Comparison

Music Theory Chords vs AxeModes

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

Head to head
About

Music Theory Chords

This app helps musicians, students, and teachers test their knowledge of triads and seventh chords through ear training and music notation analysis. It offers various modes and customization options for chord playback and question generation, with a grade book to track results.

Highlights
  • Triad and seventh chord training
  • Ear training mode
  • Clef notation analysis
  • Customizable chord playback
  • Grade book for 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).

About

AxeModes

This app helps guitarists learn various musical modes and scales from any root note. It features a dynamic fretboard, scale degree visualization, and audio playback for each note, along with chord accompaniment.

Highlights
  • Learn major, minor, and other scale modes
  • Dynamic fretboard display
  • Color-code and show/hide scale degrees
  • Hear individual note sounds
  • Play chord accompaniment
  • Context-sensitive help
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Learn all the associated Modes of the Major, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, Harmonic Major, Double Harmonic Major, Hexatonic, Pentatonic, and Diminished Scales. Starting from any Root Note. (Hundreds and hundreds of combinations!) Dynamically generated Fretboard. Show between 2 and 22 Frets at a time. Color code any Scale Degree(s). Show or hide any Scale Degree(s). Click on any Note to hear what it sounds like. Play Chord accompaniment for any Scale/Mode/Root combination. Context sensitive help available on every screen.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AxeModes at every 4 days against Music Theory Chords's every 28 months. AxeModes also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.0). Music Theory Chords's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Music Theory Chords costs $1.99 and AxeModes $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Music Theory Chords against 5.0 for AxeModes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Theory Chords ships an update every 28 months, AxeModes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Music Theory Chords versus AxeModes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Theory ChordsAxeModes
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick KellyJoseph Svantner

Customer experience

Music Theory Chords

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AxeModes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Music Theory Chords

No in-app purchases

None

AxeModes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Theory Chords free?
Music Theory Chords costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AxeModes free?
AxeModes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Music Theory Chords or AxeModes?
Music Theory Chords and AxeModes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Music Theory Chords or AxeModes have ads?
Neither Music Theory Chords nor AxeModes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Theory Chords or AxeModes?
Music Theory Chords ships an update every 28 months, and AxeModes every 4 days. Most recently, Music Theory Chords was updated on July 6, 2026 and AxeModes on October 24, 2026.

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