Comparison

Easy Transposer vs What Chord?

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

Head to head
About

Easy Transposer

Easily transpose songs to a different key. Generate charts showing new chords for any key. Simplifies the process of changing a song's musical key.

Highlights
  • Transpose songs to different keys
  • Generate chord charts
  • View new chords for any key
  • Simple interface
Features
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Ever wanted to transpose a song quickly to a different key? With this app you will be able to generate a simple chart that shows you what the new chords will be for any given key. Transposing a song has never been easier!

About

What Chord?

Identify chord names by their shape on a guitar fretboard. Quickly name chords you're playing or discover new ones by adjusting finger positions. Ideal for musicians who need to name chords for sharing or understanding song structures.

Highlights
  • Identify chord names by shape
  • Discover new chord variations
  • Name chords for sharing
  • Understand chord progressions
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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Playing cool chord but have no idea what its name is? You'd like to share your song but not sure how to correctly name the chords you are using? You just have slided one of you fingers up a fret while playing familiar chord and wonder what the chord has now become? It is really simple with WhatChord app! Give it a try!

Screenshots

Easy Transposer3 screens
What Chord?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: What Chord? at 4.8 against Easy Transposer's 3.4. What Chord? also leads on ratings volume (169 vs 5) and review sentiment (87% vs 71%). Easy Transposer's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

What Chord? holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What Chord? has 169 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Easy Transposer's written reviews are positive against 87% of What Chord?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Transposer ships an update every 5 months, What Chord? every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Easy Transposer versus What Chord?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy TransposerWhat Chord?
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.8 (169 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5169 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph AfeworkPavlo Ignatov

Customer experience

Easy Transposer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

What Chord?

All ratings137 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

Easy Transposer

No in-app purchases

None

What Chord?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Transposer free?
Easy Transposer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is What Chord? free?
What Chord? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Easy Transposer or What Chord??
What Chord? is rated higher. Easy Transposer averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while What Chord? averages 4.8 from 169 ratings.
Do Easy Transposer or What Chord? have ads?
Neither Easy Transposer nor What Chord? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Transposer or What Chord??
Easy Transposer ships an update every 5 months, and What Chord? every 4 months. Most recently, Easy Transposer was updated on October 4, 2026 and What Chord? on October 21, 2026.

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