Chords Compass Lite vs Chords Finder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chords Compass Lite
Explore a vast library of over 80,000 chords for various musical instruments. Visualize chords as diagrams or notes, and even listen to them. Supports multiple instruments and tunings, with options for left-handed players.
- 80,000+ chord library
- Supports piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, balalaika
- Chord diagrams and music notes
- Listen to chords
- Transfer chords between instruments
- Left-handed player support
- Multiple instrument tunings
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An extensive chord library with over 80,000 chords! Find the perfect chords for your songs on all popular music instruments! Thanks to a specially developed algorithm, Chords Compass Lite will show you chord diagrams with all possible options in all positions on the music instrument of your choice, on keyboard or fretboard. Simply select a key on the left, a chord type in the middle and a chord type addition on the right, and explore the chords with Chords Compass Lite! App features: - 80,000 chords: - Piano chords: 800 - Guitar chords: 30,000 - Bass Guitar chords: 10,000 - Ukulele chords: 10,000 - Mandolin chords: 10,000 - Banjo chords: 15,000 - Balalaika chords: 6,000 - All popular music instruments are supported: - Piano - Guitar: 6-string - Bass guitar: 4-String, 5-String, and 6-String. - Ukulele: Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Concert, and Sopranino - Mandolin: Mandolin, Mandola, and Mandocello, - Banjo: 5-string & 4-string, - Balalaika: 3-string - All music instruments in the app are interconnected, and this gives you the ability to transfer the chords from one instrument to another! - The displayed chord type notation and chord set are fully compatible with the GarageBand smart instruments. - You can listen to each displayed chord. - You can see the chords as music notes and as chord diagrams. - Supported 56 chord types. - Authentic sound for all the 7 instruments. - Left-handed player support. - Adjustable volume. - Retina graphics. - The app includes all common music instrument tunings: - Guitar 1. Standard, 2. New standard, 3. Lute, 4. Halftone flat, 5. Whole tone flat, 6. Halftone sharp, 7. Whole tone sharp, 8. Drop B, 9. Drop C, 10. Drop D, 11. Double dropped D, 12. Celtic, DADGAD 13. DADADD, 14. Open A, 15. Open C, 16. Open D, 17. Open E, 18. Open G, 19. Slide open A, - Bass Guitar 1. Standard (4 String), 2. Standard (5 String), 3. Standard (6 String), 4. Tenor (5 String), 5. Alternative (6 String), - Ukulele 1. Soprano Standard, 2. Soprano C, 3. Sopranino Standard, 4. Sopranino New, 5. Tenor Low G, 6. Tenor New, 7. Baritone Standard, 8. Baritone Canadian, 9. Open A, 10. Open B, 11. Open C, 12. Open D, 13. Open E, 14. Open F, 15. Open G, - Mandolin 1. Mandolin Standard, 2. Mandola Standard, 3. Mandocello Standard, - Banjo 1. Open G (5 String), 2. Standard C (5 String), 3. Open D (5 String), 4. Old-Time D (5 String), 5. Open A (5 String), 6. Plectrum (4 String), 7. Chicago (4 String), 8. Tenor (4 String), - Balalaika 1. Academic 2. Traditional Note: The Lite Version offers the chords for 4 key notes. If you need the chords for the complete note set, upgrade to the Full Version!
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 in-app purchases: Chords Compass Lite at none against Chords Finder's 1. Chords Compass Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Chords Finder's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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. Chords Finder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chords Compass Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chords Finder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Chords Compass Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chords Finder's.
| Parameter | Chords Compass Lite | Chords Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Schlee | Sen Lin |
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Chords Compass Lite
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Chords Compass Lite
No in-app purchases
Chords Finder
- Remove Ads$2.99
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