Comparison

Chordio vs StemDeck Remote

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

Head to head
About

Chordio

This app is a music composition and theory tool that helps musicians explore chords and scales interactively. It offers features for creating, storing, and rearranging chord progressions, along with integrated music theory lessons and practice tools. It's designed to spark creativity and enhance music learning for producers, composers, and educators.

Highlights
  • Chord progression generator
  • Custom chord creation and editing
  • Real-time MIDI input visualization
  • Scales and modes practice
  • Music theory lessons and quizzes
  • Sheet music practice tools
  • Chord Suggestion AI
Features
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Looking for a spark for your upcoming song? Introducing Chordio, a powerful tool for composition and music theory that offers an enjoyable and interactive experience. This app allows you to explore chords and scales in a fun and engaging way. It also provides a convenient platform for storing all your distinctive musical chord progressions in a single location. As a result, Chordio becomes an indispensable resource for contemporary music producers, composers, and educators. Take your music theory knowledge to the next level and create innovative chord progressions for your latest composition. With a range of internal sounds included, you can explore the tool's features without needing any other external equipment. Connect your MIDI controller to Chordio and see chord names appear on the Grand Staff in real-time as you play. Solo over chord progressions using the built-in sounds, and quickly rearrange or transpose chord progressions on the fly for added flexibility. Uncover fresh chord sequences for any genre - from hip hop to house and everything in between. Simply drag and drop them into your DAW! Chordio empowers you to unleash your creativity and take your music to new heights. The main features are divided into four workspaces: Composition • Build-in sequencer to create chord progressions. • Build-in Chord progression generator. • Create custom chords, edit existing chords, get chord inversions, and extended chords. • Drag & Drop to change the song structure. • Transpose the entire chord progression with a single tap. • Create a playlist of custom chord progressions. • Chord Suggestion AI – Get intelligent chord recommendations that fit your existing progression, and seamlessly integrate them into your composition. • A Chord Types & Vocings panel helps you generate new chords. • Play-along with a backing rhythm track. • Save/load songs, export it as MIDl. • Download chord progressions from a growing collection of Chord Packs. Scales • Practice scales with a metronome in all keys. • Contains more than 40 scales you can work with. • Staff view for chords and scales. Modes • Interactive way to learn what scales are associated with each mode. • Practice modes in Chordio. • Change tonic, mode, and layout to discover the relationship between musical notes, chords, and scales. Music Theory * In-app theory lessons. • 3 New Music Theory Quizzes: Note Identification, Interval Recognition & Chord Identification. Sheet Music • Adjust the Tempo: Practice at your own speed. • Loop Key Sections: Focus on tricky parts with ease. • Practice Hands Separately: Work on left or right hand independently. • Play in Any Key: Transpose sheet music to suit your preference. • Customize Tracks: Adjust instrument volumes. • Jazz Solo: Jam over chord progressions. • Print Your Scores: Print a PDF version of the score for flexible, hands-on practice. Lessons • Learn to play songs at your own pace. • Download music from a growing collection of Lesson Packs. • Lessons can be slowed down or pitch changed. KEY FEATURES: • MIDI keyboard support. • Build progressions using the chord generators. • Export MIDI to your DAW or sequencer. • Custom chords, edit existing chords, get extended chords. • Play internal sounds. • Arpeggio, strum and performance modes. • Mac version include a detachable resizable Grand Staff, Chord Display, and Keyboard Views. • Customise the Keyboard highlight color. • Select chord, to display a range of related scales and chords. • Tap a note on the Grand Staff to highlight it with a color. • Choose from selection of backing rhythms that fit specific genres. • Chord Pattern playback Always backup your chord progressions!

About

StemDeck Remote

Features
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StemDeck Remote is the companion app for StemDeck, the desktop app that separates any song into its individual parts — vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, and more. Pair the two over your home Wi-Fi and your whole stem library goes with you, ready to mix from your phone or iPad. HOW IT WORKS Open StemDeck on your computer, scan the pairing code (or enter its address manually), and your library syncs over your local network. No account, no cloud upload — StemDeck Remote only ever talks to the StemDeck instance you paired with, on your own network. A PORTABLE MIXING CONSOLE Every song opens onto a real per-stem mixer: • Independent volume, mute, and solo for every stem • Live waveform displays for the whole song and each individual part • Adjust playback speed and pitch independently, with looping • Two mixer styles — a simple, casual view for quick listening, and an Advanced view styled after a hardware mixing console, with level meters and precise faders • Built for iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape LISTEN YOUR WAY Download stems for offline playback, keep mixing with the screen off thanks to background audio, and control playback from Control Center or your lock screen — just like any other music app. STAY ORGANIZED Search your library, sort it your way, and group songs into folders as your collection grows. TRY IT FIRST No StemDeck instance handy yet? Check Sample Songs from the home screen to explore the full mixer with a few Creative Commons–licensed tracks (fully credited in-app) — no pairing required. ABOUT YOUR CONTENT StemDeck Remote doesn't separate, download, or source audio on its own — it's a personal remote control and player for a StemDeck instance you run yourself. All stem separation happens locally on your own computer via StemDeck; this app only syncs and plays back stems from the instance you paired with, over your own local network, for your personal use. Nothing is uploaded to us or any third party. You're responsible for only processing audio you have the rights to use. StemDeck Remote requires a StemDeck desktop installation on the same local network to sync your own library. Camera access is used only to scan the pairing QR code; local network access is used only to reach your paired StemDeck instance.

Screenshots

StemDeck Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StemDeck Remote at none against Chordio's 19. On price, ads, 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. Chordio sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. StemDeck Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chordio versus StemDeck Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordioStemDeck Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne In A Billion LtdUdaya Sri Senarathne

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Chordio

One-time19
  • Free Chord PackFree
  • Gymnopedie No.1$1.99
  • Arabesque No.1$1.99
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  • Gnossienne No.1$1.99
  • Chord Progressions 251 No.1$2.99
  • Jazz Progressions 01$5.99
  • Neo-Soul Progressions 01$5.99
  • Neo-Soul Tunes 01$5.99
  • RnB Chords No.1$5.99
  • Classical Progressions 1$5.99
  • II-V-I Progression$5.99
  • RnB Progressions 01$5.99
  • Beginner Essentials$6.99
  • RnB Progressions, Vol. 1$7.99
  • II-V-I Jazz Progressions$9.99
  • Jazz Progression, Vol. 1$9.99
  • Jazz Lick Exercises, Vol. 1$9.99
  • Classical Collection, Vol. 1$14.99
  • Unlock App$14.99
None

StemDeck Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chordio free?
Chordio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StemDeck Remote free?
StemDeck Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chordio or StemDeck Remote have ads?
Neither Chordio nor StemDeck Remote shows ads.

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