Piano Chords and Scales

Name: Piano Chords and Scales
Rating: 4.8 (9149 reviews)
Author: Sincere Apps

By: Sincere Apps App

Learn, play and compose songs

Overview

Version:

8.8

Last updated: 2026-06-16

Features & Capabilities

Chords and Scales lets you explore chords, scales, and chord progressions and compose songs intuitively and interactively. It is displayed on a virtual piano and staff, with options to play ascending, descending, and harmonic voicings, and to change the root note and inversion. The built-in song composer guides you to lay out progressions and suggests chords based on the selected scales.

Key features include a large chord and scale library, chord progressions, audio playback for everything, MIDI in/out, piano and staff views, interactive circle of fifths, and easy search by root, inversion, or notes. It’s designed for learners and professionals to understand music theory and unlock creative inspiration.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Music & Audio

By:

Sincere Apps

Rating:

4.80

(9,149) 10 new ratings

Version:

8.8 Last updated: 2026-06-16

Version code:

886992035

Creation date:

2013-10-24

Compatible devices:

Size:

171.29MB

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 18,354 ▼ 28

Other rankings

#45 in component keyword 13 ▲ 6

Other platforms

Piano Chords and Scales (v2.3)

1,101,144 4.02

(1,821)

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Developed by:

Sincere Apps

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/piano-chords-and-scales/id714086944

Website:

https://www.chordsandscales.app/

User Reviews

Reviews praise the app for its clean UI and its effectiveness as a learning tool for chords and scales. The free version is useful and the premium tier offers more scales at a fair price. However, users frequently report subscription prompts that are hard to close, paywall limitations, and several stability/input bugs, especially on Mac and with MIDI-style keyboard layouts.

Pros

Excellent UX/UI design: clean, intuitive, and well organized.
Powerful learning tool for chords and scales; helps players of all levels understand and identify chords quickly.
Free version provides useful content and the premium upgrade adds more scales at a reasonable price.
Useful multi-view features (piano view, notation, and sheet) that enhance learning and practice.

Cons

Persistent subscription prompts and inability to exit on Mac (felt like a forced subscription).
Free tier is limited; core features and scales require subscription (paywall).
Reliability issues and bugs (app freezes/crashes; scale/keyboard bugs).
Keyboard input not aligned with standard MIDI layouts, affecting chord-entry accuracy.