Fortamento vs ChordFind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fortamento
Overcome writer's block with instant musical inspiration. This app generates chord progressions and melodies, allowing for manual editing and MIDI export to your favorite music software. Perfect for musicians, songwriters, and producers looking to kickstart new projects or finish existing ones.
- Generate chord progressions and melodies
- Manual editing of tunes
- MIDI file export
- Tempo and key control
- Save tunes within the app
- Various instrument sounds
- Audiobus integration
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Ever got stuck writing a song, wishing for a spark of inspiration to start a new song or perhaps to come up with a bridge to finish that old project? " You'll be amazed at how good Fortamento's song ideas are " -- Cult of Mac Magazine " ... a refreshing alternative to the more beat-focused musical sketch pads ... “ -- Computer Music Magazine " This is exactly what I was hoping for! Thank you so much for all your work on this app—it’s the perfect songwriter’s tool!" -- Br. Gregory Marshall, O.S.B. " I wish it was a 5 dollar app " -- Jakob Haq Get instant musical ideas at a push of a button with Fortamento - a simple and effective music idea creator, capable of generating 4 bars of chord progression and melody, with the option to edit the idea and save the result. To make life easier, there’s an option to export the tunes as MIDI files for further work in your favorite Digital Audio Workstation software or MIDI sequencer. Fortamento is a great addition to the workflow of musicians, songwriters and producers to overcome the occasional writer’s block. Key features: - MIDI file export - Tempo / key control - Manual editing of generated tunes (chords and melody) - Save tunes within the app - Various instrument sounds - MIDI output - Audiobus integration Let us assist you - contact us at team@fortamento.com for any bug reports or feature requests.
ChordFind
Discover chords, scales, and musical keys to complement your melodies. Hear how your tunes sound with different chord progressions. Enhance your music theory knowledge with this intuitive songwriting assistant.
- Find chord, scale, and key choices
- Preview melodies with chords
- Compose full chord progressions
- Improve music theory understanding
- Simple songwriting tool
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Use this app to find chord, scale, or musical key choices to fit your melodies. Preview how melodies sound alongside chords or full chord progressions. Improve your understanding of music theory through this simple songwriting and composition tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Fortamento at 110 against ChordFind's 3. ChordFind's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Fortamento costs $4.99 and ChordFind $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChordFind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fortamento has 110 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fortamento ships an update every 8 months, ChordFind every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fortamento | ChordFind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (110 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Laskin | Hunter Wendroff |
Customer experience
Fortamento
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In-app purchases
Fortamento
No in-app purchases
ChordFind
No in-app purchases









