Reviews of Chordial - Chord Dictionary

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List of user reviews and ratings for Chordial - Chord Dictionary

Total ratings

4.10 (Rating count: 56)

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Review summary

Users praise Chordial for its clean design, quick and easy chord lookups, and usefulness across multiple instruments. It’s seen as a strong, functional reference tool with a simple UI. Repeated drawbacks center on stability and maintenance: crashes or inability to open on various iOS versions due to lack of updates, and concerns about inaccurate chord fingerings or naming in some cases. Overall, the concept and UI are solid, but the app needs better ongoing maintenance and more accurate chord data.

Pros

Clean, intuitive user interface and design
Very functional with fast chord lookup
Easy to use and navigate, suitable for quick references
Supports multiple instruments (guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin)
Handy to have for playing tabs and quick chord checks

Cons

Crashes or won’t open on current iOS versions due to lack of ongoing maintenance
Not updated to latest iOS versions, leading to compatibility problems and obsolescence
Some chord fingerings or names are incorrect, causing confusion for users

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 4.10

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22% (8)

Date	Author	Comment
2023-09-03	BW*****	I keep this app open on my iPhone next to my iPad when playing tabs. So easy to do a quick lookup when I run across a chord I don’t know.
I keep this app open on my iPhone next to my iPad when playing tabs. So easy to do a quick lookup when I run across a chord I don’t know.
2023-02-21	Cr*****	Crashes when attempting to open.
Crashes when attempting to open.
2023-02-20	Ru*****	This app is very functional, and has a great design.
This app is very functional, and has a great design.
2022-11-12	Al*****	This app would be good except for one thing: you are giving enharmonically incorrect names for chords and keys. For example you are calling B flat A sharp and so on. Nobody plays in A sharp, or C sharp, or D sharp. That’s how you get weird chords with multiple sharps. While technically you are correct, this is very confusing. Let’s call these chords/keys the names that people actually use, which is their enharmonic flats. Thanks.
This app would be good except for one thing: you are giving enharmonically incorrect names for chords and keys. For example you are calling B flat A sharp and so on. Nobody plays in A sharp, or C sharp, or D sharp. That’s how you get weird chords with multiple sharps. While technically you are correct, this is very confusing. Let’s call these chords/keys the names that people actually use, which is their enharmonic flats. Thanks.
2022-07-07	Go*****	My bros and I want to play some music together but we’ve got a Uke a Banjo a Guitar and Mandolin this app is simply perfect and extremely underrated. It’s like black magic.
My bros and I want to play some music together but we’ve got a Uke a Banjo a Guitar and Mandolin this app is simply perfect and extremely underrated. It’s like black magic.
2021-09-19	sa*****	This is not working iOS 14 on iPhones anymore, too bad
This is not working iOS 14 on iPhones anymore, too bad
2020-12-06	RG*****	This app is super handy and easy to use. I use this app all the time.
This app is super handy and easy to use. I use this app all the time.
2020-08-12	Fl*****	Great simple app to find chords for ukulele, guitar, etc. so easy to navigate...so glad it’s back!
Great simple app to find chords for ukulele, guitar, etc. so easy to navigate...so glad it’s back!
2020-04-25	Sa*****	App doesn’t even open when I click on it! Shuts down immediately.
App doesn’t even open when I click on it! Shuts down immediately.
2019-10-02	Ch*****	Crashes immediately upon load. Running iOS 13.1.1 on iPhone Xr.
Crashes immediately upon load. Running iOS 13.1.1 on iPhone Xr.