Comparison

Chordality 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

Chordality

This app helps musicians build chord progressions and sketch song structures quickly. It offers a tactile interface for exploring harmony, generating rhythmic inspiration, and outputting MIDI to external synths and DAWs. Capture ideas on the go and bring them into your studio workflow.

Highlights
  • Chord progression builder
  • Rhythmic inspiration modes
  • Live guitar tabs and piano roll
  • MIDI output to DAWs/synths
  • Chord discovery for various genres
  • Unlimited idea storage
  • Rewind recording functionality
Features
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Chordality is a chord explorer and songwriting app for creatives! Build rich chords, discover new progressions, and sketch song structures in seconds with a tactile, hardware-inspired interface designed for music-making fun. - Explore the Circle of Fifths easily with dozens of augments - Use strum and arpeggio modes for rhythmic inspiration - See instant guitar tabs + Piano roll - Send chords to external synths and music apps with MIDI output - Discover progressions for pop, ambient, electronic, jazz, and more - Store unlimited ideas for free - Rewind recording: Never lose a moment of inspiration ON THE GO Use Chordality on the train or at the park. Think of it as pocket harmony calculator, bubbling with possibility. Then bring your ideas into the studio. WITH YOUR SYNTHS Connect Chordality to any MIDI-compatible DAW or Synth. Works with iOS, iPad OS, Mac OS (M-series), Windows MIDI COMPATIBLE - Bluetooth MIDI / BLE - USB MIDI - Inter-app MIDI - Network MIDI (1.0) - Motion MIDI: Use device tilt to send CC values for expressive performances BUILT-IN ARP - Loads of creative patterns - Swing, Gate and BPM control - Instantly explore harmonic ideas PLAY FOR FREE Chordality is free to use with the built-in sampler. MIDI Output is available as one-off lifetime purchase - no subscriptions, no catch! HARDWARE INSPIRED Chordality is inspired by 80's FM Synths. Controls are tactile, and the UI reflects the state of the app. It's as much a toy and game, as it is an instrument; designed to inspire happy accidents of harmony. A harmonic fidget toy for sketching ideas, and a studio companion for your MIDI devices, Whether you are writing songs, producing tracks, learning harmony, or experimenting with chord movement, Chordality helps you find ideas quickly and stay in the flow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chordality.app/terms Privacy: https://chordality.app/privacy Support: https://chordality.app/support

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

Chordality4 screens
GORILLA SYNTH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chordality at Free against GORILLA SYNTH's $4.99. Chordality also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). GORILLA SYNTH's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chordality is free to download; GORILLA SYNTH costs $4.99 up front. Chordality sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.8 for Chordality against 4.9 for GORILLA SYNTH. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Chordality's written reviews are positive against 88% of GORILLA SYNTH's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chordality ships an update weekly, GORILLA SYNTH every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chordality versus GORILLA SYNTH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordalityGORILLA SYNTH
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (26 ratings)4.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChordality Pty LtdSteffen Mølgaard Larsen

Customer experience

Chordality

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

GORILLA SYNTH

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chordality

One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

GORILLA SYNTH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chordality free?
Chordality 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, Chordality or GORILLA SYNTH?
GORILLA SYNTH is rated higher. Chordality averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while GORILLA SYNTH averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Chordality or GORILLA SYNTH have ads?
Neither Chordality nor GORILLA SYNTH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chordality or GORILLA SYNTH?
Chordality ships an update weekly, and GORILLA SYNTH every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chordality was updated on October 18, 2026 and GORILLA SYNTH on October 9, 2026.

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