ChordsVault vs Jam with Jordan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChordsVault
Create, design, and share guitar and instrument chords and songs. This app offers flexibility for transcribers and performers, allowing on-the-fly chord design, reuse, sharing, and transposition to different keys, tunings, and instruments.
- Create and design chords
- Share songs and chords
- Reuse chords between songs
- Transpose songs to different keys
- Support for various instruments and tunings
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ChordsVault is the mobile entry into the ChordsVault portal for creating, designing and sharing guitar (and other instruments) chords and songs. ChordsVault is easy to use but provides great flexibility for songs transcribers and song readers / performers. Unlike many other sites, ChordsVault lets you design chords on the fly, reuse chords between songs, share songs and chords, and transpose songs to different keys, tunings and instruments.
Jam with Jordan
Create musical ideas and jam out with original motifs from a Grammy-winning artist. Explore chords, drums, lead, and bass sounds with over 50 instruments. Perfect for kids and beginners to make music without formal training.
- Create song ideas with Magic Wand
- 50+ original multi-sampled sounds
- Easy for kids, no training needed
- Export creations to WAV
- Works on iPhone & iPad
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Jam with Jordan is a fun new app that allows you to create musical ideas. And, jam out. Powered by Grammy-winner Jordan Rudess' original musical motifs for this app. Jordan Rudess has been voted the best living keyboard player in the world for two consecutive years. And is referred to as "The Wizard"! But, you don’t have to be a world-class talent to make music with him. "Took me back to the beginning of iOS music" "I played for hours, GREAT FUN!" - The Sound Test Room APP VIDEO: audiokitpro.com/jwj It’s perfect for kids and people exploring music-making. Create and play chords, drums, lead, and bass sounds! Explore iOS music-making with this fun and original concept. Plus, there are over 50+ new instruments and drum sounds to play with. FEATURES * Create an entire song idea with the touch of a button with the "Magic Wand" feature! * Play with over 50+ original multi-sampled sounds and drums * Easy enough for kids, no musical training required! * Export your creations to WAV files to share 500+ MB of sounds compressed to under 140 MB Works on both your iPhone & iPad for one low price What magic will you create? If you (or someone you know) want a fun way to make great music without any formal ability or training, this is the app to do it! JAM WITH JORDAN, Today! ### Please note this app is self-contained and does not have AUv3 or MIDI support. However it is great for creating audio loops that you can export to your DAW or favorite sample mangler. There are so many creative ways to use Jam with Jordan! ### CREDITS ORIGINAL MUSICAL MOTIFS / CONSULTING / MAGIC Jordan Rudess SWIFT UI CODE / SOUND ENGINE Aure Prochazka, Jeff Cooper SOUND DESIGN / ORIGINAL SAMPLES Analog Matthew Fecher, Jason Donnelly & Matthew Yost (Soundtrack Loops)
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The clearest difference is price: ChordsVault at Free against Jam with Jordan's $2.99. ChordsVault also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Jam with Jordan's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
ChordsVault is free to download; Jam with Jordan costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChordsVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jam with Jordan has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ChordsVault ships an update every 6 weeks, Jam with Jordan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChordsVault | Jam with Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volicsoftware, Inc. | AudioKit Pro |
Customer experience
ChordsVault
Jam with Jordan
In-app purchases
ChordsVault
No in-app purchases
Jam with Jordan
No in-app purchases
