Comparison

Mandolin Chords Compass vs Polly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mandolin Chords Compass

Access a vast library of mandolin chords with a virtual fretboard and authentic sound. Perfect for beginners and experienced players, it offers offline functionality and supports multiple mandolin family instruments. Master any song with this comprehensive practice and composition tool.

Highlights
  • Massive chord library
  • Virtual fretboard visualization
  • Authentic chord sound playback
  • Supports Mandolin, Mandola, Mandocello
  • Offline functionality
  • Left-handed mode
  • One-time purchase
Features
Currently charting
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Take your mandolin playing to the next level. Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned musician, Mandolin Chords Compass gives you instant access to a massive library of chords across the entire fretboard—accurate, intuitive, and easy to explore. Master 24,000 Chords With Precision And Simplicity:
 Quickly find the right voicing by selecting the chord root, type and addition and explore the options with just a few clicks. View each chord on a virtual fretboard and hear its authentic sound. It supports Mandolin, Mandola and Mandocello! All-in-One Professional Tool for Players and Creators: + Visualize chords in 17 fretboard positions + Listen to chord sounds + Left-handed mode, retina graphics, and adjustable volume + Designed for offline use, no internet or subscriptions required Built for Practice, Composition, and Teaching:
 Ideal for self-taught learners, classroom instructors, or songwriters creating custom progressions. Whether you're developing skills or composing original music, this app is your complete mandolin companion! Get Full Access with a One-Time Purchase:
 No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Just powerful features you own forever. Across all of your Apple devices —iPhone, iPad and Mac! Elevate your music and master the mandolin today! Get Mandolin Chords Compass and start playing with confidence!

About

Polly

Explore complex rhythms with a versatile metronome app. It offers five tracks for accents, subdivisions, polyrhythms, and hypertuplets, with options to mute tracks for customized assistance. Designed for accessibility, it supports VoiceOver and offers stereo or mono audio.

Highlights
  • Polyrhythm exploration
  • Five customizable tracks
  • Accent and subdivision support
  • VoiceOver compatibility
  • Background audio playback
  • MIDI output for DAWs
Features
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Polly is designed as a polyrhythm explorer, and also works great as a standard metronome! Use Polly's five tracks for: • Accents • Subdivisions • Polyrhythms • Hypertuplets Each track can be muted, so Polly can provide as much or as little help as you want. Polly is accessible, providing: • Voiceover support • Accessible color theme • Stereo or Mono audio Polly supports your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac with: • Background use • Light and Dark modes • Bluetooth Audio • Keyboard shortcuts • Multi-tasking support MIDI Support • Connect Polly on your iOS or iPadOS device to your computer to drive drum kits in your computer's digital audio workstation software • Use Polly on your Apple Silicon Mac to send General MIDI Percussion to your digital audio workstation drum kits • Use Polly to drive MIDI drum machines

Screenshots

Mandolin Chords Compass4 screens
Polly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polly at 100% against Mandolin Chords Compass's 17%. Polly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 64 months). Mandolin Chords Compass's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2) and chart position (#156 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mandolin Chords Compass costs $4.99 and Polly $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mandolin Chords Compass has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Mandolin Chords Compass's written reviews are positive against 100% of Polly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandolin Chords Compass ships an update every 64 months, Polly every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mandolin Chords Compass versus Polly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandolin Chords CompassPolly
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (31 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#156 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax Schlee591 Group Ltd.

Customer experience

Mandolin Chords Compass

All ratings31 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Polly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mandolin Chords Compass

No in-app purchases

None

Polly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mandolin Chords Compass free?
Mandolin Chords Compass costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Polly free?
Polly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mandolin Chords Compass or Polly?
Polly is rated higher. Mandolin Chords Compass averages 3.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Polly averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mandolin Chords Compass or Polly have ads?
Neither Mandolin Chords Compass nor Polly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mandolin Chords Compass or Polly?
Mandolin Chords Compass ships an update every 64 months, and Polly every 9 months. Most recently, Mandolin Chords Compass was updated on October 26, 2026 and Polly on October 24, 2026.

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