Comparison

Chords Maestro vs Note

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Note

Master the fretboard of your string instrument by learning the location of every note. This app offers multiple learning modes and supports a wide variety of instruments, tunings, and practice configurations to help you improve your musical skills.

Highlights
  • Learn note locations on fretboard
  • Multiple learning modes
  • Supports various instruments and tunings
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable practice options
  • Cross-device sync via iCloud
  • Left-handed mode
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Learning the location of all of the notes on your string instrument can help you become a better player. It makes it easier to find alternate chord voicings, break out of scale boxes, learn note relationships, and find notes that “fit” when improvising. Note-orious will help you learn the location of every note on the fretboard for the guitar (6, 7, and 8 string and tenor guitar), bass (4, 5, and 6 string), ukulele, banjo, mandolin, or bouzouki (3 and 4 string). Note-orious supports a variety of tunings for each instrument. Features Include: • Three different learning modes: Find all occurrences of a note on the fretboard, name the note shown on the fretboard, and a mix of the two. • Choose from a variety of instruments (Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin, and Bouzouki) with different tunings available for each instrument. • Keep track of your progress overall, as well as for individual strings and notes. • Choose which strings to practice. • Choose which notes to practice. • Choose how sharps and flats are presented (only sharps, only flats, or a random mix). • Set the practice time or choose an open-ended practice. • Syncs your progress across multiple devices via iCloud. • Left handed mode! • Multiple fretboard materials and inlay options. • Progress tracking is based on practice configuration, so you can keep track of your progress with different instruments, tunings, and other options. • Support for Dark Mode. • Buy it once and get Note-orious on the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Supported Instruments and Tunings Include: • 6 String Guitar: Standard, 1/2 Step Down, Whole Step Down, Drop D, Drop C#, Drop C, Drop A, Drop D, Drop E, Drop G, Baritone, DADGAD, All 5ths, All 4ths, Terz • 7 String Guitar: Standard, 1/2 Step Down, Whole Step Down, Drop A, Drop G#, Drop G, Drop D+B • 8 String Guitar: Standard, Standard w/Low E, Hybrid • Tenor Guitar: Standard, Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Irish, Ukulele • 4 String Bass: Standard, 1/2 Step Down, Whole Step Down, Drop A, Drop D, Drop C#, Drop C, B-E-A-D, Tenor • 5 String Bass: Standard, Drop A, Tenor • 6 String Bass: Standard, Drop A, Guitar • 4 String Banjo: Open G, Open D, C Tuning, Double C, G Modal (Sawmill), Tenor (All 5ths), Tenor (Irish), Cello Tuning • 5 String Banjo: Open G, Open D, C Tuning, Double C, G Modal (Sawmill), Cello Tuning • Ukulele: Standard (Concert), Soprano, All 5ths, Low G, Low C, Baritone • Mandolin: Standard (All 5ths), Mandola (Alto), Octave (Tenor), Mandocello • Bouzouki: Greek Tetrachordo, Greek Trichordo, Irish

Screenshots

Chords Maestro4 screens
Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Note at $1.99 against Chords Maestro's $8.99. Note also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 55%) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Chords Maestro costs $8.99 and Note $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chords Maestro against 5.0 for Note. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Chords Maestro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Note's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chords Maestro versus Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChords MaestroNote
Price$8.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequency—Every 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax SchleeBinary Formations, LLC

Customer experience

Chords Maestro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

Note

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chords Maestro

No in-app purchases

None

Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chords Maestro free?
Chords Maestro costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Note free?
Note costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chords Maestro or Note?
Chords Maestro and Note are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Chords Maestro or Note have ads?
Neither Chords Maestro nor Note shows ads.

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