Comparison

SongFixer™ vs JustChords

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

Head to head
About

SongFixer™

This music app allows users to perform songs live with synchronized lyrics and chords. It offers real-time key and tempo adjustments, with advanced features available for purchase once and usable across all devices.

Highlights
  • Live performance with synchronized lyrics
  • Real-time key and tempo adjustment
  • Internet lyric and chord search
  • Cloud sharing between devices
  • One-time purchase for advanced features
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Imagine an app where you can load any karaoke or backing track, search the internet for lyrics and guitar/bass and ukulele chords scroll up in time with the audio as your perform live. Change key and tempo available! Almost no effort required! As if that wasn't enough! Change the key of the song instantly with the press of a button and the guitar or ukulele chord charts change to match. You can even speed up or slow down the songs as you wish. Too good to be true? It's here and you can get your songs ready on your devices. Share them between devices and even share them with friends and other band members via a cloud! Now available on all devices. Buy advanced features only once and they will work on all of your devices as you switch between them. And you keep them forever! "SONGFIXER - The power to perform your song your way!"

About

JustChords

Organize your song library with chord charts and lyrics. Create or import songs, sync across devices, and build setlists for live performances. Supports various music notations and audio playback.

Highlights
  • Chord chart and lyric editor
  • Import songs from online sources
  • iCloud device syncing
  • Setlist creation and sharing
  • AirPlay lyric projection
  • Audio player and recorder
  • Support for multiple music notations
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JustChords is your complete tool for cataloging chord charts and lyrics. Create charts from scratch, import them from files, or pull them from online sources — building a library that's always with you, synced across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud. Use JustChords standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in your favorite DAW. FEATURES • Setlists, with sharing and collaboration • Song editor is based on ChordPro and supports chords & lyrics, note sheets (PDF), chord beats, guitar tabs and ABC notation • Change Key, Capo, Piano Transpose, Rewrite into key • Metronome & Tuner • Autoscroll • Guitar, ukulele and piano chord diagrams, including alternate tunings • Audio player & recorder. Attach your tracks from Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, URL or local file • Project lyrics or a dedicated stage display via AirPlay, with rich configuration options • Bluetooth / MIDI pedal support • Chord Beats — visualize chord duration right in your chords & lyrics, send chord notes over MIDI as they play, and trigger predefined MIDI messages on section changes • Tonic Pad — an ambient backing pad matched to your song's key • PlayTogether — keep your whole band in sync live, hands-free

Screenshots

SongFixer™1 screens
JustChords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: JustChords at 4.9 against SongFixer™'s 4.0. JustChords also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (348 vs 1). SongFixer™'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SongFixer™ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and JustChords sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JustChords holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JustChords has 348 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of SongFixer™'s written reviews are positive against 94% of JustChords's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SongFixer™ ships an update every 3 months, JustChords every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SongFixer™ versus JustChords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSongFixer™JustChords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (348 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1348 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIJAM Music Pty LtdMarek Palka

Customer experience

SongFixer™

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JustChords

All ratings348 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.9%

Bugs and requests

SongFixer™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

JustChords

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when importing songs from online sources
  • Pinch zoom feature stopped working
  • Songs disappearing from library
  • App unable to load songs from library in certain conditions
  • Multi-column view not functioning on iPad
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  • PDF export inconsistently includes/excludes metadata
  • Control+S keyboard shortcut non-functional on iPad and desktop
  • Choppy scrolling between songs
  • Tagging system filters incorrectly (excludes songs with multiple tags)
  • Songs won't open when tapped (reported on iPhone 8 with iOS 16.7.4)
  • Sticky notes placement requires manual adjustment

Requested features

8 requests
  • Apple Pencil direct annotation with eraser capability
  • Standard tag filtering logic (show songs with selected tags)
  • Bluetooth pedal support for song navigation without touching device
  • Web-based editor for songs
  • Direct in-app sharing to other users
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  • Improved documentation and user manual
  • Smoother song-to-song scrolling transitions
  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SongFixer™

One-time3
  • Chord Fingering for SongFixer$3.99
  • TempoFixer for SongFixer$4.99
  • KeyFixer for SongFixer$7.99
7 purchases

JustChords

One-time7
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Nice Chords!$2.99
  • Buy me a pineapple$4.99
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  • Rock On!$6.99
  • Buy me a book$7.99
  • Big Thanks!$17.99
  • Legendary Support!$44.99

Questions

Is SongFixer™ free?
SongFixer™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustChords free?
JustChords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SongFixer™ or JustChords?
JustChords is rated higher. SongFixer™ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while JustChords averages 4.9 from 348 ratings.
Do SongFixer™ or JustChords have ads?
Neither SongFixer™ nor JustChords shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SongFixer™ or JustChords?
SongFixer™ ships an update every 3 months, and JustChords every 2 weeks. Most recently, SongFixer™ was updated on October 16, 2026 and JustChords on October 18, 2026.

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