Comparison

Gamelan Gender vs ChordsVault

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

Head to head
About

Gamelan Gender

This app is an iOS implementation of a Balinese Gamelan Gender Wayang, a 10-key metallophone. It offers tunable keys, Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support, and MIDI file playback for learning and practice.

Highlights
  • Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support
  • MIDI file player
  • Animated keys for learning
  • Sampled sound bank
  • Customizable key tuning
  • Looping and tempo control
  • Two touch play modes
Features
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iOS implementation of Balinese Gamelan Gender Wayang, tunable and now with Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support! Gender Wayang is a 10-key metallophone, coming in pairs, most be doubled from an other pair one octave higher, tuned in Slendro scale. As Gender Wayang is played with two panggul (mallets) - other than the Gangsa in Gong Kebyar - two player together play the melody (left hand) and the interlocking parts kotekan (right hand) as a complete „mini“ Gamelan. •Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support •Remote trigger for Audiobus Remote •MIDI file player •Animated keys for „traditional" learning •Sound bank sampled from real instruments •Keys assignable to midi notes (adjust to your MIDI file) •Tune it to your real instruments •Mathematical tuning system, only 5 keys have to be defined •Calculated tuning can be overwritten, and each of the 40 keys frequency can be defined •Loop parts for practicing, increase/decrease tempo on every reloop •Set tempo changes, to for example accelerate each repetition... •Change tuning to pelog scale and use it for Gong Kebyar practicing as well, create your own 10 key tunings.... •MIDI input (Core MIDI, physical and virtual, Audiobus 3) •Two touch play modes: gamelan style (strike and damp) and piano style (touch and release)

About

ChordsVault

Create, design, and share guitar and instrument chords and songs. This app offers flexibility for transcribers and performers, allowing on-the-fly chord design, reuse, sharing, and transposition to different keys, tunings, and instruments.

Highlights
  • Create and design chords
  • Share songs and chords
  • Reuse chords between songs
  • Transpose songs to different keys
  • Support for various instruments and tunings
Features
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ChordsVault is the mobile entry into the ChordsVault portal for creating, designing and sharing guitar (and other instruments) chords and songs. ChordsVault is easy to use but provides great flexibility for songs transcribers and song readers / performers. Unlike many other sites, ChordsVault lets you design chords on the fly, reuse chords between songs, share songs and chords, and transpose songs to different keys, tunings and instruments.

Screenshots

Gamelan Gender4 screens
ChordsVault2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChordsVault at Free against Gamelan Gender's $2.99. ChordsVault also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.4). Gamelan Gender's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ChordsVault is free to download; Gamelan Gender costs $2.99 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 Gamelan Gender against 5.0 for ChordsVault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gamelan Gender ships an update every 2 months, ChordsVault every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gamelan Gender versus ChordsVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamelan GenderChordsVault
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.46.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOtmar KramisVolicsoftware, Inc.

Customer experience

Gamelan Gender

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

ChordsVault

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gamelan Gender

No in-app purchases

None

ChordsVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gamelan Gender free?
Gamelan Gender costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChordsVault free?
ChordsVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gamelan Gender or ChordsVault?
Gamelan Gender and ChordsVault are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Gamelan Gender or ChordsVault have ads?
Neither Gamelan Gender nor ChordsVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gamelan Gender or ChordsVault?
Gamelan Gender ships an update every 2 months, and ChordsVault every 6 weeks. Most recently, Gamelan Gender was updated on November 1, 2026 and ChordsVault on November 4, 2026.

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