Comparison

Jacquardi vs Choral Lab

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

Head to head
About

Jacquardi

This app generates analog-like envelope signals via MIDI CC, allowing users to modulate parameters of other compatible music plugins. It acts as a MIDI module for creative sound shaping without producing its own audio.

Highlights
  • Generates analog-like envelope signals
  • Sends MIDI CC for parameter modulation
  • Works with 3rd-party AUv3 plugins
  • Requires MIDI routing host (AUM, apeMatrix)
  • Modulates filter cutoff and other parameters
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Concept: "Jacquardi" is an AUv3 instrument that does not make any sounds but just sends out analog-like Envelope signal via MIDI Control Change (MIDI CC). That is, the app is a MIDI module of envelope generator. The user can use it for modulating any parameter of 3rd-party’s plugin that can be assigned to MIDI CC , for example, filter cutoff. Usage: Just assign MIDI keyboard to Jacquardi's MIDI IN (it needs to trigger Jacquardi) and assign Jacquardi's MIDI OUT to 3rd party's plugin. System Requirements: Auv3 host that has a flexible capability of MIDI routing (AUM, apeMatrix etc).

About

Choral Lab

Compose and study Bach-style four-part chorales. Harmonize melodies with automatic voice generation, explore a library of 410 Bach chorales, and analyze chords in real-time. Offers both score and piano roll views for detailed study.

Highlights
  • Automatic SATB harmonization in Bach style
  • Library of 410 J.S. Bach chorales
  • Interactive soprano piano roll
  • Real-time chord analysis
  • Score and piano roll views
  • MIDI export
Features
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Choral Lab brings the art of four-part Bach chorale writing to your iPhone. Whether you're a composer, music student, or theory enthusiast, explore one of the most refined harmonic styles in Western music. Harmonize your melodies. Draw a soprano line on the interactive piano roll and watch Choral Lab instantly generate alto, tenor, and bass voices following authentic Bach voice-leading rules — avoiding parallel fifths and octaves, resolving leading tones, and building natural cadences. Browse 410 Bach chorales. Explore the complete corpus of J.S. Bach's four-part chorales with full score display, real-time chord analysis, and playback with rich choir sounds. Two ways to read the music. Switch between a traditional four-part score view with proper notation and clefs, or a piano roll view to see the voice leading clearly laid out across time. Mute individual voices to focus on any single part or study how voices interact. Generate original chorales. Let the app create complete chorales from scratch in any key — major or minor — with realistic harmonic progressions, passing tones, and Picardy thirds. Study chord analysis. Follow along with real-time Roman numeral chord labels as the music plays. Features: • Interactive soprano piano roll with tie support • Automatic SATB harmonization in Bach style • Library of 410 J.S. Bach chorales • Score view with Bravura music engraving font • Piano roll view with per-voice muting • Real-time chord analysis • Choir, piano, and organ sounds • MIDI export • AUv3 plugin — works in GarageBand, AUM and other hosts • One-tap host tempo sync in plugin mode • MIDI output per voice (soprano, alto, tenor, bass on channels 1–4)

Screenshots

Jacquardi2 screens
Choral Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Jacquardi at weekly against Choral Lab's every 6 weeks. Jacquardi also leads on price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Jacquardi costs $1.99 and Choral Lab $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jacquardi against 5.0 for Choral Lab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jacquardi ships an update weekly, Choral Lab every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Jacquardi versus Choral Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJacquardiChoral Lab
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoshi KajiiMartin Adler

Customer experience

Jacquardi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Choral Lab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jacquardi

No in-app purchases

None

Choral Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jacquardi free?
Jacquardi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Choral Lab free?
Choral Lab costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jacquardi or Choral Lab?
Jacquardi and Choral Lab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Jacquardi or Choral Lab have ads?
Neither Jacquardi nor Choral Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jacquardi or Choral Lab?
Jacquardi ships an update weekly, and Choral Lab every 6 weeks. Most recently, Jacquardi was updated on October 30, 2026 and Choral Lab on October 31, 2026.

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