MusicSoft Manager vs Chord Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MusicSoft Manager
Connect your Yamaha digital instrument to your iOS device to transfer content via Wi-Fi. Easily back up and restore instrument data, manage files, and share data with your computer and cloud storage.
- Wi-Fi instrument connection
- Content transfer to instrument
- Instrument data backup
- Instrument data restore
- File name management
- Cloud storage integration
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You can use this app to connect your Yamaha digital instrument with an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Compatible instrument users can transfer the content to the instrument using a Wi-Fi connection. You can also back up your instrument data or restore data to your instrument. **Use the iOS/iPadOS "Files" app or iTunes file sharing feature to transfer data from your computer or various cloud storage services to your instrument.** [Functions] - Backup data on your instrument to the app, or restore data to your instrument from the app. Compatible Yamaha instruments with Wi-Fi capability can connect to an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad via Wi-Fi connection and transfer content. You can also connect your instrument to an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and backup your song data to the MusicSoft Manager. You can then transfer the song data stored in the app back to your instrument. - Data management Changing file names and other functions that are more time consuming to perform on the instrument can be done directly and easily from the app itself. - Seamlessly share data with your computer and cloud storage using the "Files" app and iTunes file sharing. The "Files" app integration allows you to transfer data from your preferred storage services (such as iCloud Drive, etc.) or your computer to MusicSoft Manager. Data stored in MusicSoft Manager can also be backed up to your preferred locations.
Chord Tracker
This app analyzes audio songs from your device's music library to display chord symbols on screen. It offers graphical piano keyboard and guitar tab views to aid practice and performance. It's designed to help musicians play along with their favorite tunes.
- Audio song analysis
- Chord symbol display
- Graphical piano keyboard
- Guitar tab display
- Practice and performance aid
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The Yamaha Chord Tracker app for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad helps you practice and perform songs by analyzing the audio songs stored in your iOS device and then displaying the chord symbols for you. ■Features Chord Tracker analyzes the audio songs stored in your iOS device's music library and then displays the song's chords on the screen, allowing you to play your favorite songs. And now, with both graphical piano keyboard and guitar tab display options, Chord Tracker is even more powerful. ■Note 1. The chords displayed by this application will match the mood of the original song very closely, but may not be an exact match for the original chords used. 2. Chord Tracker will not work for songs in iCloud or protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management). 3. Chord Tracker will not work with Music Streaming services such as Apple Music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chord Tracker at 3.6 against MusicSoft Manager's 2.6. Chord Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20) and review sentiment (49% vs 14%). MusicSoft Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. MusicSoft Manager sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Chord Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chord Tracker holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chord Tracker has 171 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of MusicSoft Manager's written reviews are positive against 49% of Chord Tracker's.
MusicSoft Manager ships an update every 8 months, Chord Tracker every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | MusicSoft Manager | Chord Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (18 ratings) | 3.6 (171 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 48.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation | Yamaha Corporation of America |
Customer experience
MusicSoft Manager
Chord Tracker
Bugs and requests
MusicSoft Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Chord Tracker
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes when detecting chord sections
- Audio playback out of sync with score on iPad Pro
- Black screen with only alphabet visible on some devices
- Songs disappear from User Songs after import
- Cannot load songs from local device files
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- Dropbox connection fails to display songs
- Apple Music songs show as 'This data cannot be selected'
- Playback produces artifacts when slowing tempo
- VoiceOver doesn't follow chord tracking
- Bluetooth headphone playback not working
- Only 2 songs displaying from library
- License recognition failure for newly downloaded songs
- App incompatible with iOS 13 and later versions
Requested features
16 requests- Restore real-time microphone chord detection
- Support for Spotify and Google Play Music
- Local file import from device storage
- Bluetooth speaker output support
- Print or export chords as PDF
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- Ukulele chord display
- PC/Web version of the app
- iCloud Drive support for file imports
- Auto-metronome feature
- Save edited versions (transposed, etc.) to favorites
- Sync favorites across multiple devices
- Support for Bb and Eb instruments
- Negative capo/pitch shift options
- Advanced chord detection (7th, 9th, 11th, 13th chords)
- Playback of chords-only instrumental version
- Direct contact/support channel with Yamaha
In-app purchases
MusicSoft Manager
- The Entertainer$0.99
- Piano Man$2.99
- Star Wars$3.99
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- Hallelujah$3.99
- You Raise Me Up$3.99
- Someone Like You$3.99
- Desperado$3.99
- Happy$3.99
- Imagine$3.99
- Let It Go (from Frozen)$3.99
- Deck the Halls$3.99
- Crush$3.99
- Blue$3.99
- Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!$3.99
- Better Off Alone$3.99
- When the Going Gets Tough$3.99
- You Gotta Be$3.99
- Cloud No. 9$3.99
- Be Yourself$3.99
- Waiting For Tonight$3.99
Chord Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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