Oolimo Guitar Chords vs Chord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oolimo Guitar Chords
This app provides an interactive way to learn, understand, and master guitar chords. It offers a structured approach to chord theory, helping users visualize and hear harmonic relationships. Features include a chord finder, analyzer, progression explorer, interactive lessons, and quizzes.
- Interactive chord finder and analyzer
- Chord progression visualization
- 22 interactive theory lessons
- Chord construction and ear training quizzes
- Interactive fretboard and diagrams
- Chord playback and note display
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Oolimo is the interactive foundational reference for guitar chords – a learning and lookup app that explains chords clearly, supports songwriting, and inspires fresh sounds on the guitar. – No subscription! Pay once – use it forever and receive updates. – Current languages (included in every app): English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Chinese (Simplified), Indonesian, Japanese. Learn guitar chords and chord symbols as used by professional guitarists in modern pop, rock and jazz – including complex jazz chords. Let the Chord Analyzer name chords you've discovered on the guitar and show you how they are built. – Chord Finder, Chord Analyzer and music theory in one app. – Learn and understand chords – Read chord symbols confidently (including complex jazz chords) – Analyze chords instead of guessing – Apply music theory directly on the fretboard Oolimo clears up nonsense chords and incorrectly or confusingly written chord symbols, and explains with clear logic how chord symbols (chord names) are written unambiguously and how to correctly interpret different notations. When musicians from all over the world play together, it's important that everyone speaks and understands the same language – and that the language is easy and clearly understandable. — The Modules — Chord Finder Find musically meaningful chords instead of random guitar shapes. All fingerings come from a hand-curated database of playable voicings and are intelligently transposed by an algorithm. Every chord adapts automatically to the selected key. With a single tap you can send shapes directly to the Analyzer and explore inversions and different interpretations of the chord. Chord Analyzer Enter any guitar chord into the virtual fretboard and instantly get the correct chord name, including inversions. No "unknown chord" messages thanks to the intelligent recognition algorithm – even for complex chords, slash chords and inversions. The Chord Analyzer also supports alternative tunings (open tunings). Chord Progressions Explore and compare the most important chord progressions with an innovative matrix that visualizes harmonic functions and relationships. Practice the most important progressions systematically in different keys and variations – and master them so well that you can rattle them off in rehearsal to the amazement of your bandmates. Theory Lessons 22 interactive lessons with smart visualizations explain intervals, chord construction, voicings, slash chords, diatonic harmony and all major chord types – from first explorations on the fretboard, through major, minor and dominant 7th to altered, sus, add, 6th and diminished chords. Quizzes Use the quizzes to test and internalize your knowledge through play. The quiz tasks cover many topics: chord construction, intervals, harmonic context, chord types, voicings, tensions and much more.
Chord
Unlock musical creativity with a suite of tools for composing and practicing. Generate chord progressions, practice notation, train your ear, and even use your device as a MIDI keyboard. Includes a macOS version for seamless integration.
- Chord progression generation with inversions and extensions
- Live playback as piano or synth
- MIDI output to macOS
- Guitar chord finder
- Notation reading practice
- Ear training for intervals and voice
- macOS version included
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This app plus your ears equals complete freedom in writing music! A comprehensive set of tools for any musician: * Chord Progression: Create beautiful chord progressions with full flexibility - use inversions, sus2, sus4, 7th, 9th, and more. Enjoy live playback as piano or synth, or send MIDI directly to your macOS computer! * Guitar Chords - helps you find and browse guitar chords. * MIDI Keyboard: Transform your phone into a MIDI keyboard for your macOS computer (compatible with macOS Catalina and newer). * Notation Practice: Practice reading notes in both treble and bass clefs. * Chord Calculation: Help you learn how to calculate chords and progressions. * Interval Practice: Practice recognizing and comparing musical intervals by ear. * Voice & Ear Training: Simple, effective tools for voice practice and ear training. * Harmonic Match - helps you mix tracks in key while DJing. * Guitar tuner - helps you tune your guitar to the most popular tunings. * Modulation Pad - Helps when using a compact MIDI keyboard without built-in pitch and modulation controls. Also includes a sustain pedal (compatible with macOS Catalina and newer). Plus, enjoy the macOS version included with your purchase!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chord at Free against Oolimo Guitar Chords's $5.99. Chord also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Oolimo Guitar Chords's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 57%) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 is free to download; Oolimo Guitar Chords costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Oolimo Guitar Chords against 4.8 for Chord. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 81 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Oolimo Guitar Chords's written reviews are positive against 57% of Chord's.
Oolimo Guitar Chords ships an update every 6 weeks, Chord every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oolimo Guitar Chords | Chord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (102 ratings) | 4.8 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #59 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Mochmann | Roman Sevastyanov |
Customer experience
Oolimo Guitar Chords
Chord
In-app purchases
Oolimo Guitar Chords
No in-app purchases
Chord
No in-app purchases
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