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24 alternatives to Guitar Trainer

For guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele and cavaquinho

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Guitar Trainer launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Cadence – A guitar theory app▲195

   Hello HN, I just released this music theory and ear training mobile app for guitar which I've been working on for a bit more than a year on the side. The idea was to make something for the eternally "intermediate" guitarist (myself included). There are a lot of beginner apps which rely on learning songs, toolkits which give you a bunch of stuff with no explanation but not many in-between apps to actually learn and practice more generic and somewhat advanced stuff. The app contains short lessons, recaps and most importantly challenges (visual, audio and pure theory) along with a very complete…

   2025 · cadenceguitar.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Instinct▲78

   Guitar lessons that listen as you play along

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Guitar Tuner▲86

   A simple but awesome guitar tuner

   2017 · guitar-tuner.appspot.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SoundBetter▲152

   Marketplace for musicians and music production professionals

   2014 · soundbetter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hendrix▲114

   LinkedIn for Musicians 🎶

   2017 · playlist.social · its alternatives →

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   Fretello▲122

   AI-powered guitar lessons

   2020 · fretello.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tone▲107

   Confidence boosting music trainer

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Melodics▲93

   GuitarHero/RockSmith for pad drumming

   2015 · melodics.com · its alternatives →

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   MusicSense▲102

   Learns your music tastes and suggests songs

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HG
    HTML5 guitar lessons with pitch detection▲218

    2014 · getinstinct.com · its alternatives →

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    Uberchord Guitar▲114

    Get better on your guitar. Fast.

    2016 · uberchord.com · its alternatives →

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    Piano Trainer – Learn piano scales, chords and more using MIDI▲203

    🎹 Memorize piano scales with ease! A piano practice program w/ MIDI support. Consider it an interactive reference manual - ZaneH/piano-trainer

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Keezy▲112

    Turn your iPhone into an instrument

    2013 · keezy.net · its alternatives →

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    Fender Tune▲95

    Free guitar and bass tune iOS app

    2016 · fender.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fretuoso▲66

    A fun game to learn the notes on the guitar fretboard

    2016 · fretuoso.app · its alternatives →

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    Tuner Eclipse▲81

    A simple and accurate guitar tuner for iOS

    2017 · tunereclipse.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Skillshare for iOS▲146

    Learn just about anything.

    2014 · skillshare.com · its alternatives →

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    SoundBetter Music Services Marketplace▲104

    Marketplace for musicians and music production professionals

    2015 · soundbetter.com · its alternatives →

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    Dev Tones▲165

    Professional royalty-free sounds for your app

    2014 · rcptones.com · its alternatives →

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    Rhythm Trainer App▲56

    Learn sight reading on the go

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    8Stem▲79

    Guitar Hero for remixes

    2016 · 8stem.com · its alternatives →

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    GuitarApp▲82

    Youtube's finest guitar content organised into daily feeds

    2022 · guitarapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Epoch▲79

    Tuner for your ukulele, bass and guitar

    2020 · epochpro.app · its alternatives →

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    SongKit▲110

    A modern AI-powered songbook app for iPhone and iPad

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →