JustChords vs Midilo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JustChords
Organize your song library with chord charts and lyrics. Create or import songs, sync across devices, and build setlists for live performances. Supports various music notations and audio playback.
- Chord chart and lyric editor
- Import songs from online sources
- iCloud device syncing
- Setlist creation and sharing
- AirPlay lyric projection
- Audio player and recorder
- Support for multiple music notations
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JustChords is your complete tool for cataloging chord charts and lyrics. Create charts from scratch, import them from files, or pull them from online sources — building a library that's always with you, synced across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud. Use JustChords standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in your favorite DAW. FEATURES • Setlists, with sharing and collaboration • Song editor is based on ChordPro and supports chords & lyrics, note sheets (PDF), chord beats, guitar tabs and ABC notation • Change Key, Capo, Piano Transpose, Rewrite into key • Metronome & Tuner • Autoscroll • Guitar, ukulele and piano chord diagrams, including alternate tunings • Audio player & recorder. Attach your tracks from Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, URL or local file • Project lyrics or a dedicated stage display via AirPlay, with rich configuration options • Bluetooth / MIDI pedal support • Chord Beats — visualize chord duration right in your chords & lyrics, send chord notes over MIDI as they play, and trigger predefined MIDI messages on section changes • Tonic Pad — an ambient backing pad matched to your song's key • PlayTogether — keep your whole band in sync live, hands-free
Midilo
Shape and transform musical patterns in real-time with this live MIDI looper. Build ideas across slots, connect them in Graph mode, and combine MIDI with audio recordings. Perfect for live improvisation with hardware synths and MIDI controllers.
- Live MIDI recording, looping, and overdubbing
- Graph mode for connecting loops
- Layered Audio Freeze recordings
- Extra playheads with independent controls
- MIDI routing and MPE support
- Record performance mixes as WAV files
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Midilo is a MIDI-first live looper for musicians who want to shape patterns as they perform. Capture a phrase, keep it moving, and transform it while it plays. Slice a loop, pitch the active slice, change its timing and velocity, or add playheads that echo, reverse, delay, transpose, and send notes to different MIDI channels. Build ideas across loop slots, connect them in Graph mode, and combine MIDI with layered Audio Freeze recordings. When a variation feels right, record your performance into a new slot or use Bake to commit your edits and playheads to the current loop. Built for hardware synths, MIDI controllers, and live improvisation, Midilo turns small musical ideas into evolving performances. FEATURES - Live MIDI recording, looping, and overdubbing - Projects and loop slots for organizing and switching ideas - Graph mode for connecting loops into evolving sequences - Combined Slices and Pitch performance with shared Grid/Free, Reset, and Record controls - Record slicing and pitching together into a new loop slot - Chromatic and scale-based pitch tools, with Simple and Advanced performance layouts - Extra playheads with independent speed, direction, delay, pitch, MIDI channel, and level - Quantize, swing, timing and velocity humanize, velocity shaping, note-length, repeat, and tempo tools - Bake edits and extra playheads into the current loop, then reset the modifiers - Layer controls and trimming that preserve locked layers - Layered Audio Freeze and Stack, with individual mute, solo, level, and lock controls - Optional multichannel Freeze capture with compatible audio hardware - MIDI routing between devices and per-loop routing, with MPE support - Record complete performance mixes as stereo WAV files - Import and export MIDI files, and export Freeze stems in their native channel layouts - Swipeable Tools pages and customizable Quick Tools EARLY ACCESS All features are unlocked during Early Access, with no purchase needed. The 7-day trial is paused, and new users won't start a trial during this period. Paid launch is planned for November 2026, with an introductory price of €7.99 or the local App Store equivalent. Pricing may vary by region.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Midilo at free against JustChords's free with in-app purchases. Midilo also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). JustChords's advantage is ratings volume (348 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. JustChords sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Midilo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for JustChords against 5.0 for Midilo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JustChords has 348 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
JustChords ships an update fortnightly, Midilo weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JustChords | Midilo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (348 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marek Palka | Marcus Zepp |
Customer experience
JustChords
Midilo
Bugs and requests
JustChords
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes when importing songs from online sources
- Pinch zoom feature stopped working
- Songs disappearing from library
- App unable to load songs from library in certain conditions
- Multi-column view not functioning on iPad
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- PDF export inconsistently includes/excludes metadata
- Control+S keyboard shortcut non-functional on iPad and desktop
- Choppy scrolling between songs
- Tagging system filters incorrectly (excludes songs with multiple tags)
- Songs won't open when tapped (reported on iPhone 8 with iOS 16.7.4)
- Sticky notes placement requires manual adjustment
Requested features
8 requests- Apple Pencil direct annotation with eraser capability
- Standard tag filtering logic (show songs with selected tags)
- Bluetooth pedal support for song navigation without touching device
- Web-based editor for songs
- Direct in-app sharing to other users
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- Improved documentation and user manual
- Smoother song-to-song scrolling transitions
- Dark mode option
Midilo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JustChords
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Nice Chords!$2.99
- Buy me a pineapple$4.99
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- Rock On!$6.99
- Buy me a book$7.99
- Big Thanks!$17.99
- Legendary Support!$44.99
Midilo
- Midilo Pro$6.99






