FretWiz: Fretboard Trainer

The description of the app sounds good, but if I were able to preview the app before purchasing I never would have bought it. It’s not optimized for newer devices with top notches, which covers the title of the lessons and cuts off the fretboard. It also jumps right in to a test without any lesson beforehand, so you just have to guess until you get it right, or do some research elsewhere before taking the test.

I never write reviews but I will for this one. I've tried several ways to learn the fretboard and this was definitely the best and only way to do it. Thanks FretWiz.

This app is excellent! I have tried the free apps and found them ineffective as they jump randomly all over the fretboard. FretWiz is a logical grouping of lessons and drills beginning with Fret 5 (for those of us who tune using our guitar) You have to pass each lesson before moving on to the next and then there are drills combining lessons for review. The fretboard graphic is a clear and easy to see. FretWiz also keeps track of your progress. Well worth the $$

This app does just what it says it will. It is a little clunky. No fancy bells or whistles. Just open the app and go. Its working. It has been helpful to me for learning the fretboard. Just spend a little time on it everyday. Thanks, developer.

Updated Review: Im on lesson 17 and many of the notes are changing in under a second. Too fast to even make a selection! And when i do make a selection the question will change right before and count my answer wrong even though i choose the correct answer to the previous question. Its not because I'm choosing too slowly, it’s literally less than 1 second for most of the questions (some in 10th of a second) . I really hope for an update to fix this problem, because it started out great. But i guess the 7 fret is as far as this app will take me. I’ll update my review if this problem ever gets resolved. Thanks Old Review: This app has truly helped me learn the frets faster than any other app I've used. The reason i gave it 4 out of 5 stars is because sometimes it seems to glitch in the middle of some lessons. Notes changing too fast/ or not responding to an answer i pick.

Hello. I am enjoying using your app but thought you should know that when the test is giving me the note with fret number it says it is correct even when I click the wrong fret number but correct note. (i.e. E fret 2 and I click fret 7 it will say I was correct even though the fret number was wrong) Seems like the code needs and "and" to verify both fields are correct? The other issue is on the IPhone 6 Plus it will slow the phone down to be able to use the app. Thank you for making it and I am hoping it is helping. :)

It's flash cards. Silent, informationless flashcards. You see a fretboard and have a few seconds to correctly name the note. If you get it correct your score on the fret/note goes up and you are quizzed less. If you get it wrong you get quizzed on it more until you get all notes correct. There is absolutely zero educational information included. No explanation before or after the quiz. No music theory. The notes do not play a sound. You basically learn by process of elimination, kinda like Rosetta Stone. Ok, so there is some merit to learning like this. Once you figure out one string, like the edges you don't forget those. Because when you get them right over and over they stick.

While some criticize it for a lack of features, this is still the BEST app I have EVER used to rapidly learn the entire fretboard of the guitar. While there certainly are features that could make it even better, it is entirely adequate as it is. It's fast, fun and most important, it works! I now use it whenever I have a spare minute just to practice, but it took me all of 2 weeks to complete the whole program and my confidence on the fretboard is rapidly approaching professional level. You will get out of it what you put into it for sure.

I've been using this tool to train myself and finally learn the notes on the fretboard. I like it, but it's missing a key piece of functionality: actually SHOWING you the notes that you are about to be drilled on! This could be added to the lesson drill screens easily, but as it is I have to keep a printout handy ... Still a good tool, tho ...

Fantastic app! It works very well. Already seeing results.