# Simple Music - amazing chords creation keyboard app with free piano, guitar, pad sounds, and midi

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Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id392986789](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id392986789)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id392986789`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Keynote Star Inc
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (101 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2015-08-04
- **First published:** 2010-09-25
- **Size:** 67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-music-amazing-chords-creation-keyboard-app-with/id392986789)
- **Website:** [http://keynotestar.com/?portfolio=simple-music-video](http://keynotestar.com/?portfolio=simple-music-video)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://keynotestar.com/?page\_id=578](http://keynotestar.com/?page_id=578)

## Description

Simple Music is a chord-driven keyboard app that visually simplifies playing music. Slide your finger to generate chords anywhere; higher notes and chords surround the action, making it intuitive and future-friendly.

In the full version you can switch between piano, guitar, and pad sounds, record performances, consult a chords reference, use a metronome, and control MIDI. You can perform complete songs or accompany a singer, making it a versatile tool for practice, composition, and performance.

## Rankings

- #143,886 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Simple Music for its intuitive, beginner-friendly design and its ability to spark creativity, with a nice range of sounds. The main drawbacks are intrusive ads and upsell prompts, frequent rating requests, and licensing/purchase friction (re-purchasing after reinstall or upgrades). A few reports mention UI annoyances and stability hiccups. Overall, it’s a valuable tool for learning chords and quickly generating ideas, but monetization and UX friction distract from the experience.

### Pros

- Intuitive and beginner-friendly, making it easy to generate ideas and explore harmony.
- Very good for creativity and getting back to basics, helping you focus on playing and writing.
- Offers a variety of sounds (piano, guitar, pads) with generally appealing tones.
- Helpful for learning chords and harmony, and for practicing chord progressions.
- Some users view it as a useful reference for circle of fifths and chord construction.

### Cons

- Ads and upsell disrupt usage, with frequent prompts to rate or buy, and ads that can obscure parts of the interface.
- Forced rating prompts and persistent requests to rate or purchase can feel intrusive.
- Licensing and purchase friction, including re-prompting to pay after reinstall and changes in upgrades that feel like repurchasing.
- Occasional UI annoyances and stability issues mentioned by a subset of users.

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