SimpleBoard vs Note & Chord Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleBoard
Create custom soundboards with ease. Load sounds from your music library, arrange up to 8 per board, and play them simultaneously. Designed for reliable stage use, it offers an adaptive layout for optimal screen utilization.
- Load sounds from iTunes library
- Create and edit soundboards
- Up to 8 sounds per soundboard
- Adaptive layout
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
- Loop sounds by holding button
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Get the simplest soundboard creation app : - Load sounds, samples or songs through your iTunes library - Create and edit soundboards quickly and easily - Up to 8 sounds per soundboard - Make the most of your screen thanks to the adaptive layout - Play multiple sounds simultaneously - Loop sounds by holding their button That's all. Simple means reliable, this app was built for stage use. I recommend using the excellent freesound.org website to get more sounds! Simply add your downloaded sounds to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch using iTunes, and you'll be able to access them from SimpleBoard and easily add them to your soundboards. Note that you can't edit or delete the default soundboard.
Note & Chord Flashcards
This music training app offers flashcards for practicing note names and chord types. It features customizable modes for note name recognition and diatonic chord progressions, ideal for musicians of all instruments. Practice at your own pace with automatic or manual card switching.
- Note name practice (C, D, E, F, G, A, B)
- Chord type practice (M, m, dim, sus4, aug, 6, m7, △7, 7)
- Randomized card switching
- Customizable tempo and rhythm
- Diatonic chord mode for progressions
- Supports guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, and more
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A flashcard app optimized for music training. “Note & Chord Flashcards” lets you practice note names such as C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and chord types like C, G7, Am, and more. Cards switch randomly with simple controls, making it ideal for repeated practice. It is useful for guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, and many other instruments, and can be used for chord-shape training or any practice purpose. The Note Name Flash Mode randomly displays all 12 note names at the tempo and rhythm you set. You can limit the display to a specific key, choose chord types (M, m, dim, sus4, aug, 6, m7, △7, 7), or show only note names by selecting M only. The Diatonic Chord Mode displays only the diatonic chords of the selected key. You can choose 3-chord or 4-chord patterns, which is useful for practicing common pop progressions, improvisation, and songwriting. Flashcards can switch automatically using BPM and beat count, or manually by tapping. This app works well for both performance practice and visual repetition training. This app is recommended for players who want to train chord recognition on guitar or piano, those who want to quickly identify note names, those who want to grasp chord progressions instantly while performing, those who want to deepen their understanding of diatonic chords, and those who want to improve improvisation skills for bands and sessions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleBoard at 53% against Note & Chord Flashcards's 0%. SimpleBoard also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). Note & Chord Flashcards's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). 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
SimpleBoard costs $1.99 and Note & Chord Flashcards $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleBoard holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleBoard has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of SimpleBoard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Note & Chord Flashcards's.
SimpleBoard ships an update every 2 months, Note & Chord Flashcards every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleBoard | Note & Chord Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (16 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yvz Digital Lab | Seiji ISSHIKI |
Customer experience
SimpleBoard
Note & Chord Flashcards
In-app purchases
SimpleBoard
No in-app purchases
Note & Chord Flashcards
No in-app purchases
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