# What Chord?

> Chord names by shape

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1251111343](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1251111343)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1251111343`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pavlo Ignatov
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (166 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-27
- **First published:** 2017-08-01
- **Size:** 2.31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/what-chord/id1251111343)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.facebook.com/notes/whatchord/privacy-policy/1212436802265078/](https://www.facebook.com/notes/whatchord/privacy-policy/1212436802265078/)

## Description

What Chord? is a handy pocket tool to decipher guitar chords by their shapes. It helps you quickly identify the name of a chord from the finger positions you see or play, making practice and sharing easier.

Whether you're naming chords in a song, showing progress to others, or exploring how moving a finger up a fret changes the chord, What Chord? makes it simple to learn and communicate chord names on the go.

## Rankings

- #110,483 — Overall
- #75 — transpose

## Review summary

Users widely praise the app for its simple interface and usefulness in identifying chords and notating music, with value for players using multiple tunings. However, reviews note reliability gaps for complex chords and occasional misidentifications; some wish for audio playback and deeper chord coverage beyond beginner levels. Overall, What Chord? is a helpful, beginner-friendly tool that could improve with broader chord support and greater robustness.

### Pros

- Easy, inviting interface.
- Very helpful for identifying chords and notating songs.
- Works across tunings (guitar/ukulele) and helps reference the correct chord.
- Encourages exploration with fingerboard plotting and chord-finding features.

### Cons

- Limited to basic chords; not reliable for more complex chords.
- Not always IDs chords correctly; accuracy can vary.

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