Chords Maestro vs TextMusic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chords Maestro
Master chords for 7 instruments, including piano and guitar, with this comprehensive reference and learning tool. Explore, hear, and play chords, adapting them to your vocal range or desired key. Ideal for songwriters, teachers, and hobbyists.
- 7 instrument support (piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, balalaika)
- View chords as notes, tabs, keys, diagrams, and photos
- Hear chords with original instrument sounds
- Adapt chord progressions to vocal range or key
- Left and Right-Handed Support
- High-Resolution Interface
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Unlock your musical potential with Chords Maestro — the complete chord reference and learning tool for beginners and professionals. Master 7 Instruments in One App: Piano, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin and Balalaika! Whether you are composing, arranging, or practicing, this powerful app helps you explore, hear, and play chords across multiple instruments with ease. Key Features: + Switch between all the 7 Instruments INSTANTLY (piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, mandolin & balalaika) + View chords as notes (for piano), tabs (for string instruments), keys, string diagrams & photos, and hear them with the original instrument sounds + Adapt chord progressions to your vocal range or desired key + Left and Right-Handed Support + High-Resolution Interface: Clean & professional design Chords Maestro is ideal for: + Songwriters needing quick, accurate chord references + Music teachers and students creating learning materials + Hobbyists building chord sheets or songbooks + Beginners + Digital creators Praised by Musicians Around the World: + “The best app for putting chords on a sheet. Easy to create songbooks with chords and lyrics”. (by Mykindaguy) + “Unbeatable... saves so much work”. (by palo12) + “Essential for every beginner and music lover” (by jsevillamar) + “Great app. Ideal for searching and creating chord sheets”. (by azertyqwerty2014) One-time purchase! No subscriptions! Just powerful, easy-to-use tools to support your music journey! Get Chords Maestro today and start creating your best music!
TextMusic
Create musical scores using text-based notation. This app offers a rational keyboard for quick input, supports complex musical elements, and includes 90 instrument sounds. Export your compositions in various formats like MIDI, PNG, and PDF.
- Text-based musical notation
- 90 built-in instrument sounds
- Support for complex musical elements
- Export to MIDI, PNG, PDF, TXT, M4A
- Rational keyboard for quick input
- Playback and loop functionality
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TextMusic is a quick-notate App based on Jianpu ( Numbered musical notation ), all musical sheet elements are composed of texts. It build-in 90 kinds of instrument, and support up to 32 voice parts. Learn more about Numbered Musical Notation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_musical_notation Main features: ‣Rational designed keyboard for quick notation. ‣Build-in 90 Instruments sound ‣Exports MIDI, PNG, PDF, TXT, M4A ‣Support Multi-parts, Chords, Arpeggio Chords, Tuplets, Portamento,Tied note,Tied chord,Tremolo,Glissandi,Grace note,Flower note(Guzheng technique),Trill, Loops,Jumps.. ‣Musical Tags ‣Varying tempo, Varying Volume, Varying Instrument.. ‣Font adjustment ‣Color adjustment ‣Automatic layout notes by inputing bar-line ‣Playback,Loop playback with selected range, Select, Copy, Cut, Paste, Undo ‣Friendly UI ‣Piano keyboard Please learn more from the file's "Settings" - "Help"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chords Maestro at 5.0 against TextMusic's 4.1. TextMusic's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 55%) and price ($4.99 vs $8.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Maestro costs $8.99 and TextMusic $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chords Maestro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextMusic has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Chords Maestro's written reviews are positive against 73% of TextMusic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Chords Maestro | TextMusic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.1 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 73.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Schlee | Supertintin Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Chords Maestro
TextMusic
In-app purchases
Chords Maestro
No in-app purchases
TextMusic
No in-app purchases
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