ChordTap Lite vs Tone Trace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChordTap Lite
This app helps you compose music by playing piano chords without needing to know fingerings or an instrument. It allows you to explore chord progressions and develop your ear training. The simple interface features 288 playable chords across four pages with distinct color schemes for easy navigation and discovery.
- Compose music with piano chords
- Explore chord progressions
- Develop absolute pitch
- 288 playable chords
- Simple, intuitive interface
- Color-coded pages for navigation
- Adjustable screen sizes
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コードの響きで作曲イマジネーションを膨らまそう。 コード運指を覚える必要はありません。 もちろん楽器がなくでも作曲できます。 コード進行で重要なのはどのような変化を感じるか聴こえるかです。 勿論、理論もありますがまずは体感が上達への近道です。 ボタンを押すだけで簡単にコード進行を確認しながら作曲できます。 また、繰返し聴くことにより絶対音感を鍛えませんか? 音感をトレージングすればミュージックライフがより充実したものになるでしょう。 きっとあなたの大事なツールとなるでしょう。 このAPPは、 ・作曲支援するためのアプリケーションです。 ・288個のボタンを押すとピアノコードが演奏されます。 ・シンプルな画面にできるだけボタンを配置しました。 ・耳でコードを聞き取りしやすいように短めのサウンドになっています。 ・少しリバーブを入れて広がりのある音です。 ・画面デザインの変更と3,5/4/4.7/5.5インチ対応 ・4ページ切替で288キー準備しました。 ・各ページは配色を変えていますので位置を覚えるだけでゲーム感覚で新たな発見。 288button piano chords play M / m / 6/7 / m6 / m7 / M7 / add9 / aug / 7sus4 / dim / mM7 / 7 (9) / M7 (9) / madd9 / m7 (9) / m7 (11) / m7 (b5) 7(#5) / 7(#9) / 7(#11) / 7(13) / 7(b9) / 7(b13) * 12key
Tone Trace
This app helps guitarists and bassists optimize their pedalboard signal flow. It audits pedal order, buffer placement, and more, providing a real-time chain score and a troubleshoot wizard to fix issues like hum and tone suck. It's designed for musicians with multiple pedals who want their rig to sound its best.
- Drag-and-drop pedal chain builder
- Real-time signal flow scoring
- Symptom-driven troubleshoot wizard
- Signal map for documentation
- FX loop routing awareness
- Clone artist rigs
- Set list creation and sharing
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Tone Trace is the rig analyzer for guitarists and bassists who want their pedalboard to sound right — not just look right. Drag pedals onto a chain canvas, and Tone Trace audits your signal flow as you build. The chain score grades pedal order, buffer placement, FX-loop routing, and gain staging in real time. When something is off, the troubleshoot wizard walks you through the actual fix — tone suck, hum, high-pitched whine, impedance mismatch — by symptom, not by guesswork. Built for the gear-forward player who already owns three or more pedals and is tired of static pedalboard layouts that don't tell you whether the rig actually works. KEY FEATURES • Chain Builder — drag-place pedals on a grid canvas; signal lines auto-route between cells. • Chain Score — quantitative grade of your rig's signal flow with sub-score bars for order, FX loop, gain staging, and impedance. • Troubleshoot Wizard — symptom-driven diagnostic cards walk you from "my rig sounds bad" to a specific fix. • Signal Map — annotated read-only flow diagram for documentation, screen-share, or repatch reference. • FX Loop Aware — the chain layout knows which side of the amp's effects loop each pedal belongs on. • Artist Rigs — clone curated rigs from the artist library, then tune to your gear. • Walkthroughs + Lessons — guided onboarding and concept lessons (gain staging, true bypass vs buffered, 4-cable method) without leaving the app. • Set Lists — build a set list with rigs attached, print or share the call sheet. • Share + Export — export a rig diagram or set list as a PDF/PNG; share via the system share sheet. WHO IT'S FOR Guitarists and bassists with three or more stompbox pedals — bedroom, gigging, and worship-team players. Especially useful for Line 6 Helix / HX Stomp users wrangling 4-cable method routing, and stereo-pedalboard builders chasing tone-suck culprits. WHAT IT'S NOT Tone Trace is not an amp or FX simulator. It does not generate audio. It is a rig planner, auditor, and diagnostic tool — the layer above the simulator and below the soldering iron. Drag a pedal in. Watch the chain score react. Fix what the score flags. Save the rig. TERMS AND PRIVACY Tone Trace Pro is a one-time purchase — there is no subscription and nothing auto-renews. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. You can restore your purchase anytime from the app's paywall. Privacy policy: https://www.remnantworkshop.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tone Trace at 100% against ChordTap Lite's 30%. Tone Trace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 24 months). ChordTap Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tone Trace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ChordTap Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tone Trace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of ChordTap Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tone Trace's.
ChordTap Lite ships an update every 24 months, Tone Trace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChordTap Lite | Tone Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | shuji wakisaka | Remnant Workshop, Inc. |
Customer experience
ChordTap Lite
Tone Trace
In-app purchases
ChordTap Lite
No in-app purchases
Tone Trace
- ToneTrace PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
- ToneTrace PRO Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
- Unlock PRO forever$0.99
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