Comparison

ChordBaker vs GORILLA SYNTH

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

Head to head
About

ChordBaker

Create professional chord charts quickly and efficiently. This app focuses on harmony-first composition, offering advanced notation and smart rules to ensure accuracy. Ideal for songwriters, educators, and musicians learning new pieces.

Highlights
  • Build chord charts quickly
  • Harmony-first workflow
  • Advanced notation support
  • Transpose instantly
  • Smart chord combination rules
  • Export to PDF or 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

GORILLA SYNTH

This app offers a punchy, analog-style subtractive synthesizer for iOS, designed for fast sound design and expressive musical performance. It provides studio-quality sound with a clean interface, ideal for sketching ideas, producing tracks, or live playing.

Highlights
  • Dual oscillators with sub and noise
  • Classic ladder filter
  • Dual ADSR envelopes
  • Duophonic mode with glide
  • LFO modulation
  • Touch-optimized controls
  • AUv3 instrument support
Features
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GORILLA - Analog-Style Subtractive Synth GORILLA is a focused, punchy analog-style subtractive synthesizer designed for fast sound design and expressive play on iOS. Built for musicians, producers, and sound designers, Gorilla delivers studio-quality sound in a clean, performance-ready interface — whether you’re sketching ideas, producing tracks, or playing live. Key Features: - Dual oscillators with sub and noise - Classic ladder filter - Dual ADSR envelopes (Filter + Amp) - Duophonic mode with glide - LFO for pitch, filter, and PWM modulation - Touch-optimized performance controls - Built-in spectrum / EQ visualizer - AUv3 instrument support - CoreMIDI & Bluetooth MIDI - Designed for iPhone and iPad Gorilla is intentionally focused — no clutter, no distractions. Just fast access to powerful sound shaping and expressive control. Designed for mobility. Built for creation.

Screenshots

ChordBaker4 screens
GORILLA SYNTH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChordBaker at Free against GORILLA SYNTH's $4.99. ChordBaker also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). GORILLA SYNTH's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (22 vs 3). On rating, 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

ChordBaker is free to download; GORILLA SYNTH costs $4.99 up front. ChordBaker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GORILLA SYNTH 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 4.9 for GORILLA SYNTH. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GORILLA SYNTH has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordBaker ships an update daily, GORILLA SYNTH every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChordBaker versus GORILLA SYNTH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordBakerGORILLA SYNTH
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.9 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings322 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomas FerrariSteffen Mølgaard Larsen

Customer experience

ChordBaker

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

GORILLA SYNTH

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
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

GORILLA SYNTH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordBaker free?
ChordBaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GORILLA SYNTH free?
GORILLA SYNTH costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChordBaker or GORILLA SYNTH?
ChordBaker is rated higher. ChordBaker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while GORILLA SYNTH averages 4.9 from 22 ratings.
Do ChordBaker or GORILLA SYNTH have ads?
Neither ChordBaker nor GORILLA SYNTH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordBaker or GORILLA SYNTH?
ChordBaker ships an update daily, and GORILLA SYNTH every 3 weeks. Most recently, ChordBaker was updated on November 5, 2026 and GORILLA SYNTH on October 30, 2026.

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