Comparison

ChordDeck vs iChanges

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

Head to head
About

ChordDeck

This app provides jazz chord flashcards for musicians to practice chord recall. It displays chord symbols, tones, formulas, and keyboard highlights, with audio playback. Users can mark difficult cards for later review.

Highlights
  • Practice jazz chord qualities
  • Circle-of-fourths or random root order
  • Continuous or one-pass practice sessions
  • View chord tones, formulas, and keyboard highlights
  • Built-in audio playback
  • Mark and review difficult cards
  • Local storage for settings and marked cards
Features
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ChordDeck is a compact flashcard app for practicing jazz chord recall. Choose the roots and chord qualities you want to drill, then move through a focused deck one card at a time. Each card starts with a chord symbol so you can recall the answer mentally or on your instrument before revealing the details. Reveal a card to check the chord tones, a short formula, a compact piano keyboard highlight, and built-in audio playback. Mark difficult cards during practice and review them again later from the first screen. ChordDeck is designed for musicians who already know basic chord concepts and want a fast, repeatable way to build fluency. It keeps practice visual and direct instead of turning each session into a lesson page. Features: - Practice common jazz chord qualities across selected roots. - Follow circle-of-fourths root order or use random card order. - Choose one-pass sessions or continuous practice. - Reveal chord tones, formulas, and compact keyboard highlights. - Hear chord tones followed by the full chord. - Mark difficult cards and review them in a focused deck. - Use swipe navigation, previous and next controls, and timed autoplay. - Keep practice settings and marked cards stored locally on your device. ChordDeck is useful for jazz students, pianists, guitarists, bassists, arrangers, and other musicians who want quicker recognition of chord symbols, tones, and formulas.

About

iChanges

Features
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Master jazz harmony directly on your instrument. iChanges helps jazz musicians train chord tones, target notes and jazz changes through active playing instead of pure theory. Use your trumpet, saxophone, piano, guitar or any melodic instrument with real-time pitch detection, or practice silently with the built-in keyboard. Features: • Real-time pitch detection using your microphone • Built-in piano keyboard for silent practice • 15 chord types including Maj7, Min7, Dom7, Alt7, Half-Diminished and more • All 12 keys supported • Transposition for C, Bb, Eb, F and G instruments • Random practice mode • Song mode with MusicXML import • Adjustable tempo and chord duration • Practice chord tones, tensions and alterations • Select specific target notes or train randomly • Local progress tracking and statistics • 14-day learning history Whether you are learning your first ii-V-I progression or refining altered dominant vocabulary, iChanges provides focused, practical training designed for real musicians. No account required. No subscriptions. No ads.

Screenshots

ChordDeck4 screens
iChanges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChordDeck at weekly against iChanges's every 3 weeks. ChordDeck also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99). iChanges's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ChordDeck costs $0.99 and iChanges $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordDeck ships an update weekly, iChanges every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ChordDeck versus iChanges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordDeckiChanges
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShinhye LeeKlaus Storck

In-app purchases

None

ChordDeck

No in-app purchases

None

iChanges

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordDeck free?
ChordDeck costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iChanges free?
iChanges costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChordDeck or iChanges have ads?
Neither ChordDeck nor iChanges shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordDeck or iChanges?
ChordDeck ships an update weekly, and iChanges every 3 weeks. Most recently, ChordDeck was updated on October 15, 2026 and iChanges on October 25, 2026.

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