Chordality vs DJ Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
DJ Tools
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DJ Tools brings together, in one app, the tools a DJ uses before, during and after every gig. No accounts, no sign-up and no cloud: everything you enter stays on your device. IN THE BOOTH • BPM Detector: listens to the music through the microphone and works out the tempo in seconds. Built for clubs and festivals. • Harmonic Mixing: tap a key on the Camelot wheel and instantly see the compatible mixes. • Set Timer: countdown with alerts at 10, 5 and 1 minute. Landscape fullscreen with giant numbers: leave it on the booth table and read it from a distance. • Decibel Meter: giant VU meter, live measurement (dBA, average Leq and peak) and threshold alerts. BEFORE AND AFTER THE SET • Setlist & Cue Points: Track A + Track B, key, cue/loops and EQ notes per event. • Tracklist & Rights: log what you play and export it as a PDF for your rights reports (GEMA, PRS, SACEM). • Rider & Checklist: manage your gear and export a technical rider as a PDF for the promoter. • Gig Log: your booking calendar with date, set time and status. Start the timer with that set's length in one tap. • Gig Finances: fee, expenses and net per gig, with a PDF summary. BUILT FOR THE WORLD • Available in Spanish, English, Portuguese and French. • 13 currencies for your gig finances. • Dark mode designed for the booth. PRIVACY There are no accounts or cloud sync. The microphone is only used to measure tempo and volume on your device: audio is never sent to any server. The app is free and supported by Google AdMob ads. Notes: decibel readings depend on your phone's microphone and do not replace a certified instrument. DJ Tools is not affiliated with any rights-management organization. Developed by Creaciones Calientes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DJ Tools at none against Chordality's 1. DJ Tools also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Chordality's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Chordality sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DJ Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chordality ships an update weekly, DJ Tools daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chordality | DJ Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chordality Pty Ltd | Creaciones Calientes |
In-app purchases
Chordality
- Lifetime$14.99
DJ Tools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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