Fretello Guitar Lessons Reviews

by Kel84S

I downloaded to try. You know free app with in app purchases. Well it’s free to download and then start a free trial. Which is enough time for them to get your info and then charge you. This should just be a $120 app to download. I canceled to free trial to avoid the subscription. They still tried to charge me. My bank flagged the charge and we denied it. Then when we got a new bank card, activated it, fretello keep trying until it went through! I don’t have FretelloGuitarLessons , I canceled the subscription, not sure how they can get away with thinking they can still charge me. DO NOT DOWNLOAD UNLES TOU WANT TO PAY!!!

by Terrible Guitar App!

It’s a great idea. It’s what I have been looking for, but....... I started on the Pentatonic scale the first of the sessions. I already knew it but wanted to do the whole app all the way through. Kind of boring, so I wanted to go to the next scale lesson- NOPE. They decide when’s your done and ready. It’s very annoying. So, now I’m stuck on this scale for who knows how long. The songs you can learn on FretelloGuitarLessons are ridiculous. I think there is a total of 10, 3 of which are different wedding March songs. Most of the songs are from soundtracks (movie) the songs you have never heard of! Then there is like r metal songs form the same artist. The rest are Christmas songs. It’s funny because it has genres you can choose form. But there is only 10
Songs that are either Christmas or metal or wedding marches. It’s very strange.
Again if your excited to learn scales a new way you will be disappointed and like me- waiting for them to let you know when you can move on. Waste of money.

by Dpcwollmann

App doesn’t pick up my opening notes on exercises and I frequently have to play a note four or five times before FretelloGuitarLessons hears it. If you press retry on an exercise, it tells you to press play to start the exercise but none of the buttons are mapped. You have to do something to force the device to refresh the display to get the buttons to come back. Talking to Siri or long press on the bottom of the window with a slight movement does the trick.

by Timbllnghm

I purchased FretelloGuitarLessons and used it everyday for hours. I got through the 7th week and it asked me how much I want to practice for next week then it says I need a subscription which I have. When I try to practice keeps coming up to the subscription page. I’ve unsubscribed, then resubscribed then tried a different email but I have to start at week one again. Please contact me or let me know. I would pay to have access to all lessons but don’t want to spend another 2000 minutes of playtime to get there.

by 🔥nickname🔥

uhhh. thre is so much potential! but you literally can’t do nothing without paying a subscription. i just wanted to play and learn new songs. theres just no point to download FretelloGuitarLessons unless you are gonna pay. but... know a lot of people dont hav a problem with a subscription.. but on the other hand, a lot of people (including myself) dont have the extra money to spend on something you really want to pursue and improve on.
also theres a lot of competition in music apps. which almost all of them also hav subscriptions, but most of the time theres always alot of things you are able to do with out spending any money. i think thats what FretelloGuitarLessons is missing so...
Dear Developers,
3 stars cuz i wanted to spare yall. i have yet to find the ‘perfect’ music/ guitar app, but i seriously thing this could be it! all yall need is move verity, accessibility & advertising. make FretelloGuitarLessons accessible for everyone, and you WILL make grate sales (with optional premium subscriptions) and you’re doing a great job!.. just dont stop here :)
also this is just my opinion, with REAL ADVICE. take it into consideration, and you’ll be G O L D!! i believe in you. hav a great day! beyy!

by Sprote

I like how the lessons are structured. I think FretelloGuitarLessons will be helpful towards my playing progress. Are there any plans to make FretelloGuitarLessons cross platform? I've signed up with my email, so should have an account, but when I log into my iPad it does not have my progress on that device. I'd like to be able to use this on my iPhone or iPad. Please let me know if this is forthcoming.

by Darthbane01

Still at the beginning, not an amazing app but it's okay. Tempo detection is way off, the first tempo detection I was able to do the riff provided at 148 bpm which seemed accurate enough, when I got to the next tempo detection riff, i did that given riff more or less the same speed, but put me at 55 bpm... like what??

Edit: 5 mins after writing this review, on one of the practices it says "Get ready!" at the top and the countdown is stuck at "5" forever. Just a bug I found.

by Oabrown

The very first exercise has you reading tabs, playing multiple strings on multiple frets, and strumming both up and down. It isn’t fun. I have been playing for a few months, I can play simple songs, and this was frustrating. It also starts with learning scales, whereas most teachers start with chords. That may be part of my problem, but it should start with lessons enjoyable to someone holding the instrument for the first time. I’m making it 2 stars on the assumption FretelloGuitarLessons listening to your playing is useful. It sounds like a cool feature.
(Edit: I am raising it to 3 stars because I like their response and want to give FretelloGuitarLessons another chance when it’s updated or I advance enough to use it well)

by JamesSings

So far, i enjoy practicing with FretelloGuitarLessons. I like the progressive scale practice with different scale patterns that get more complicated as you go. As a music teacher, I see the direction this is going and I love it!

Maybe an introductory video would help explain the rationale and pedagogy behind FretelloGuitarLessons ? Also, maybe include some work with chords to give some variety to the exercises?

