Chords Maestro Base vs Chords Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chords Maestro Base
This free music app provides chord diagrams and finger positions for seven instruments. Easily find chords, build sequences, and transpose them for your songs or practice. Supports right and left-handed players.
- Chord diagrams for 7 instruments
- Finger position guides
- Chord sequence builder
- Transpose chord sequences
- Save favorite sequences
- Right and left-handed support
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This free app offers all the major chords for 7 musical instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, and balalaika. Pick your instrument, then your chord, and play it! Chords Maestro Free will also show you instrument-specific music notes or chord diagrams for your chord, as well as the corresponding finger position on your instrument. If you want to switch to a different instrument, tap on its picture, and explore the chords on a new instrument! You can drag and drop the chords into the GarageBand. Chords Maestro Free supports both right- and left-handed players. Let the app know your preference in Settings. Also in Settings: adjustable volume. Chords Maestro Free can also help you put together chord sequences for your songs, instrumental pieces, or for your practice sessions. First, select your instrument, then select the first chord of your sequence and click on the plus sign. Choose your next chord and click on the plus sign again. Continue adding chords until you have your desired sequence. You can change the order of the chords in your sequence any way you want. You can also transpose your entire chord sequence up or down to accommodate your singing range. Save your sequence in Favorites, if you are planning to use over and over again. Enjoy Chords Maestro Free! Download it now! Need more chords? Upgrade to Chords Maestro, the full version of this app.
Chords Pad
Explore musical chords with an interactive keyboard display and customizable pads. Visualize chord tones, experiment with progressions, and play notes via MIDI. Unlock advanced features and sounds through in-app purchases.
- Chord tone display on keyboard
- Customizable chord pads
- Chord progression builder
- MIDI Bluetooth support
- Multiple chord list layouts
- Adjustable keyboard range
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This app can easily check the sound and the display on the keyboard of the chord tone of musical chords. We have prepared various UI for checking the chords. Use the method that suits you. - Pad Display - Chord List - Pad Display - Custom Pad - Chord Progress [Chord List] You can select from the following patterns for the chord button list display. It supports chord reordering and toggling chord visibility. - Each key : Displays all types of chord patterns in a list for each key - Vertical : Displays all types of chord patterns vertically and each key horizontally - Horizontal : Displays all types of chord patterns horizontally with each key vertically [Custom pad] Larger buttons than the chord list are arranged. You can freely set the chord and key for each button. [Chord Progress] Add common chord progressions from presets or create your own. You can also edit individual chords, transpose, reorder, and delete chord progressions. In either case, when the chord button is tapped, the selected chord is played and the chord tone is displayed on the keyboard. * If you'd like to display all the chord patterns including tension (b9, # 9, 11, # 11, b13, 13), You need In-App Purchase. [Chord inversion area] When you select a chord in "Chord List" or "Custom Pad," its root position and inversions appear below the chord button area. Example: - CM7 : C E G B (Root position) - CM7/E : E G B C - CM7/G : G B C E - CM7/B : B C E G The note after "/" indicates the bass note. Scroll horizontally through the inversions and tap a button to play it and display its notes on the keyboard. The inversion area for "Custom Pad" can be shown or hidden with "Inversion display" in Settings. Other features: - Supports chord reordering and toggling chord visibility in the "Chord List". ([Settings screen] - [Edit Chord List]) - The keyboard can be slid with the slider. (range: C2 ~ C7) And the keyboard also supports playing. - There are 28 types in all kinds of sound. (It is 9 kinds can be used in the initial state. To use all type, you need In-App Purchase.) - Supports Bluetooth MIDI connection. - Supports sending MIDI messages (note on / off). Chord list: M, 7, 7(b5), 7(#5), 6, 6 9, 9, add9, M7, M9, M7(b5), M7(#5), m, m6, m6 9, m(#5), m add9, m7, mM7, m7(b5), m7(#5), m9, mM9, aug, dim, dim7, sus4, 7sus4, 9sus4, M7sus4, M9sus4, sus2, 7sus2, M7sus2 (To use below, you need In-App Purchase.) 7(b9), 7(#9), 7(#11), 7(b13), 7(13), 7(b9 #11), 7(b9 b13), 7(b9 13), 9(#11), 9(b13), 9(13), 7(#9 #11), 7(#9 b13), 7(#9 13), M7(#11), M9(#11), M7(13), M9(13), m7(11), m7(13), m9(11), m7(b5 11), m7(b5 13) If you would like to create more flexible chord progressions or compose music using chords, try iOS app "Piano Chords Master".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chords Pad at 77% against Chords Maestro Base's 29%. Chords Pad also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (96 vs 31). Chords Maestro Base's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 Pad sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chords Maestro Base asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chords Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 96 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Chords Maestro Base's written reviews are positive against 77% of Chords Pad's.
| Parameter | Chords Maestro Base | Chords Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) | 4.9 (96 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Schlee | Loop-Sessions.LLC. |
Customer experience
Chords Maestro Base
Chords Pad
In-app purchases
Chords Maestro Base
No in-app purchases
Chords Pad
- All sounds are available$0.99
- All chords are available$2.49
- Always remove ads.$7.99
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