Comparison

Extrack vs CharangoPalette

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Extrack

Instantly split songs into individual instrument parts and analyze chords in real-time. Adjust volumes, practice "minus one" style, and visualize chord fingerings for guitar or piano. Perfect for musicians of all levels looking to jam along with their favorite tracks.

Highlights
  • Instrumental stem separation
  • Real-time chord analysis
  • Adjustable instrument volumes
  • Practice 'minus one' mode
  • Visual chord fingering guides
  • Tempo and key adjustment
  • Section looping
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Play along with your favorite tracks. Extrack, an app that lets you split instruments and analyze chords, instantly. -You can use the basic features for free with no time limit. Subscribe, and you can unlock more advanced features. ・Separate songs into different instrument parts (vocal, guitar, piano, bass, drums, wind instruments) and freely adjust their volumes. ・Practice "minus one" style (mute one part and play it yourself). ・See the chords and how to play them on guitar or piano in real time while the song plays. ・Change the tempo, keys, or repeat specific sections easily. The app is very easy to use, even for beginners. ■When you feel like jamming with a band! -Load any song from your smartphone or tablet, and Extrack automatically separates it into each instrument part — such as guitar, drums, bass, piano, and wind instruments like saxophone. You can adjust the volume of each part freely, just the way you like. -If you’re a guitarist, turn down the other instruments and focus on the guitar sound to pick up even the most subtle phrase by ear. Then, switch the mix up, mute the guitar part and jam along with the rest of the band. It’s the closest thing to being on stage with your favorite artists! Want to tighten your rhythm? Turn up the drums and bass for focused practice. Or mute the vocals and enjoy singing along karaoke-style with real band sound! ■When you feel like jamming to that song you love! -Extrack automatically analyzes and displays the chord progression of any song. Even if you’re not good at figuring out chords by ear, you can enjoy jamming while watching the chords in real time. -It also shows how to play each chord on guitar or piano visually so even beginners who can’t read sheet music can feel confident. -Just load a song, and you can start practicing right away! If the song has chords that are too difficult, simply change the key or set a capo to make them easier to play. ■When you’re stuck on a part you’re having trouble with. -Want to play just one phrase over and over? -Want to slow down the tempo and practice carefully? -With Extrack, you can do it all easily. Simply select the section you want to repeat, skip by measure, or adjust the playback speed to match your pace. Plus, Extrack comes with a built-in metronome that automatically syncs with the song’s tempo, perfect for training your timing and rhythm. ■Just load your favorite song, and enjoy practicing with all of Extrack’s features. -Works with : MP3, AAC, FLAC, and more. -Add songs from iTunes or your CDs and start playing! - You can even import songs directly from cloud storage services.

About

CharangoPalette

This app simulates strumming for charango and ronroco instruments, offering real recorded sounds for Andean folklore rhythms. It helps users find chords for any key, build custom strumming patterns, and sequence accompaniments, all while providing a focused playing experience.

Highlights
  • Strumming simulator for charango and ronroco
  • Real recorded instrument sounds
  • Diatonic and secondary chord suggestions
  • Customizable strumming patterns
  • Accompaniment sequencing
  • Chord chart display with capo suggestions
Features
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Any key, every fingering on one screen. Build a progression, hear real charango backing. Charango Palette is a chord chart and strumming simulator for the charango (and the ronroco, the baritone charango). Just pick the song's key on the circle of fifths and the palette fills with the chords and fingerings for that key, along with a suggested capo position and instrument. Press a card and it strums with the sound of a real charango recorded note by note; lay out a chord progression and rhythm patterns, and the app plays the accompaniment and exports it as audio. ■ Pick a key, get the chords for the song Tap the key on the circle of fifths and the palette fills with the diatonic chords plus the usual secondary chords. The app also suggests standard or baritone and where to put the capo. No more puzzling over how to play a song in Cm. ■ Press a card, hear the real thing Turn on play mode and every chord card strums when you press it. Press the right side of a card for a downstroke and the left side for an upstroke; the higher you press, the stronger the strum. 316 real samples, recorded note by note from a charango and a ronroco, with low latency, so playing along at tempo feels good (Bluetooth audio adds delay). ■ Play folklore rhythms as they are Turn on pattern play and the strumming pattern loops for as long as you hold a card, stopping when you let go. 64 presets across 14 genres: huayno, cueca, bailecito, carnaval, tobas, diablada, morenada, tinku, caporal, zamba, taquirari, chuntunqui, chacarera and saya. Change the tempo on the spot, and put a Mute card on the palette to play the rhythm on left-hand muted strings. ■ Build a progression, get an accompaniment Put chord changes and pattern switches on a piano roll and let the app play them back. Set the tempo, bar count, meter (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8), a count-in before playback and the loop range. Save as many songs as you like by name. Export the accompaniment as WAV (24-bit) or M4A and hand it to Files, AirDrop, Messages and more. You may use the exported audio freely in your own work (videos, streams, songs), including commercially (redistribution as a sample pack is not allowed). ■ 686 chord shapes, plus your own Search for the chord you are curious about and hear exactly that fingering. Chord diagrams can show left-hand finger numbers, and you can register your own shapes with a name and put them on the palette. When you have a shape but not its name, the app suggests the chord names that fit. ■ Focus mode: nothing but the cards Tap Focus on the palette and the chord cards fill the screen. Scrolling and editing are off, so a stray touch can't get in the way. Switch patterns with the buttons at the bottom and change the tempo at the top. ■ Build your own patterns Enter down/up and partial strokes, repique, chasquido, golpe, tapa and accents on a step grid, then loosen it up with early/late timing, swing and humanize. 8th, 16th and triplet grids; length from half a bar up. You can also duplicate a preset and adjust it. ■ Also • Tuner (A4 reference pitch adjustable) • Optional degree names, diagram size • iPhone and iPad, portrait or landscape • Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese • Recorded with a NEUMANN KM184 microphone No account, no network. Everything stays on your device; nothing is collected or sent.

Screenshots

Extrack4 screens
CharangoPalette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CharangoPalette at 100% against Extrack's 37%. CharangoPalette also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Extrack's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Extrack is free to download; CharangoPalette costs $7.99 up front. Extrack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. CharangoPalette asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Extrack ships an update every 6 weeks, CharangoPalette weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Extrack versus CharangoPalette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtrackCharangoPalette
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.0 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size604 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationSatoshi Nishikawa

Customer experience

Extrack

All ratings24 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral16.7%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative47.4%

CharangoPalette

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Extrack

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

CharangoPalette

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Extrack free?
Extrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CharangoPalette free?
CharangoPalette costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Extrack or CharangoPalette have ads?
Neither Extrack nor CharangoPalette shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Extrack or CharangoPalette?
Extrack ships an update every 6 weeks, and CharangoPalette weekly. Most recently, Extrack was updated on October 25, 2026 and CharangoPalette on October 26, 2026.

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