Comparison

CodaMusic vs Graba

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

Head to head
About

CodaMusic

Stream over 130 million songs with a social network integrated for music discovery. Share songs, playlists, and connect with artists and friends. Enjoy ad-free listening and exclusive artist content.

Highlights
  • 130M+ song library
  • Ad-free streaming
  • Offline listening
  • Artist exclusives
  • Social music feed
  • Community discovery
  • Personal profiles
Features
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CodaMusic - Where streaming meets social CodaMusic is the only place where 150 million+ songs live side-by-side with a fully-featured social network, so every play, post, and follow helps you discover more music you'll love. Why you'll love CodaMusic - All the music you want, ad-free - 130 M+ tracks ready to stream or download for offline listening. - Artist exclusives - get behind-the-scenes posts and fan-only content straight from the creators. - Social feed built for music - share songs, playlists, photos, even custom radio stations; comment, like, and repost right in your feed. - Community-powered discovery - follow friends and tastemakers with similar taste, or become the influencer yourself-every user can curate. - Personal profile – pin your favorite tracks, show off playlists, and connect with fans and artists who vibe the same way. - Simple plans - Individual ($10.99 / mo) or Family (up to 4 people, $16.99 / mo), both with unlimited streaming and the same artist exclusives. - Cancel anytime - try CodaMusic free, no strings attached, No Credit Card required. Privacy Policy: https://codamusic.me/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://codamusic.me/terms/

About

Graba

This app helps musicians capture, organize, and develop song ideas. It offers recording, lyric writing with chord suggestions, a tuner, metronome, and video recording features. All your musical creations are stored locally and backed up to iCloud.

Highlights
  • Two-tap recording
  • Interruption-proof takes
  • Lyric sheets with inline chords
  • Rhyme suggestions
  • Chromatic tuner with alternate tunings
  • Metronome with haptics
  • Video recording with scrolling lyrics
Features
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A pocket studio for musicians. Two taps and you're recording. Develop the idea, and keep every version you make. CAPTURE Two taps from your pocket. Audio or video, straight from launch. Calls, alarms, and force quits can't eat a take: interrupted recordings are saved and recovered. • Start recording from a Lock Screen widget, the Action Button, or Siri • Film when you need to see the hands, with your lyrics scrolling over the camera • When the idea shows up as words, Write opens a blank sheet with the keyboard up DEVELOP The tools you reach for next. Lyrics with chords over the words, a tuner for guitar, bass and ukulele, a metronome, a playable piano, ear training, and a chord library you can hear. • Rhymes while you write, in English and Spanish, all offline • Chord suggestions in your key, and one-tap transpose with capo hints • Alternate tunings: Drop D, DADGAD, Eb Standard, Open G • Tap tempo, odd meters, and a metronome that keeps time on the Lock Screen • Loop any section of a take to learn your own part back • Stand mode, for reading your lyrics on a music stand KEEP Nothing gets written over. Every take lands in your Vault with versions, notes, and trims. Local first, synced through your own iCloud if you choose. • Projects hold every version, with tempo, key, tags, and notes • Notes pinned to the exact second of a take • Trim a take and keep the trim as a new version • Bring finished mixes in from Files, Mail, or AirDrop and keep them with their demos • Add a title to a video take and send it to TikTok or Instagram • Old ideas come back around on their own Free, with no account, no ads, and no subscription.

Screenshots

CodaMusic4 screens
Graba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Graba at none against CodaMusic's 5. Graba also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). CodaMusic's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CodaMusic sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Graba asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Graba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CodaMusic has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CodaMusic versus Graba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodaMusicGraba
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCODA MUSIC, INC.ADRIEL CONDE MACKENZIE

Customer experience

CodaMusic

All ratings1,732 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative23.4%

Graba

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CodaMusic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Inability to play any music
  • Inconsistent song skipping functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add lyrics support
  • Integrate local music files
  • Ability to unlike individual songs from albums
  • Add genre-based recommendations
  • Improve volume controls when casting to other devices

Graba

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

CodaMusic

Subscriptions5
  • Coda Plus$2.991 Month
  • Individual Plan1 Month trial$13.991 Month
  • Individual Plan$14.991 Month
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  • Family Plan1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Family Plan$22.991 Month
None

Graba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CodaMusic free?
CodaMusic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Graba free?
Graba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CodaMusic or Graba?
Graba is rated higher. CodaMusic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Graba averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CodaMusic or Graba have ads?
Neither CodaMusic nor Graba shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CodaMusic or Graba?
CodaMusic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Graba every 3 weeks. Most recently, CodaMusic was updated on October 18, 2026 and Graba on October 1, 2026.

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