Comparison

ChordPainter vs Magic Reverb

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

Head to head
About

ChordPainter

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Chordpainter creates songbooks of piano songs as chord diagrams without any knowledge of music notes. What has always been standard for guitarists, Chordpainter now also creates this for piano players. Simply input chords via midi or enter them manually. The chords are automatically recognized and can be edited or renamed as desired. Then simply print or export as pictures, by email or into Dropbox. All features in an overview: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Creation of chord images with up to 10 notes per chord - Automatic recognition of chords separated for the left and right hand - Input chords manually or via MIDI keyboard - Automatic detection of Midi inputs and display of the Midi source - Bluetooth Midi adapters from Yamaha or QuiccoSound are also supported - Transfer a chord to the current song via button or MIDI trigger - Piano is fully playable with sound, either manually or via MIDI input - Clear button to remove all entered notes - Free definable Midi trigger (setting is stored) - Complete online manual available in the App - Notes, program changes or controller (pedal) are accepted as Midi trigger - Midi Analyzer in the main display for all incoming MIDI events - Intelligent mode to assign chords to the right and left hand - Display of the intervals, separated for chords of the right and left hand - All chords in the song can be sorted using Drag & Drop - Language in the APP can be switched between English and German - Chords can be edited, renamed or deleted also after creation - Optimized user interface for all iPad sizes - When naming the chords, there are buttons for common chord suffixes - Chord images optimized for high-resolution printing on laser printers in grayscale - Songbook view to display all the chords of a song large on one page with Midi scrolling - PDF Export for all songs and demo songs to printout or for use in other APPs - Sound output with real sampled piano sounds including velocity - Sound can be enabled or disabled (setting is saved) - Export der Akkordbilder in die Bilder Gallery oder Dropbox - Constantly expanded list of demo songs, partial with songbook PDFs - Song library with an unlimited number of songs - List view with all songs plus number of chords in the song - Songs can be created, copied, renamed or loaded for editing - Export of chord images to the Gallery or Dropbox - You can also export by email (default email address stored) - Automatic backup of the song library when export by mail or dropbox - Restore the song library with "Open in" function in iOS

About

Magic Reverb

This audio effect app provides a natural-sounding reverb for music production. It offers versatile controls to shape the frequency response, delay, and volume of reflections, along with options for added resonance.

Highlights
  • Natural sounding reverb
  • Versatile control over reflections
  • Adjustable frequency response
  • Control reverb tail time
  • Adjust clean and effect volume
  • Add additional resonances
Features
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Good sounding reverb is always need in music production. This is a natural sounding reverb audio effect. Very warm sound and versatile controls. You can control the frequency response of the reflections, the time delay of the reflections, the volume of the tail and the volume of the clean. You can also add additional β€œring” of the space that will add more resonances. Reverb controls: - SHARP - frequency response of the reflections. - TIME - reverb tail time length - EFX - volume of the reverb - CLEAN - volume of the clean - RING - adds additional resonances

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChordPainter at every 22 months against Magic Reverb's every 46 months. Magic Reverb's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

ChordPainter costs $2.99 and Magic Reverb $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordPainter ships an update every 22 months, Magic Reverb every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
ChordPainter versus Magic Reverb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordPainterMagic Reverb
Price$2.99$1.99 β€” better
Positive reviewsβ€”0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 22 months β€” betterEvery 46 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Paid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS13.010.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size195 MB9 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperStefan ArnholdAleksandar Mlazev

In-app purchases

None

ChordPainter

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Reverb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordPainter free?
ChordPainter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Reverb free?
Magic Reverb costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChordPainter or Magic Reverb have ads?
Neither ChordPainter nor Magic Reverb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordPainter or Magic Reverb?
ChordPainter ships an update every 22 months, and Magic Reverb every 46 months. Most recently, ChordPainter was updated on November 11, 2026 and Magic Reverb on November 2, 2026.

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