Comparison

ChordBloom vs Dico Pattern

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

Head to head
About

ChordBloom

Features
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ChordBloom turns music theory into a garden. Chords bloom as petals around the key you're in — tap to hear them, wander to neighboring keys, and watch harmony make sense visually. EXPLORE HARMONY BY TOUCH Diatonic chords, the circle of fifths, relative and parallel keys, tritone substitutions, modal interchange — each view lays the theory out as petals you can play. Long-press to cycle extensions (7ths, 9ths, 13ths), choose close, open, or spread voicings, and phrase chords as blocks, strums, or arpeggios. REAL SYNTHESIS, ON DEVICE A full SuperCollider synth engine runs right on your phone alongside classic synth voices — warm pads, plucks, bells, keys, and ambient textures. Every note is synthesized live, and it all works completely offline. AI IMPROVISATION Let the built-in improviser play melodies over your chord changes while you drive the harmony. SAVE YOUR PROGRESSIONS Collect chords into palettes and build progressions you can come back to. MIDI OUTPUT — OPTIONAL UNLOCK Turn ChordBloom into a chord controller for your whole studio: a one-time in-app purchase unlocks BLE MIDI to hardware synths and CoreMIDI to DAWs and other iOS music apps. No account. No ads. No data collected.

About

Dico Pattern

Features
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Years of playing, but your picking hand still holds you back? Dico Pattern is a guitar teacher's method in your pocket: 150 technique patterns, worked from slow to fast, with your progress tracked pattern by pattern. WHAT YOU GET - 150 patterns graded by difficulty, with tab - Built-in metronome, 3 tempos per exercise (slow, medium, fast) - Guided mode: levels unlock as you master them - Practice journal and progress grid - Lab: build your own exercises - Works offline, no account needed HOW IT WORKS Pick a pattern. Play it slow until it is clean, then medium, then fast. Tick the box. The grid fills up, the next level opens. That is the whole method - the one a teacher would give you. WHO MADE IT Cedric, guitar teacher for 20 years and host of the "A la Loop" podcast, where guitar solos are analysed step by step. PRICING Free for 7 days, then a single one-time unlock. No subscription, ever.

Screenshots

ChordBloom3 screens
Dico Pattern4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChordBloom at every 4 days against Dico Pattern's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. ChordBloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dico Pattern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordBloom ships an update every 4 days, Dico Pattern every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ChordBloom versus Dico Pattern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordBloomDico Pattern
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames HurlbutCEDRIC RAOU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChordBloom

One-time1
  • MIDI Output$4.99
1 purchases

Dico Pattern

One-time1
  • Déblocage complet$8.99

Questions

Is ChordBloom free?
ChordBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dico Pattern free?
Dico Pattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChordBloom or Dico Pattern have ads?
Neither ChordBloom nor Dico Pattern shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordBloom or Dico Pattern?
ChordBloom ships an update every 4 days, and Dico Pattern every 2 weeks. Most recently, ChordBloom was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dico Pattern on October 25, 2026.

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