Key Lens vs Chords Weaver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Key Lens
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Start with a scale. Every chord, note, and progression in the app stays locked to the key you pick. Explore common chord progressions or build your own! Extensive options for voicings, inversions, extensions, borrowed chords, alternate bass notes, and more. Learn to play your chord progression on piano! Easy to read, color coded piano diagrams make playing your chords on a real piano easy.
Chords Weaver
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Chords Weaver is a hands-on chord instrument you play by ear. Pick a note on the keyboard and it filters to the chords that fit. Choose one, and two pads open up: one shapes its voicing (spread, inversion, octave) while the other suggests where to go next, the right side resolving, the left adding tension. Build a progression on the timeline, and a live piano roll shows exactly what will play. Press play and the progression comes alive with arpeggios, block grooves and strums, each chord ringing in time. Turn on Drift and the voicings slowly wander on their own, so the loop keeps evolving. MORE - Rich arpeggios: ascent/descent, ternary grooves (waltz, shuffle, jig 6/8), a lilting 7/4, and sparse syncopated patterns (charleston, tresillo, offbeat, push). - MIDI Out to your synths, DAW or hardware, with a 24 PPQN clock. - Four scenes, copy and paste, and a "roll a matching bridge" helper. - Optional cloud save: sign in and your progressions follow you to every device. The app works fully offline. - Five languages: English, FranΓ§ais, EspaΓ±ol, Π ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ, ζ₯ζ¬θͺ. Free to download. Weaving, voicings, playback and saving are all free. A one-time Pro unlock adds MIDI/WAV/text export and live MIDI-out. No ads, no subscriptions. Signing in is only for optional cloud sync.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chords Weaver at every 5 days against Key Lens's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Key Lens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chords Weaver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Key Lens ships an update every 5 weeks, Chords Weaver every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Key Lens | Chords Weaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Amayo | Loup Vuarnesson |
In-app purchases
Key Lens
- Midi Output$9.99
Chords Weaver
- Chords Weaver Pro$5.99









