# ChordShapes : Guitar Chords

> The intelligent chord engine

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1570684582](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1570684582)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1570684582`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mathieu Routhier
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (139 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2021-06-21
- **Size:** 43 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chordshapes-guitar-chords/id1570684582)
- **Website:** [https://www.mathieurouthier.com/chordshapes/](https://www.mathieurouthier.com/chordshapes/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.mathieurouthier.com/chordshapes/privacypolicy.html](https://www.mathieurouthier.com/chordshapes/privacypolicy.html)

## Description

ChordShapes: Guitar Chords is a powerful intelligent chord engine for guitar, ukulele, and other plucked instruments. It shows classic chord shapes and every variation across the fretboard, with over 50 chord types and more than 7,500 chords, including slash chords. You can swipe a chord diagram to strum in real time, with the strum following your finger's speed and direction. Choose steel or nylon strings for a more accurate sound, and long-press a diagram to view it bigger.

Beyond chords, the app offers a reverse lookup to identify chords, scale-based diatonic chords, and the ability to create rich chord sheets that can be saved and exported as PDF. Explore alternate tunings (including custom tunings with 3–7 strings) and see how chords translate to that configuration. This makes ChordShapes a comprehensive tool for learning, composing, and performing music.

## Rankings

- #120,098 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users praise the app as easy to use, visually appealing, and well organized, with reliable performance. They particularly value support for alternate tunings and the premium upgrade. However, several reviewers flag pricing and paywalls for advanced features as a drawback. Others want better chord lookup/navigation—faster access, sorting options, and the ability to save or export chords from the lookup. Additional feature requests include PDF exports, triad-only views, and broader chord variation support. Despite these, the app is widely recommended for guitar chord work.

### Pros

- Easy-to-use, visually appealing, and well-organized interface with smooth performance.
- Supports alternate tunings, expanding the range of playable chords.
- Premium upgrade is valued and considered worth the price by many users.

### Cons

- Pricing and paywalls for advanced features are a common complaint.
- Chord lookup/navigation could be improved: difficult to scan, requests for sorting options and easier access to saved/exported chords.
- Feature gaps and requests such as PDF export, triad views, and broader chord variations indicate room for growth.

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