Guitar Scales and Patterns vs Chord Memory Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Scales and Patterns
This app serves as a reference for guitar scales and modes, featuring highlighted scale patterns and triads within each scale. It includes a left-hand option for accessibility.
- Scales and modes reference
- Scale box pattern highlighting
- Triads in scale
- Left-hand option
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I've created this app as a scales reference for myself while learning to play the guitar, I hope you find it useful too :) What it does: - shows scales and modes - scale box pattern highlighting - triads in the scale - left-hand option
Chord Memory Board
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"Chord Memory" is a chord progression creation and practice support app designed for guitarists. Create chord progressions intuitively and check actual fingerings on the fretboard diagram. With the metronome feature, you can complete your practice by following the chord progression at your set tempo. [Key Features] - Audible Chord Library Includes basic chord forms. Check fingerings on the fretboard diagram and tap to play synthesized sounds to hear the chord. - Reverse Chord Finder Instantly identify chord names just by tapping fingerings on the fretboard. Solve "What chord is this?" in seconds, and even save the searched forms directly to your custom library. - Intuitive Chord Progression Creation Easily create and save chord progressions just by selecting root notes and chord types. Manage them in a list and recall them anytime. - Visual Fretboard Fingerings Visualize actual fingerings on the fretboard diagram, which chord names alone can't show. Switch between multiple positions and voicings with a single swipe. - Practical Practice with Metronome Automatically display the created progression sequentially in sync with the metronome (loop playback). Set the BPM (tempo) and beats freely to master chord change timing or use it as a chord guide for ad-lib practice. *Synthesized chord sounds can be played along with the click sound. - Tag Classification Organize your chord progressions by adding tags. Free users can create up to 3 tags, Plus users up to 100 tags. - Share Progressions Share your chord progressions as images, text, or MIDI files. For MIDI file export, free users are limited to 3 times per day. - Suggestions for New Ideas [Plus Feature] Provides recommendations for the next chord based on music theory and suggests song titles that perfectly match the mood of your track. Includes an audio preview feature to hear suggested chords before adding them. It's a great way to break out of a creative rut, and free users can use it up to 3 times per day. - Custom Fingerings [Plus Feature] Register your own unique chord forms (fingerings) and incorporate them into your progressions. - Cloud Sync Save and sync your chord progressions to the cloud. Seamlessly transfer data when changing devices or use across multiple devices. *You can also use the app without saving to the cloud. - Global Support Supports 12 languages, used by guitarists worldwide. [Recommended For] - Want to quickly note down chord progressions you come up with - Want to visually check new chord fingerings and voicings - Want to know the name of a chord you found - Stuck in songwriting and need a hint - Want to practice chord changes at accurate tempos [Plus Features](paid) - Save up to 1000 chord progressions - Create full songs (up to 128 chords) - Detailed tag classification (up to 100 tags) - Register custom fingerings - Add progressions directly from Reverse Chord Finder - Unlimited suggestions - Unlimited MIDI file sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guitar Scales and Patterns at Free against Chord Memory Board's $1.99. Chord Memory Board's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Guitar Scales and Patterns is free to download; Chord Memory Board costs $1.99 up front. Guitar Scales and Patterns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chord Memory Board sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Guitar Scales and Patterns ships an update every 3 weeks, Chord Memory Board weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Scales and Patterns | Chord Memory Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Demirev | takayuki ohyama |
In-app purchases
Guitar Scales and Patterns
- Unlock Premium Content$6.99
Chord Memory Board
- Chord Memory Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
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