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Honest comparison

Chordify alternative: Chord Detector for your own songs

Looking for a Chordify alternative? Chordify is the right tool when your song is in its catalogue. When it is not, drop your own recording or a YouTube link into the box below and read the chords above the lyrics. The comparison under it is honest, down to who should stay with Chordify.

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MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A or FLAC · up to 50 MB · 15 minutes

First full song free with an account No card required First 60 seconds without signing up

  • Your own recordings
  • YouTube links
  • Lyrics under the chords
  • Key, BPM, time signature

The comparison at a glance

  • 2 a daysongs Chordify lets a visitor play on its website; up to 4 with a free account
  • 60 sof chords here with no account, plus the key, BPM and time signature of the whole song
  • $5for 10 credits here (10 full songs), no subscription, credits never expire while your account is active
  • Oct 2026when we checked every competitor price on vendor pages and the US App Store

Which one to pick

What to pick

Stay with Chordify if you look songs up by name, want its iOS or Android apps, or need MIDI downloads on Premium. Try Chord Detector if you have your own recording or a YouTube link, want lyrics under the chords plus key, BPM and time signature, and prefer a $5 pack of 10 credits to a subscription.

Side by side

Chordify alternative compared: six tools, one table

Every cell comes from the vendor’s own pages or the US App Store. Where we could not verify a fact, the cell says so rather than guess.

Prices checked October 2026 on vendor pages and the US App Store; they change, so confirm before you buy. Store prices can differ from web prices, and Chordify’s web prices are not listed here.

Sources: vendor help centers and FAQs, and US App Store listings, all read in October 2026. “See vendor site” means we did not verify that fact.
FeatureChord DetectorChordifyChord aiMoisesChordUKlangio
Runs onWeb browserNo app to installWeb, iOS, AndroidiOS, AndroidNo official PC appWeb, desktop, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
Start without an accountYesKey, BPM and time signature of the whole song, plus 60 s of chordsLimitedVisitor: up to 2 songs per day on the websiteSee vendor siteSee vendor siteSee vendor siteSee vendor site
Free allowanceFirst full song free with an accountNo card. Guests: 5 new analyses a day2 songs a day as a visitor, up to 4 with a free accountLimited set of songs, with adsA free version existsSmaller chord vocabulary than ProSee vendor siteSee vendor siteSee vendor site
Entry price, Oct 2026$5 for 10 credits (10 full songs)One-off credit pack, no subscription. Pro is $9.99 a month after a 7-day trialFrom $8.00 a monthUS App Store. Also $8.99 and $9.00; yearly $42.00 or $54.00. Web prices: see vendor site$10.99 a monthPro, US App Store. Yearly $69.99$5.99 a monthPremium, US App Store. Yearly $39.99; Pro $29.99 a month$4.99 a monthPremium, US App Store. Yearly $39.99$2.99 per transcriptionUS App Store. 10 tokens $9.99; Pro $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year
Your own audio on the free planYesFile up to 50 MB and 15 minutesNoFile uploads need Premium, per the help centerAudio files are a supported inputFree-plan limits: see vendor siteSee vendor siteSee vendor siteSee vendor site
YouTube linkYesPublic videos up to 15 minutesSee vendor siteYesSoundCloud tooSee vendor siteYesSearches YouTube tracksSee vendor site
LyricsUnder the chordsWord timings; shown only to youSee vendor siteYesOn-device, nearly 100 languagesYesEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, ItalianSee vendor siteSee vendor site
Chord vocabularyTriads plus 7, maj7, m7, 6, sus2, sus4, dim, augSee vendor siteFree: major, minor, aug, dim, 7th, M7th, sus2, sus4Pro adds half-dim, dim7, 6/9/11/13, add chords and slash chordsSee vendor siteSimple, Advanced and Bass versionsNotes, not song chord chartsWorks with one instrument
Key, BPM, time signatureAll threeSee vendor siteSee vendor siteKey and BPMSee vendor siteSee vendor site
Stems and live microphoneNeitherSee vendor siteBothMicrophone listening and 4-stem separationStemsVocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and moreSee vendor siteSee vendor site
ExportChordPro and printNo PDF or MIDIMIDI downloadPremium onlyPDF and audio-to-MIDISee vendor siteSee vendor siteSee vendor site
InstrumentsGuitar and ukulele diagramsSee vendor sitePiano, guitar, ukulele, bass, mandolin, banjoSee vendor siteGuitar, piano, ukulele, mandolinPlus sheet-music notesSee vendor site

Free tiers

Chordify free vs Chord Detector free

Both let you try before paying, but the allowances are shaped differently: Chordify’s renews daily and covers its catalogue, ours is a one-time trial that works on any recording.

