# Chord ai - Play any song! — Chords, beats, lyrics and more

> AI-powered music app for instant chord, beat, and lyric recognition. (iPhone/iPad app by Nomad AI OU.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-ai-play-any-song/id1446177109 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nomad AI OU](https://appshunter.io/developer/670931123)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 5,900 App Store ratings · 696 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 302 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 10 more
- Released: 2019-08-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-ai-play-any-song/id1446177109/reviews.md

## What is Chord ai?

The hidden gem for musicians, from beginners to pros.

Chord ai is the perfect tool for playing and learning any song. With recent advancements in artificial intelligence, Chord ai provides highly accurate chord recognition, beat tracking, voicing and lyrics for any song instantly and reliably. Say goodbye to tedious web searches for chords and hello to easy access to your favorite songs on YouTube, SoundCloud, your audio files, or even by using your device's microphone. With Chord ai, improve your playing skills and train your ear with numerous features tailored to every level of musician.

** BROWSE ANY SONG **
- You can select any song by browsing your audio files, SoundCloud or YouTube. This is the preferred way and each song will be processed in a few seconds only
- Or you can use your device microphone to get the chords in real-time of any song playing around you or from your own playing

** CHORD & VOICING RECOGNITION **
- State-of-the-art chord recognition: Chord ai recognizes common chords such as major, minor, augmented, diminished, 7th, M7th, sus2 and sus4 chords. In the pro version, you also get advanced chords such as half-dim, dim7, 6/9/11/13, add9/11/13 and many more complex jazzy and other beautiful chords such as 69, 11b5, 13b9, 9sus4, min7add13 etc.
- Slash Chord Recognition: Chord ai tells you the bass/lowest note of each chord using the slash notation. [Pro version]
- Voicing & Position recognition: Chord ai is the world's first app capable of recognising not only chords, but also their specific voicing. This means that Chord ai can tell you more precisely which notes should be played, including their octaves, and which positions match best with the song [Pro version]

** LYRICS RECOGNITION **
- On-device lyrics recognition using the latest advances in the field of speech recognition. Nearly 100 languages supported including English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and many more! 

** BEAT TRACKING **
- Chord ai uses state-of-the-art beat tracking algorithms to display chords organised into bars and beats

** SEPARATION INTO MULTI TRACKS **
- Automatic music separation into 4 stems: Bass / Drums / Vocals / Other

** MIDIFY **
- State-of-the-art audio to midi conversion
- Export midified audio as a midi file

** ADVANCED REPLAY CONTROLS **
- Speed change: Slow down or speed up playback at your wish so that you can play easily along the song
- Pitch shift: Change the pitch of the song to play in your desired key
- Loop: the interface for setting loop start/end points is very simple and intuitive

** SAVE & SHARE **
- Saved songs and playlists are synchronised among all your iOS devices
- Export transcriptions as PDF files. You can control the number of bars per line as well as whether you want to display lyrics and/or positions

** PIANO / GUITAR / UKULELE / BASS / MANDOLIN / BANJO  **
- Select your preferred instrument among always growing list of supported instruments
- Smart capo: you can also let Chord ai tell you preferred capo for either easiness of play of song matching [Pro version]

** LEARN NEW AND BEAUTIFUL CHORD POSITIONS **
- Find and learn chords from Chord ai's massive chord positions library (more than 100k guitar positions and more than 10k ukulele positions)
- Positions ranked from easiest and common to most difficult and rare
- Alternate tunings for guitar / ukulele / banjo / mandolin such as Drop D, DADGAD, Open D/G/A/C etc. [Pro version] 

Any feedback appreciated at contact@chordai.net

Privacy policy: https://chordai.net/privacy-policy/
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Real-time chord recognition
- Beat and bar tracking
- On-device lyrics recognition
- Speed and pitch adjustment
- Looping playback
- Instrument-specific chord displays
- Audio to MIDI conversion

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chord ai Pro: Yearly | $69.99 | per year |
| Chord ai Pro: Monthly | $10.99 | per month |
| Pro: Monthly (family sharing) | $14.99 | per month |
| Pro: Yearly (family sharing) | $99.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro: Lifetime (family sharing) | $350.00 | one-time |
| Chord ai Pro: Lifetime | $249.00 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #98 in Top Grossing · Music (US App Store)

## What do users think of Chord ai?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Useful for learning songs
- 🚀 Accurate chord recognition
- 💡 Helpful for beginners and professionals
- 🚀 Saves time compared to manual chord transcription
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 👍 Lifetime license option
- 🚀 Supports various instruments (guitar, piano, bass)
- 👍 Responsive customer support

