Chord Tracker vs Rec'n'Share
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chord Tracker
This app analyzes audio songs from your device's music library to display chord symbols on screen. It offers graphical piano keyboard and guitar tab views to aid practice and performance. It's designed to help musicians play along with their favorite tunes.
- Audio song analysis
- Chord symbol display
- Graphical piano keyboard
- Guitar tab display
- Practice and performance aid
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The Yamaha Chord Tracker app for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad helps you practice and perform songs by analyzing the audio songs stored in your iOS device and then displaying the chord symbols for you. ■Features Chord Tracker analyzes the audio songs stored in your iOS device's music library and then displays the song's chords on the screen, allowing you to play your favorite songs. And now, with both graphical piano keyboard and guitar tab display options, Chord Tracker is even more powerful. ■Note 1. The chords displayed by this application will match the mood of the original song very closely, but may not be an exact match for the original chords used. 2. Chord Tracker will not work for songs in iCloud or protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management). 3. Chord Tracker will not work with Music Streaming services such as Apple Music.
Rec'n'Share
Record and edit high-quality music performance videos with audio from your device and songs from your library. Enhance practice sessions with tempo control and track separation. Share your creations easily on popular social media platforms.
- Record audio and video with songs
- Connect compatible Yamaha instruments
- Edit and balance audio tracks
- Adjust song tempo and repeat sections
- Separate audio tracks for practice
- Share performances to social media
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Rec'n'Share allows you to record audio and video along with songs from your music library and then share your performances with the world. It digitally enhances the way you practice, record and perform music. Produce high-quality performance videos easily. Connect a compatible Yamaha instrument to your smart phone/tablet (*1) to simultaneously record video from your phone’s camera, stereo digital audio from your Yamaha product and stereo backing tracks from your music library (*2) (*3). After recording, use the app’s editing functions to trim and balance the tracks. Enrich your practice. Pick a song from your music library and the app’s tempo detection lets you add a click, change the tempo and select sections to repeat. It’s practice made perfect. The Audio Track Separation function, available in Version 3, allows you to adjust the volume of specific tracks (vocals, drums, bass, etc.) of your favorite songs. Enjoy practicing and recording more with your favorite songs in the background. Share with the world! You can upload your finished performances to YouTube / Facebook / Dropbox / Instagram etc (*4). Whether you’re uploading YouTube covers or collaborating on recording original songs, Rec'n'Share lets you share your music with people all over the world ! (*1) Please check your local Yamaha web site for compatible instruments and connections. (*2) DRM protected data can’t be played by the App. (*3) It is also possible to record only your performances without backing tracks. (*4) The data uploaded to SNS is limited to your own original songs, sound sources, or those licensed from right holders. https://www.youtube.com/music_policies https://www.facebook.com/help/1020633957973118?helpref=hc_global_nav https://help.instagram.com/126382350847838
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chord Tracker at 3.6 against Rec'n'Share's 2.5. Chord Tracker also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 20%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Rec'n'Share's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chord Tracker holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 170 and 161 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Chord Tracker's written reviews are positive against 20% of Rec'n'Share's.
Chord Tracker ships an update every 5 months, Rec'n'Share every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chord Tracker | Rec'n'Share |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (170 ratings) — better | 2.5 (161 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews — better | 20.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 161 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 465 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation of America | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
Chord Tracker
Rec'n'Share
User reviews
Chord Tracker
From 170 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎯 Accurate chord recognition for most songs
- 💰 Free app with powerful features
- 🎸 Works well for learning guitar and piano
- ⚙️ Customizable chord display and transposition
- 🎵 Tempo adjustment without pitch change
Room to improve
- 🚫 Limited music source compatibility (iTunes/Apple Music only)
- 🐛 Recent update removed real-time microphone chord detection
- 📁 Difficult to import local audio files
- ⚠️ DRM-protected songs don't work
- 🔌 No Bluetooth speaker output support
Rec'n'Share
From 161 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient for creating content
- 👍 Great practice tool
- 🚀 Plug and play app
- 🚀 Seamless recording and sharing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Unreliable connection to Yamaha devices
- 🐛 Desynchronization between audio and video
- 🐛 Buggy metronome and tempo detection
Bugs and requests
Chord Tracker
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes when detecting chord sections
- Audio playback out of sync with score on iPad Pro
- Black screen with only alphabet visible on some devices
- Songs disappear from User Songs after import
- Cannot load songs from local device files
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- Dropbox connection fails to display songs
- Apple Music songs show as 'This data cannot be selected'
- Playback produces artifacts when slowing tempo
- VoiceOver doesn't follow chord tracking
- Bluetooth headphone playback not working
- Only 2 songs displaying from library
- License recognition failure for newly downloaded songs
- App incompatible with iOS 13 and later versions
Requested features
16 requests- Restore real-time microphone chord detection
- Support for Spotify and Google Play Music
- Local file import from device storage
- Bluetooth speaker output support
- Print or export chords as PDF
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- Ukulele chord display
- PC/Web version of the app
- iCloud Drive support for file imports
- Auto-metronome feature
- Save edited versions (transposed, etc.) to favorites
- Sync favorites across multiple devices
- Support for Bb and Eb instruments
- Negative capo/pitch shift options
- Advanced chord detection (7th, 9th, 11th, 13th chords)
- Playback of chords-only instrumental version
- Direct contact/support channel with Yamaha
Rec'n'Share
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Unable to connect to Yamaha devices
- Recorded audio and video out of sync
- Metronome not working correctly
- Issues with importing music from iTunes/Apple Music
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to manually adjust metronome and click
- Support for more Yamaha drum modules
- Integration with Spotify and other music services
- Customizable video recording settings
- Option to delete recorded songs
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- Improved sync between audio and video
In-app purchases
Chord Tracker
No in-app purchases
Rec'n'Share
No in-app purchases
Questions
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