Arranger Pro vs GigaChords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arranger Pro
Transform your mobile device into a professional arranger keyboard. Play melodies and chords while a virtual band provides real-time accompaniment, drums, and bass. Explore a vast library of sounds and musical styles for endless creative possibilities.
- Virtual backing band accompaniment
- Extensive sound library
- Diverse musical styles
- Split keyboard functionality
- Pitch bend and modulation wheels
- Performance recording and sharing
- MIDI keyboard support
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Arranger Pro turns your iPhone or iPad into a real arranger keyboard. Play melodies on the right, hold a chord on the left, and a backing band follows you in real time, drums, bass and accompaniment that move with the song. It feels like an instrument, not a toy. Split the keyboard, layer two sounds on top, bend a note, ride the modulation wheel, change tempo, kick in an intro, drop a fill, end on cue. Your hands stay where they expect to be. PLAY WITH A BAND • Hold a chord and a full backing band plays along • Smart transposition follows your chord in any key • Intro, main variations, fills, breaks and endings on tap SOUNDS FOR EVERY SONG • Concert grand and electric pianos • Tonewheel and combo organs • Acoustic, electric and clean guitars • Strings, brass, woodwinds and synths • Pads, basses and rich layered tones STYLES FOR EVERY MOOD • Pop, ballad, rock, country and R&B • Dance, disco and groove • Latin and bossa • Swing, jazz and blues • Waltz, ballroom and world & traditional • Movie & show, solo piano BUILT LIKE A REAL ARRANGER • Split keyboard with adjustable split point • Layer two sounds on the upper zone • Pitch bend and modulation wheels • Transpose, octave and tempo on the fly • Built-in metronome with accent and beats per bar • Touch sensitivity for expressive play • Reverb and chorus presets CAPTURE & SHARE • Record performances with one tap • Replay and rename your takes • Render takes to a shareable audio file • Share recordings with friends and bandmates USE YOUR OWN MIDI KEYBOARD • MIDI in and out support • Bluetooth MIDI for wireless controllers • Use the app as a sound module for your hardware Tap "Get" to start playing. Your next song is one chord away. Terms of Use: https://alyakastudio.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://alyakastudio.com/privacy-policy/
GigaChords
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Turn local audio into a clear, editable chord timeline. Import an MP3 or WAV file, analyze it on your device, then play, seek, loop, transpose, and refine the chart for practice. Save charts for later, use the tuner and metronome, or record from the microphone when you choose. GigaChords supports iPhone and iPad. Free includes three full-song analyses each month and up to three saved songs. Optional Pro Monthly and Pro Annual subscriptions remove those Free analysis and save limits while active. Chord detection can be wrong, so every result remains editable. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GigaChords at none against Arranger Pro's shown. GigaChords also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Arranger Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and GigaChords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arranger Pro ships an update every 3 months, GigaChords every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arranger Pro | GigaChords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alper Kahriman | Gilad Fridman |
In-app purchases
Arranger Pro
- Arranger Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Arranger Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Arranger Pro Lifetime$59.99
GigaChords
- Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Pro Annual$49.991 Year