If the jam at the end of the session is to apply the patterns in soloing, it might be helpful to have the patterns on the jam screen for reference.

by Bobby Cha Cha

I started using Fretello a few months ago.
Pros- I really like that it allows you to customize your lessons based on the style of music you are interested in mastering. I also really like that it uses standard tab for the lessons (unlike some other apps I’ve tried that rely on gimmicky interfaces). I think the repetition in the lessons is also very helpful in building muscle memory and I can notice improvements in my playing each session.
Cons- My only real complaint is that it doesn’t provide any feedback on how well you are hitting notes and keeping time. It would be awesome if this was added and you received some sort of grade after each lesson. Then you could see which lessons you didn’t do well on and could repeat if you wanted to improve.

by Rodell98

FretelloGuitarLessons is great for me it. The easy of use and setup fits my needs better then some of its competitors. I haven’t played in 6 years and decided to pick it up again and FretelloGuitarLessons has helped me with getting back into a groove.

by Small Crumpled Piece Of Paper

While it can feel a little slow and repetitive, that makes you focus on perfecting your basic skills rather than pushing yourself forward once you know a chord. Teaches you right away things that irl teachers tell you months into lessons too. Very useful and looking forward to what the developers put in next!

by Musiclife28

I've only been through a few sessions so far. I think FretelloGuitarLessons is perfect for beginners and people who need a refresher, experienced players might find it mundane. It also helps when people take the time to understand the concept of FretelloGuitarLessons. I think it is a great tool to assist along with regular lessons from someone. I've have been playing guitar for over 13 years and downloaded it just to see how it works, I will complete all of the sessions. I definitely recommend it!

by Dr. Beadz

I’ve worked professionally since 1968 as a liturgical organist and accompanist but was not successful at learning guitar until now. The Fretello Method has been inspirational and entertaining in a professional, logical and systematic manner. Many thanks Fretello, this career music director in his 70’s appreciates digital professionalism and musical integrity! Keep up the good work, Dr. G

by Uselessfire1

Honestly I don’t know the first thing about playing a guitar but I already knew how to read notes and stuff this helped me so much to learn how to change frets while keeping a good sound going and I learned that there is left handed guitar which I need XD but honestly it’s great and I understand that you need to pay cause their help is honestly so great the free stuff they have can help a lot of people get to learn the subscription is actually understandable I love this so much great app very underrated

by Thkat

I played a bit of guitar when I was a teen and then took a 20 years break. I came across Fretello as a friend of mine started to learn with FretelloGuitarLessons and O was blown away how organic his learning process was. So I picked it up and start to play again. all I can say amazing! get FretelloGuitarLessons and never look back!

by Zaddalf

Note: Please don't think too highly of yourself when you plan to input your expertise level. Otherwise, you'll just end up hating FretelloGuitarLessons because it's suggesting stuff that's too hard for you to pull off because of the input you made. A little modesty goes a long way.

I've tried a good few of these guitar coach apps but this one seems to work out the best for me. I'm an intermediate and the second I put in my level it immediately showed stuff that I have been willing to learn for quite some time now. My only problem was that I needed a structured schedule and FretelloGuitarLessons provided one for me. No fuss, metronome included, good exercises, great open-ended jam tracks, and all-round greatness.

by Real AlBert

What can I say except for THANK YOU!, I recently came across one of your advertising posts of instagram and I was very quickly linked to your application on my iPhone, in total I have enjoyed and learned with ease comfortable confidence and a new commitment to become an guitar player and song writer in just a half hour of instruction from your application, where have you guys been all my life! I am 60 years old and enrolled in a audio recording engineer school and now also confident that I will be able to play the guitar on purpose enough to make real music and produce multitrack mix demo’s to share and possibly make money in the entertainment industry.
I am definitely a fan and student for sure.

by 5/4 Pro Audio

First of all, thanks to the developers for putting FretelloGuitarLessons together, not to mention for FREE!! I'd like to say that guitar playing, like any other artistic skill, is a result of the effort and passion that you put into learning it. I've read some of the negative reviews and comments and I'm certain that a majority of the people who have left them are looking for miracle app that will magically allow them to suddenly be able to play the latest boy band hit or Taylor Swift song and FretelloGuitarLessons isn't going to do that for it's users. That being said, I've been wanting to find an app to help me structure my valuable practice time to help me carry my guitar playing skills to the next level and I believe I have found it in FretelloGuitarLessons. To the developers: Thanks again and ignore all of the haters/posers!!

by ToxicMass

I’m a middle aged guy trying to learn guitar. I have no experience playing any instrument. So far FretelloGuitarLessons is allowing me to start slow and go at my pace. Simple and short videos help a great deal.

by TeD2D

Sorry developer, not going to use Facebook or email just to see FretelloGuitarLessons .
Instantly deleted.

Developers should NOT require registration ("friction") to just get into an App. I don't want to share my email or personal information BEFORE looking at your App. There's absolutely nothing before registration to figure out what you're all about. Obviously you know users are going to drop and you want some way to keep bugging them.

by Ramhoj

New update installed on 02OCT2017 has an issue with the training not rendering properly on an iPad Pro. Can’t see half of the Tabs in the screen.

Otherwise a good app the forces you to train on the basics and getting fingering done properly.

by Topaz7087423

I really enjoy using Fretello to learn basic scales and songs. The feedback is really useful, and has gotten me more confident with solos and improvising! FretelloGuitarLessons could use some better organization, it can be a bit confusing at times, but overall it’s a great app!

by Click Smith

Been playing for 4 years now and are learning how to piece together the scales needed to write my own music. So far this has been the most helpful thing as where to start. Thanks !