Comparison

ChordBaker vs LateTape

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

Head to head
About

ChordBaker

Create accurate, harmony-focused chord charts quickly for songwriting, teaching, or learning music. Features advanced notation, key analysis, and instant transposition. Export to PDF or share editable files.

Highlights
  • Build chord charts quickly
  • Harmony-first workflow
  • Advanced chord notation
  • View chord tones and degrees
  • Instant transposition
  • Export to PDF
  • Share editable files
Features
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Build harmony-oriented chord charts faster. Whether you’re writing songs, teaching, arranging, or learning covers, ChordBaker helps you create clean, accurate charts in seconds — with tools designed for musicians who think in chords, not lyrics. Features: • Build chord charts quickly • Harmony-first workflow: lyrics optional • Advanced notation (slash chords, sus/maj/add/altered voicings) • See chord tones at a glance • Choose a key and view chord degrees • Transpose instantly • Smart rules prevent impossible or nonsensical chord combos • Export to PDF or share editable files • Clean, print-ready formatting • Great for practice, teaching, rehearsals, or creating setlists You can also use the free web version (core features included) at ChordBaker.com. By using ChordBaker, you agree to Apple’s Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LateTape

This app offers a lo-fi looping and scratching experience for quick sound capture and playful exploration. It provides instant audiovisual feedback, allowing users to record, loop, and manipulate sound with a tactile tape feel. Designed for intuitive use, it focuses on fun and creative sound manipulation without complex menus.

Highlights
  • One-touch capture: record, play, loop
  • Visual sound feedback (oscilloscope, color mapping)
  • Interactive tape scratching
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Menu-free, intuitive interface
  • AUv3 compatible
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Twist Time. See Sound. Feel the Tape. LateTape is a lo-fi looping and scratching toy for quick capture and playful sound exploration. Tap to record, watch your sound come alive, and scratch the tape with instant audiovisual feedback. Unlike a DAW or complex looper, LateTape gives you instant access to the tape feel - with speed and touchable sound right under your fingertips. Why you’ll like it: • One‑touch capture: record → play → loop • Load your own samples, and share your performances with friends! • See your sound: oscilloscope and frequency-to-color mapping put you in tune • Scratch the tape: animated tape path you can touch • Shift speed: slow it down, speed it up, bend time • Trim sample endpoints • Scratch-over-loop and one-shot modes • AUv3 Compatible! • Stay in flow: no menus, no fuss - just fun! Perfect for musicians, beatmakers, and anyone who loves tape loops, lo-fi textures, or just playing with sound. Now AUv3 Compatible!

Screenshots

ChordBaker4 screens
LateTape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LateTape at none against ChordBaker's 5. LateTape also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 3). ChordBaker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. ChordBaker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LateTape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChordBaker against 5.0 for LateTape. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LateTape has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordBaker ships an update every 2 days, LateTape fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChordBaker versus LateTape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordBakerLateTape
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomas FerrariRadii Research

Customer experience

ChordBaker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LateTape

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ChordBaker

Subscriptions4
  • ProMonthly$0.991 Month
  • ProYearly$8.991 Year
  • Johann Sebastian$19.991 Month
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  • Johann Sebastian$199.991 Year
One-time1
  • ProLifetime$49.99
None

LateTape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordBaker free?
ChordBaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LateTape free?
LateTape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChordBaker or LateTape?
ChordBaker and LateTape are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 19 ratings respectively.
Do ChordBaker or LateTape have ads?
Neither ChordBaker nor LateTape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordBaker or LateTape?
ChordBaker ships an update every 2 days, and LateTape fortnightly. Most recently, ChordBaker was updated on September 4, 2026 and LateTape on September 21, 2026.

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