvement with detailed statistics for every fret.
• Smart Learning Engine: The app adapts to focus on areas where you need more practice.
• Competitive Play: Enjoy Game Mode with levels of increasing difficulty, compete with friends, and share your achievements via Game Center.
• Left-Handed Mode: Fully compatible with left-handed players.
What Artists Are Saying
“Learning the notes on the fretboard is key to any guitarist’s development, and Fretuoso is a neat way to get that info burned into your brain without having to carry a guitar everywhere you go. Pretty cool!”
— Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Mike Keneally)
“This is one of the best apps I’ve seen in a while. It’s simple, fun, and educational. Very useful for guitar players, as many tend to play by ear and not focus on knowing the fretboard.”
— Rick Musallam (Mike Keneally, Gryphon Labs)
Unlock Full Access
This version offers free access to only part of each available instrument. Unlock the full potential of Fretuoso with in-app purchases for complete access to all instruments.
What’s New
Version 7.0
Some major reliability improvements to make the app better on all devices. Now requiring at least iOS 15.6.
Please e-mail us directly at support@fretuoso.com with your questions or requests so we may assist you!
Ratings and Reviews
Fretuoso is fun!
Fretuoso is a great tool for learning the notes of the staff and the location of the notes on the fingerboard. You can play it when you’re away from your guitar which is great on vacation or on a break at work.
Thank you for a great product!
Chad
Partially Fixed
Another update:
App back to being “mostly great”... can’t turn off sounding the notes. Everything else is fixed.
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Update: now neither app will open (only goes to gray screen and then hangs until it times out and returns to my desktop).
It feels like it may have something to do with trying to sync with the cloud and then crashes. I did use this app every day. Now I can’t get it to run.
I am on an iPad Pro 11.0 w/256 G memory and LOTS of available storage and latest iOS.
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I owned both apps and purchased “all” instruments on both apps ($14). Now, it appears, I only need one of the apps to have on my iPad so after updating today, every time I open either app I have to reset the “restore purchases”... I’m sure this is just a glitch that needs to be corrected. I only rated the app one star so the developer will be sure to see it. When this is corrected I will again rate it 5 stars and remove this review.
Thanks!
Developer Response ,
Thank you for the report. We’ll have a new update out very soon with fixes for this and other issues.
Paid for the full version, kinda regretting it.
Generally speaking the app has a very dated Web 2.0 looking interface and it’s lacking in all but the most basic features that other software offers. Want to practice with only naturals? Sorry! Want to specify *any* options in ‘game’ mode? Again, nope. Want to increase the difficulty and skip the first 20 or so levels of basic 5 fret quizzing? Sorry! I was hoping for a ‘note hunter’ mode where you could be given a note and have to track them all down. This app is super basic, practice mode and a progressive difficulty quiz mode, that’s it. I recommend looking a Fretonomy instead.
In-App Purchases
App Privacy
The developer, Catloaf Software LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
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Information
- Seller
- Catloaf Software LLC
- Size
- 63.3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Catloaf Software LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Guitar $3.99
- All Instruments $8.99
- Bass Guitar $3.99
- Ukulele $3.99
- Acoustic Guitar $3.99
- Mandolin $3.99
- Banjo $3.99
- 5-String Bass Guitar $3.99
- 6-String Bass Guitar $3.99
- 7-String Guitar $3.99
Supports
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Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.