Guitar Chords Compass vs Rootless Voicings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Chords Compass
Master the entire guitar fretboard and explore over 30,000 chord diagrams. This app features a smart chord finder for instant options and supports 56 chord types with realistic guitar sounds. It's designed for all players, offering lifetime access to a comprehensive chord library.
- 30,000+ chord diagrams
- Smart chord finder
- 56 chord types supported
- Real guitar sounds
- Multiple tunings
- Left- and right-handed support
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Stop limiting your guitar playing! Whether you're struggling to find that perfect chord for your song or want to break free from basic progressions, Guitar Chords Compass transforms you from someone who knows a few chords into someone who masters the entire fretboard! This is your ultimate tool for exploring, learning, and mastering chords with precision and ease! Why Guitar Chords Compass: + Access over 30,000 chord diagrams across all 17 positions on the guitar fretboard + Built-in smart chord finder powered by a custom algorithm to show all valid chord options instantly + 56 chord types supported – from basic Maj/Min to complex jazz voicings like Maj13 or Sus2Add9 + Real guitar sounds with adjustable volume so you can hear every nuance Key Features: + 19 unique voice types to match your style + Multiple tunings including Standard, Drop D, DADGAD, Open G, Slide open A, and more (24 in total) + Designed for both right- and left-handed players + Optimized for Retina display – crisp visuals on every screen size Perfect For: + Guitar students learning new chord shapes + Songwriters in need of chord inspiration + Music teachers demonstrating chord theory + Pro musicians refining their chord vocabulary + Beginners that are just starting their journey No subscriptions. No hidden fees. No limits. One purchase = Lifetime access to the complete chord library that many of musicians already trust! Ready to unlock chords you never knew existed? Buy Guitar Chords Compass now and transform your playing from ordinary to extraordinary! Your breakthrough moment is just one tap away!
Rootless Voicings
This app assists musicians in learning and practicing rootless voicings. It offers features like random chord generation, note display options, filtering by key and voicing type, and a timed practice mode. Users can also listen to chords, play bass notes, and follow the circle of fifths.
- Random chord generation
- Optional note display
- Chord filtering by key and voicing
- Timed practice mode
- Listen to chord sounds
- Bass note playback
- Circle of fifths guide
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Do you need help learning your rootless voicing chords, or just need a helping hand when practicing them? If so, then look no further. This app is just for you! It allows you to: - Generate a random chord for you to play - Enable or disable the display of the notes for that chord if you are still learning - Enable you to filter the chords generated based on key type, and/or voicing type - Use a timed mode to test your knowledge - Listen to the chord as it should sound - Play a bass note either by itself, before the chord, or with the chord - Follow the circle of fifths anti-clockwise for your rootless voicings - Learn your 2-5-1 chord progressions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rootless Voicings at 100% against Guitar Chords Compass's 35%. Rootless Voicings also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 64 months). Guitar Chords Compass's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 1). 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
Guitar Chords Compass costs $4.99 and Rootless Voicings $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rootless Voicings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guitar Chords Compass has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Guitar Chords Compass's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rootless Voicings's.
Guitar Chords Compass ships an update every 64 months, Rootless Voicings every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guitar Chords Compass | Rootless Voicings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 64 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Schlee | Paul Toal |
Customer experience
Guitar Chords Compass
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In-app purchases
Guitar Chords Compass
No in-app purchases
Rootless Voicings
No in-app purchases
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