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Strumhold vs Riffage

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Strumhold compared with Riffage
DetailStrumhold logo StrumholdRiffage logo Riffage
What it doesGuitar practice app that listens to your playing and scores chord changes and scales A desktop riff library for metal guitarists
StageNot given Not given
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Based inUS US
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree (Practice plan): chord and scale drills, practice history, offline access, up to 7 rest days per year, one jam in C major. Sync $19.99/year or $2.99/month: adds cloud sync across devices and backup. Pro $59.99/year or $8.99/month: adds Diagnosis coaching, all jams in every key, full Songbook ac Free: unlimited riffs, search, recording on your own machine, 3 GB free cloud backup per vault. Riffage Cloud: $72 a year or $8 a month per vault, adds 50 GB of backup and band sharing. Early access code EARLYBIRD: $36 a year for Riffage Cloud, half price.
Key features
  • Scale practice with note-by-note feedback
  • Practice progress visualization with stronghold building
  • Offline-first web app with device-local storage
  • Jam with looping band in multiple keys and scales
  • Cloud sync across multiple devices
  • Diagnosis coaching for chord change weaknesses
  • Songbook showing playable real songs
  • Rest days system to maintain practice streak
  • Data export to file
  • Search riffs by title, lyric, filename, tempo, tuning, or custom tags
  • Batch import voice memos, phone clips, and session bounces
  • Drag riffs directly into DAW tracks
  • Record through your own amp sims
  • Cut and organize takes within the app
  • Save clean DI with every take for resampling
  • Share vaults with band members
  • Comment and collection organization in shared vaults
  • Cloud backup and sync across computers
  • Automatic tempo detection
What makes it different
  • Listens to your actual playing and scores every change in real-time via audio
  • No account, ads, or tracking required for free practice
  • All practice data stored locally on your device, never uploaded
  • Works completely offline once installed
  • Unlimited riffs and no storage limits on local machine, free forever
  • Band members can join free while only one person pays for vault subscription
  • Per-vault cloud subscriptions let you upgrade only the vaults you need
  • Preserves clean DI with every recorded take for future resampling and tab generation
  • One-drag workflow from library directly into your DAW
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)10 no change since last check11 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)30
Citation Flow (Majestic)1822
Referring domains (Majestic)56

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