Comparison

Chords Weaver vs MIDIHuman Comp

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

Head to head
About

Chords Weaver

Features
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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, FranΓ§ais, EspaΓ±ol, Русский, ζ—₯本θͺž. 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.

About

MIDIHuman Comp

Features
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MIDIHuman Comp is an AUv3 MIDI processor for the chord part β€” organ, piano, pads, guitar. It makes no sound of its own: your chords go in and come out on their way to your instrument, played the way a comping player would play them β€” a little different every time round. It never writes new chords for you. It works on top of what you play: variations happen only on the steps you mark, only as often as you set, and always on the chord your loop plays there. HUMANIZE AND GROOVE - A chord lands a little late now and then β€” the whole chord together, never smeared into a strum β€” and velocities move - Quantize toward a grid and add swing LEARN - Hears the key β€” or set it yourself - Remembers the chord on every 16th (up to six notes each), in loops of 1, 2, 4 or 8 bars, and names it - PLAY keeps the learned chords going by themselves; FREEZE keeps them exactly as they are VARY AND FILL - On a chord: an octave on top, the next inversion, a top note that leans and resolves, a staccato chop, a re-strike - Between chords: organ stabs, and chords that arrive early - Eight chord fills β€” inversion climbs and drops, stabs, triplet stabs, doublings, a drop-out, an anticipation. Tap FILL or set Auto Fill - Swaps: move everything an octave, or spread the voicings from close to open PRESETS - Factory presets: Organ Stabs, Gospel Push, Soft Pads, Funk Chops, Harmony Lines - Your own presets and stored chord loops; host parameters for automation - A searchable User Guide inside the plug-in WITH THE MIDIHUMAN FAMILY Load MIDIHuman Drums, Bass or Lead in the same host session and they find each other: one shared groove, fills that start and hit together, and a FOLLOW fader for each sibling. - One shared key with Bass and Lead; voicings kept above Bass and below Lead - Sends your chords to Bass, so its walks and fills follow your changes - Harmonize: now and then doubles Lead's line a 3rd or 6th below - With Drums: lean on the kick and sit in its pocket Each MIDIHuman app is sold separately and works on its own. REQUIREMENTS - An AUv3 host that loads MIDI processors and provides tempo and transport. Tested in Loopy Pro. - A chord sound after it β€” an AUv3 instrument, another app or hardware. - Without the host's clock it still humanizes; learning, variations and fills need the clock. - iPad and iPhone.

Screenshots

Chords Weaver4 screens
MIDIHuman Comp1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chords Weaver at Free against MIDIHuman Comp's $3.99. Chords Weaver also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). MIDIHuman Comp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Chords Weaver is free to download; MIDIHuman Comp costs $3.99 up front. Chords Weaver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MIDIHuman Comp asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Chords Weaver versus MIDIHuman Comp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChords WeaverMIDIHuman Comp
PriceFree β€” better$3.99
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoup VuarnessonBRADLEY WAYNE MYERS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chords Weaver

One-time1
  • Chords Weaver Pro$5.99
None

MIDIHuman Comp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chords Weaver free?
Chords Weaver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MIDIHuman Comp free?
MIDIHuman Comp costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chords Weaver or MIDIHuman Comp have ads?
Neither Chords Weaver nor MIDIHuman Comp shows ads.

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