  • Chordify free

    A daily allowance of catalogue songs

    • Visitor: up to 2 songs per day on the website.
    • Free account: up to 4 songs on the website; on iOS, 4 songs a day.
    • A limited set of songs, with advertisements.
    • No capo hints or file uploads; both need Premium. MIDI downloads are Premium only.

    Source: Chordify help center articles “How do I get my free songs?” and “Is Chordify free?”, read October 2026.

  • Chord Detector free

    A one-time trial on any recording

    • No account: the key, BPM and time signature of the whole song, plus the chords of the first 60 seconds. Guests get 5 new analyses per day.
    • Free account: your first full song with chords and lyrics, no card.
    • Works with your own file (up to 50 MB and 15 minutes) or a public YouTube link.
    • After that, a $5 pack of 10 credits or Pro at $9.99 a month after a 7-day trial.

    The trade-off: our free full song is used once, while Chordify’s daily songs come back every day.

Be honest with yourself

When to stay with Chordify

If the first column describes you, you may not need an alternative at all.

Stay with Chordify when

  • You look songs up by name and the song is in its catalogue.
  • You want the Chordify app on iOS or Android, not a browser tab.
  • You need MIDI downloads, which Premium includes.
  • Two or four songs a day, with ads, is all you play.

Try Chord Detector when

  • The song is your own demo, a rehearsal take or a file that no catalogue holds.
  • You have a YouTube link and want the chords under the lyrics on one page.
  • You want the key, BPM and time signature of the whole song.
  • You would rather buy 10 credits for $5 once than keep a subscription running.

Pick neither when: you need live microphone listening or stems (Chord ai, Moises), sheet music or tabs from one instrument (Klangio), or an app that works offline. Chord Detector has no mobile app, no microphone, no stems and no PDF or MIDI export.

Sites like Chordify

Each tool in one card: best at, limits, price

A Chordify vs Chord ai choice is really catalogue versus phone app that listens. The others each do something else well, and so do we.

  • Web, iOS, Android

    Chordify

    Best at
    Searching for a song and playing along with its chords, in a desktop browser or in the iOS and Android apps. MIDI downloads on Premium.
    Limits
    The free tier covers a limited set of songs, shows ads and has no capo hints or file uploads. A visitor can play up to 2 songs per day on the website.
    Price
    Basic, Premium and Premium Plus, monthly or yearly. US App Store, Oct 2026: monthly $8.00, $8.99, $9.00; yearly $42.00, $54.00. Web prices: see vendor site.

  • iOS, Android

    Chord ai

    Best at
    Chords from audio files, SoundCloud, YouTube or the device microphone, live. Also stems, on-device lyrics in nearly 100 languages, MIDI and PDF export, and piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, mandolin and banjo.
    Limits
    Officially Android and iOS only. Its own FAQ says the PC route is screen mirroring or an Android emulator, and one emulator is “probably not very stable”. Half-diminished, slash chords, voicings and smart capo need Pro.
    Price
    Pro $10.99 a month or $69.99 a year. US App Store, Oct 2026; family-sharing variants cost more.

  • Web, desktop, iOS, Android

    Moises

    Best at
    Stem separation (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and more) and practice tools: pitch and speed control, a metronome, chords along bars and beats, key and BPM, lyric transcription in five languages.
    Limits
    It is a musician's toolkit, so chords are one feature among many. Free-tier numbers: see vendor site.
    Price
    Premium $5.99 a month or $39.99 a year; Pro $29.99 a month. US App Store, Oct 2026.

