Comparison

Chord Progression Manager vs ComposePocket

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

Head to head
About

Chord Progression Manager

Features
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Chord Progression Manager is the fastest way to build, play, and save chord progressions on iPhone, putting a live, playable chord lane right in your pocket. โ€” BUILD YOUR PROGRESSION โ€” Pick a root note, chord type, and tension, then add it to your progression with a single tap. Reorder or delete chords freely. Use the voicing editor to fine-tune individual notes on an interactive piano roll and craft exactly the sound you want. โ€” PLAY IT BACK โ€” Hear your progression immediately with the built-in synthesizer. Adjust tempo and transpose the entire progression up or down by semitone โ€” no need to rebuild from scratch when you change keys. โ€” SAVE & ORGANIZE โ€” Save as many progressions as you like and keep your favorites just a tap away. Reopen any saved progression into the editor and keep building. โ€” AI MUSIC ASSISTANT โ€” Stuck on what chord comes next? Ask the built-in AI chat. Get suggestions for chord substitutions, borrowed chords, reharmonization ideas, and more โ€” powered by any OpenAI-compatible endpoint you configure. Chord Progression Manager is free to download and use. AI chat features require your own LLM API key.

About

ComposePocket

Features
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ComposePocket is a songwriting tool for sketching song ideas as fast as pulling your phone from your pocket. โ–  Build songs from parts - Create parts like Verse, Chorus, and Inst, then arrange the whole song by order and repeats. - Place the same part in multiple spots (shared) and set how many times it repeats. โ–  Notes and chords - Enter notes and chords in a note sequencer (major, minor, 7th, sus, and more). - Set per-measure time signature and BPM, plus a whole-song BPM. โ–  Hear it, see it, export it - Play a part, a measure, or the whole song with an SF2 soundfont, with a moving playhead. - Tap a measure or note to move the play position; stop and resume from where you left off. - View native staff notation, or export to MusicXML/MIDI for other notation and DAW apps. Supports Korean and English. Free, with a banner ad at the bottom.

Screenshots

Chord Progression Manager4 screens
ComposePocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ComposePocket at every 5 days against Chord Progression Manager's every 4 months. ComposePocket also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chord Progression Manager ships an update every 4 months, ComposePocket every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Chord Progression Manager versus ComposePocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChord Progression ManagerComposePocket
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJun TsudaS&T Soft

In-app purchases

None

Chord Progression Manager

No in-app purchases

None

ComposePocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chord Progression Manager free?
Chord Progression Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ComposePocket free?
ComposePocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chord Progression Manager or ComposePocket have ads?
Both Chord Progression Manager and ComposePocket show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chord Progression Manager or ComposePocket?
Chord Progression Manager ships an update every 4 months, and ComposePocket every 5 days. Most recently, Chord Progression Manager was updated on September 27, 2026 and ComposePocket on October 14, 2026.

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