“Almost great — Ahhh I downloaded this app because sometimes when I’m not home I like to make music to work on later . Yknow the app seemed really good from what I could see you could add chord progressions and drums loops and all that and…”
Public review signal · 500 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.6 ★5,959 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
223 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
**Everything you need to capture a song idea**
Anyone can write a song anywhere with Demo, the mobile songwriting studio—no instruments or theory required: • Generate playable chords: Build your own or try pre-built progressions with a single tap • Write + build: Write lyrics with a rhyme tool and loop progressions to build the backbone of your song • Record audio: Capture vocals or any audio ideas with a multi-track recorder • Export what you need: Export mixed, stems, MIDI files, or a chord sheet • Sync to iCloud: Access your songs across devices or save storage space on your phone • CoWrite: Share songs with bandmates or collaborators to work together on one project
The songwriting tool built by and for songwriters, no matter your musical expertise.
Get unlimited access to over 100 exclusive features with Demo+ and join us in democratizing songwriting!…
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Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
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Reviewers describe the free version as usable6 reviews · user report
Paywall blocks the basics5 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“Gatekeeping notes — It’s absurd. You have to pay to use anything outside of basic chords. I liked the organization of the app. But it’s really not necessary when GarageBand is on every phone”
“Interesting, but subscription crippled — The app seems very interesting, and it totally looks like a useful tool I might be interested in using, but gating "advanced chord usage behind a subscription paywall is just plainly a poor…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 3.7.
What this app sells
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Business modelFree
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