TrueFire vs Fender Play
Quick take: TrueFire — Huge library for intermediate and advanced players. Fender Play — Polished, bite-size lessons for complete beginners. Confirm all “to verify” items before paying.
TrueFire
| Price (monthly) | $19/month (All Access, per TrueFire's own comparison page; sale pricing on /pricing varies — confirm at checkout) |
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| Price (annual) | $119.88/year ($9.99/mo billed annually — confirmed on checkout page join.truefire.com, 2026-10-17; promotions may lower it) |
| Lesson count | 85,000+ interactive video lessons; 1,900+ courses (pricing page); 30,000+ jam tracks |
| Trial | 14-day free trial (checkout page join.truefire.com: 'Free 14-day trial included' on the yearly plan; the older All Access page saying 7 days appears superseded — confirm the length shown at checkout before paying) |
| Refund | 14-day refund policy (All Access PLUS page: email support within 14 days for a full refund) |
| Styles | blues, rock, jazz, country, metal, fingerstyle |
| Levels | beginner, intermediate, advanced |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Best for | intermediate, advanced, style explorers |
Fender Play
| Price (monthly) | $19.99/month |
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| Price (annual) | $149.99/year ($12.50/month billed annually); annual members get 10% off Fender gear |
| Lesson count | Thousands of lessons (product page; no exact count stated) and 1,000s of songs |
| Trial | 7-day free trial on monthly plan; 14-day free trial on annual plan (new members; auto-rolls to paid unless cancelled) |
| Refund | No refunds for partial subscription periods — monthly and annual terms state refunds cannot be claimed for a partial period; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle (Fender Play Terms of Use) |
| Styles | beginner fundamentals, songs and riffs — genre list to verify |
| Levels | beginner, intermediate |
| Instruments | guitar, bass, ukulele (per Fender Play annual-plan page) |
| Best for | beginners, kids (with parent check — to verify) |
Which should you pick?
- Pick TrueFire if you are: intermediate, advanced, style explorers.
- Pick Fender Play if you are: beginners, kids (with parent check — to verify).
Our verdict
Fender Play to start from zero; TrueFire once you know you will stick with it.
Fender Play targets beginner/intermediate players with bite-sized lessons at $19.99/mo. TrueFire matches that monthly price ($19), drops to $119.88/yr, and brings 85,000+ lessons across blues, jazz, metal, fingerstyle and more for beginner through advanced players, with a 14-day trial and 14-day refund. Editorial recommendation based on price/features only - not hands-on testing.