# Piano Companion: chords,scales

> Jazz Dictionary & Progressions

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id598574333](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id598574333)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id598574333`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Songtive
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,318 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.129.916
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2013-02-09
- **Size:** 109 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/piano-companion-chords-scales/id598574333)
- **Website:** [http://www.songtive.com/products/piano-companion](http://www.songtive.com/products/piano-companion)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.songtive.com/pages/privacy](http://www.songtive.com/pages/privacy)

## Description

**Piano Chords, Scales Companion** is a music theory and practice app for pianists, composers, students, and jazz musicians. Play notes on the interactive keyboard or connect a MIDI keyboard to identify chords, explore inversions, view chord and scale notes on the grand staff, and understand intervals, degrees, fingering, and compatible scales.

Explore 1,500+ chords and 10,000+ scales, practice with the Circle of Fifths, build progressions, and listen to chords or scales in loop and arpeggio modes. Create custom chords, scales, fingerings, chord charts, and favorites. Additional tools include MIDI output for DAWs, a metronome, playable piano, progression practice, and a songbook for writing, performing, exporting, or printing lead sheets.

## Rankings

- #48,128 — Overall
- #61 — transpose

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its deep chord/scale library, progressive builder with inversions, and utility for learning and composing. However, frequent crashes, unreliable sound playback, and licensing/purchase frustrations (restore issues and subscription changes) are common criticisms. The interface can feel complex, and stability and licensing/support improvements are repeatedly requested.

### Pros

- Extensive chord and scale dictionary/encyclopedia with diagrams and audio
- Chord progression builder with inversions and automatic voice-leading
- Educational and great for learning piano chords and for composing
- Visual chord representations on treble and bass clefs

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability; app often crashes or returns to home screen
- Inconsistent or missing sound playback in scales/chords and other sections
- License/purchase issues and concerns about restoring purchases and subscription changes
- Steep learning curve and confusing navigation with too many pages

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