ChordFlowWiz vs VU44
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChordFlowWiz
Explore and practice guitar chords with an extensive library featuring clear finger diagrams. Discover chord relationships, substitutions, and build custom sets. Offers a metronome and practice modes for musicians of all levels.
- 100+ guitar chords with finger diagrams
- Search and filter by root note or quality
- Capo and Chords in Key tools
- Chord Progression Player with metronome
- Custom Chord Builder
- Scale Viewer
- PDF Export
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ChordFlowWiz is the guitar chord library that gets out of your way. Find any chord in seconds, see exactly where your fingers go, hear how it sounds, and learn which chords belong together. FIND ANY CHORD INSTANTLY • 160+ chord diagrams across all 12 roots and 14 chord types: major, minor, 7th, major 7th, minor 7th, sus2, sus4, diminished, augmented, add9, 6th, minor 6th, 7sus4 and minor 7flat5 • Search by name, with sharps or flats: "Bb" and "A#" both work • Filter by root note and chord type, and jump back to recently viewed chords • Save favourites for one-tap access SEE IT. HEAR IT. • Clear diagrams with finger numbers, open and muted strings, barres and fret position • Tap to hear any chord strummed • Left-handed mode flips every diagram CAPO MADE EASY Set a capo anywhere from fret 1 to 11 and see what every chord actually sounds like. UNDERSTAND THE MUSIC • Key Finder shows every chord in any major or minor key, with Roman numerals • Each chord shows its notes, the chords in its key and related chords, plus a transpose tool GO FURTHER WITH PRO One-time purchase. No subscription. • Chord sets: build setlists for your songs and practice routines • Progression player: loop a set from 40 to 200 BPM with a practice countdown • Custom chord builder: tap the fretboard to create and save your own voicings • Strum and arpeggio playback • Alternate voicings for selected chords • Scale viewer: major, minor, pentatonic and blues positions on the fretboard • Smart chord substitutions: relative minors, tritone subs and passing chords, each explained in plain English • Metronome with tap tempo, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and 6/4 time signatures, and an audible click • PDF chord sheet export to print or share BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICE Designed for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, with Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads and no tracking. ChordFlowWiz doesn't collect your data.
VU44
This app transforms audio sampling into a tactile, vinyl-inspired experience. Spin a virtual platter, drop the needle, and capture loops by ear and feel, just like a crate digger. Shape your sound with onboard mixing and effects, then integrate it into your music setup.
- Tactile vinyl-style platter for scratching and nudging
- Adjustable RPM speeds for pitch shifting
- Precise loop capture with hand-played timing
- 4-band channel EQ for tone shaping
- 16 built-in effects with 4 insert slots
- Load audio from folders, files, and videos
- AUv3 plugin support for host integration
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VU44-7 — sample like a vinyl digger. VU44-7 turns sampling into a hands-on, tactile experience. Instead of staring at waveforms, you spin a real turntable platter, drop the needle and catch the perfect loop the way crate-diggers always have — by ear and by feel. Record straight off a spinning platter to get that warm, hand-played vinyl character into your sampler. Nudge the speed, scratch in a chop, cut it on the fly and grab exactly the slice you want. It's the fastest, most musical way to pull samples — whether you're flipping a record, a YouTube clip or your own field recordings. MADE FOR SAMPLING • Tactile vinyl-style platter — scratch, nudge and rewind by touch • 33 / 45 / 78 RPM — slow it down or pitch it up for instant flips • CUT & START for transform-style cuts and stabs • 6 cue points — set your hits and recall them instantly • Capture loops with real, hand-played timing and feel SHAPE THE SOUND • 4-band channel: GAIN, HIGH, MID, LOW — dial in the tone like a real mixer • 16 effects you know from VU950 — filters, EQ, comp, delays, reverb and more — across 4 insert slots • Re-colour every panel and choose a VU950 or Modern skin BRING IN YOUR OWN AUDIO • Load from Folders, Files and Videos with the built-in DISK browser WORKS IN YOUR SETUP • AUv3 plugin — run VU44-7 inside any AUv3 host, route the audio to Your favorite sampler. • Use multiple instances, automate it and bounce straight into your project • Standalone app for quick, no-fuss sampling on the go PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your audio stays on your device. Stop scrolling waveforms. Start digging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChordFlowWiz at every 3 days against VU44's every 2 months. VU44's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. ChordFlowWiz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VU44 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChordFlowWiz against 4.9 for VU44. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VU44 has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ChordFlowWiz ships an update every 3 days, VU44 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChordFlowWiz | VU44 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Roche | Dariusz Chynek |
Customer experience
ChordFlowWiz
VU44
In-app purchases
ChordFlowWiz
- ChordFlowWiz Pro$2.99
VU44
- Support$0.99








