Chordy 2 vs jAmp Bleep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chordy 2
This app allows musicians to easily play and control chords with a dedicated interface. It supports various audio and MIDI connections for integration with other music creation tools. Features include chord customization, scale selection, and transposition.
- Easy chord playing with Auto Select
- Detailed chord control (mute notes, add bass/tension)
- Solo Keyboard for individual note playing
- Multiple scale options (Major, Minor)
- Octave Shift and Key Transpose
- Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, and Virtual MIDI support
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Chordy 2 is a chord player app for music creators. With its own UI, you can very easily play chords and chord tones. It supports Audiobus / Virtual MIDI / Inter-App Audio. You can record in GarageBand, control other synth apps, and enjoy a variety of ways. In Chordy 2, detailed chord control such as mute of notes and addition of bass note / tension notes is possible. Suitable for DTM, chord-progression learning, live performance, ear copying and composition support. * Check out the movie of this app: https://youtu.be/mEAlaL65DCg Playing: - Easy chord playing with Auto Select feature (Diatonic Triad/7th) - Select a root note (and a chord type if necessary) to play a chord - Play slash chords with Bass Note feature - Add tension notes to chords - Play every single chord note on Solo Keyboard - 4 scales available (Major, Natural/Harmonic/Melodic Minor). Select Parallel or Relative scale change between major/minor. - Octave Shift (from -2 to +2), Key Transpose feature *Volume/Velocity Knob: Double-tap to reset to the default value. Connection Features: - Audiobus support: You can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps. Audiobus 3 MIDI Routing is also supported. See http://audiob.us for more information. - Inter-App Audio support - Virtual MIDI support: Control other Virtual MIDI compatible apps on your iPad (e.g. Animoog, Sunrizer synth, etc). - Wi-Fi MIDI / MIDI over Bluetooth LE support: Send MIDI to iOS devices and Macs.
jAmp Bleep
This app is an AUv3 audio plugin that recreates the Bleep Bloop Machine. It offers MIDI control for its knobs, allowing users to manipulate sound and create music.
- AUv3 plugin
- Bleep Bloop Machine remake
- MIDI knob control
- Sound manipulation
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Remake as AUv3 plugin of Mike Moreno's Bleep Bloop Machine. The knobs can be controlled with MIDI. Turn the knobs and enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: jAmp Bleep at Free against Chordy 2's $3.99. jAmp Bleep also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). Chordy 2's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
jAmp Bleep is free to download; Chordy 2 costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chordy 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: jAmp Bleep has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Chordy 2's written reviews are positive against 89% of jAmp Bleep's.
Chordy 2 ships an update every 9 months, jAmp Bleep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chordy 2 | jAmp Bleep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Phiz | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
Chordy 2
jAmp Bleep
In-app purchases
Chordy 2
No in-app purchases
jAmp Bleep
No in-app purchases
