Comparison

Read It vs Chordio

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

Head to head
About

Read It

This app provides recordings of French poems read by a language coach for singers. It helps users practice pronunciation, liaisons, and elisions for singing French melodies. Recordings are available offline and can be paused for repetition.

Highlights
  • Slow and clear poem readings
  • Focus on liaisons and elisions
  • Offline access to recordings
  • Pause and repeat functionality
  • Regularly updated content
  • 57 poems available
Features
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Read it ELM is a unique phone application to help your singers sing in French A portal to recordings of French poems used in mélodies read by Elise Lefay, language coach for singers. • Poems are read slowly and clearly with singing in mind • Includes liaisons, elisions and follows the way composers set words to music. • 57 poems are now available, requests for new material are accepted, new texts are added regularly. • Recordings can be accessible off-line to practice anywhere • Tracks can be paused to allow time to repeat words. Elise Lefay, French soprano, currently teaches languages and phonetics for singers at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and coached ensembles such as the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and opera companies (Nevill Holt, Meantime, Goldopera). What singers say: ''Elise's recordings are so clear, having the app is a bit like having a language coach in my pocket!'' ''This app has changed the way I learn French songs. It helps memorise words, and saved me a lot of time'' ''I can now practice my French on the tube or plane, that's amazing''

About

Chordio

This app is a music composition and theory tool that helps musicians explore chords and scales interactively. It offers features for creating, storing, and rearranging chord progressions, along with integrated music theory lessons and practice tools. It's designed to spark creativity and enhance music learning for producers, composers, and educators.

Highlights
  • Chord progression generator
  • Custom chord creation and editing
  • Real-time MIDI input visualization
  • Scales and modes practice
  • Music theory lessons and quizzes
  • Sheet music practice tools
  • Chord Suggestion AI
Features
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Looking for a spark for your upcoming song? Introducing Chordio, a powerful tool for composition and music theory that offers an enjoyable and interactive experience. This app allows you to explore chords and scales in a fun and engaging way. It also provides a convenient platform for storing all your distinctive musical chord progressions in a single location. As a result, Chordio becomes an indispensable resource for contemporary music producers, composers, and educators. Take your music theory knowledge to the next level and create innovative chord progressions for your latest composition. With a range of internal sounds included, you can explore the tool's features without needing any other external equipment. Connect your MIDI controller to Chordio and see chord names appear on the Grand Staff in real-time as you play. Solo over chord progressions using the built-in sounds, and quickly rearrange or transpose chord progressions on the fly for added flexibility. Uncover fresh chord sequences for any genre - from hip hop to house and everything in between. Simply drag and drop them into your DAW! Chordio empowers you to unleash your creativity and take your music to new heights. The main features are divided into four workspaces: Composition • Build-in sequencer to create chord progressions. • Build-in Chord progression generator. • Create custom chords, edit existing chords, get chord inversions, and extended chords. • Drag & Drop to change the song structure. • Transpose the entire chord progression with a single tap. • Create a playlist of custom chord progressions. • Chord Suggestion AI – Get intelligent chord recommendations that fit your existing progression, and seamlessly integrate them into your composition. • A Chord Types & Vocings panel helps you generate new chords. • Play-along with a backing rhythm track. • Save/load songs, export it as MIDl. • Download chord progressions from a growing collection of Chord Packs. Scales • Practice scales with a metronome in all keys. • Contains more than 40 scales you can work with. • Staff view for chords and scales. Modes • Interactive way to learn what scales are associated with each mode. • Practice modes in Chordio. • Change tonic, mode, and layout to discover the relationship between musical notes, chords, and scales. Music Theory * In-app theory lessons. • 3 New Music Theory Quizzes: Note Identification, Interval Recognition & Chord Identification. Sheet Music • Adjust the Tempo: Practice at your own speed. • Loop Key Sections: Focus on tricky parts with ease. • Practice Hands Separately: Work on left or right hand independently. • Play in Any Key: Transpose sheet music to suit your preference. • Customize Tracks: Adjust instrument volumes. • Jazz Solo: Jam over chord progressions. • Print Your Scores: Print a PDF version of the score for flexible, hands-on practice. Lessons • Learn to play songs at your own pace. • Download music from a growing collection of Lesson Packs. • Lessons can be slowed down or pitch changed. KEY FEATURES: • MIDI keyboard support. • Build progressions using the chord generators. • Export MIDI to your DAW or sequencer. • Custom chords, edit existing chords, get extended chords. • Play internal sounds. • Arpeggio, strum and performance modes. • Mac version include a detachable resizable Grand Staff, Chord Display, and Keyboard Views. • Customise the Keyboard highlight color. • Select chord, to display a range of related scales and chords. • Tap a note on the Grand Staff to highlight it with a color. • Choose from selection of backing rhythms that fit specific genres. • Chord Pattern playback Always backup your chord progressions!

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Read It at 100% against Chordio's 62%. Read It also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 19) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Chordio's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chordio sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Read It asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read It ships an update every 2 months, Chordio every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Read It versus Chordio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead ItChordio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperELM PerformanceOne In A Billion Ltd

Customer experience

Read It

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chordio

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral12.8%
Negative25.6%

In-app purchases

None

Read It

No in-app purchases

19 purchases

Chordio

One-time19
  • Free Chord PackFree
  • Gymnopedie No.1$1.99
  • Arabesque No.1$1.99
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  • Gnossienne No.1$1.99
  • Chord Progressions 251 No.1$2.99
  • Jazz Progressions 01$5.99
  • Neo-Soul Progressions 01$5.99
  • Neo-Soul Tunes 01$5.99
  • RnB Chords No.1$5.99
  • Classical Progressions 1$5.99
  • II-V-I Progression$5.99
  • RnB Progressions 01$5.99
  • Beginner Essentials$6.99
  • RnB Progressions, Vol. 1$7.99
  • II-V-I Jazz Progressions$9.99
  • Jazz Progression, Vol. 1$9.99
  • Jazz Lick Exercises, Vol. 1$9.99
  • Classical Collection, Vol. 1$14.99
  • Unlock App$14.99

Questions

Is Read It free?
Read It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chordio free?
Chordio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Read It or Chordio have ads?
Neither Read It nor Chordio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read It or Chordio?
Read It ships an update every 2 months, and Chordio every 8 days. Most recently, Read It was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chordio on October 22, 2026.

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