Comparison

ChordMaps2 vs Chordy 2

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

Head to head
About

ChordMaps2

This music app allows musicians, songwriters, educators, and students to explore and improvise chord progressions, melody, and bass lines. It utilizes "Musical Maps" for intuitive chord exploration and can function as a MIDI controller for external synth apps.

Highlights
  • Explore chord progressions on Musical Maps
  • Improvise melody and bass lines
  • Supports major and minor keys
  • MIDI controller functionality
  • Demonstrate music theory concepts
  • Create ear-training exercises
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ChordMaps2 is a music app for iPad which allows musicians, songwriters, music educators, and students to explore and improvise chord progressions, melody lines, and bass lines, in both major and minor keys, most of the time tapping with just one or two fingers. The most powerful feature of ChordMaps2 is that users can explore and play common chord progressions by touching chord locations on "Musical Maps." You can work with ChordMaps2 as a... Songwriter - to explore melody lines, bass lines, and chord progressions when you are away from your guitar or keyboard. Music Educator - to demonstrate principles of music theory, (including major and minor scales, diatonic and secondary chords, common chord progressions like IV-V-I, ii-V-I, I-vi-IV-V, I-V-vi-IV, etc.) You can also create spontaneous ear-training exercises, and explore melodic lines and chord progressions with students in an interactive environment. MIDI Musician - to tap out chord sequences and hear them played by one or more of the synth apps on your iPad, or you can send the MIDI information out through a MIDI interface to a computer running a digital audio workstation (DAW) like GarageBand or Logic Pro. How ChordMaps2 Works... ChordMaps2 is a MIDI controller. It works by being paired with a synthesizer app that generates sound. (Example synth apps include ThumbJam, SampleTank, bs-16i, iM1, and many more.) ChordMaps2 sends the MIDI signal; the synth app responds to the MIDI information and creates the audio. Video demonstrations of ChordMaps2 are found at the website. (Click the Developer Website link or visit Mugglinworks.com/ChordMaps2).

About

Chordy 2

This app allows musicians to easily play and control chords with a dedicated interface. It supports various audio and MIDI connections for integration with other music creation tools. Features include chord customization, scale selection, and transposition.

Highlights
  • Easy chord playing with Auto Select
  • Detailed chord control (mute notes, add bass/tension)
  • Solo Keyboard for individual note playing
  • Multiple scale options (Major, Minor)
  • Octave Shift and Key Transpose
  • Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, and Virtual MIDI support
Features
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Chordy 2 is a chord player app for music creators. With its own UI, you can very easily play chords and chord tones. It supports Audiobus / Virtual MIDI / Inter-App Audio. You can record in GarageBand, control other synth apps, and enjoy a variety of ways. In Chordy 2, detailed chord control such as mute of notes and addition of bass note / tension notes is possible. Suitable for DTM, chord-progression learning, live performance, ear copying and composition support. * Check out the movie of this app: https://youtu.be/mEAlaL65DCg Playing: - Easy chord playing with Auto Select feature (Diatonic Triad/7th) - Select a root note (and a chord type if necessary) to play a chord - Play slash chords with Bass Note feature - Add tension notes to chords - Play every single chord note on Solo Keyboard - 4 scales available (Major, Natural/Harmonic/Melodic Minor). Select Parallel or Relative scale change between major/minor. - Octave Shift (from -2 to +2), Key Transpose feature *Volume/Velocity Knob: Double-tap to reset to the default value. Connection Features: - Audiobus support: You can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps. Audiobus 3 MIDI Routing is also supported. See http://audiob.us for more information. - Inter-App Audio support - Virtual MIDI support: Control other Virtual MIDI compatible apps on your iPad (e.g. Animoog, Sunrizer synth, etc). - Wi-Fi MIDI / MIDI over Bluetooth LE support: Send MIDI to iOS devices and Macs.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chordy 2 at 5.0 against ChordMaps2's 4.1. Chordy 2 also leads on price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). ChordMaps2's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ChordMaps2 costs $9.99 and Chordy 2 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chordy 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChordMaps2 has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of ChordMaps2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chordy 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordMaps2 ships an update every 6 months, Chordy 2 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChordMaps2 versus Chordy 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordMaps2Chordy 2
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.1 (26 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS16.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB221 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalcolm MugglinStudio Phiz

Customer experience

ChordMaps2

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative7.1%

Chordy 2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ChordMaps2

No in-app purchases

None

Chordy 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordMaps2 free?
ChordMaps2 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chordy 2 free?
Chordy 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChordMaps2 or Chordy 2?
Chordy 2 is rated higher. ChordMaps2 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Chordy 2 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ChordMaps2 or Chordy 2 have ads?
Neither ChordMaps2 nor Chordy 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordMaps2 or Chordy 2?
ChordMaps2 ships an update every 6 months, and Chordy 2 every 9 months. Most recently, ChordMaps2 was updated on October 20, 2026 and Chordy 2 on October 13, 2026.

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