ChordMate 4 vs AxeNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChordMate 4
Create unique guitar chord progressions and explore new sounds. This app offers advanced filtering for chord voicings, suggestions for chord substitutions, and the ability to add custom chords. It also supports alternate tunings and exporting diagrams.
- Create chord progressions
- Discover new chord voicings
- Chord substitution suggestions
- Add custom chord voicings
- Export chord diagrams
- Alternate tuning support
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The right chords can transform a song. ChordMate will help you create interesting guitar chord progressions and discover new sounds. - find the perfect chord voicing with filters to specify the top and bass note, location on the fretboard, etc. - get suggestions for the next and previous chord in a chord progression and for chord substitution - add your own chord voicings and get automatic name suggestions - export chord diagrams to other programs - use alternate tunings. ChordMate comes with the most common tunings, and you can add your own.
AxeNotes
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Choose Chromatic to see all the Notes on the Fretboard (with sharps or flats). Choose Diatonic to see all the Major and Minor Scales from the Circle of Fifths. Hundreds of combinations! Click on any note to hear the note, show the note name, see the music notation , and find all locations of that note on a guitar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AxeNotes at $1.99 against ChordMate 4's $9.99. AxeNotes also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.6). ChordMate 4's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). 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
ChordMate 4 costs $9.99 and AxeNotes $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChordMate 4 ships an update every 3 months, AxeNotes every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChordMate 4 | AxeNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ilya Belenkiy | Joseph Svantner |
In-app purchases
ChordMate 4
No in-app purchases
AxeNotes
No in-app purchases
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