Atomic Guitar Chords vs ParaChord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atomic Guitar Chords
Access a vast library of guitar chords with over 8,600 variations. This app offers advanced filtering by note, interval, and shape, with customizable diagrams. Easily share and print your chords, supporting both right and left-handed players.
- Extensive chord library (8,600+ variations)
- Advanced filtering by note, interval, and shape
- Reverse chord lookup
- Customizable chord diagrams
- Print and share functionality
- Left and right-handed support
- Light and dark modes
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Atomic Guitar Chords, the ultimate free guitar chord library with a fast, flexible, filtering engine. This version of the app features: - 33 chords with more than 8,600 variations. - A flexible yet intuitive filtering engine with the ability to filter by note and interval. - A powerful reverse chord lookup filter with the ability to filter by chord shape and fret range. - The ability to display chords in a list or grid layout. - The ability to personalize chord diagram attributes. - Supports right and left-handed guitarists. - The ability to share and print guitar chords. - Supports light and dark modes. Stay tuned, there are lots of new features on the roadmap this year to include new chord and chord variations. Send feedback with your questions, comments and suggestions.
ParaChord
Create, import, and edit guitar lead sheets with ease. This app offers a clutter-free interface for focusing on your songs, with features like transposing, capo support, and chord diagram display.
- Create guitar lead sheets
- Import and edit lead sheets
- Transpose songs
- Add capo settings
- View chords as Roman Numerals
- Export in ChordPro format
- Display guitar chord diagrams
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ParaChord makes it easy to create, import, and edit guitar lead sheets, and keep them organized for easy viewing on your phone or tablet. ParaChord is lightweight without a lot of clutter, so you can focus on your songs. ParaChord lets you transpose songs, add a capo, view chords as Roman Numerals, and even export in ChordPro format. ParaChord displays guitar chord diagrams at a touch, and lets you add new diagrams as you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Atomic Guitar Chords at every 4 days against ParaChord's every 6 weeks. Atomic Guitar Chords also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Atomic Guitar Chords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Atomic Guitar Chords ships an update every 4 days, ParaChord every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Atomic Guitar Chords | ParaChord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Meuser | Richard Craddock |
Customer experience
Atomic Guitar Chords
ParaChord
In-app purchases
Atomic Guitar Chords
No in-app purchases
ParaChord
No in-app purchases
