Comparison

ChordsVault vs Soundipity

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create and design chords
  • Share songs and chords
  • Reuse chords between songs
  • Transpose songs to different keys
  • Support for various instruments and tunings
Features
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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.

About

Soundipity

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Soundipity — A Generative MIDI Instrument You Play Live Soundipity is a real-time generative MIDI instrument you play like an instrument. Shape probability, scales, rhythms, chord progressions, and note ranges on the fly—the engine responds instantly so you can sculpt evolving music in motion. Soundipity can drive melodic instruments, drums, or both at once, route multiple voices to different instruments, and keep everything perfectly in sync. Connect it to your DAW (Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubasis, etc.) or any MIDI-capable synth, hit record, and capture full performances as you tweak. What you can do Play melodies or drums Generate melodic lines, drum patterns, or layered combinations—each voice can target its own MIDI channel or instrument. Control everything in real time Adjust probability, rhythms, ranges, intervals, velocity, and tempo while the music plays. No stopping, no reprogramming. Use your own chord progressions Input custom chord progressions or harmonic modes so voices evolve while staying musically grounded. Run multiple voices in sync Drive multiple instruments at once, each with independent behavior, locked to the same clock. Shape live structure with Zones Save complete states as Zones for different sections and switch instantly during performance or recording. Built for studio and stage Improvise live or record evolving takes directly into your DAW in a single pass. Key features • Melodic and drum-oriented MIDI generation • Custom chord progressions and chord-aware filtering • Probability controls, rhythm presets, interval settings, and loop lengths • Multi-voice setup with per-voice MIDI routing • Zone saving and instant switching • Real-time tempo control with immediate response • MIDI-first design for software and hardware instruments • Works on iPhone and iPad In-app purchase Soundipity is free to get started so you can explore the workflow and start making music right away. Soundipity Pro unlocks unlimited voices and unlimited Zones for deeper layering and larger performances. Great for • Live electronic improvisation • Playing generative music like an instrument • Driving synths, drum machines, and plug-ins together • Capturing evolving ideas in a single DAW recording pass

Screenshots

ChordsVault2 screens
Soundipity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChordsVault at none against Soundipity's 1. ChordsVault also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Soundipity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChordsVault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ChordsVault versus Soundipity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordsVaultSoundipity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolicsoftware, Inc.ANDREW ROBERT HAEFNER

In-app purchases

None

ChordsVault

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Soundipity

One-time1
  • Soundipity Pro$14.99

Questions

Is ChordsVault free?
ChordsVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soundipity free?
Soundipity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChordsVault or Soundipity have ads?
Neither ChordsVault nor Soundipity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordsVault or Soundipity?
ChordsVault ships an update every 6 weeks, and Soundipity every 6 weeks. Most recently, ChordsVault was updated on October 18, 2026 and Soundipity on October 4, 2026.

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