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Fretride

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Spec score 7.9 #8 of 32 in Guitar Tab Software

What it is

Fretride is a guitar practice and songwriting app for iOS and macOS, with a fretboard visualizer, playback engine, tab editor, pattern library, lessons, and practice games. The fretboard displays notes by key and scale degree, plays notes, and shows chord shapes across the neck. Its touch-focused editor handles full songs and techniques including hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, palm mutes, and triplets. With an audio interface, the app scores timing and selected playing details; analysis runs on-device and microphone audio is not recorded, stored, or transmitted. Lessons and games are included in the free version, which allows up to three saved songs and needs no account. The app includes hand-recorded guitar samples and separate tracks for drums, piano, bass, violin, cello, flute, saxophone, and trumpet. Signed-in Pro users can sync songs, tabs, progressions, patterns, and lesson progress across devices. Pro also adds unlimited saved songs, custom arpeggio and strum patterns, additional guitar tones, and MIDI instrument sound banks. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are billed through Apple, with exact regional prices shown in the app before purchase.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Fretride is a guitar practice and songwriting app with a fretboard visualizer, playback engine, tab editor, pattern library, lessons, and practice games.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Integrations
The privacy policy names Supabase for account authentication and synced content storage, Apple for App Store distribution and subscription processing, and Google for optional sign-in and website analytics.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Privacy
The maker says the mobile app has no ads, analytics, or third-party tracking SDKs, and microphone audio is analyzed on-device without being recorded, stored, or transmitted.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Support
The maker invites feedback at [email protected].Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Headquarters
Republic of BelarusRead 28 Sep 2026 · fretride.com
Maker
Fretride is made and operated by Eugene Kuchynski, an individual based in the Republic of Belarus.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Accounts and sync
An account is optional; signed-in Pro users can sync songs, tabs, progressions, patterns, and lesson progress across devices.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Audio and instruments
The app includes hand-recorded guitar samples and supports separate tracks for drums, piano, bass, violin, cello, flute, saxophone, and trumpet.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Free tier limit
The free tier includes the listed core tools and allows up to three saved songs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Fretboard
The fretboard displays notes by key and scale degree, lets users hear notes, and shows chord shapes across the neck.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Lessons and games
The guided lesson course and practice games are included in the free version.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Practice analysis
With an audio interface, the app reads back and scores timing, notes, palm mutes, slides, and bends; the analysis runs on-device and is not recorded or uploaded.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Tab editor
The touch-focused editor supports full songs and techniques including hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, palm mutes, and triplets.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com

Plans and prices

Free Free Up to three saved songs · No account required Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Fretride Pro (monthly) Price not published Billed monthly through Apple; exact regional price is shown in the app before purchase. Unlimited saved songs · Cloud sync · Custom arpeggio and strum patterns · Additional guitar tones · MIDI instrument sound banks Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com
Fretride Pro (yearly) Price not published Billed yearly through Apple; exact regional price is shown in the app before purchase. Unlimited saved songs · Cloud sync · Custom arpeggio and strum patterns · Additional guitar tones · MIDI instrument sound banks Read 8 Oct 2026 · fretride.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free tier includes lessons and practice games
  • Fretboard shows notes and chord shapes
  • On-device analysis is not recorded or uploaded
  • Supports multiple instrument tracks
  • No account required for free use

Limits

  • Free tier allows up to three saved songs
  • Pro prices are shown only in the app
  • Cross-device sync requires a signed-in Pro account

Who it suits

Fretride suits guitar players who want to write and practice with tabs, lessons, games, and on-device performance analysis. The free tier fits users with up to three saved songs; Pro supports unlimited songs and cross-device sync for signed-in users.

Verdict

Fretride combines songwriting tools with lessons and practice analysis, while keeping microphone analysis on-device.

Where Specifiction places it

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