Chord Progression Lab vs Jazz Lineage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Chord Progression Lab
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Chord Progression Lab turns music theory into a sandbox. Pick a key. Pick a style. Listen. Tweak. Export. That's the whole loop β and it's surprisingly addictive whether you're a songwriter looking for your next progression, a producer hunting for a starting MIDI, a music student studying voice leading, or just a curious listener who wants to know what a Phrygian dominant actually sounds like. 25+ music-theory approaches, from familiar to far-out: β’ Pop, Doo-Wop, Pachelbel's Canon, Circle of Fifths β’ 12-Bar Blues and Jazz β’ Rock and Punk power-chord progressions β’ Epic Minor and Andalusian cadences β’ Indian Raga (Bhairav), Arabic Maqam (Hijaz), East Asian GΕng pentatonic β’ Japanese HirajΕshi, Indonesian Gamelan (Slendro) β’ Klezmer Freygish, Flamenco Phrygian, Celtic Mixolydian, Slavic minor β’ Bulgarian 7/8 Balkan, West African Highlife β’ Bossa Nova, Reggae, Hawaiian slack key β’ Avant-Garde quartal stacks and tone clusters All 12 keys. Transpose any progression β instantly. Dissonance dial. Great for ear-training, jazz studies, or just hearing how a vanilla IβVβviβIV mutates when you add tension. Tempo control. Drag from a slow 40 BPM crawl to a 200 BPM sprint. Each style starts at a tempo that fits the genre. See it as you hear it. A piano keyboard lights up with the active chord tones in real time, and the chord sequence scrolls along showing Roman numerals and the actual chord name in the current key. Export MIDI. One tap saves a standard MIDI file you can drop into any DAW β and the share sheet sends it anywhere: AirDrop, Files, email, Messages. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No internet required. Everything runs on-device with a built-in synthesizer. Whether you're studying theory, writing a song, prototyping a beat, or just curious what a Bulgarian 7/8 progression sounds like β Chord Progression Lab gets you from idea to audio in two taps.
Jazz Lineage
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Explore the relationships between jazz songs, recordings, albums, and musicians. Jazz Lineage is an offline-first reference catalog for musicians, students, and curious listeners. Search for a song, album, artist, or composer, then follow the connections between compositions, recorded performances, releases, and personnel. Use Jazz Lineage to: β’ Search songs, albums, artists, and composers in one catalog β’ Find titles even when punctuation or special characters differ β’ Browse an artist's albums as leader and sideman β’ See the main artist beside sideman album dates β’ Review album track lists and documented musician credits β’ View album artwork when it is available from the Cover Art Archive β’ Open exact Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music album links when they have been verified β’ Inspect source references and provider identifiers when a detail needs further research The catalog and search index ship with the app, so core research works without a network connection. Artwork, advertising, privacy choices, and external destinations require a connection. Jazz Lineage is a reference app, not a music player. Source coverage varies, and incomplete entries remain visible with their provenance so they can be checked and improved. The free app may show non-personalized banner ads after any privacy choices required in your region. Search terms and catalog browsing history are not sent to the advertising service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Jazz Lineage at Free against Chord Progression Lab's $0.99. Jazz Lineage also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). Chord Progression Lab's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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
Jazz Lineage is free to download; Chord Progression Lab costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Chord Progression Lab | Jazz Lineage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 331 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Mickey | MATTHEW BYONG BAE |
In-app purchases
Chord Progression Lab
No in-app purchases
Jazz Lineage
No in-app purchases
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