Chordex vs Planetary Remastered
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chordex
Explore musical chord theory with this app. It allows you to view chord notes and degrees, play them with a tone generator, or discover chords by highlighting notes on a virtual keyboard. The app intelligently suggests chords based on your input.
- Chord note and degree display
- Built-in tone generator
- Chord discovery by note selection
- Intelligent chord matching
- Listen to suggested chords
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Chordex places a wealth of musical chord theory at your fingertips. It offers two modes of operation. In the first, you can select a chord and the app will list the notes in that chord, telling you both their names and their degree on the scale. You can also play the chord or individual notes on the built in tone generator. The second mode allows you to highlight notes on a virtual keyboard, while the app lists the chords that contain those notes in an order based on both how well they match and their obscurity. For example, if you select D and F, it is fair to say that D minor is a better fit than A flat diminished 7th, but both are options. Again, this mode lists the notes that make up each of the suggested chords and offers you the chance to listen to them all.
Planetary Remastered
Explore your music library in a stunning 3D universe. This app generates a unique solar system based on your artists and albums, allowing interactive playback and discovery. It's a visually spectacular way to experience your personal music collection.
- Interactive 3D music universe
- Generates solar systems from music library
- Shuffle songs
- Listen to albums on repeat
- Create unique solar systems
- Visual music discovery
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Planetary is a visually spectacular, interactive way to explore your music collection. Soar through a stunning 3D-universe randomly generated using information based on the artists and albums in your personal Apple Music collection. Planetary has been digitally remastered from the original creation by Bloom Studio, Inc and now allows you to shuffle songs, listen to albums on repeat, and create unique solar systems from your Apple Music Library. It's the Planetary some of you might have known and loved—but reimagined to function seamlessly on your updated tech. Are you ready to embark on your own interplanetary musical journey? **Please note that this updated version requires an Apple Music subscription and/or iTunes music library collection.** --- Original description from 2012 Planetary is an all-new, stunningly beautiful way to explore your music collection, available only on iPad. Fly through a 3D universe dynamically created by information about the recording artists you love. Visit planets that represent your favorite albums and control the playback of your music on iPad by browsing and selecting astronomical objects. Planetary is just the sort of science fiction experience you expect when using an object from the future like iPad. You'll want to show your friends this beautiful app. We've made it even easier to share Planetary at home; it looks incredible when you hook your iPad 2 up to a big HDTV or projector using the HDMI accessory. Planetary is the first of a new type of visual discovery app produced by Bloom Studio. In the coming months, we'll be releasing an ongoing stream of apps that let you explore and participate in social networks, video streaming services, and location-based applications in a whole new way! We're building new ways to see and communicate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planetary Remastered at 85% against Chordex's 33%. Planetary Remastered also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 4.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Planetary Remastered is free to download; Chordex costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Planetary Remastered holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planetary Remastered has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Chordex's written reviews are positive against 85% of Planetary Remastered's.
Chordex ships an update every 31 months, Planetary Remastered every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chordex | Planetary Remastered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mara Flint | Kemal Enver |
Customer experience
Chordex
Planetary Remastered
Bugs and requests
Chordex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Planetary Remastered
Reported bugs
8 issues- HUD disappeared
- App crashes on startup
- App won't stay open on iPad
- App crashes when accessing iTunes
- App crashes when accessing music library
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- App freezes during music library analysis
- Controls are difficult to access on smaller screens
- App does not register all music albums as planets
Requested features
18 requests- Add Spotify integration
- Add Apple Music integration
- Add Mac version
- Add iPad version
- Add iPhone version
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- Add Apple Home Sharing library access
- Add playlist and library playback options
- Add response to orientation changes
- Add option to hide controls
- Add controls to fit any orientation
- Add educational app features
- Add portrait support
- Add album vs. artist filter
- Add search function
- Add equalizer
- Add perspective correction for spheres
- Add star flares following music rhythm
- Add Spotify API integration
In-app purchases
Chordex
No in-app purchases
Planetary Remastered
No in-app purchases
Questions
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