Comparison

Rando! Chord Generator vs Mandoland

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

Head to head
About

Rando! Chord Generator

Features
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RANDO! โ€” THE ORIGINAL CHORD GENERATOR Rando! throws random chords at you so you stop practicing what's comfortable and start playing what's real. No patterns. No muscle memory shortcuts. Just chords. WHAT'S INCLUDED โ€” Random major chord generator across all 12 keys Big bold chord display with blurred prev/next preview Adjustable tempo from 40โ€“200 BPM Start, stop, skip forward and back Beat counter dots Metronome sound on/off Settings, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy Sign in with Apple with full account deletion UPGRADE TO RANDO! PRO โ€” $2.99 ONE-TIME For a limited time unlock PRO for just .99! 3 view modes โ€” Minimal, Moderate, Full โ€” cycle to show exactly what you need Custom layout builder โ€” drag and reorder every section of the play screen Multi-key mode โ€” select one key or stack multiple keys and Rando! randomizes across all of them simultaneously. Great for ear training across key centers 4 instruments โ€” Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Banjo with live chord diagrams Fretboard diagrams โ€” open and barre voicings for Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo Piano keyboard diagrams โ€” highlighted keys for every chord Instrument-aware keys โ€” natural keys shown first, with a "+ More keys" expander. Key resets automatically when you switch instruments Chord types per instrument โ€” Guitar: open & barre major/minor, Dom 7th, Maj 7th, Diminished ยท Piano: full voicings including Min 7th, Dim 7th, Augmented ยท Ukulele & Banjo: practical voicings for their strings Time signatures โ€” 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 Chord density โ€” 1 or 2 chords per measure Hide prev/next โ€” blur out adjacent chords so you can't peek 6 metronome sounds โ€” Ice Cream Bell, Cowbell, Cha-Ching, Wood Block, Boing, Toy Whistle Beat trigger control โ€” every beat, downbeat only, or chord changes only Haptic feedback โ€” vibrate on chord change Fun voice lines โ€” "Excellent choice!", "Extra sprinkles โ€” tasty!" and more Sprinkle animations โ€” confetti bursts with Light, Medium, or Blizzard intensity, with full control over what triggers them

About

Mandoland

Features
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Mandoland is a mandolin chord finder that stays out of your way. Type a chord like Cmaj7, F#m or Bb7, or tap a root note and a chord type, and Mandoland shows you three ways to play it: - A two-finger shape, for when the change is coming up fast - The common shape players actually reach for - A movable barre you can slide up the neck unchanged Major, minor and dominant-7 chords across all twelve roots use hand-curated voicings taken from standard mandolin chord references, so what you see is a fingering a mandolin player would recognise. Everything else is worked out by a playability engine that prefers low positions, small stretches, open strings and a root in the bass. CHORD TYPES Major, minor, 7, maj7, m7, 6, m6, sus2 and sus4 are shown by default. Flip on Advanced for dim, aug, dim7, m7b5, add9 and 9. SCALES Switch to Scales to see the major, natural minor, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic and blues scales laid out across the full twelve-fret neck, with every root note highlighted. BUILT FOR PLAYING, NOT BROWSING Standard G-D-A-E tuning. Big buttons you can hit without looking. Diagrams that tell you which strings to leave open and which to skip. Mandoland works entirely offline. There is no account to make, no sign-in, and nothing to subscribe to. It collects no data about you at all.

Screenshots

Rando! Chord Generator4 screens
Mandoland4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mandoland at none against Rando! Chord Generator's 1. Rando! Chord Generator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Rando! Chord Generator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mandoland asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Rando! Chord Generator versus Mandoland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRando! Chord GeneratorMandoland
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPATRICK SETH GIBBONSGreg Harned

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rando! Chord Generator

One-time1
  • Rando! Pro$2.99
None

Mandoland

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rando! Chord Generator free?
Rando! Chord Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mandoland free?
Mandoland is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rando! Chord Generator or Mandoland have ads?
Neither Rando! Chord Generator nor Mandoland shows ads.

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