  • Web, iOS, Android

    ChordU

    Best at
    Three chord versions of a track (Simple, Advanced, Bass) for guitar, piano, ukulele and mandolin, plus notes as sheet music in treble and bass clef. It searches YouTube tracks.
    Limits
    Upload and lyrics rules: see vendor site. We did not verify them, so we make no claim either way.
    Price
    Premium $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. US App Store, Oct 2026.

  • Web, iOS, Android

    Klangio

    Best at
    Turning a single-instrument recording into sheet music and tabs, with Piano2Notes, Guitar2Tabs and Transcription Studio.
    Limits
    The App Store text says it works with one instrument and that note recognition can't separate several. It transcribes notes, not song chord charts.
    Price
    $2.99 for one transcription token, 10 tokens $9.99; Pro $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. US App Store, Oct 2026.

  • Web only, no app

    Chord Detector

    Best at
    Your own recording or a YouTube link, chords above the lyrics, key, BPM, time signature, transpose, ChordPro export and print, on one private page.
    Limits
    No mobile app, no catalogue of other people's songs, no live microphone, no stems, no PDF or MIDI. Tracks are capped at 15 minutes and detection is automatic, so check by ear.
    Price
    First full song free with an account; then $5 for 10 credits, or Pro $9.99 a month after a 7-day trial.

Prices are as of October 2026 and come from the US App Store listings for each app. Sources: Chordify help center, Chord ai FAQ, and the App Store pages of Chordify, Chord ai, Moises, ChordU and Klangio’s Piano2Notes.

Cost walk-through

Three songs a month or thirty: what a year costs

The cheapest paid option flips with volume. Packs win at three songs a month, Pro wins at thirty, and Chordify’s free limits already cover both if every song is in its catalogue and you accept ads.

Twelve months of use, from listed prices only, October 2026. Competitor song limits are not verified here, so subscription rows show price, not allowance.
Option3 songs a month (36 a year)30 songs a month (360 a year)Notes
Chord Detector credit packs4 packs of 10 credits: $2036 packs: $180$5 per 10 credits, $0.50 each, never expire while your account is active
Chord Detector Pro12 x $9.99 = $119.8812 x $9.99 = $119.88Up to 100 songs a month
Chordify free$0$02 songs a day as a visitor, up to 4 with a free account; catalogue songs, with ads
Chordify subscription$42.00 or $54.00 a year, or 12 x $8.00 = $96.00Same price: see vendor site for song limitsUS App Store, Oct 2026; lowest monthly price listed
Chord ai Pro$69.99 a year, or 12 x $10.99 = $131.88Same price: see vendor site for limitsUS App Store, Oct 2026
Moises Premium$39.99 a year, or 12 x $5.99 = $71.88Same price: see vendor site for limitsUS App Store, Oct 2026
ChordU Premium$39.99 a year, or 12 x $4.99 = $59.88Same price: see vendor site for limitsUS App Store, Oct 2026
Klangio tokens36 x $2.99 = $107.64, or 4 x $9.99 = $39.96 for 40 tokens36 x $9.99 = $359.64 for 360 tokensUS App Store, Oct 2026; one token is one transcription of a single instrument

Where the line falls: a pack is $0.50 a song, so two packs ($10.00) cost one cent more than Pro ($9.99). From about 20 songs in a month, Pro is cheaper. Below that, packs are, and credits never expire while your account is active. One credit unlocks one track up to 10 minutes; a longer one costs two credits. Only the result is stored; audio is deleted within 24 hours.

Switching

How to move your practice list over

There is no import button, because there is no shared catalogue to import from. You run each song once, and it stays in your library.

  1. Sort the list in two

    Songs a catalogue already has can stay on Chordify’s free allowance. Songs it lacks, such as your own recordings, rehearsal takes or a video you only have a link for, come here.

  2. Paste a link or upload a file

    A public YouTube video up to 15 minutes, or an MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A or FLAC file up to 50 MB. Private, age-restricted or region-blocked videos can’t be fetched; upload the audio instead.

