# Guitar Chord Progression Songwriter

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id554498472](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id554498472)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id554498472`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Christian Inkster
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (21 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2016-10-27
- **First published:** 2012-10-09
- **Size:** 56 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guitar-chord-progression-songwriter/id554498472)
- **Website:** [http://hopefullyuseful.com/](http://hopefullyuseful.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.hopefullyuseful.com/privacy.html](http://www.hopefullyuseful.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Write and learn the best music of your life, in minutes. 

A guitar songwriting tool like no other. Whether you are a beginner who wants to quickly tap out the song in your head or a music master that wants maximum flexibility, Guitar Chord Progression Songwriter will help you to create your best music yet, then help you to play it. 

- Unique fretboard slider allowing instant chord positions and inversions 
- Fantastic responsive strumming interface 
- Record your own or use inbuilt strum patterns for one touch strumming 
- See the chord structure instantly as you play and experiment 
- Any orientation (Right handed, left handed, facing the guitar, looking down the guitar) 
- Full HD retina graphics
- Chord modifier buttons giving even more tones and extensions in real time! 
- Instant access to 1000s of chords 

Also available through in app purchase:

- 5 Unique guitars sounds to choose from, all with adjustable Reverb and Distortion 
- Make your own unique or impossible to physically play chords 
- Record your song then easily change and edit each chord to suit your liking 
- Transpose your song to any key instantly 
- Multiple scales to choose from 
- Full CoreMIDI out support complete with the ability to control other apps 
- MIDI File, Audio Export and AudioCopy

## Rankings

- #260,352 — Overall

## Review summary

The Guitar Chord Progression Songwriter app is praised for being intuitive, easy to use, and a powerful tool for songwriting. Reviewers frequently cite its strong chord library, straightforward chord progression ideas, on-the-go recording, and MIDI export compatibility with DAWs. However, multiple reviewers report stability issues on iOS 10 devices, criticize the pricing and feature gating, and note limited export/share options in the free version. Overall, it's a valuable brainstorming tool for songwriters, but users should be aware of potential crashes, upgrade costs, and export limitations.

### Pros

- Very easy to use and beginner-friendly, making it ideal for songwriting even for users with little music theory.
- Excellent for brainstorming and experimenting with chord progressions, strumming patterns, and song ideas.
- Wide chord library and flexible chord-building, including diatonic progressions and pentatonic nodes.
- MIDI export/out and DAW compatibility, plus in-app recording capabilities.
- Portable on iPhone/iPad with one-handed use, great for on-the-go songwriting.

### Cons

- Stability issues on iOS 10: frequent crashes and unresponsive UI.
- Pricing concerns: high upfront cost and gating of features behind upgrades; the free version is very limited.
- Export/sharing limitations: limited export/print options and some features require paying extra for export.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Guitar Progression Generator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6747004878)
- [Chord Studio](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6749439732) — 5.00 / 5
- [Chord](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1500126852) — 4.80 / 5
- [Chord Builder Guitar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1468703915) — 4.30 / 5
- [GuitarGuide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6753149461) — 5.00 / 5
- [ChordFire](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1560174057)
- [Guitar Chord Composer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760860421) — 5.00 / 5
- [Chord Groove](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6744204612)
- [Just The Chords](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6756286129) — 5.00 / 5
- [Chord Pad - tonaly & chordify](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6747097860) — 4.80 / 5
- [Chord Master Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6773249257)
- [ChordSense](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6463805909)

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id554498472)