Comparison

Play Chord vs ChordBook Pro

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

Head to head
About

Play Chord

Features
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Play Chord is a chord chart app for people who sing and play. Keep your chord charts and your practice recordings in one place. When you play, the chart scrolls by itself, and you can change the key on the spot. ā—† Write Just write chords above the lyrics. A chord keyboard makes typing easy, and chords are highlighted in color. ā—† Play Press play and your chart scrolls by itself. Adjust the speed while you play; it's remembered for each song. ā—† Change the key (transpose) Pick a key and every chord is transposed at once. ā—† Text size Change it with the buttons or with a two-finger pinch. ā—† Listen back Record while you play and each day's takes are saved by song. Listen back by song or by day. ā—† Playlists Put songs in order for a gig or for practice. Play through a playlist and each song is recorded separately. ā—† Made for iPad, too Your list and your chart sit side by side, so you can switch songs in a tap. Your chart is laid out in columns and moves one column at a time as you play. ā—† Your notes are files Each song is saved as its own file in iCloud Drive, so you can open your notes in the Files app or on your Mac. ā—† Dark mode We'd love to hear what you think in a review.

About

ChordBook Pro

Features
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ChordBook Pro keeps your lyrics, chords, playlists and setlists in one place — in the practice room, on stage, and offline. CHORDS EXACTLY WHERE THEY BELONG Every chord is anchored to a position in the lyric, not counted out in spaces. It stays above the right syllable at any font size, on any screen, in any orientation. PLAY IT YOUR WAY • Transpose for display without touching your saved arrangement • Set a capo and see the shapes you actually play — or ask which position gives you the most open chords • Tap any chord for a guitar fingering and the notes on a piano keyboard • Left-handed diagrams are one setting away BUILT FOR THE STAGE Performance mode strips the screen back, keeps it awake, scrolls at your pace and moves to the next song in the set. Your own songs are always available offline. ORGANISE YOUR LIBRARY • Playlists and setlists you reorder by dragging • A note on any entry, and a per-song transpose that applies to that set only • Favourites, which never count against your playlist allowance • Recently played, with a play count WRITE YOUR OWN A real editor with live preview beside it. Add sections, type lyrics, click between letters to drop a chord. Undo and redo throughout. • Paste plain text — a chord line above a lyric line — and ChordBook Pro maps the columns to positions • Import and export standard ChordPro files • Edit on two devices and you are shown both versions instead of silently losing one FREE FOREVER One playlist, 15 songs in it, 5 songs of your own and 3 lessons a day. No ads, ever. PREMIUM • Unlimited playlists and unlimited songs in each • Unlimited songs of your own • Unlimited daily lessons • Offline access to the full catalog, for venues with no signal Premium is $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial. One subscription covers iPhone and iPad. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel yours in your account settings at any time. Privacy: https://chordbookpro.com/privacy Terms: https://chordbookpro.com/terms

Screenshots

Play Chord4 screens
ChordBook Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChordBook Pro at none against Play Chord's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Play Chord versus ChordBook Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay ChordChordBook Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunya MasudaRisto Radanliev

In-app purchases

None

Play Chord

No in-app purchases

None

ChordBook Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play Chord free?
Play Chord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChordBook Pro free?
ChordBook Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Play Chord or ChordBook Pro have ads?
Play Chord shows ads; ChordBook Pro does not.

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