Chord Learner vs ScaleCoach Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chord Learner
Master music theory with this comprehensive chord learning tool. Practice identifying chords by name or notes, and explore various chord types and keys. Perfect for musicians of all levels looking to enhance their skills.
- Learn and practice chord notes
- Learn and practice chord names
- Explore 32 chord types
- Practice chords in 12 major keys
- Configurable key and chord selection
- Hint button for assistance
- Color-coded feedback and statistics
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Whether you are a beginner or expert musician, you will find this app useful as a fun tool for learning, understanding, practicing, and improving your knowledge of chords. Having quick mental ability of knowing chord names and their notes can help you take your musical talent to the next level. If you play an instrument that uses chords you can improve your skills by playing Chord Learner. This app can help any musician at any level. The makers of the popular Fretboard Addict family of apps that are now serving over 1 million musicians brings you another great app to add to your musician toolbox. Thank you for supporting our products! CHECK OUT A DEMONSTRATION VIDEO AT: www.guitaraddict.net Features: -Learn and practice naming a chord’s notes, given a chord name -Learn and practice naming a chord, given its notes -Learn and practice any combination of 32 chord types based on triad, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th -Learn and practice chords from any combination of the 12 major keys in the circle of fifths -Simple to configure key selection by touching any key in the circle of fifths or use the convenient select all / clear all buttons -Simple to configure chord type selections by using the preset buttons at the top of the screen to select groups of chords, or by touching the chord types on the screen, or by using the select all / clear all buttons -Hint button that shows the key that the chord is in, chord type, chord root’s major scale, and chord formula for helping any level of musician -Progressive answer entering system that gives you color coded feedback on each step of the answer so you know whether you are correct or incorrect -Effective color coded statistics that show your progress for keys worked on and for chord types worked on (Blue=Not Worked On, Green=80%+ Correct, Yellow=60%+ Correct, Red=Below 60% Correct) -Total running average is shown on the Play tab so you know your all time average. -This app perfectly compliments the Fretboard Addict family of apps for practicing and learning notes, chords, and soloing for guitar, bass, electric guitar, and ukulele -This is a great app for piano players to practice and learn chords -Universal app for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices
ScaleCoach Pro
This app helps musicians master scales and arpeggios with instant pitch detection. It offers various scale modes, custom scale programming, and a polyphonic piano with adjustable tuning. Users can test their intonation and receive feedback on accuracy.
- Major and Melodic Minor scale modes
- Custom scale and melody programming
- Polyphonic piano with 7 octaves
- Adjustable tuning (415-466 Hz)
- Built-in metronome
- Pitch detection and intonation feedback
- S.W.Y.P. (See What You Play) feature
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ScaleCoach is designed for instant pitch detection based scale/arpeggio training. ScaleCoach is a high-end app, that will help you master all the scales you need, in an easy and entertaining way. ScaleCoach is an important tool in teaching music. Train alone or challenge each other. Who can hit it spot on! ScaleCoach is your new musical best friend. On our website scalecoach.com you will find out more about this outstanding app and see a demonstration. FEATURES - Major modes - a collection of diatonic scales from the Major mode - Melodic Minor modes - collection of the scales from Mel. Minor mode - Symmetric + collection of symmetric scales and Blues, Pentatonic etc. - Program your own scales or melodies and save them. - 7 octaves of grand piano - Polyphonic piano - Master tuning from 415 - 466 Hz - Built-in metronome - Tempo conversion from 20-480 notes per minute - Note names on/off - Preplay note on/off - Play scales up or down // up-down or down-up - Move scales up - down - repeat - play once - S.W.Y.P. "See What You Play" either as single tone or multiple tones - S.W.Y.P. includes on screen Hz detector - Score 0-100 point - 7 languages ScaleCoach is the first and only app that lets you play all the scales and at the same time check your intonation. When you have learnt your scale you can test yourself and see if your intonation is correct. You will get feedback whether you sing or play either a false note or in tune. DESCRIPTION Intonation forms part of the basis in music when you're playing by yourself or with others. It is therefore very valuable to be able to test your intonation and with ScaleCoach you can test it with any instrument. That includes all fretless instruments as violin, chello, double-bass and all other instruments as trumpet, saxophone etc. The singers can learn how to sing in tune. ScaleCoach will support you regardless of your level and let you choose the tempo. In the S.W.Y.P (See What You Play), you will be able to see what you sing or play on the ScaleCoach piano. B or H? With ScaleCoach you can have them both. Play wirelessly from your device to your Apple TV and AirPlay-enabled speakers and share your masterpiece in coaching yourself and music buddies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScaleCoach Pro at 2.0 against Chord Learner's 1.0. ScaleCoach Pro also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Chord Learner costs $4.99 and ScaleCoach Pro $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScaleCoach Pro holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Chord Learner's written reviews are positive against 50% of ScaleCoach Pro's.
Chord Learner ships an update every 37 months, ScaleCoach Pro every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chord Learner | ScaleCoach Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 36 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Rylee | Hans Toft-Olsen |
Customer experience
Chord Learner
ScaleCoach Pro
In-app purchases
Chord Learner
No in-app purchases
ScaleCoach Pro
No in-app purchases
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