Comparison

Gacha Chord vs Tracker Pro

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

Head to head
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Gacha Chord

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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 ■ 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. ■ 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 ■ 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. ■ 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 ■ 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

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Tracker Pro

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Tracker Pro puts samples, synthesizers, Audio Unit plug-ins and MIDI gear in one pattern grid. Write drums, bass lines and chords, shape each step with commands, and arrange your patterns into a finished song. Use touch controls, hardware-keyboard shortcuts or MIDI note input. On Mac, the same workspace also supports a keyboard and pointer. Built-in sounds and the STARTER 148 demo let you begin without extra equipment or downloads. TRACKER • Up to 16 tracks and patterns up to 128 rows, with independent track lengths for polymeter • Up to 8 FX slots per step for retriggers, chance, glide, sample start, slices and more • Chords of up to 6 notes, note tables, swing and grooves • 8 macros and 12 automation lanes per track • Song arrangement with sections, repeats and live row cueing • Piano roll editing, undo, copy and paste SAMPLER • Keep a whole kit in one Sampler: load files or a folder and choose the sample for each note • Random sample and slice selection for patterns that change as they play • Slice by transient, beat grid or hand, with up to 48 slices • Modern, Amiga, M3000 and SP12 playback modes, with editable bit depth, sample rate and interpolation • Stretch loops to fit bars, reverse playback and build crossfaded loops • Morphing filters with envelope, LFO, velocity and note modulation • Record the microphone, an audio interface, a track, a return bus or the master • Import audio files or extract sound from a video • Sample Crate: collect sounds from the web, your files and videos SYNTHESIZERS • Macro: 24 engines for basses, chords, percussion and evolving tones • VintagePoly: two-oscillator polyphonic synthesis with programmable modulation • VintagePD: phase-distortion synthesis with detailed multi-stage envelopes • VintageSub: subtractive synthesis with oscillator mixing, filter drive and modulation • Resonator: modal and string physical models • GrainOSC: pitched grain textures from built-in wavetable banks EFFECTS AND MIXING • EQP1 program EQ, Saturation, Tape and Vinyl for tone, drive and texture • Gate/Exp and Transient Designer for dynamics and attack • Granular FX, Ambient Reverb, Space, Delay, Lofi, Compressor and more • Put effects on tracks, two return buses and the master • Save presets and automate the controls PLUG-INS AND MIDI • Host compatible Audio Unit instruments and effects; presets and plug-in state save with the project • MIDI Out with notes, chords, bank and program changes, and 16 control lanes • MIDI input over USB, Bluetooth and virtual ports FINISH AND SHARE • Bounce a track’s current pattern and effects into a new Sampler instrument • Export WAV mixes and individual track stems • Self-contained projects with autosave and crash recovery • Transfer projects between iPhone, iPad and Mac; third-party plug-ins must be available on the destination device GOOD TO KNOW • iPhone, including iPhone Duo, and iPad: iOS/iPadOS 17 or later • One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac • The compatible iPad app also runs on Apple Vision Pro • No account, subscription, ads or in-app purchases Documentation and tutorials: https://www.dubspot.com/tracker-pro/guide Support: https://www.dubspot.com/tracker-pro/support Includes open-source Plaits, Rings and Beads DSP by Emilie Gillet under the MIT License. Mutable Instruments is not affiliated with Dubspot.

Screenshots

Gacha Chord4 screens
Tracker Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gacha Chord at Free against Tracker Pro's $14.99. Tracker Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Gacha Chord is free to download; Tracker Pro costs $14.99 up front. Gacha Chord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tracker Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gacha Chord ships an update every 5 days, Tracker Pro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gacha Chord versus Tracker Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGacha ChordTracker Pro
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYUKI KIMURADubspot

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gacha Chord

One-time1
  • Gacha Chord Pro$6.99
None

Tracker Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gacha Chord free?
Gacha Chord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tracker Pro free?
Tracker Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gacha Chord or Tracker Pro have ads?
Gacha Chord shows ads; Tracker Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Gacha Chord or Tracker Pro?
Gacha Chord ships an update every 5 days, and Tracker Pro every 9 days. Most recently, Gacha Chord was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tracker Pro on November 8, 2026.

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