Recognize vs Piano Chord Scales for compose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recognize
Identify songs playing from any audio source, including radio, TV, and movies. The app automatically stores your identified tracks in the cloud and allows you to preview songs, watch music videos, and explore artist content. Interact with friends and discover trending music.
- Identify songs from any audio source
- Cloud storage for identified tracks
- Discover popular and trending songs
- Preview songs and watch music videos
- View artist content
- Social interaction features
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Recognize is the latest iOS app to help you identify your favourite songs from any radio station, movie, TV show or commercial. All you have to do is hold up your device to the speaker, press the mic button and Recognize will tell you the track playing. It's as easy as that! Not only will Recognise "recognize" a song for you but the following features are also available to you: - Recognize automatically stores all of you tags in the cloud. This means they are accessible from all of your devices. - Discover what the most popular songs that are being Recognized are in the current week. - Identify songs playing from any audio source. - Unlimited tags. - Discover the most recognized songs and find the next big hits. - Preview songs right within the app itself. - Watch the music video of songs you recognize or discover. - Quick links to give you the option to purchase the song from iTunes. - View all the content from the artist of the song you have just identified. - Social features that let you interact with your friends. - Grid view and list view. Download Recognize today and don't forget to tell your friends. #Recognize
Piano Chord Scales for compose
Easily check piano chords with a comprehensive list and a memory function to save favorites. Play and hear the chords directly on the virtual piano. Expand your saving capacity with an in-app purchase.
- Chord list lookup
- Save favorite chords
- Play chord sounds
- Adjustable sound octaves
- Edit and delete saved chords
- Expandable memory slots
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It is an application that you can easily check the piano chords with a list. You can save the chords you care about in the memory function and see it all at once. You can check the sound by touching the displayed piano. · About sound The sound can be confirmed with the criteria of C4, C3, C2 respectively. You can switch by touching the [C4 button] on the screen. (The initial value is C4.) · How to use memory 1. Touch the [Memory button] you want to save. 2. Select the piano chord you want to save. 3. Touch the [Set button]. The contents of the saved memory can be checked by List. You can also delete and edit in the List. * You can save nine codes. (You can save 24 pieces after purchase.) * There are two memories that can be saved. (Up to nine can be increased after purchase.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Recognize at none against Piano Chord Scales for compose's shown. Recognize also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Recognize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Piano Chord Scales for compose sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Recognize ships an update every 3 weeks, Piano Chord Scales for compose every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recognize | Piano Chord Scales for compose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JG Applications Ltd | kenji kiuchi |
Customer experience
Recognize
Piano Chord Scales for compose
Bugs and requests
Recognize
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes immediately when microphone button is pressed
- Force closes without error messages
- Login/signup button functionality broken
- Token expiration errors on authentication
- No close button (X) on error dialogs
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- App crashes after reinstallation
- Crashes on startup for some users
- Misspelled error messages ('unfortunately' misspelled)
- App notification badge (1) cannot be removed
- Orientation not properly supported on iPad
- Recognition fails after working initially
Requested features
7 requests- Remove mandatory login requirement
- Add lyrics viewing capability
- Offline song recognition capability
- Save/bookmark recognized songs for later
- Remove social media permission requirements
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- Better handling of background noise
- Faster recognition time (under 10 seconds)
Piano Chord Scales for compose
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Recognize
- Remove Adverts$0.99
Piano Chord Scales for compose
- Remove Ad & all functions.$6.99
Questions
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