1Chart vs Six String Country
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1Chart
Create, share, and print professional music charts using the Nashville Number System or letter chords. Offers flexibility in key changes, chord notation, and rhythmic details for efficient music arrangement.
- Nashville Number System support
- Letter chord flexibility
- Key change updates
- Rhythmic notation and dynamics
- Arrangement tools
- PDF and editable file sharing
- Performance mode
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FOR PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING MUSIC CHARTS, 1CHART IS ALL YOU NEED Create, share and print easy-to-read music charts with the only app that gives you all the power of the Nashville Number System, while also offering the flexibility of switching to letter-format chords whenever you like. At the core, 1Chart is built around the Number System and all its shorthand flexibility for charting music. But why stop there? 1Chart is also built for those who prefer to read letter chords rather than number chords. “Am F C” or “6m 4 1”? The choice is yours. Now anyone who prefers letter chords can enjoy the Number System's concise charting advantages — without needing to read numbers. Have a chart using letter chords and want to change keys? No problem. Select a new key, and your letter-format chart is updated to reflect the change. CHART FASTER AND SMARTER - Clear typography makes your charts easier to read - Copy/paste measures or sections for faster charting - View charts in your choice of three font sizes - Share charts and notebooks as PDFs or editable 1Chart files QUICKLY TYPE CHORDS - Support for chord inversions, as well as common and not-so-common chord qualities ("alt" chord, anyone?) - For Numbers fans: Accidentals before or after chord numbers? 1Chart accommodates both preferences. SUPPORT FOR RHYTHMIC NOTATION & DYNAMICS - Add as much rhythm/dynamic detail as you need. 1Chart includes characters for pushes, diamonds, the "mute triangle," etc., as well as the traditional notes and rests used in the Number System. - Use traditional notation or "hash marks" to specify beat distribution in split measures - Mark an area with a crescendo, decrescendo, ritardando or accelerando ADVANCED RHYTHMIC NOTATION - Beam notes above a single chord (e.g. to show an 8th-note feel) or across multiple chords (to show groove or beat distribution) - Tie notes and diamonds TOOLS TO BUILD YOUR ARRANGEMENT - Use repeat symbols, codas, segnos, etc. - Select an area to specify 1st/2nd/etc. endings - Separate sections with a single- or double-underline, or specify no formatting FINE-TUNE YOUR FORMAT - Option to align measures horizontally (4–8 measures per line) - Style inversions with a horizontal or diagonal dividing line - Choose "Minimize Horizontal Spacing" to fit more content per line ORGANIZE AND SHARE YOUR CHARTS - Use Notebooks to gather your charts in easy-to-manage collections (to mirror a set list, for ex.) - Share charts and notebooks by email - Import from and export to cloud services such as iCloud Drive, Dropbox, etc. Imported files must be in 1Chart (.1ch) format. PERFORMANCE MODE - “Lock” your charts to prevent unintended edits - Swipe left/right to access next/previous chart ONLINE SUPPORT & USER FORUM Visit 1chartapp.com for help and to join the user community. ABOUT THE NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM Nashville Numbers is an ingenious shorthand system for charting music that identifies chords by number (relating to scale degree) rather than letter, so charts are key-independent. A Number chart is valid no matter what key you choose to play it in. Take a progression spelled with the chord letters, A, D, and E. In Numbers, these chords are written as “1, 4, 5,” matching their position in the A scale: A is first, D is fourth, and E is fifth. Because scale relationships don't change when you change keys, “1, 4, 5” works in any key. Change the key to G, and “1, 4, 5” indicates you’ll want to play G, C and D — the first, fourth, and fifth notes of the G major scale. Combine this flexibility with rhythmic and dynamic notation, and you’ve got a powerful format for creating concise roadmaps of songs for use when rehearsing or performing. 1Chart includes the option of showing chords in number or letter format, giving you the best of both worlds. You can easily toggle between number chords and letter chords at any time in any chart you create.
Six String Country
Learn your favorite songs on guitar with interactive lessons, chord charts, and demonstrations. Explore over 500 song lessons across various genres and access full guitar courses. Connect with a community of guitarists for tips and support.
- Interactive song lessons
- Chord charts and tabs
- Full song demonstrations
- Multiple guitar courses
- Favorites and conquered lists
- Community forum
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Learn your favorite songs with Six String Country's interactive guitar lessons. With well over 500 song lessons to choose from there are plenty of options in modern country, classic country, alternative and red dirt country, blues, fingerstyle guitar, and more. Each song lesson comes with chord charts, tabs, and full demonstrations on acoustic and electric, and break out, note-by-note instruction. Add songs you want to learn to your favorites lists, and move them to your conquered list when you've mastered it. Six String Country offers 8 full length guitar courses and master classes. Guitar 101 is designed to be a resource from the day you bring home your first guitar. From there, choose from courses in beginning improvisation and soloing, a country pickin' guitar course, a guitar theory workshop, an acoustic fingerstyle course, or master classes in Chet Atkins style, Jerry Reed's style, or the Total Electric Blues Guitar Master Class. Enjoy a free lesson upon downloading the app, and then become a member to unlock everything on the site. Six String Country's active members-only community forum is packed with knowledgable guitarists from all over the world that are eager to share tips on gear and answer questions that come up along the way. Please read our Terms and Conditions here : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jeDJvhPN_rgSEkdPb-gAvCUXkFmMo_SgGnlFwbBTqrk/edit?usp=sharing
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The clearest difference is price: Six String Country at Free against 1Chart's $15.99. Six String Country also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 1). 1Chart's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 54%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ratings volume and ads 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
Six String Country is free to download; 1Chart costs $15.99 up front. Six String Country sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. 1Chart asks for nothing beyond the download.
1Chart holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of 1Chart's written reviews are positive against 54% of Six String Country's.
1Chart ships an update every 3 months, Six String Country every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1Chart | Six String Country |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (33 ratings) — better | 4.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RooKanga Digital LLC | Six String Country |
Customer experience
1Chart
Six String Country
In-app purchases
1Chart
No in-app purchases
Six String Country
- Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
- Bass Pass Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
- Combo Pass Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
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- Annual plan$129.991 Year
- Bass Pass Annually Plan$129.991 Year
- Combo Pass Annual Plan$199.991 Year
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