# ChordsVault vs Dark Metronome

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChordsVault at none against Dark Metronome's 1. ChordsVault also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). Dark Metronome's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChordsVault against 5.0 for Dark Metronome. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ChordsVault ships an update every 6 weeks, Dark Metronome every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | ChordsVault | Dark Metronome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chordsvault/id1024176980/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-metronome/id6762466734/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| Requires iOS | **6.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Volicsoftware, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1024176979) | [Jiho Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894258019) |

## What reviewers say

### ChordsVault

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chordsvault/id1024176980)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Dark Metronome

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-metronome/id6762466734)

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 커피 도네 | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ChordsVault free?

ChordsVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Dark Metronome free?

Dark Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, ChordsVault or Dark Metronome?

ChordsVault and Dark Metronome are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do ChordsVault or Dark Metronome have ads?

Neither ChordsVault nor Dark Metronome shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, ChordsVault or Dark Metronome?

ChordsVault ships an update every 6 weeks, and Dark Metronome every 5 days. Most recently, ChordsVault was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dark Metronome on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*