Cancionero vs JustChords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cancionero
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MÁS DE 200 CANCIONES!!! Encontrarás canciones tradicionales, canciones infantiles, y villancicos del mundo de habla hispana. Puedes ver la lista completa de canciones en: http://cancionero.venabili.com Con un solo toque, el cancionero puede BUSCAR EN YOUTUBE, y así puedes escuchar la mayoría de las canciones. Esta es una forma divertida de escuchar nuevamente todas las canciones conocidas. Si la canción que buscas no está allí, también tienes la posibilidad de AÑADIR UNA LETRA tú mismo, y verla en tus Favoritos. Simultáneamente se cargará en una base de datos, y podrá ser incluida en el cancionero para que todos puedan disfrutarla. Todas las canciones se almacenan en una base de datos en Internet, pero al añadirlas a tus Favoritos, haces que estén disponibles sin conexión. Se añadirán canciones con regularidad, si la autorización del autor se puede obtener. NB: En el cancionero no hay partituras o acordes. En este momento todas las canciones del cancionero son de dominio público (sin derecho de autor), es decir que sus autores han fallecido hace más de 70 años.
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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JustChords at Free against Cancionero's $2.99. JustChords also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Cancionero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On 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
JustChords is free to download; Cancionero costs $2.99 up front. JustChords sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Cancionero asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cancionero ships an update every 4 months, JustChords every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cancionero | JustChords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (358 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 358 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Broch | get started s. r. o. |
Bugs and requests
Cancionero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
In-app purchases
Cancionero
No in-app purchases
JustChords
- Nice Chords!$2.99
- Rock On!$6.99
- Big Thanks!$17.99
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- Legendary Support!$44.99
