ChordBank review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Pick ChordBank if you want to learn and look up chords with feedback from your own guitar. If you want a complete song-based course or your device runs an iOS version below 18.6, look elsewhere.

What ChordBank is

ChordBank started as a chord library and now includes lessons. The description lists 14,000+ hand-curated chord fingerings, a Chord Coach that listens through the microphone, games and flashcards, a tuner that says which peg to turn, a reverse chord finder and video lessons from Berklee-trained teachers. The April 2026 update rebuilt the lessons into units from first chords to alternate tunings.

Who it suits

• Learning guitar chords
• A chord reference with feedback

Strengths

• The chord library is free for all users, per the description
• A microphone-based Chord Coach and games give feedback on your real guitar
• Left-handed mode, custom tunings, a metronome and backing tracks
• No tracking and no data linked to you

Limits

• Requires iOS 18.6
• The age rating notes advertising, and the description says the membership removes ads
• The description quotes $47.90 a year, while the price list shows a ChordBank Pro Yearly item at $35.99
• Narrower than a full guitar course

What the free version does

The description says access to the chord library is free for all users. A membership gives full, ad-free access to all of ChordBank's features.

Price

On the US App Store in November 2026, the price list includes monthly memberships at $4.99 and $7.99, ChordBank Pro Yearly at $35.99, ChordBank Platinum+ at $14.99 and other items from $2.99 to $9.99. The description quotes $4.99 a month, $47.90 a year, or $14.99 a month for an All Access membership covering four of the developer's guitar apps.

Privacy

The privacy label declares no tracking and no data linked to you. Only usage data is collected, without being linked to your identity.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a fretboard with numbered finger positions and a key wheel for choosing chords, and a lesson list with videos such as Seventh Chords and Tuning 101.