ChordsVault vs Soundipity
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.
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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Soundipity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChordsVault asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChordsVault | Soundipity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volicsoftware, Inc. | ANDREW ROBERT HAEFNER |
In-app purchases
ChordsVault
No in-app purchases
Soundipity
- Soundipity Pro$14.99









