Comparison

UKE Magazine vs UkeLib Chords

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

Head to head
About

UKE Magazine

A digital magazine for ukulele enthusiasts, featuring interviews, lessons, and gear reviews. Explore global uke stories and learn new songs with beautiful design and photography.

Highlights
  • Interviews with ukulele stars
  • Fascinating ukulele features
  • Uke stories from around the globe
  • Songs to learn
  • Reviews of ukulele gear
  • Beautiful design and photography
Features
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UKE Magazine is a dedicated magazine for ukulele players, designed and written in Great Britain. With a UK focus, but global outlook - there's something for uke players everywhere inside! Each issue features interviews with ukulele stars, fascinating ukulele features, uke stories from around the globe, songs to learn and reviews of the best ukulele gear. The magazine has been successfully published in print format since March 2015, winning local business awards in its home city of Carlisle. Since then, the publication has grown, with ukulele players enjoying the mixture of original content, things to learn and beautiful design and ukulele photography. UKE Magazine - Ukulele Mag offers the following auto-renewable subscriptions: - Quarterly Subscription ($4.99) Payment will be charged to your Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to UKE Magazine - Ukulele Mag. For more information please see our privacy policy at http://worldofukes.co.uk/privacy/ and our terms of use at http://worldofukes.co.uk/privacy/.

About

UkeLib Chords

Access a comprehensive ukulele chord library with all possible positions and suggested fingerings. Hear how chords sound with audio demonstrations and quickly find any chord using the search function. This tool is beneficial for both beginner and advanced ukulele players.

Highlights
  • Vast ukulele chord library
  • Suggested fingering for chords
  • Audio demonstration of chords
  • Search and find chords quickly
  • Multiple ukulele tunings supported
  • Export chords as PNG or MIDI
Features
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Explore the vast and comprehensive collection of ukulele chords in UkeLib Chords. Get all the possible positions of any chord throughout the fretboard along with suggested fingering and audio demonstration of how the chord sounds. You can also use the search to quickly get to any chord you are looking for. Whether​ you are just starting to play the ukulele or you are an advanced player, UkeLib Chords would be an invaluable tool for you. • Vast and comprehensive chord library for ukulele. • Includes suggested fingering for every chord. • Browse all the chords for every root note. • Change the root note with simple taps. • Search and quickly find any chord in any key. • Browse all the possible positions for every chord. • Search any chord directly using Spotlight. • Export any chord as PNG image or MIDI file. • Includes support for Dark Mode. - Support for alternate Ukulele tunings - Standard (gCEA), Baritone (DGBE), and Low G (GCEA). - Support for left-handed chord shapes.

Screenshots

UKE Magazine4 screens
UkeLib Chords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UkeLib Chords at none against UKE Magazine's 10. UkeLib Chords also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (344 vs 39). UKE Magazine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. UKE Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. UkeLib Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UkeLib Chords holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UkeLib Chords has 344 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of UKE Magazine's written reviews are positive against 92% of UkeLib Chords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UKE Magazine ships an update every 12 months, UkeLib Chords monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
UKE Magazine versus UkeLib Chords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUKE MagazineUkeLib Chords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (39 ratings)4.8 (344 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews91.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39344 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatt WarnesBijoy Thangaraj

Customer experience

UKE Magazine

All ratings39 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

UkeLib Chords

All ratings335 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%

Bugs and requests

UKE Magazine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UkeLib Chords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • D7 chord is wrong
  • App still says KEY after upgrade instead of ROOT

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to save chords or song arrangements
  • Ability to see notes corresponding to red dots
  • Improvement similar to the second version of GtrLib Chords
  • Ability to favorite chord positions and categorize them
  • Ideas for song beats
Show 4 more
  • Chord dictionary for various songs
  • Search chords by fretboard position
  • Add songs to the app
  • Upgrade search to include fretboard position

In-app purchases

10 purchases

UKE Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • UKE Magazine Quarterly Subscription$3.993 Months
One-time9
  • Uke Magazine - Issue 1$3.99
  • Uke Magazine - Issue 2$3.99
  • Uke Magazine - Issue 3$3.99
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  • Uke Magazine - Issue 7$3.99
  • UKE Magazine Issue 10$3.99
  • Uke Magazine Issue 14$3.99
  • Uke Magazine Issue 16$3.99
  • Uke Magazine Issue 22$3.99
  • UKE Magazine Issue 24$3.99
None

UkeLib Chords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UKE Magazine free?
UKE Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UkeLib Chords free?
UkeLib Chords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UKE Magazine or UkeLib Chords?
UkeLib Chords is rated higher. UKE Magazine averages 4.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while UkeLib Chords averages 4.8 from 344 ratings.
Do UKE Magazine or UkeLib Chords have ads?
UkeLib Chords shows ads; UKE Magazine does not.
Which is updated more often, UKE Magazine or UkeLib Chords?
UKE Magazine ships an update every 12 months, and UkeLib Chords monthly. Most recently, UKE Magazine was updated on November 2, 2026 and UkeLib Chords on November 6, 2026.

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