Yes. The Free tier is a real chord tool you can use indefinitely — no time limit, no card required, and no surprise charge at any point in the future. "Free — forever" is the literal copy on the pricing page, and that's exactly what it means.
What "free forever" actually means
- You can sign up without entering a payment method.
- There's no 7-day, 14-day, or 30-day trial that lapses. You don't have to do anything to keep Free working.
- We won't email you in 6 months to say your free tier is ending. It isn't.
- Free works on both the web and the Android app without paying anything.
What you can do on Free
Free isn't a stripped-down demo — it's a usable chord tool:
- Search any chord and see up to 5 voicings per search
- 2 fingering options per voicing, with difficulty ratings
- Reverse chord lookup (tap frets, get the chord)
- Key detection in the progression builder
- Build progressions, play them back
- Save up to 10 favourites in 3 collections
- Standard tuning
If you mostly look up chords in standard tuning, that's everything you need. The Free vs Pro comparison lays out the limits and what Pro adds.
Why we built it this way
Most chord apps make you subscribe to get anything useful. Fretscape is the other way round: the basics are free and stay free, and Pro is a one-time payment that unlocks the deeper tools — every voicing, every tuning, the progression optimiser. See Is Pro a subscription? for the one-time-payment story.
What if I never upgrade?
Then you never upgrade. Free keeps working. Your favourites, saved progressions, and account stay on the account for as long as you keep using it. There's no nag wall.