Cruz GR vs Chords Weaver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cruz GR
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Cruz GR turns your iPhone and iPad into a powerful MIDI controller. Create custom pad layouts in seconds. Build rich chords in any key and adapt every grid to your workflow. Three modes: Notes: Play melodies, basslines, leads, and trigger samples. Chords: Generate musical voicings from simple triads to rich 11ths, voiced Compact, Open or Wide, across any scale and key. Control: Map pads to MIDI CC. Pair instantly with Cruz GR Connect, the Mac companion app. Stable, persistent connectivity over Wi-Fi or USB with support for multiple devices. Cruz GR Connect is included with your purchase and available on the Mac App Store. Designed for music production on Mac. Works with Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, and other major DAWs on Mac. Cruz GR is a MIDI controller and does not generate sound on its own. For live performance and studio recording, a USB connection is recommended.
Chords Weaver
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Chords Weaver is a hands-on chord instrument you play by ear. Pick a note on the keyboard and it filters to the chords that fit. Choose one, and two pads open up: one shapes its voicing (spread, inversion, octave) while the other suggests where to go next, the right side resolving, the left adding tension. Build a progression on the timeline, and a live piano roll shows exactly what will play. Press play and the progression comes alive with arpeggios, block grooves and strums, each chord ringing in time. Turn on Drift and the voicings slowly wander on their own, so the loop keeps evolving. MORE - Rich arpeggios: ascent/descent, ternary grooves (waltz, shuffle, jig 6/8), a lilting 7/4, and sparse syncopated patterns (charleston, tresillo, offbeat, push). - MIDI Out to your synths, DAW or hardware, with a 24 PPQN clock. - Four scenes, copy and paste, and a "roll a matching bridge" helper. - Optional cloud save: sign in and your progressions follow you to every device. The app works fully offline. - Five languages: English, Français, Español, Русский, 日本語. Free to download. Weaving, voicings, playback and saving are all free. A one-time Pro unlock adds MIDI/WAV/text export and live MIDI-out. No ads, no subscriptions. Signing in is only for optional cloud sync.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chords Weaver at Free against Cruz GR's $8.90. Chords Weaver also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). Cruz GR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
Chords Weaver is free to download; Cruz GR costs $8.90 up front. Chords Weaver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cruz GR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cruz GR ships an update every 2 weeks, Chords Weaver every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cruz GR | Chords Weaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.90 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CRUZ Conseil | Loup Vuarnesson |
In-app purchases
Cruz GR
No in-app purchases
Chords Weaver
- Chords Weaver Pro$5.99









