TrueFire vs Pickup Music
Quick take: TrueFire — Huge library for intermediate and advanced players. Pickup Music — Modern, structured pathways — details to verify. 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join.truefire.com: 'Free 14-day trial included' on the yearly plan; the older All Access page saying 7 days appears superseded — confirm the length shown at checkout before paying) |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 |
Pickup Music
| Price (monthly) | $29.99/month charged monthly |
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| Price (annual) | $179.99 charged yearly ($14.99/month, 'Save 50%') |
| Lesson count | 1,000+ lessons (gift page; older Pickup pages stated 500+ — library grows, count checked 2026-10-17) |
| Trial | 14-day free trial ('Try free for 14 days. Easy to cancel any time.') |
| Refund | 60-day satisfaction guarantee ('Improve your playing or get your money back') |
| Styles | beginner pathways, jazz, rock, neo soul, funk (pathway names on homepage) |
| Levels | beginner, late beginner, intermediate, late intermediate |
| Instruments | guitar, bass, piano |
| Best for | structured learners (to verify) |
Which should you pick?
- Pick TrueFire if you are: intermediate, advanced, style explorers.
- Pick Pickup Music if you are: structured learners (to verify).
Our verdict
Pickup Music for a guided pathway with human feedback; TrueFire for the deepest library at a lower annual price.
TrueFire is cheaper annually ($119.88 vs $179.99) and far larger (85,000+ vs 1,000+ lessons), both trial 14 days. Pickup counters with graded Learning Pathways and 1-on-1 video feedback across guitar, bass and piano, plus a 60-day guarantee vs TrueFire refund window of 14 days. Editorial recommendation based on price/features only - not hands-on testing.