Comparison

Chord Tracker vs CLMix

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
Read full description

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

CLMix

Features
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CLMix lets audio engineers control a console remotely over the network (OSC/UDP), with channel faders, mute, pan, aux sends, and preset recall.

Screenshots

Chord Tracker4 screens
CLMix3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CLMix at none against Chord Tracker's shown. CLMix also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chord Tracker ships an update every 5 months, CLMix every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chord Tracker versus CLMix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChord TrackerCLMix
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (170 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha Corporation of AmericaCROSSLIGHT GOSPEL CHURCH

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

CLMix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chord Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

CLMix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chord Tracker free?
Chord Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CLMix free?
CLMix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chord Tracker or CLMix have ads?
Chord Tracker shows ads; CLMix does not.
Which is updated more often, Chord Tracker or CLMix?
Chord Tracker ships an update every 5 months, and CLMix every 3 days. Most recently, Chord Tracker was updated on October 12, 2026 and CLMix on October 15, 2026.

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