Chord NOTE vs Music Theory Chords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chord NOTE
This app helps songwriters find chords that match melodies and provides tools for creating chord progressions. It also includes a scale library and can display vocal pitch to aid in composition.
- Chord finding for melodies
- Chord Progression function
- Scale library
- Vocal pitch display
- Key finding
- iPad Split View/Slide Over support
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Chord NOTE is a Songwriter’s assistant tool. It assists in finding the right chords to match a melody or musical phrase. And it has great Chord Progression function and Scale library. Chord NOTE supports Slide Over and Split View on iPad, and provides the appropriate display and operation for iPhone and iPad. You wrote new melody came into your mind, but you could not apply some chords for your melody… At a time like this, you can get guides to find some chords that match your melody by Chord NOTE. If you have composed some songs already, you know almost melody and chord have some same notes. Because the main part of melody is made up of constituent notes of chord in most cases. In the same way, you’ll be able to find Key to match your melody by Chord NOTE. So Chord NOTE is very useful for finding the chord and key. If you record your singing melody, you can display the pitch of your voice. And you can sketch your songs by Chord Progression function. Chord Progression function will provide numerous features for you. Chord NOTE supports widening the imagination of your wings for real composer. Advanced Option : Chord NOTE works fine without this option. However, when you’ll buy this low price add-on, you can use more Chords and Scales. It will provide a complete set usually. You can read full function description at support page. http://therootage.com/iphone/chord-note-en/
Music Theory Chords
This app helps musicians test their knowledge of triads and seventh chords through ear training and notation analysis. It offers customizable modes, clef support, and a printable grade book for tracking progress.
- Triad and seventh chord testing
- Ear training mode
- Notation analysis mode
- Customizable chord playback
- Grade book with printable results
- Multiple clef support
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Teachers, students and professional musicians: Test your knowledge of Triads and Seventh Chords. Test just using your ears, and/or analyze the music notation. Compare any incorrect answer to the correct answer. Includes a 'Grade Book' list of all saved results that you can print or send. • Triads: major, minor, diminished and augmented. • Seventh chords: dim7, min7(b5), min7, min(maj7), dominant7, maj7, dominant7(#5) and maj7(#5). • Three modes: Audio and Visual, Audio Only (Ear Training), and Visual Only (Clef Notation Training). • Treble, Alto, Tenor, and Bass clefs. • Set how the chord is played; harmonically, randomly, rolled up, or rolled down. • Set a random root change, or set the root before each question. • Set the number of questions, or stop anytime and grade only the number answered. The Grade Book is filterable by name. Grades include the name, date and time the quiz was taken, all relevant settings (clef, number of questions, etc.), and score (percentage and letter grade).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Music Theory Chords at 100% against Chord NOTE's 62%. Music Theory Chords also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). Chord NOTE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, 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
Chord NOTE costs $2.99 and Music Theory Chords $1.99 up front. Chord NOTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Music Theory Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.
Music Theory Chords holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Chord NOTE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Music Theory Chords's.
Chord NOTE ships an update every 2 months, Music Theory Chords every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chord NOTE | Music Theory Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hidenori Matsuoka | Patrick Q. Kelly |
Customer experience
Chord NOTE
Music Theory Chords
In-app purchases
Chord NOTE
- Advanced Option$1.99
Music Theory Chords
No in-app purchases
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