Comparison

Chord Tracker vs OHAKO

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

OHAKO

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OHAKO is a repertoire management app for singers, instrumental performers, semi-professionals, and hobby musicians. Keep the songs you perform, practice, or want to learn organized in one place, together with the information you actually need before rehearsal or performance. With OHAKO, you can manage: • Song titles and repertoire information • Original Key and your own performance key • Karaoke setup information • Progress for each song • Tags for quick organization and filtering • Credits such as lyricist, composer, and artist • Memos for performance notes, lyrics, cues, and reminders • Media Links to reference videos, audio, or other online resources • Collections for set lists, events, seasonal programs, or personal groups of songs Search your repertoire by title, credits, artist, or tags, and quickly narrow down the songs you need. Collections let you organize songs for a specific performance, event, or purpose while keeping each song in your main repertoire. Add subtitles and notes to divide a program into sections, rearrange the order for each Collection, and keep different set lists without duplicating your songs. OHAKO also lets you share Song and Collection data with other OHAKO users. Shared data can be imported while handling songs that are already in the recipient's repertoire, making it easier to exchange repertoire information without rebuilding everything manually. OHAKO is designed to stay lightweight and practical. It does not try to replace your music library or full-scale notation software. Instead, it helps you keep the essential information about your repertoire ready when you need it. Whether you perform on stage, rehearse regularly, sing casually, or manage your own growing repertoire, OHAKO helps keep your music organized, searchable, and easy to access.

Screenshots

Chord Tracker4 screens
OHAKO4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chord Tracker and OHAKO are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chord Tracker ships an update every 5 months, OHAKO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Chord Tracker versus OHAKO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChord TrackerOHAKO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (171 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings171 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha Corporation of AmericaYosuke Ouchi

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

OHAKO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chord Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

OHAKO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chord Tracker free?
Chord Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OHAKO free?
OHAKO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chord Tracker or OHAKO have ads?
Both Chord Tracker and OHAKO show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chord Tracker or OHAKO?
Chord Tracker ships an update every 5 months, and OHAKO every 2 months. Most recently, Chord Tracker was updated on November 1, 2026 and OHAKO on October 31, 2026.

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