Grapes vs Basic Guitar Chords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grapes
This app serves as a comprehensive index of guitar chords and scales, offering a simple yet in-depth collection of musical modes. It features a chord selector, detailed scale information, and visual aids for memorizing scale shapes.
- Index of chords and scales
- Detailed list of modes
- Chord selector and charts
- Horizontal & vertical fretboard display
- Favorites section
- Beginner lessons
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Think of Grapes as an index of scales and chords for a guitarist. Finding a concise app containing a detailed list of the modes was impossible. Grapes has a simple display without any of the complexity of other guitar apps, while still offering an in-depth collection of scales. We've also included a chord selector and several chord charts. To simplify the process of memorizing scales, we have a “Modes” section, which helps illustrate each mode’s unique shape. - Includes all 28 modes made from the 4 heptatonic scales: Major, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor and Harmonic Major. - Also includes the Pentatonic scale and it’s modes, as well as 5 symmetrical scales. - Lessons for beginners & intermediate players - Voicings, inversions and starter/advanced chord charts - NEW Diatonic Chord Chart page - shows all the chords from every key and every scale - a song writer's dream! - Favorites section - Horizontal & vertical fretboard display - Prevent screen lock capability - Compatible with dark mode - Custom color schemes - Exporting diagrams Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Basic Guitar Chords
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Basic Guitar Chords is a fast, no-nonsense chord reference for guitarists who are practicing on a real instrument — not a virtual one. Look up any chord, see exactly where your fingers go, and hear what it's supposed to sound like. That's it. No lessons, no scores, no gamification — just a clean chord book that fits in your pocket. What's inside: • 144 chords — every root note (C through B) across 12 chord types: major, minor, 7, m7, maj7, dim, dim7, aug, sus2, sus4, 7sus4, and power chords • Realistic fretboard diagrams — proper string gauges, fret markers, barre chords shown correctly, and open chords displayed the way beginners actually learn them • Reference sound — a plucked-string tone for every note and a one-tap Strum to hear the full chord • Auto mode — repeats the chord every few seconds on its own, so you can keep both hands on your guitar instead of tapping the screen • Key transpose & Drop D — shift any chord shape up or down to match your voice, or drop the low string a whole step Built for players who already know their way around a guitar and just need a quick, accurate reference — not another app trying to teach you music theory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Guitar Chords at none against Grapes's 2. Basic Guitar Chords also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Grapes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 56 months) and ratings volume (39 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Grapes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Basic Guitar Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Guitar Chords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grapes has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Grapes ships an update every 2 months, Basic Guitar Chords every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grapes | Basic Guitar Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 56 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Limit Point Software | Chotika Towmontree |
In-app purchases
Grapes
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
Basic Guitar Chords
No in-app purchases
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