# ChordButter: Easy Songwriting

> Chord Progressions & Melody

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6471820796](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6471820796)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6471820796`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Christian Hengst Daniels
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (791 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2023-12-15
- **Size:** 82 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chordbutter-easy-songwriting/id6471820796)
- **Website:** [https://chordbutter.com/](https://chordbutter.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chordbutter.com/legal/privacy-policy/app](https://chordbutter.com/legal/privacy-policy/app)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #60,838 — Overall

## Review summary

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).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6471820796)