WhatChord MIDI vs DrillLoop

Identify chords from live MIDI or manual note entry, follow the key as you play, then explore the harmony behind them. Stop guessing what chord you're playing. WhatChord gives musicians fast, musically informed chord names and live key context. Connect a Bluetooth or USB MIDI keyboard for instant feedback, or use the lookup pad to enter notes from any instrument, sheet music, or recording. Auto key detection listens to your recent live chords, shows confidence, and waits when the evidence is ambiguous. Explore Chords and Explore Scales let you build and hear chords, browse a wide range of scales, inspect keyboard patterns, and understand diatonic harmony. Play it. Explore it. Learn it. WhatChord goes beyond simple note matching. Its musically informed analysis considers inversions, extensions, slash chords, altered tones, key context, and conventional naming practices so chord names appear the way musicians expect to see them. When you're comping with a bassist, Ensemble mode names rootless voicings as the chords they imply and marks the implied root on the keyboard. FEATURES - Real-time chord recognition Chord names update immediately as you play. - Automatic key detection Auto mode estimates the current key from recent live chords, shows confidence across major and minor keys, and can keep the app's key context following your playing. - Manual chord lookup Enter notes directly to identify a chord, choose its bass note, and inspect alternative interpretations without connecting a MIDI device. - Explore chords Tap the chord card to open explore mode and build or hear chords without a keyboard by adjusting the root, quality, extensions, and bass note. - Explore scales Tap the scale-degree strip to browse a wide range of scales with tones, keyboard patterns, and diatonic chords. - Musically informed analysis Recognizes inversions, extensions, slash chords, upper structures, altered tones, and complex harmony. - Ensemble mode When comping with a bassist, switch to Ensemble so rootless voicings are named as the chords they imply. - Alternative interpretations See other valid chord names when more than one reading makes musical sense. - Context-aware spelling Uses enharmonic notation based on key signature and chord function. - Customizable notation Choose the chord symbol style you prefer. - MIDI compatibility Works with standard Bluetooth MIDI and USB MIDI keyboards and controllers. RECOGNITION WhatChord identifies everything from simple triads to rich extended harmony and follows key context from real playing. Whether you're practicing theory, learning progressions, exploring altered dominants, or working through dense extended chords, the app names what you play with accuracy and musical intent. PRIVACY WhatChord is free, contains no ads, and collects no personal data. All analysis happens locally on your device. GET STARTED Play through MIDI, enter notes manually, or start exploring chords, keys, and scales right away.

DrillLoop - Practice Loop Player Turn any video or audio into a focused practice session. --- 【Practice the hard parts, not the whole thing】 Learning a guitar riff, breaking down a dance combination, studying a technique, or shadowing a language lesson often comes down to practicing the same few seconds again and again. But constantly dragging the timeline, replaying sections, and changing the playback speed gets in the way. DrillLoop is built specifically for focused, repetitive practice. Mark the part you want to work on, save it, loop it, slow it down, and practice without interruptions. Turn the parts you struggle with into dedicated practice sessions. --- 【Practice Clips】 Mark start and end points in any video or audio and save them as practice clips. Name your clips and build your own practice library. Create multiple clips from the same content for different techniques, difficult sections, or stages of practice. Open a clip and start practicing right away. 【Variable Speed】 Adjust playback speed from 0.5x to 4x. Slow things down to hear every note, understand every movement, or break down a technique. Then gradually speed up until you can keep up with the original pace. Save a different playback speed for each clip. 【A/B Loop】 Don't want to create a clip? Simply set A and B points and loop any section instantly. Perfect for quickly drilling a specific movement, rhythm, phrase, or detail. 【Practice Tracking】 Your practice time is recorded automatically. Review your practice by day, week, or month to see how much time you're actually putting into each piece of content. Less guessing. More knowing. 【iCloud Sync】 Turn on iCloud Sync to keep your clips, settings, and practice history in sync across your devices. Create a practice clip on your iPhone and continue on your iPad. Your practice goes wherever you do. --- 【Made for anything worth repeating】 * Instruments: guitar, piano, guqin, drums, and more * Dance: movement breakdowns and combinations * Martial arts: forms and techniques * Sports: skills and technique drills * Language: shadowing, pronunciation, and listening * Singing: songs, vocal exercises, and technique * Fitness: movement learning and training If you need to watch or listen to something again and again, DrillLoop helps you practice with less friction and more focus. --- Import your content. Find the hard part. Loop it. Master it. DrillLoop - Make every repetition count. DrillLoop Pro Some features — including unlimited media imports, unlimited practice clips, full practice history, and iCloud Sync — require a DrillLoop Pro subscription or one-time purchase, available through in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/