Lick Transposer vs popchord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lick Transposer
Easily create musical phrases using an on-screen piano or microphone input. Instantly transpose your creations to all 12 keys and save them as formatted images for practice. Customize interval and direction preferences for a personalized experience.
- Create musical phrases with on-screen piano
- Record audio from microphone
- Transpose to all 12 keys
- Save transpositions as formatted images
- Switch between Bass and Treble Clef
- Customize interval and direction preferences
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Create a lick(musical phrase) using the on screen piano or audio from microphone and immediately transpose it to all 12 keys. Switch between Bass and Treble Clef by tapping the Clef in the Lick creator. Save the transpositions easily to a formatted image for practice. Select the interval and direction preferences from the Settings. This app is intended to be simple and intuitive, but more features will be added later. Send feedback for what features you would like to see!
popchord
Generate hundreds of chords instantly with this music creation tool. Explore various scales and chord types to build song sets, then perform using built-in instruments or send MIDI wirelessly to your DAW. A free one-month trial unlocks all pro features.
- Chord Grid for instant chord playing
- Hundreds of chords from 50+ scales
- Vast library of chord types
- Built-in instrument for performance
- Wireless MIDI transmission to DAWs
- Customizable play area with themes
- iCloud backup for creations
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Craft your next hit song with popchord, a chord generating improvisation and performance instrument. Play hundreds of chords with just a tap. Create sets with automatically generated chords from over 50 musical scales – no music theory knowledge required. Edit your sets using a vast library of chord types. Perform your idea using a built-in instrument or wirelessly transmit MIDI to your favorite DAW instruments on macOS. Unlock all pro features for free for one month with a new trial. • Use the Chord Grid to play hundreds of chords with a tap • Perform with over 13 built-in instruments • Create a set using a vast library of musical scales • Customize your play area with over 30 themes • Wirelessly send MIDI to your favorite DAW instrument* • Your creations are backed up privately to your iCloud account • Available for iPhone and iPad * Wireless MIDI requires a supported Mac with Bluetooth/Wifi Terms: https://popchord.app/tos Privacy Policy: https://popchord.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: popchord at Free against Lick Transposer's $1.99. Lick Transposer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On rating, 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
popchord is free to download; Lick Transposer costs $1.99 up front. popchord sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Lick Transposer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lick Transposer against 5.0 for popchord. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Lick Transposer ships an update every 10 days, popchord every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lick Transposer | popchord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeff Taboloff | Float Point |
Customer experience
Lick Transposer
popchord
In-app purchases
Lick Transposer
No in-app purchases
popchord
- popchord pro1 Month trial$4.991 Year
- popchord pro$14.99
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