Comparison

Chord chart editor vs Pitch Ninja

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

Head to head
About

Chord chart editor

Create, store, and view chord charts for music notation using a markup language or a graphical interface. Access your scores from mobile or web, even offline. Organize songs into setlists for live performances.

Highlights
  • Create chord charts via markup language or GUI
  • Cloud storage for scores
  • Offline mobile access
  • Setlist organization for live performance
  • Key transposing
  • Character size adjustment
Features
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Chord chart is a form of music notation which only specifies harmonies, rhythms, and some structure information(rehearsal marks, repeats etc...), which is used mainly among session musicians (popular, jazz etc...). Fumenbook is a tool for creating and storing and viewing chord charts. - You can create chord chart using the "fumen" markup language (https://hbjpn.github.io/fumen/) for chord chart or using GUI. The markup language of "fumen" is very intuitive and easy to write. You can write chord chart much faster than to write with GUI once you get used to the grammar.a - Scores are saved in the cloud. You can edit and view from either mobile app or web browser clients. Login is needed to save your scores. - Mobile application can be used even when the internet is offline or unstable. This is useful when you are in the place where internet connection is not available or poor such as live bar at the basement. - Basic features like score, setlist searching, character size change, key transposing. - Set of your scores can be grouped as setlist, which is useful for live performances. - Rendering is as per "fumen" rendering engine.

About

Pitch Ninja

Features
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This is a simple ear training exercise app for audiation. You will be asked to sing an interval from a given tone. The app records your voice and gives you feedback. Best used with a headset.

Screenshots

Chord chart editor4 screens
Pitch Ninja4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pitch Ninja at none against Chord chart editor's shown. Pitch Ninja also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chord chart editor ships an update every 2 months, Pitch Ninja weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chord chart editor versus Pitch Ninja: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChord chart editorPitch Ninja
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaiko NaritaDmitry Alexandrovsky

In-app purchases

None

Chord chart editor

No in-app purchases

None

Pitch Ninja

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chord chart editor free?
Chord chart editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pitch Ninja free?
Pitch Ninja is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chord chart editor or Pitch Ninja have ads?
Chord chart editor shows ads; Pitch Ninja does not.
Which is updated more often, Chord chart editor or Pitch Ninja?
Chord chart editor ships an update every 2 months, and Pitch Ninja weekly. Most recently, Chord chart editor was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pitch Ninja on October 27, 2026.

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