PitchSetCalc vs Chordopia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PitchSetCalc
This music theory tool aids students and theorists in analyzing music using Set Theory. It calculates normal order, prime form, Forte number, and interval class vectors from user-inputted pitch class sets. The app also offers audio playback of entered sets as scales or simultaneities.
- Pitch class set entry via pitch wheel
- Calculates normal order
- Calculates prime form
- Calculates Forte number
- Calculates interval class vector
- Audio playback of pitch sets
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PitchSetCalc is a tool for music student and theorists that will help with the analysis of music using Set Theory. This app has a simple interface and works on both iPhone and iPad with iOS 10.0 and up. To enter in a new pitch class set, the user simply touches the pitches on the pitch wheel. As the pitches are entered, the app will calculate normal order, prime form, Forte number, and the interval class vector. The pitch wheel will display the pitches using sharps or flats. When the pitches are entered, each one will sound to give the user an idea of how the pitch class set sounds. There is also a playback function which will play the set as either a scale or simultaneity.
Chordopia
This app helps musicians find guitar, ukulele, and mandolin chords. Input a chord name to see diagrams and hear its sound, or create a diagram to identify the chord. It supports custom tunings and generates voicings dynamically.
- Chord diagram generation
- Chord identification from diagrams
- Sound playback for chords
- Support for alternate and custom tunings
- Dynamic voicing search
- Extensive chord type library
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Chordopia is a chord finder for guitar, ukulele, and mandolin. Highlights: - It works both ways! You can enter a chord name and Chordopia will show you chord diagrams for many different voicings of that chord. Or you can do the reverse: drag the dots in the chord diagram to different frets, and Chordopia will tell you what the new chord is called. - Sound — Chordopia not only shows you a chord diagram for each voicing, but also lets you hear how it sounds. - Supports alternate tunings such as drop-D and DADGAD, as well as arbitrary custom tunings. - Chordopia is not a fixed chord book of predefined chord diagrams. Instead, it works by searching through all possible combinations of finger positions on your instrument to find the ones that produce the chord you want, all in a fraction of a second. It then ranks them based on how easy they are to play and how good they sound, and shows you the best ones first. - Chordopia knows more than 50 chord types for each of the 12 root notes for a total of more than 600 chords, not counting variants with an out-of-chord alternate bass. The number of voicings varies by chord, instrument and tuning; for example, for a 12-fret guitar in standard tuning, there are more than 100,000 distinct voicings to discover.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chordopia at 100% against PitchSetCalc's 50%. Chordopia also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (60 vs 2). PitchSetCalc's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). 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
PitchSetCalc costs $0.99 and Chordopia $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chordopia holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chordopia has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of PitchSetCalc's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chordopia's.
PitchSetCalc ships an update every 19 months, Chordopia every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PitchSetCalc | Chordopia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jess Hendricks | Waxing Wave |
Customer experience
PitchSetCalc
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In-app purchases
PitchSetCalc
No in-app purchases
Chordopia
No in-app purchases








