Comparison

Chord Tracker vs SightSingy Notes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

SightSingy Notes

Enhance your music reading skills with this app, offering practice in all seven musical clefs. Customize sessions, switch between note naming systems, and utilize timed challenges for focused improvement.

Highlights
  • Practice in all 7 musical clefs
  • Customizable practice session length
  • Switch between letter names and solfège
  • Timed practice mode with countdown
  • Step-by-step strategy for building confidence
  • Clean and responsive interface
Features
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SightSingy Notes – Practice Note Reading in All 7 Clefs SightSingy Notes is a fun and intuitive app designed to boost your note-reading skills across all seven musical clefs—Treble, Bass, Alto, Tenor, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, and Baritone. Whether you're a music student, teacher, or enthusiast, this companion tool makes reading sheet music faster and easier through focused, customizable practice sessions. Built by the creator of the YouTube channel SightSingy, this app is tailored for those who want to strengthen their sight-singing and music theory skills with a modern, interactive approach. Features: Practice in Any Clef Choose from all 7 clefs and target specific note ranges to match your learning goals. Customize Your Practice Select between 2 and 18 notes to practice at a time, and gradually expand your range as you improve. Flexible Note Naming Prefer Do–Re–Mi over A–B–C? Switch between letter note names and solfège (Fixed Do). New: Timed Practice Mode Enable “Answer Time” to challenge yourself with a time limit for each note. Great for building accuracy under pressure. Practice sessions now begin with a 3–2–1 countdown and automatic feedback. Step-by-Step Strategy Build confidence by starting with line notes and gradually adding space notes and ledger lines. Designed for Musicians Simple, clean interface with responsive feedback makes this app ideal for both beginners and more advanced musicians. Perfect for: - Music students preparing for exams - Choir members learning sight-singing - Teachers looking for an extra resource - Anyone wanting to improve music reading fluency Make music practice part of your daily routine. With SightSingy Notes, you'll turn slow note recognition into fast, confident reading—in no time.

Screenshots

Chord Tracker4 screens
SightSingy Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SightSingy Notes at 100% against Chord Tracker's 49%. SightSingy Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Chord Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SightSingy Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chord Tracker has 171 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Chord Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of SightSingy Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chord Tracker ships an update every 5 months, SightSingy Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chord Tracker versus SightSingy Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChord TrackerSightSingy Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (171 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha Corporation of AmericaMehdi Ghasemi

Customer experience

Chord Tracker

All ratings165 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.0%

SightSingy Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

SightSingy Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chord Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

SightSingy Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chord Tracker free?
Chord Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SightSingy Notes free?
SightSingy Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chord Tracker or SightSingy Notes?
SightSingy Notes is rated higher. Chord Tracker averages 3.6 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while SightSingy Notes averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Chord Tracker or SightSingy Notes have ads?
Both Chord Tracker and SightSingy Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chord Tracker or SightSingy Notes?
Chord Tracker ships an update every 5 months, and SightSingy Notes weekly. Most recently, Chord Tracker was updated on October 22, 2026 and SightSingy Notes on October 24, 2026.

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