Comparison

DM10 vs Chordy 2

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

Head to head
About

DM10

This app is a powerful drum and synthesizer machine for electronic musicians. It offers a modern audio engine with a wide array of drum kits, instruments, and synth presets, alongside advanced sequencing and effects for creative music production.

Highlights
  • 228 drum kits
  • Bass & Lead synths
  • AudioUnit support
  • Polyrhythmic tracks
  • Advanced sequencing
  • Real-time FX automation
  • User drum kit creation
Currently charting
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DM10 is the ultimate Drum & Synth Machine for iPhone, iPad and Mac — from the creators of DM1, winner of the Apple Design Award 2012. 256 vintage & modern drum kits. Built-in Bass & Lead synths. A powerful step sequencer. Full Mixer, 4 FX slots & intuitive Song Mode. Everything you need to produce beats, from sketch to finished track — in one beautifully designed app One purchase. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. You get everything. DRUMS & KITS • 256 drum kits — Vintage, Acoustic, Hip-Hop, Electro & more • 10 instruments (Piano, Vibraphone, Wurlitzer…) • Drum Pads with customizable layout • Custom drumkit per track • User drum kit creation with samples import & export • Drums Glitch mode • Drumkits Randomizer STEP SEQUENCER • Drum & Synth step sequencer • 45 patterns • Variable step count, Accent, Triplets & Swing • Time signatures • Polyrhythmic tracks • Steps Probability & Retrig • Playhead Randomize • Custom Tempo, Kit, Mixer & FX per pattern • Steps Randomizer MIXER & FX • Mixer with level, pitch, length, pan & automation • 4 FX slots per track with real-time automation — 15 effects available: Overdrive · Delay · Reverb · Filter · Phaser · Formant · Texturizer · Robotizer · Dalek · Flanger · Decimator · Ring Modulator · Resonator · Compressor · Noise Gate • Mixer & Fx Randomizer SONG MODE • Song mode with intuitive editing • Audio export — master & separated tracks • Project import & export SYNTH ENGINE • Bass Synth — 3 VCO, Filter, ADSR, BitCrush, Detune • Lead Synth — 2 VCO, VCO Modulation, Filter, ADSR, Vibrato • 40 Bass & Lead factory presets PRO CONNECTIVITY • AudioUnit (AUv3) • Full MIDI support — Mapping, File Import & Export, External Clock • Audio Background support • Ableton Link • iCloud Shared Folder • Computer keyboard support VINTAGE DRUM MACHINES • 116 drum kits meticulously sampled from legendary machines: Roland TR-808, TR-909, TR-606 · Akai MPC2000 · Linn 9000 · Oberheim DMX · E-MU SP-12 · Simmons SDS-5 · Fairlight CMI · Teenage Engineering PO-12 · Korg · Yamaha · Boss · Casio · Alesis · Linn · Kawai · Pearl · Elektro-Harmonix · Wersi · Novation · Waldorf · Ensoniq · Sequential Circuits and many more. ACOUSTIC DRUM KITS • 32 acoustic kits recorded at Fingerlab Studio — sampled from iconic brands: Oyster · Ludwig · DW · Gretsch · Pearl · Premier · Slingerland · Sonor · Yamaha · Rogers • 26 percussion & instrument kits recorded at Fingerlab Studio STYLES DRUM KITS • 82 drum kits from various music styles: Hip-Hop, Electro, Dubstep, Trap, Synth, Concrete… Questions or feedback? contact@fingerlab.net Stay tuned! The Fingerlab Team

About

Chordy 2

This app allows musicians to easily play and control chords with a dedicated interface. It supports various audio and MIDI connections for integration with other music creation tools. Features include chord customization, scale selection, and transposition.

Highlights
  • Easy chord playing with Auto Select
  • Detailed chord control (mute notes, add bass/tension)
  • Solo Keyboard for individual note playing
  • Multiple scale options (Major, Minor)
  • Octave Shift and Key Transpose
  • Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, and Virtual MIDI support
Features
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Chordy 2 is a chord player app for music creators. With its own UI, you can very easily play chords and chord tones. It supports Audiobus / Virtual MIDI / Inter-App Audio. You can record in GarageBand, control other synth apps, and enjoy a variety of ways. In Chordy 2, detailed chord control such as mute of notes and addition of bass note / tension notes is possible. Suitable for DTM, chord-progression learning, live performance, ear copying and composition support. * Check out the movie of this app: https://youtu.be/mEAlaL65DCg Playing: - Easy chord playing with Auto Select feature (Diatonic Triad/7th) - Select a root note (and a chord type if necessary) to play a chord - Play slash chords with Bass Note feature - Add tension notes to chords - Play every single chord note on Solo Keyboard - 4 scales available (Major, Natural/Harmonic/Melodic Minor). Select Parallel or Relative scale change between major/minor. - Octave Shift (from -2 to +2), Key Transpose feature *Volume/Velocity Knob: Double-tap to reset to the default value. Connection Features: - Audiobus support: You can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps. Audiobus 3 MIDI Routing is also supported. See http://audiob.us for more information. - Inter-App Audio support - Virtual MIDI support: Control other Virtual MIDI compatible apps on your iPad (e.g. Animoog, Sunrizer synth, etc). - Wi-Fi MIDI / MIDI over Bluetooth LE support: Send MIDI to iOS devices and Macs.

Screenshots

DM104 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chordy 2 at $3.99 against DM10's $17.99. Chordy 2 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). DM10's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 2). On 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

DM10 costs $17.99 and Chordy 2 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chordy 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DM10 has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of DM10's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chordy 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DM10 ships an update every 4 weeks, Chordy 2 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
DM10 versus Chordy 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDM10Chordy 2
Price$17.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.6 (54 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#137 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size454 MB221 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFingerlabStudio Phiz

Customer experience

DM10

All ratings53 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral15.6%
Negative12.5%

Chordy 2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

DM10

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Dropping the first beat in some cases
  • Syncing issues in standalone mode

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add probability per step
  • Implement true triplets and flams
  • Allow tempo changes within a song
  • Increase pattern count beyond 45
  • Add more time signature options
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  • Implement MIDI mapping for pattern changes

Chordy 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DM10

No in-app purchases

None

Chordy 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DM10 free?
DM10 costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chordy 2 free?
Chordy 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DM10 or Chordy 2?
Chordy 2 is rated higher. DM10 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Chordy 2 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DM10 or Chordy 2 have ads?
Neither DM10 nor Chordy 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DM10 or Chordy 2?
DM10 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Chordy 2 every 9 months. Most recently, DM10 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chordy 2 on November 2, 2026.

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