RiffTune vs popchord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RiffTune
This music tool offers a precise guitar tuner and a customizable metronome. Users can create and save their own unique tuning configurations with visual aids.
- Guitar tuner
- Metronome
- Custom tuning creation
- Save custom tunings
- Visual effects
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RiffTune is an engaging bite-sized learning tool, guitar tuner, & metronome with custom tuning creation and vibrant visual effects. Create and name your own guitar tunings with ease.
popchord
Generate hundreds of chords instantly with this music creation tool. Explore various scales and chord types to build song sets, then perform using built-in instruments or send MIDI wirelessly to your DAW. A free one-month trial unlocks all pro features.
- Chord Grid for instant chord playing
- Hundreds of chords from 50+ scales
- Vast library of chord types
- Built-in instrument for performance
- Wireless MIDI transmission to DAWs
- Customizable play area with themes
- iCloud backup for creations
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Craft your next hit song with popchord, a chord generating improvisation and performance instrument. Play hundreds of chords with just a tap. Create sets with automatically generated chords from over 50 musical scales – no music theory knowledge required. Edit your sets using a vast library of chord types. Perform your idea using a built-in instrument or wirelessly transmit MIDI to your favorite DAW instruments on macOS. Unlock all pro features for free for one month with a new trial. • Use the Chord Grid to play hundreds of chords with a tap • Perform with over 13 built-in instruments • Create a set using a vast library of musical scales • Customize your play area with over 30 themes • Wirelessly send MIDI to your favorite DAW instrument* • Your creations are backed up privately to your iCloud account • Available for iPhone and iPad * Wireless MIDI requires a supported Mac with Bluetooth/Wifi Terms: https://popchord.app/tos Privacy Policy: https://popchord.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RiffTune at none against popchord's 2. RiffTune also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. popchord sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. RiffTune asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RiffTune against 5.0 for popchord. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
RiffTune ships an update monthly, popchord every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RiffTune | popchord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Plot Software LLC | Float Point |
Customer experience
RiffTune
popchord
In-app purchases
RiffTune
No in-app purchases
popchord
- popchord pro1 Month trial$4.991 Year
- popchord pro$14.99