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Inconsistent beat markers in 3/4 time
- 🐛 Lyrics feature not working well
- 🐛 Chord voicings not always accurate
- 🐛 Issues with capo and easiness settings
- 🐛 Exporting issues (PDF, MIDI)
- 💰 Subscription model may be too expensive for some

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when using capo and easiness settings
- Lyrics feature not working correctly
- Exporting issues (PDF, MIDI)
- Inconsistent beat markers in 3/4 time
- Issues with reverse guitar chord display order

**Most requested features**

- Add support for more tunings (e.g. Octave Mandolin)
- Allow custom alternate tunings
- Implement a metronome feature
- Improve lyrics feature accuracy and editing
- Add option to export chords as MIDI or ChordPro
- Implement a one-time purchase option
- Add support for bass note display
- Improve chord voicing detection and display
- Implement a dark mode option
- Improve 3/4 time beat marker consistency

## Recent user reviews (10 of 696)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-ai-play-any-song/id1446177109/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Bug pós atualização

*2026-08-20*

Depois das duas últimas atualizações não consigo mais baixar os vídeos do YouTube para estudar as canções

### 4/5 — Bugs

*2026-08-20*

I tried to use it after few weeks of not using it but it kept giving me the same message: « the video could not be processed ». After I tried many différents videos… I update the version but still… it is a good app tho. It has helped me a lot

**Developer response:** Hello. Sorry for the recent bugs. Everything should work fine again with the new available update. Vivien

### 5/5 — 잘 쓰고 있었는데 일주일째 안되네요

*2026-08-19*

코드 생성 원하는 영상들이 죄다 비디오를 처리할수없다 라고 떠서 다른 곡들도 다 확인해봤는데 똑같은 메세지가 뜨네요
업데이트를 해도 안되서 유료앱이 지금 일주일동안 이런 오류 하나 못잡아서 어떡합니까 
빨리 해결해주세요 답답하네요

**Developer response:** 문제를 보고해 주셔서 감사합니다. 문제를 보여주는 화면 녹화를 contact@chordai.net으로 보내주시겠습니까? 이 문제를 해결하는 데 도움이 될 것입니다.

### 1/5 — Not functioning

*2026-08-18*

This app is not working currently!! I don’t know if they are going to look into it. Otherwise, it was very useful

### 5/5 — App muito legal

*2026-08-13*

Poderia aumentar o piano roll no sentido vertical, poderia sincronizar o áudio da música com o midi.

### 5/5 — Mick

*2026-08-10, version 6.0.5*

great app just love it’s capabilities! thank you so much 🙏

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2026-08-05, version 6.0.5*

Tried for almost 2 hours to overwrite lyrics and it continues to revert back to the original lyrics over and over and over again

### 4/5 — Update it

*2026-07-28, version 6.0.4*

It’s Good but you can’t change the instrument

### 4/5 — How to Use

*2026-07-26, version 6.0.4*

Great App!! But gets confusing when I try to Use features!! Any help??!

### 1/5 — Fake App

*2026-07-26, version 6.0.4*

Imma try and refund because it doesnt even accurately tell me what cords or strings to hit for the banjo. Makes zero sense.

## Frequently asked questions about Chord ai

### What does Chord ai do?

Chord ai is an AI-powered music application that provides highly accurate chord recognition, beat tracking, voicing, and lyrics for any song. It allows users to play and learn songs from various sources like audio files, SoundCloud, YouTube, or even by using their device's microphone.

### What are the key features of Chord ai?

Key features include state-of-the-art chord and voicing recognition, on-device lyrics recognition for nearly 100 languages, beat tracking organized into bars, automatic music separation into multi-tracks, audio to MIDI conversion, and advanced replay controls like speed change, pitch shift, and looping.

### How much does Chord ai cost?

The app offers a freemium model. While basic features are available for free, advanced chord recognition, slash chord recognition, and voicing recognition are available in the Pro version, indicating a paid upgrade or subscription.

### What devices is Chord ai compatible with?

The application is available on iOS devices and supports synchronization among all your iOS devices. The description mentions it's a 'hidden gem for musicians' and lists various instruments, implying broad compatibility for musicians.

### How can Chord ai help me improve my musical skills?

Chord ai helps improve playing skills and train your ear by providing instant access to chords, lyrics, and beats for any song. Features like slowing down playback, changing pitch, and looping allow for focused practice, while advanced recognition helps in understanding song structure and harmonies.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.1.2 — 2026-08-25

• Various fixes and improvements

### 6.1.1 — 2026-08-24

• Various fixes and improvements

### 6.1.0 — 2026-08-22

• Various fixes and improvements

### 6.0.9 — 2026-08-20

• Various fixes and improvements

### 6.0.8 — 2026-08-19

• Bug fixes and stability improvements

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