# ScaleBank: Guitar Scales

> Riff Finder, Blues Theory, Jam

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id595522927](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id595522927)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id595522927`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Better Notes, LLC
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,031 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-06
- **First published:** 2013-02-17
- **Size:** 70 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scalebank-guitar-scales/id595522927)
- **Website:** [https://www.chordbank.com/support](https://www.chordbank.com/support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chordbank.com/privacy/](https://chordbank.com/privacy/)

## Description

ScaleBank puts guitar scales at your fingertips with a 24-fret fretboard, supporting Major, Minor, Melodic Minor, Melodic Major, Whole Tone, Pentatonic Major, Hexatonic Blues, Pentatonic Minor, and common modes like Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Locrian. It also offers exotic scales such as Egyptian, Persian, Hirajoshi, and more. The app is designed for acoustic and electric guitars and includes full left-handed support. Scroll the fretboard and hear crisp audio samples as you explore scales and patterns.

Many features are free, with ScaleBank All Access providing full access to all scales, patterns, and drills for $4.49 per month or $35.99 per year. The subscription is billed to your iTunes account and auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew in your iTunes Account Settings. For privacy and terms, see the policy and terms links, and share suggestions at chordbank.com/support.

## Rankings

- #53,572 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise ScaleBank as an easy-to-use, comprehensive tool for learning and recalling the fretboard, with practical drills and backing tracks that aid progress on both electric and acoustic guitars. The biggest drawbacks are the subscription-based pricing model, with many feeling scales are gated behind paywalls and pricing changes were not transparently communicated. A few users report access issues post-update. Overall, its usefulness is high, but ongoing costs and access limitations are major recurring concerns.

### Pros

- Clear fretboard-scale visuals with quick switch between scales and roots
- Rich learning features including fingerings, notes, intervals, practice drills, backing tracks and metronome
- Indispensable tool; widely used to improve fretboard memory and playing level
- Works well for both electric and acoustic guitars
- Simple, intuitive interface that makes scales easy to learn and practice

### Cons

- Subscription-based pricing after years of one-time ownership, leading to frustration about ongoing costs
- Most scales and features are gated behind a subscription, making free access limited
- Pricing and upgrades perceived as opaque or non-transparent (not clearly disclosed in product description)
- Unclear value proposition with price increases and reportedly slow/few updates
- Occasional access problems after updates (e.g., being logged out or prompts to subscribe)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id595522927)