AnyChord vs Chordify
Same starting point, a different idea of who owns the grid.
Chordify also turns a YouTube video into chords, and has done so for years, with a catalogue and a community far larger than AnyChord's. AnyChord is narrower on purpose: the phone you play from, the video you play along with, no account, and corrections that stay yours.
Chordify: Web, iOS and Android, subscription · chordify.net
Side by side
| AnyChord | Chordify | |
|---|---|---|
| Chords from any YouTube video | Yes | Yes |
| Grid scrolls in time with the video | Yes, bar by bar | Yes |
| Correct a chord yourself | Yes, on the beat, undoable | Yes, with an account |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Tuner and metronome | Free | In the app |
| Free tier | Four new songs a month, kept for good | Limited features |
| Price | €3.99 a month or €39.99 a year | Subscription, see chordify.net |
| Instruments shown | Guitar diagrams | Guitar, piano, ukulele |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad | Web, iOS, Android |
Where Chordify is better
- · A catalogue of millions of songs already analysed, many corrected by the community.
- · Piano and ukulele diagrams, and a web version that works on a laptop.
- · Android.
Where AnyChord is better
- · No account: the app is usable the second it is installed, and nothing about you is stored anywhere.
- · What you analyse stays available for good, subscription or not.
- · Corrections on the beat, undoable, that follow the song even after it is analysed again.
- · One price, in euros, through Apple: cancel from your iPhone settings.
Chordify is the larger service by far. AnyChord is one developer's answer to a narrower question: what does a guitarist need on the phone, tonight, to play the song they just heard.
Questions
Is AnyChord a Chordify alternative?
For a guitarist with an iPhone who plays along with YouTube videos, yes: both turn a video into a chord grid that scrolls with playback. Chordify covers more instruments and platforms; AnyChord asks for no account and keeps what you analysed free for good.
Can I import my Chordify songs?
There is nothing to import: search the same song on YouTube in AnyChord and analyse it. The first analysis takes a few minutes, then it opens instantly for everyone.
Which is more accurate?
Both listen automatically and both make mistakes, most often on riffs without a third. Chordify's popular songs have often been corrected by its community; in AnyChord you correct a chord yourself in two taps.
Try it on your own song
Four songs a month are free. No account.