PorchtonePorchtone is made by an independent developer who is also a gigging singer-songwriter in Southern California. It exists because songs get lost between a voice memo, a notes app and a chord chart. Porchtone keeps the chords, the band, the take and the words of a song in one place, on your phone.
The guides on this site answer the questions that come up while writing: which chords go together, how to write a bridge, how to catch an idea before it's gone. They start with what you already have, and mention Porchtone only where it actually helps.
How we check these facts
- Music theory on this site (chords, keys, numerals, capo shapes) is generated from the same code the app uses, so the two always agree.
- Facts about iPhone apps (menu paths, formats, prices) come from Apple's own pages and are re-checked at least every 90 days. The date on each guide changes when we update it.
- Steps are written from doing them on an iPhone, not from memory.
Sounds and data
Porchtone only uses sounds and data that are free for anyone to use commercially. Rhymes and syllable counts come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Copyright © 1993–2015 Carnegie Mellon University, BSD-style licence). Instrument samples come from free Creative Commons libraries, credited inside the app.
Spotted a mistake?
Email info@porchtone.com. We fix confirmed errors and update the date on the page.
Privacy
The app has no accounts and no analytics, and your songs never leave your phone. The details are in our privacy policy.