Simplecorder vs Chords Finder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplecorder
This app allows users to quickly record audio for various purposes, from musical ideas and interviews to lectures and events. It offers automatic naming by location and easy sharing options. Future updates promise Watch support and iCloud integration.
- Quick audio recording
- Automatic recording naming by location
- Instant restart and save functions
- Easy sharing via AirDrop, Email, Messenger
- Supports system-wide sharing options
- Future Watch support and iCloud integration planned
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Simplecorder is a recorder app for musicians who want to record ideas quickly. It’s a recording app for journalists who need a professional, slick looking recorder for an interview. Simplecorder is great for recording lectures, meetings, concerts, football championships, or cows running on a bridge! OK, maybe not football. Easily access frequently-used functions like restarting a recording, or starting a new one instantly (saving the current recording). The app automatically names your recordings by location, helping you remember the contents later on. (If you’re anything like us, you’d forget by the next day otherwise.) Share your recordings quickly through AirDrop, Email, attach it to your notes, or send it via Messenger. Simplecorder supports all system-wide sharing options. Watch out for version 1.2 with Watch support and more! Our future roadmap includes visual tagging, iCloud integration and Total World Domination! Rock on dudes!
Chords Finder
Quickly identify piano chords by inputting notes. Features a new quiz mode to accelerate music theory learning and chord mastery.
- Chord identification from notes
- Chord Quiz feature
- Music theory learning
- Chord mastery
- Note input
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ChordFinder quickly identifies all possible chords from the notes you input. The new Chord Quiz feature accelerates your chord learning, making it even easier to master music theory!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chords Finder at every 10 days against Simplecorder's every 2 months. Simplecorder's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simplecorder ships an update every 2 months, Chords Finder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplecorder | Chords Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balazs Kiss | Sen Lin |
Customer experience
Simplecorder
Chords Finder
In-app purchases
Simplecorder
No in-app purchases
Chords Finder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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