  3. Read the chart on one page

    Chords usually appear in about twenty seconds, and lyrics a couple of minutes later. Transpose, open the guitar or ukulele diagrams, and let the player highlight the current line.

  4. Keep it

    Every result sits in your song library under a private link. Export ChordPro or print it for the stand. The audio is deleted within 24 hours; see the privacy policy.

Evening Lights Example result, not a recording
KeyC majorrelative minor: A minor
Tempo96 BPMbeats per minute
Time4/4four beats to a bar

Opening chords

  • Ambar 1
  • Fbar 2
  • Cbar 3
  • Gbar 4

More tools

Related Chord Detector pages

If a Chordify alternative is only the first step, these pages cover the other jobs: key and BPM, YouTube links, chord names and progressions.

FAQ

Questions about switching from Chordify

Is Chord Detector a free Chordify alternative?

Partly. Without an account you get the key, BPM and time signature of the whole song plus the chords of the first 60 seconds, from your own file or a YouTube link; guests get 5 new analyses per day. A free account unlocks your first full song with lyrics (1 free credit), no card needed. After that a $5 pack gives you 10 credits, one full song each, or Pro costs $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. Chordify's free tier works differently: a visitor can play up to 2 songs per day on its website and a free account up to 4, from its catalogue.

Does it work like the Chordify app?

No. Chord Detector has no mobile app and no song catalogue to search. You give it a recording or a YouTube link and it returns the chords above the lyrics on a private song page. If you want an iOS or Android app, Chordify, Chord ai, Moises, ChordU and Klangio all list one.

Can I use it on a phone?

Yes, in your phone's browser. There is nothing to install: open chorddetect.com, paste a YouTube link or choose an audio file, and the song page opens in the same browser tab.

Can I upload my own audio on Chordify's free plan?

According to Chordify's help center, free users do not get capo hints or file uploads; both need Premium. Chord Detector accepts your own file or a YouTube link without an account, but shows only the first 60 seconds of chords until you sign up and use your free credit.

How much does Chordify cost?

Chordify's help center lists Basic, Premium and Premium Plus plans, monthly or yearly. On the US App Store in October 2026 the monthly subscriptions are listed at $8.00, $8.99 and $9.00, and the yearly ones at $42.00 and $54.00. We did not check Chordify's web prices, so see its site. Prices checked October 2026 on vendor pages and the US App Store; they change, so confirm before you buy.

What is the difference between Chordify and Chord ai?

Chordify is built around a searchable song catalogue and works in a browser, on iOS and on Android. Chord ai is a phone app for iOS and Android that listens to audio files, SoundCloud, YouTube or your device microphone, and adds stems, lyrics, MIDI and PDF export. On the US App Store in October 2026 Chord ai Pro is listed at $10.99 a month or $69.99 a year. Chord Detector sits beside both: browser only, your own recording or a YouTube link, lyrics under the chords.

Which sites are like Chordify?

The closest by job are Chord ai, ChordU and Moises, which all list chord detection, and Chord Detector if you start from your own recording. Klangio is a different kind of tool: it transcribes a single instrument into notes, sheet music and tabs rather than a song chord chart. Compare free limits and prices in the table above.

Is a credit pack or a subscription cheaper?

For about three songs a month a $5 pack is cheaper: 36 songs a year is four packs, $20. For thirty songs a month Pro at $9.99 beats packs, which would be $15 for the same month. From about 20 songs a month, two packs cost $10 and Pro is cheaper by a cent.

Are the chords more accurate than Chordify's?

We do not publish an accuracy comparison and cannot verify one for other tools. Detection is automatic and can prefer major or minor on an ambiguous recording, so play the first verse against the chart and check by ear.

Prices checked October 2026 on vendor pages and the US App Store; they change, so confirm before you buy. Our own prices are on the pricing page; see the terms and refund policy.

Run your own song through Chord Detector

As a Chordify alternative, Chord Detector earns its place with recordings a catalogue does not hold. Paste a YouTube link or upload a file: the key, BPM and first 60 seconds of chords are free, with no card.

Get chords for my song See pricing

Detection is automatic: check the result by ear. Competitor prices above are as of October 2026.