Comparison

ChordOne vs EasyChord

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

Head to head
About

ChordOne

This professional chord tool app helps musicians, composers, and learners of piano, guitar, and ukulele master chord knowledge and unlock creative inspiration. It offers a vast library of chords and scales, visual learning tools, and realistic sound previews.

Highlights
  • Vast chord and scale library
  • Multi-dimensional visual learning
  • Realistic chord/scale listening
  • Smart chord lookup and reverse lookup
  • Chord progression creation
  • Beginner-friendly video courses
Features
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80,000+ musicians are using this portable chord assistant! Explore chords, master harmonic rules and spark creative inspiration with intuitive interactive tools. Look up chords anytime, anywhere, and listen to experience chord colors. Whether you are a music beginner or professional musician, quickly find chords and improve your harmony skills efficiently. 【App Features】 - Massive Chord Library: Includes 1500+ piano chords, 2500+ guitar fingerings and 1000+ ukulele chord fingerings, covering a wide range of commonly used chords. - Multi-dimensional Visual Analysis: View chord symbols, component notes, piano key diagrams, fingering charts, chord construction theory, inversions, staff notation and circle of fifths. Go beyond chord shapes and truly understand the underlying logic of harmony. - Professional Chord Playback: Tap to play chord audio and feel the emotional tone of each chord. Switch between piano / guitar / ukulele. Customize playback speed, playback range and play mode. Built-in reverb and delay effects. - Build Your Own Chord Progressions: Combine chords freely to create unique harmonic movements. Break free from generic patterns and craft your own musical style! 【Core Functions】 - Chord Lookup: Search by chord type, reverse lookup by keys, text search. Multiple ways to locate chords quickly. - Modal Chords: Generate diatonic chords for any key, showing chord symbols, component notes and harmonic relationships. Ideal for harmony arrangement, impromptu accompaniment and songwriting. - Interactive Circle of Fifths: Visualize harmonic relationships. A practical tool for composition, improvisation and music arrangement. - Chord Progressions: Predefined classic progressions. Create custom chord sequences, export MIDI files for seamless integration with DAWs including GarageBand, Cubase, Logic Pro and more. - Guitar Chord Library: 100 chord types with over 2500 fingerings. - Ukulele Chord Library: 100 chord types with over 1000 fingering diagrams. - Chord Ear Training: Train your ear to recognize chords step by step, from triads to ninth chords. - Chord Beginner Courses: Beginner-friendly video tutorials covering basic chords all the way to advanced extended chords. 【Chord Types】 Covers beginner to professional-level chords for pop, classical, jazz and other music genres: Triads, seventh chords, altered seventh chords, sus chords, added tone chords, ninth chords, altered ninth chords, eleventh chords, altered eleventh chords, thirteenth chords, altered thirteenth chords, power chords, major sixth chords, minor sixth chords, six-nine chords, minor six-nine chords, etc. 【Modal Chord Types】 Diatonic triads, diatonic seventh chords, diatonic sus chords, diatonic added tone chords, diatonic extended chords, other diatonic chords, secondary chords, secondary seventh chords, secondary leading tone chords, secondary leading tone seventh chords. 【User Reviews】 “I can quickly check chord tones and train my ear to identify notes in each chord. It helps me solve chord problems easily when playing piano. Convenient and efficient.” “Finally an app that explains chords so clearly!” “Perfect for chord lookup while composing scores.” “Great app, very easy to find chords.” ... Chord One, explore infinite possibilities of chords. Terms of Service: [https://179music.com/2019/09/20/Terms_of_Service/](https://179music.com/2019/09/20/Terms_of_Service/)

About

EasyChord

This app helps you identify chords within a chosen key and play their constituent notes on a keyboard. Practice by selecting major or minor keys and chord ranges, then play the correct notes after hearing the chord. It supports both on-screen and external MIDI keyboards.

Highlights
  • Chord identification in selected key
  • Play constituent notes on keyboard
  • On-screen and MIDI keyboard support
  • Practice with major/minor keys
  • Chord range selection
  • Listen to chords
  • Finger placement hints
Features
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和弦速记帮你在选定调性里认出和弦,并在键盘上弹出组成音。打开就能练。选大调或小调,选和弦范围,题目出来后听一遍,再在屏幕钢琴或外接 MIDI 键盘上弹出正确的音。答对自动下一题,连对会记下来。 判定可以只核对音名(任意转位),也可以要求原位、最低音必须是根音。打开「用级数显示」后,题目变成 1maj、2min、57,不再显示 C、Dm、G,适合练级数思维。需要时可以听和弦、看指法提示。 支持有线或蓝牙 MIDI 键盘。练习设置只保存在本机,不必注册,没有广告。 适用于 iPhone、iPad 和 Mac。

Screenshots

ChordOne4 screens
EasyChord3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChordOne at Free against EasyChord's $3.99. EasyChord's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

ChordOne is free to download; EasyChord costs $3.99 up front. ChordOne sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. EasyChord asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordOne ships an update every 2 months, EasyChord every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChordOne versus EasyChord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordOneEasyChord
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer炯龙 吴Guangzhou Yaotian Cloud Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

ChordOne

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative18.3%

EasyChord

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ChordOne

Subscriptions2
  • 月度会员$3.991 Month
  • 年度会员$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终身使用$49.99
None

EasyChord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordOne free?
ChordOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyChord free?
EasyChord costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChordOne or EasyChord have ads?
Neither ChordOne nor EasyChord shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordOne or EasyChord?
ChordOne ships an update every 2 months, and EasyChord every 10 days. Most recently, ChordOne was updated on November 11, 2026 and EasyChord on November 10, 2026.

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