Comparison

HushGrid vs chorDLE

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

Head to head
About

HushGrid

Features
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HushGrid HushGrid is a simple, tactile loop instrument for building calm soundscapes. Tap a pad to record. Tap again to let it drift. Layer textures. Adjust volume. Let loops evolve independently. There is no timeline. No grid. No pressure to be precise. Just sound. Perfect for: • Ambient exploration • Background textures • Focus sessions • Slow musical sketches • Children and adults alike Features • Multiple independent looping pads • Built-in mix recording • Rename and share sessions • Minimal interface • No ads. No tracking. No accounts. HushGrid is not a DAW. It’s a small playground for quiet moments.

About

chorDLE

This app helps you develop your ear for music by training you to recognize chords and intervals from real songs. It offers various interactive modes, including hands-free options and multiplayer challenges, to improve your musical understanding and playing ability.

Highlights
  • Chord progression training from real songs
  • Harmony Wheel visualization
  • Hands-free playing modes (Blindfold Test, Sing It Back)
  • Multiplayer room hosting and joining
  • VoiceOver support
  • 14 levels of interval and chord recognition
Features
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If you can hear chords, you can sit down and play with other people without having to guess what they are playing. chorDLE trains that with chord progressions taken from real songs. The songbook holds 17,023 songs, and every progression shows you the songs that use it. I–V7–vi–IV alone appears in 199, including Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Little Red Corvette and With Or Without You. Learn to hear the patterns and start sitting down with music and musicians and playing along. Start with one question: major or minor. No theory needed. Tap a chord to hear it, then answer. After each hand, the chords light up on the Harmony Wheel by the job they do in the key: tonic, predominant or dominant. The Colors level adds sevenths, suspended, augmented and diminished chords, voiced the way the songs play them. Three ways to play hands-free: - Blindfold Test: hear an interval, say its name. - Sing It Back: hear it, then sing it. - Chord Trainer by voice: say "play", then call out the chords. Or play the original chorDLE: a chord plays, you pick out the intervals inside it, and you fill a line on your card. Fourteen levels take you from two-note intervals to full seventh chords. Host a room and play the chords while everyone guesses, or join with a six-character code. VoiceOver works across the Chord Trainer. Free to start, with no sign-up needed to play. Sign in with Discord or Apple to sync across devices and join the leaderboard. Made by the producers and musicians at Beat Kitchen, a real community with weekly gyms, office hours and feedback sessions. Your ears are better than you think.

Screenshots

HushGrid4 screens
chorDLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: chorDLE at none against HushGrid's 3. chorDLE also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. HushGrid sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. chorDLE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HushGrid ships an update every 6 weeks, chorDLE every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HushGrid versus chorDLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHushGridchorDLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperArtem UshanBeat Kitchen LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HushGrid

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

chorDLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HushGrid free?
HushGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is chorDLE free?
chorDLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HushGrid or chorDLE have ads?
Neither HushGrid nor chorDLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HushGrid or chorDLE?
HushGrid ships an update every 6 weeks, and chorDLE every 3 days. Most recently, HushGrid was updated on October 28, 2026 and chorDLE on October 31, 2026.

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