# Gacha Chord: Progression Maker — Write and transcribe anywhere > Write and transcribe anywhere (iPhone/iPad app by YUKI KIMURA.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gacha-chord-progression-maker/id6797231498 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [YUKI KIMURA](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797231500) - Category: Music, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese - Released: 2026-08-24 - Data updated: 2026-10-01 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gacha-chord-progression-maker/id6797231498/reviews.md ## What is Gacha Chord? Write a song in bed. Transcribe one on the train. Gacha Chord makes chord progressions simple: you just tap the chords you want. No keyboard, no DAW, so the idea gets built wherever you happen to be. 1. Let it suggest, and write in bed 2. Write down what you transcribe 3. Record it as a video, or read it while you play ■ 1. LET IT SUGGEST, AND WRITE IN BED The progression you would never have thought of. Place a chord and it offers what could come next: a weighted gacha built on functional harmony. Three safe picks and two adventurous ones. Every suggestion carries a one-line reason. Dominant resolutions, secondary dominants, tritone substitutions, modal interchange, passing diminished chords, chromatic mediants. A star marks the ones that connect most naturally. Press and hold a chord to swap it for a substitute. The further a chord strays from the key, the louder its color, so you can see how far you have wandered. ■ 2. WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU TRANSCRIBE Pull a song apart in the gaps of your day. It works just as well as a notebook for the chords you write or pick up by ear. - Scale degrees and real chord names, side by side. Change the key and the whole progression moves with it - Build the exact voicing: tensions, altered fifths, inversions, slash chords, octaves - Split the progression into verse and chorus, and transpose section by section - Find saved progressions by name or tag ■ 3. RECORD IT AS A VIDEO, OR READ IT WHILE YOU PLAY Post it the moment it lands. The playing chord can fill the middle of the screen: the song title, the key you are in, the degree, the chord name, the image you attached and the note you left on that chord, all on one screen. Record your screen and the short video is done. Leave it looping on the big display and it doubles as your chart while you play. ■ GACHA CHORD PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) A single purchase unlocks everything below. There is no monthly fee. - No limit on saved progressions - No limit on favorite chords - 6 sounds and arpeggio playback - Notes and an image on a saved progression - MIDI export (opens straight in GarageBand, Logic and others) ■ OTHER - No network connections at all. No account required - Everything you make is stored on your device ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Gacha Chord Pro | $4.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-26 - Roll the dice for four chords at once - Undo your last change - Copy a chord and paste it anywhere - Added the Chord Editor - Change the length, inversion and octave right in the editor - See the open song's name and whether it has unsaved changes - Reopens the song you had open last time - Sort favorites by degree - Choose how dim and aug are written - Made other minor improvements ### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-22 - Added a glow to the interface - Improved the large display for the playing chord - New setting to swap the sizes of the degree and the chord name - Set the tempo with the new Tap button - Made other minor improvements ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-18 - Add an image to a song (Pro) - 3/4 time is supported - Music from other apps keeps playing - Tap along with a song to set the tempo - Many more chord substitutions - Finer control over the fifth and the chord length ### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-11 - Minor keys are here - New: change the reading. The sounding chords stay exactly as they are while the degrees move. The relative key is one tap away - Add and drop tensions with checkboxes: 7ths, 9ths, 11ths and 13ths, and you can leave chord tones out - Long-press in the overview to copy a whole section and drop it in - Long-press in the overview to delete a section along with its chords - Splitting or merging sections no longer changes the chords you hear - Section headings can be typed straight from the main screen - Made other minor improvements ### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-05 - Each chord can now have its own length, from half a beat to two bars, dotted values included - The playing chord can fill the screen (turn it on in Settings). Record your screen and the video is ready to post - You can add a short note to any chord. It shows up in the full-screen display too - Two new playback styles: Chord (once) and Arpeggio (up and down) - An optional four-beat count-in before playback (Settings, off by default) - Playback now starts from the chord you have selected - The key picker moved into the progression header, freeing up room on screen - Fixed key names that were spelled with sharps where flats are correct ## Apps similar to Gacha Chord | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Chord Jot: Chord Sketchbook](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-jot-chord-sketchbook/id6805720869) | — | Free | Music | | [Chords Weaver](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chords-weaver/id6787991938) | — | Free | Music | | [Instant Backing Track](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instant-backing-track/id6758922036) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Music | | [TerryTrilla: Chords & Melody](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/terrytrilla-chords-and-melody/id6789583475) | — | Free | Music | | [Chord Progression Manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-progression-manager/id6762450248) | — | Free | Music | | [Diatonic Chords by Key](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diatonic-chords-by-key/id1533977611) | — | Free | Music | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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