Comparison

Gacha Chord vs Maestro Move

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

Head to head
About

Gacha Chord

Features
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Write a song in bed. Transcribe one on the train. Then pick up your guitar and play it. Gacha Chord makes chord progressions simple: you just tap the chords you want. No keyboard, no DAW, so the idea gets built wherever you happen to be. 1. Let it suggest, and write in bed 2. Write down what you transcribe 3. Play it with guitar chord charts โ–  1. LET IT SUGGEST, AND WRITE IN BED The progression you would never have thought of. Place a chord and it offers what could come next: a weighted gacha built on functional harmony. Three safe picks and two adventurous ones. Every suggestion carries a one-line reason. Dominant resolutions, secondary dominants, tritone substitutions, modal interchange, passing diminished chords, chromatic mediants. A star marks the ones that connect most naturally. Press and hold a chord to swap it for a substitute. The further a chord strays from the key, the louder its color, so you can see how far you have wandered. โ–  2. WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU TRANSCRIBE Pull a song apart in the gaps of your day. It works just as well as a notebook for the chords you write or pick up by ear. - Scale degrees and real chord names, side by side. Change the key and the whole progression moves with it - Build the exact voicing: tensions, altered fifths, inversions, slash chords, octaves - Split the progression into verse and chorus, and transpose section by section - See dominant motion, ii-V pairs, pivot chords and the source of borrowed chords marked on the progression - Find saved progressions by name or tag โ–  3. PLAY IT WITH GUITAR CHORD CHARTS Your chart for singing along. In the section view, switch every chord to a guitar chord chart (Pro). Choose between open and barre shapes, and the shape you pick is saved with the song. Hit the play button at the bottom to loop the progression. The chord that is playing lights up, so you can follow along in time. Great for practice, or as a cheat sheet on stage. โ–  GACHA CHORD PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) A single purchase unlocks everything below. There is no monthly fee. - Unlimited saved progressions - Unlimited favorite chords - Recording: hum the melody in your head and play it back over the chords - Arpeggio playback - Notes and an image on a saved progression - MIDI export (opens straight in GarageBand, Logic and others) - Guitar chord charts, with both open and barre shapes - iCloud Backup, with or without your recordings. Bring everything over to a new device โ–  OTHER - No account required - The free version shows ads. Pro removes them - Everything you make is stored on your device, and in your own iCloud if you use Pro's iCloud Backup

About

Maestro Move

Features
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Maestro Move builds a band around you. Pick a song, set the tempo, and add the parts you want to hear - drums, bass, guitar, melody. Each track has its own character: dial a part from simple to complex when you need it to sit back or push, and tune it to the key you are working in. Change the tempo at any time and every part follows. Start from one of the included songs, each with its own feel and BPM, or start from a blank song and build it up from nothing. It is made for playing along - practising an instrument, running a class, or working one section over and over at the speed you actually need. Maestro Move uses the standard Apple User License: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gacha Chord4 screens
Maestro Move3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maestro Move at none against Gacha Chord's 1. Maestro Move also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gacha Chord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maestro Move asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Gacha Chord versus Maestro Move: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGacha ChordMaestro Move
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUKI KIMURABenjamin Juodvalkis

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gacha Chord

One-time1
  • Gacha Chord Pro$6.99
None

Maestro Move

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gacha Chord free?
Gacha Chord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maestro Move free?
Maestro Move is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gacha Chord or Maestro Move have ads?
Gacha Chord shows ads; Maestro Move does not.

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