Comparison

JustChords vs ScoreLab Trainer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

ScoreLab Trainer

Features
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ScoreLab Trainer is a music-reading practice app designed for students, musicians, and music educators. Whether you are learning guitar, piano, violin, or any other instrument, strong sight-reading skills can dramatically improve your learning speed and musical understanding. FEATURES • Note Recognition Training Practice identifying notes on the staff quickly and accurately. • Sight Reading Exercises Progress through structured exercises designed to improve real-world music reading ability. • Rhythm Reading Develop confidence reading note values, rests, measures, and rhythmic patterns. • Progressive Learning Start with simple exercises and gradually advance to more challenging levels. • Practice Anytime Short training sessions help build long-term reading fluency. WHO IS IT FOR? • Beginner music students • Guitar players learning notation • Piano students • Music teachers • Self-learners who want stronger reading skills ScoreLab Trainer helps transform music notation from symbols on a page into a language you can read naturally and confidently.

Screenshots

JustChords4 screens
ScoreLab Trainer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScoreLab Trainer at none against JustChords's 7. ScoreLab Trainer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). JustChords's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JustChords sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. ScoreLab Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
JustChords versus ScoreLab Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJustChordsScoreLab Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (349 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings349 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarek PalkaVAN ANH AUDIO COMPANY LIMITED

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

ScoreLab Trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

JustChords

One-time7
  • 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
None

ScoreLab Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JustChords free?
JustChords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScoreLab Trainer free?
ScoreLab Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JustChords or ScoreLab Trainer have ads?
Neither JustChords nor ScoreLab Trainer shows ads.

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