ChordButter: Easy Songwriting

Name: ChordButter: Easy Songwriting
Rating: 4.6 (790 reviews)
Author: Christian Hengst Daniels

By: Christian Hengst Daniels App

Chord Progressions & Melody

Overview

Version:

1.6.1

Last updated: 2026-09-16

Ranking

#60,858 ▼ 50

Overall

Features & Capabilities

ChordButter is a simple songwriting and music creation app for musicians, producers, and beginners. Build chord progressions with a visual chord composer, generate song ideas, receive smart chord suggestions, and create melodies that stay in key. Backing track options, drums, bass, arpeggios, and rhythm patterns help you develop complete demos anywhere.

Use the built-in notepad for lyrics, explore chords on the fretboard and piano roll, practice improvisation, and learn music theory through visual tools. Export chords and lyrics as TXT files or send MIDI creations to DAWs such as Ableton, Logic Pro, and GarageBand.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio Education Writing

By:

Christian Hengst Daniels

Rating:

4.60

(790) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.6.1 Last updated: 2026-09-16

Version code:

891129596

Creation date:

2023-12-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

81.97MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-19

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Ranking

# 60,858 ▼ 50

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

Christian Hengst Daniels

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chordbutter-easy-songwriting/id6471820796

Website:

https://chordbutter.com/

User Reviews

Users praise ChordButter for its intuitive interface, easy idea capture, and useful exports to MIDI/DAWs. However, recurring concerns focus on the subscription-based model and cost, occasional bugs and disruptive UI changes, and missing features like external MIDI input, Ableton Link, and robust drum programming. Overall, it’s a strong time-saver for quick idea generation, but may be less appealing to those seeking free access or advanced live/MIDI capabilities.

Pros

Very user-friendly and intuitive design that makes it easy to capture and iterate on musical ideas.
Great for quickly sketching chord progressions and melodies, aiding songwriting flow.
Strong export capabilities (MIDI and chord exports) that facilitate moving ideas into a DAW.
Solid time-saver and brainstorming tool for rapid idea generation and song-structure mapping.

Cons

Pricing and monetization model is a major drawback (saving/exporting often requires a subscription or upfront purchase) and is viewed as expensive.
Occasional bugs and UX issues (playback problems, interface changes, and unintuitive controls) that can disrupt workflow.
Missing essential features (no external MIDI keyboard input, no Ableton Link, limited drum programming options) and perceived limited value compared with similar apps.
Perceived value vs. price relative to competitors (e.g., some users compare to GarageBand/FL Studio and feel pricing is too high).

Recent reviews

I just want to enter four chords with basic bass and drum track so I can jam on guitar, don’t know how to do it. The developer responded with a one minute “tutorial”. It showed nothing. I don’t need lyrics, just a basic track so I can change keys by bars. I want bass and drum track imbedded, I don’t want to have to create them.

by go*****, 2026-08-31

Chord Butter…. sounds about right. I never leave reviews, but I was having truly an awful awful night. The only thing I could think of in the moment was finding an app that can create instrumental so I can sing and channel my hard times through. This app has a beautiful interface, quick loading, super, super super fun chords that make every generation sound very unique, interesting, modern and makes it very fun. The price is pretty good. If I was to leave one recommendation, I would say to add more instrument variations to the generation. Keep up the great work.