Comparison

Chords by Staventabs vs Chordial

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

Head to head
About

Chords by Staventabs

Easily find and learn chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, and piano. Explore alternative fingerings, various chord types, and save your favorites for quick access.

Highlights
  • Chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, piano
  • Chord editor for construction theory
  • Alternative chord diagrams
  • Over fifty chord types with color-coding
  • Root note and bass note selection
  • Save favorite chords with cross-device sync
Features
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We know how enjoyable it is to play your favorite song on the guitar, ukulele, or piano. But sometimes, you might forget how to play a particular chord. That’s why we created this app — so you never have to worry about that again. Just launch Chords, find the desired chord, and enjoy playing. — Yours, Staventabs Team • Chord Editor The Chords by Staventabs app is designed as both an assistant for learning chord construction theory and a tool for exploring chord charts. The lightweight and intuitive editor displays the basic parameters of the current chord. • Alternative Diagrams The built-in search engine generates a comprehensive list of alternative diagrams for the chord defined in the editor. Choose the most suitable finger placement and voicing for your playing style. • Chord Types Work with a wide range of chord types — over fifty in total — grouped by form, such as Triad, Added tone, Power, and Seventh. For convenience, each type is color-coded according to its quality: Major, Minor, Augmented, Dominant, and others. • Root Note The root note chooser provides information about which notes belong to the chord when a specific item is selected. Enharmonically equivalent notes with the same pitch class share identical colors. • Bass Note and Inversions Make a chord inverted or add a bass note by choosing from the options allowed for the current chord. • Bookmarks Save your favorite chords and access them seamlessly across all your devices. Learn more about Staventabs: https://staventabs.com

About

Chordial

This app provides a comprehensive guide to musical scales and chord charts for various stringed instruments. It allows users to explore every possible chord and scale, with customizable instrument and tuning options. The application also offers a companion experience on Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Chord and scale charts for guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, bass
  • Customizable instruments and tunings
  • Interactive fretboard with note playback
  • Right- and left-handed fretboard display
  • Editing mode for creating custom chords and scales
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Chordial is a complete guide to scales and chord charts for guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele and bass guitar. Every possible chord can be displayed on every instrument, in any tuning.  Tap a note to show and play the chord or scale. The fretboard can display both right- and left-handed orientations. Use the Editing mode to create an unlimited number of instruments, tunings, chords, and scales. This app does not display "standard" chord charts; it computes the note positions based on the key, showing every possible place for each note. Use this information to decide where you want to play each chord or scale. The full application also runs on the Apple Watch, with all of the standard instruments, tunings, chords, and scales, but no editing mode. Swipe left or right across the frets to display or dismiss the menus.

Screenshots

Chords by Staventabs4 screens
Chordial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chordial at 5.0 against Chords by Staventabs's 4.0. Chords by Staventabs's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chords by Staventabs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chordial sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chordial holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chords by Staventabs ships an update every 6 weeks, Chordial every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chords by Staventabs versus Chordial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChords by StaventabsChordial
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan KorovinJim Haungs

Customer experience

Chords by Staventabs

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chordial

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chords by Staventabs

One-time1
  • Chords Premium$4.99
7 purchases

Chordial

One-time7
  • Free VersionFree
  • Instruments$0.99
  • Tunings$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Scales$0.99
  • Tip the Developer$0.99
  • Combo Pack$1.99
  • Editing - Pro Feature$4.99

Questions

Is Chords by Staventabs free?
Chords by Staventabs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chordial free?
Chordial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chords by Staventabs or Chordial?
Chordial is rated higher. Chords by Staventabs averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Chordial averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Chords by Staventabs or Chordial have ads?
Neither Chords by Staventabs nor Chordial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chords by Staventabs or Chordial?
Chords by Staventabs ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chordial every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chords by Staventabs was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chordial on November 3, 2026.

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