Chord Progression Generator vs Progressions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chord Progression Generator
Generate chord progressions for any genre with this music production tool. Easily create melodies and basslines, then export them as MIDI files for your DAW. Ideal for producers and musicians looking to spark song ideas.
- Chord progression generation
- Melody and bassline creation
- MIDI file export
- Adjustable BPM, instrument, and scale
- Rhythm, piano roll, and loop modes
- Supports various music genres
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Highly helpful chord progression generator for all musicians. Simple chord progression generator for you to help find and play chords, melodies and music of any kind and later incorporate them into your music projects! PERFECT FOR EDM BEDROOM PRODUCERS Create the chords for your next electronic masterpiece. Then export it as a midi file and drag it into your favorite DAW. Works for all electronic Genres (including EDM, Future House, Future Bass, Hardstyle, Trap,...) When exporting, you get three midi files: one with the chords only, one with the bassline only and one with both together. Perfect to immediately start with the arrangement and sound design. CHORD PROGRESSIONS FOR ALL GENRES The ideas and features in Chord Progression Generator are based on music theory, so your music theory knowledge will be much better, but also you can create chords with little music theory knowledge! From piano chord progressions to guitar chord progressions with basslines, composing music for any genre without music theory is very easy! VERY EASY TO USE After opening the app you need to make only one tap to compose your first chord progression. Go to the settings menu and adjusts bpm, instrument, and tempo or activate rhythm, piano roll, harmonic basslines, auto-playing, loop mode and so on. Any chord progression you generate can be saved or downloaded as a midi file. Easily transfer them to your DAW and create something amazing. The great thing is that you can choose the scale in which the progression will play so you can adjust it per your needs. Chord Progression Generator features: - Adjust bpm, and instrument - Activate rhythm, piano roll, auto-playing, loop mode - Bassline creation - Choose the scale of chord progressions - Like chord progressions - Download as a midi file - Great for all music genres - Seventh chords - Midi over Wi-Fi - Very helpful tool for music producers or music enthusiasts Save time and create something amazing with this powerful chord progression generator. Download now for free & have a helpful tool in your creative process! ______________________________________ UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchase within Chord Progression Generator. - Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Alternatively, a one-time payment plan is available (this is not a subscription). - Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless canceled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscriptionfee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. - Terms of use: https://www.midibrain.com/terms-of-use - Privacy policy: https://www.midibrain.com/privacy-policy
Progressions
Generate unique chord progressions beyond traditional scales using mathematical algorithms. Control complexity and freedom to explore new harmonic territories. Features include arpeggiators, strumming patterns, and humanization for expressive musical output.
- Generate unique chord progressions
- Adjust complexity and freedom levels
- Block Chord, Arpeggiator, and Strummer modes
- Supports open and closed chords with selectable voicings
- Humanize chord and note timings
- Integrated ARP and STRUM pattern editor
- Sync multiple instances
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Progressions is an AUv3 MIDI plugin for your favourite DAW. It can be used to generate a unique set of chords that are unrelated to traditional scales, which become predictable and repetative over time. Instead, Progressions uses a unique way of mathermaically generating a series of related chords using only a root note and mode (major or minor). Chord sequences are limited by the selected complexity and freedom levels, which mimic the way traditional composers of old would wander away from tonality and back again. The complexity level start off at Basic, which uses only the most common chords (I, IV, V and relative minor ii, iii, and vi triads). As you progress through the levels, you can add parallel majors and minors, sus and dom chords etc. At level 3 we start to introduce 6th and 7th chords, and then 9ths chords, all the way to 11ths, 13ths, Quartals and all their variations. The freedom level allows us to specify how far to drift away from tonality (the root), even allowing you to create never ending randomized soundscapes. Progressions allows you to quickly randomize a toolbox of chords, that can be played in a variety of modes (block chords, arpeggiated, or strummed). These can be synced to a host application, triggered remotely or pieced together into a song. Song mode allow you to change play modes on the fly as well as being able to control many features of the app in real time. Progressions supports open and closed chords with selectable voicings. It has an intelligent algorithm that attempts to align top notes of chords, add additional bass, and open chord padding to give equal weight to chords with only 3 notes. You can even play with rootless voicings. The Humanize section allows you to control chord and note timings, as well as set velocity variations to ensure things don't get too robitic. Progressions also features an integrated arpeggiator and strummming pattern editor. You can load up to 6 arp and 6 strum patterns at the same time and seemlessly switch between them manually, remotely, or using song mode. If you run multiple instances, Progressions allows you to sync your chord pads, song chain, arpeggiator / strum patterns between instances. Progressions can be loaded as a MIDI plugin or as an Instrument for those programs that don't support MIDI plugins (such as GB). Additionally when loaded as an instrument, you can use either internal sounds (soundfonts) or send MIDI directly to other MIDI instruments. Features • Block Chord, Arpeggiator and Strummer modes. • Supports open and closed Chords. • Varying complexity levels of chords. • Freedom levels control how far from the root key you can go. • Rootless voicing mode. • Open chord padding support. • Additional bass note mode. • Supports all common chord types. • Edit the preferred chord list to exclude certain chord types. • Input MIDI control for chords and play modes. • Automatic top note alignment of chords. • Hold Pedal support. • Built in ARP and STRUM editor. • Humanize options for chord and note velocity and timings. • Comprehensive Song Mode with 256 steps and looping. • Randomize chord progressions, arps and strumming patterns. • Route Chord/Arp/Strum modes & MIDI thru to any of 4 output ports. • Supports soundfonts when loaded as an Instrument plugin. • Sync multiple instances of Progressions. • AUv3 compatible MIDI plugin supporting Sync to Host.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chord Progression Generator at Free against Progressions's $14.99. Chord Progression Generator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 34). Progressions's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, device support 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
Chord Progression Generator is free to download; Progressions costs $14.99 up front. Chord Progression Generator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Progressions asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chord Progression Generator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chord Progression Generator has 1.7K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Chord Progression Generator's written reviews are positive against 67% of Progressions's.
Chord Progression Generator ships an update every 2 months, Progressions every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chord Progression Generator | Progressions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.1 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Krautsieder | 4Pockets.com |
Customer experience
Chord Progression Generator
Progressions
Bugs and requests
Chord Progression Generator
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes frequently
- Incompatible with older devices
- Login screen freezes
- Sound issues
Requested features
10 requests- Add 7th chords
- More scales and modes
- Ability to edit chord progressions
- Midi out directly from the app
- Preconfigured highly used progressions
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- Link to Ableton
- Ability to choose mood, feeling or style
- Music theory as part of features
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Progressions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chord Progression Generator
- Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$18.991 Year
- Premium - Lifetime$16.99
- Premium - Lifetime$28.99
Progressions
No in-app purchases
Questions
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