Comparison

Simplecorder vs Show Me Chord

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Show Me Chord

Features
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Chords are more fun when you can see them, hear them, and try the next one right away. Show Me Chord is a playful piano chord finder for practice, learning, and quick musical ideas. Pick a root, add tensions, try inversions or on-chord bass notes, and watch the chord appear on a clean keyboard. Tap to hear the sound, save favourites to My List, and build your own little chord dictionary as you learn. Use it like a piano chord chart, a music theory helper, or a quick companion when practising with sheet music. Find a chord, play with the shape, hear the colour, and keep making music.

Screenshots

Simplecorder2 screens
Show Me Chord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Show Me Chord at every 3 weeks against Simplecorder's every 2 months. Simplecorder's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplecorder ships an update every 2 months, Show Me Chord every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Simplecorder versus Show Me Chord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplecorderShow Me Chord
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBalazs KissHyon Kim

In-app purchases

None

Simplecorder

No in-app purchases

None

Show Me Chord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simplecorder free?
Simplecorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Show Me Chord free?
Show Me Chord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simplecorder or Show Me Chord have ads?
Neither Simplecorder nor Show Me Chord shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplecorder or Show Me Chord?
Simplecorder ships an update every 2 months, and Show Me Chord every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simplecorder was updated on November 6, 2026 and Show Me Chord on October 31, 2026.

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