Comparison

Autochords vs Songhub 2

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

Head to head
About

Autochords

This app serves as a songwriting aid, offering chord progressions and musical inspiration. It allows users to explore different moods and instruments like guitar, piano, and ukulele to find the perfect sound for their songs. Advanced features are available through an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Chord progression generation by mood
  • Guitar, piano, and ukulele chord diagrams
  • Listen to progressions on chosen instruments
  • Play along to full progressions
  • Alternative progression suggestions
  • Customizable progressions (PRO)
Features
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Autochords is the ultimate songwriting cheat sheet and inspiration machine. Learn how to play chords on guitar, piano, and ukulele. Experiment with various music styles. Just pick a mood and Autochords will show you what to play for your main progression. Play along or just have a listen until you find the perfect chord progression for you. Autochords also suggests “Alternative progressions” that you can use for other sections of the song, like a bridge or backing for a solo. ## Features ## • Dozens of different built-in moods to choose from. • Guitar, Piano, and Ukulele chord diagrams. • Listen to how progressions sound on your chosen instrument. • Play along to full chord progressions. With the PRO in-app-purchase: • Unlock even more progressions. • Build and customize your own progressions. • Export to MIDI. • Keep track of your favorites. • Change the tempo. • Switch between color themes. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Songhub 2

This app helps musicians write, record, and perform songs on the go. It allows for organizing lyrics, chords, and sheet music, creating setlists, and transposing songs. Users can also import various document types and share their work with others.

Highlights
  • Record melody and lyrical ideas
  • Organize chord charts and sheet music
  • Create and manage setlists
  • Transpose songs and set capo positions
  • Import Word, PDF, and TXT files
  • Create guitar tablature
  • Share songs and setlists
Features
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Why carry around huge folders of chord charts, write song ideas on scraps of paper and forget melody ideas because you didn't have a dictaphone with you? Now all you need is Songhub to write, record, and perform songs wherever you are. Songwriting Songhub provides a great way of recording all your melody and lyrical ideas, and keeping them organised and with you all the time. Performing You can now carry every chord chart that you have and keep them automatically synced across all your devices. Create your set-lists and switch between your songs with a quick swipe. You can also transpose your songs to the key you will be performing them in, as well as setting a capo position which will automatically transpose the chords for you. Then simply share the set-list with other singers and musicians. Files Songhub 2 supports Word Documents (.docx and .doc), PDFs and .txt files so you can import all your current sheet music. Musicians As well as adding lyrics and chords with the chord creator, you can create guitar tablature within each song. A huge catalog of chords is included in the app for Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo and Mandolin. Organise Don't waste your time searching for songs. Create multiple Songbooks to keep all your songs organised. Add tags to songs for easily finding and sorting songs. Or search for a song by title or artist. Sharing Send songs or set-lists to other singers and musicians. You can set all your keys and capo positions to make sure everyone is prepared for performing the songs. Terms of Use https://www.songhub.app/policies/terms Privacy Policy https://www.songhub.app/policies/privacy

Screenshots

Autochords4 screens
Songhub 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Autochords at 84% against Songhub 2's 33%. Autochords also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Songhub 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Autochords sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Songhub 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autochords ships an update every 2 months, Songhub 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Autochords versus Songhub 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutochordsSonghub 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB88 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAstrocode Pty LtdST Studios

Customer experience

Autochords

All ratings4,056 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.2%

Songhub 2

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Autochords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezes up when opened
  • Chord progressions don't sound as intended for some moods

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add augmented chords and more chord variations
  • Allow creating progressions with more than 4 chords
  • Incorporate different time signatures beyond 4/4
  • Add chord inversions and more chord types (7ths, 9ths, etc.)
  • Expand chord library beyond just diatonic chords
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  • Incorporate arpeggio playback and background drums

Songhub 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Autochords

Subscriptions3
  • PRO Weekly$0.997 Days
  • PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PRO Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Songhub 2

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited - 6 Monthly$29.996 Months
  • Unlimited - Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Autochords free?
Autochords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Songhub 2 free?
Songhub 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Autochords or Songhub 2 have ads?
Neither Autochords nor Songhub 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Autochords or Songhub 2?
Autochords ships an update every 2 months, and Songhub 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Autochords was updated on October 23, 2026 and Songhub 2 on October 24, 2026.

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