Chord Memo vs Chord Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chord Memo
Compose and arrange music by writing and playing back chords. Practice singing or instruments like guitar and piano with this tool. It offers features for fine-tuning timing, exporting to MIDI, and changing instruments.
- Enter chords with dedicated keyboard
- Control tempo, beat, and modulation
- Playback entered chords
- Display chords as degree names
- Save notes with name and description
- Export MIDI file
- Change instrument
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It's an app that lets you write chords and play them right back! Use it for composing and arranging music, as well as for practicing singing, guitar, piano, etc. Functions: - Enter chords with the dedicated keyboard (including slash and tension chords) - Control tempo, beat, and modulation - Playback the entered chords - Display chords as degree name (I, VI, ...) - Save notes with name and description - Playback with swing - Export MIDI file - Change instrument - Playback with metronome - Place chords fine timings - Copy/paste chords - Zoom score
Chord Studio
This app helps musicians play, recognize, and create chord progressions. It offers real-time chord recognition, MIDI keyboard support, and tools to craft and export custom musical arrangements. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with a clean interface and regular updates.
- Real-time chord recognition
- Custom chord progression creation
- MIDI keyboard support
- Chord lookup and voicings
- Built-in metronome
- Export progressions to MIDI
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Easily create chord progressions, spark unlimited inspiration. - Craft custom chord progressions with just a few taps - Instantly hear how your chords sound together - Choose from a wide range of instruments and playing styles - Customize playback with humanize, transposition, voicing adjustments, and more - Auto-detect chords from MIDI input for faster editing - Share with friends or export your progressions to MIDI files Designed for Musicians - Minimal, elegant design for the best user experience - Light / Dark Mode and customizable theme colors - 100% ad-free, so you can focus on your music - Regular updates with new features and content For questions or feedback, contact us anytime at chordstudio3572@outlook.com Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chord Memo at none against Chord Studio's 2. Chord Memo also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Chord Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price and ads 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. Chord Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chord Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chord Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Chord Memo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chord Studio's.
Chord Memo ships an update every 7 months, Chord Studio every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chord Memo | Chord Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiichi Ito | Jin Zhang |
Customer experience
Chord Memo
Chord Studio
In-app purchases
Chord Memo
No in-app purchases
Chord Studio
- Chord Studio Pro$1.991 Month
- Chord Studio Pro Lifetime$29.99
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