Comparison

Chordopia vs ChordMate 4

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Chord diagram generation
  • Chord identification from diagrams
  • Sound playback for chords
  • Support for alternate and custom tunings
  • Dynamic voicing search
  • Extensive chord type library
Features
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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.

About

ChordMate 4

Create unique guitar chord progressions and explore new sounds. This app offers advanced filtering for chord voicings, suggestions for chord substitutions, and the ability to add custom chords. It also supports alternate tunings and exporting diagrams.

Highlights
  • Create chord progressions
  • Discover new chord voicings
  • Chord substitution suggestions
  • Add custom chord voicings
  • Export chord diagrams
  • Alternate tuning support
Features
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The right chords can transform a song. ChordMate will help you create interesting guitar chord progressions and discover new sounds. - find the perfect chord voicing with filters to specify the top and bass note, location on the fretboard, etc. - get suggestions for the next and previous chord in a chord progression and for chord substitution - add your own chord voicings and get automatic name suggestions - export chord diagrams to other programs - use alternate tunings. ChordMate comes with the most common tunings, and you can add your own.

Screenshots

Chordopia4 screens
ChordMate 44 screens

Verdict

The call

Chordopia and ChordMate 4 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Chordopia's written reviews are positive against 67% of ChordMate 4's. Chordopia also leads on price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (60 vs 9). ChordMate 4's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). 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

Chordopia costs $3.99 and ChordMate 4 $9.99 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 — 4.7 for Chordopia against 4.6 for ChordMate 4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chordopia has 60 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Chordopia's written reviews are positive against 67% of ChordMate 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chordopia ships an update every 7 months, ChordMate 4 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chordopia versus ChordMate 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordopiaChordMate 4
Price$3.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (60 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWaxing WaveHarmonic Sense

Customer experience

Chordopia

All ratings60 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ChordMate 4

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Chordopia

No in-app purchases

None

ChordMate 4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chordopia free?
Chordopia costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChordMate 4 free?
ChordMate 4 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chordopia or ChordMate 4?
Chordopia is rated higher. Chordopia averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while ChordMate 4 averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Chordopia or ChordMate 4 have ads?
Neither Chordopia nor ChordMate 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chordopia or ChordMate 4?
Chordopia ships an update every 7 months, and ChordMate 4 every 3 months. Most recently, Chordopia was updated on October 7, 2026 and ChordMate 4 on September 28, 2026.

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