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Ukulele Companion — User Manual

Welcome to Ukulele Companion, a free, offline, ad-free app for learning ukulele on Android and iOS. Choose your platform below to view the manual tailored to your device.

Android Manual

For Android phones and tablets. Covers the navigation drawer, Google Play installation, and TalkBack accessibility.

iOS Manual

For iPhone and iPad. Covers the tab bar navigation, App Store installation, and VoiceOver accessibility.

Both editions cover the same features — the only differences are navigation style and platform-specific details like installation and accessibility.

What's Inside

Each manual covers 14 sections:

Getting Started

Installation, first launch, and navigating the app.

Explorer

Interactive fretboard, chord detection, and scale overlay.

Chords

Browsing the chord library and saving favorites.

Patterns

Strumming and fingerpicking pattern reference.

Progressions

Common chord progressions in any key, with tap tempo.

Favorites

Saving and organizing your favorite voicings.

Songs

Creating chord sheets with auto-scroll, transpose, key detection, and ChordPro import/export.

Settings

Tuning, themes, sound, and more.

Learning & Practice

Progress tracking, daily challenges, practice routines, and achievements.

Play Along & Chord Training

Real-time play-along with chord detection and chord transition animation.

Tuner

Chromatic tuner with needle meter, string buttons, and neural pitch detection.

Pitch Monitor

Real-time scrolling pitch visualization with chord detection.

Metronome

Adjustable tempo, time signatures, accent patterns, and subdivisions.

Melody Notepad

Compose melodies by tapping notes or recording from your ukulele.

Companion Book

The Complete Ukulele Learning Book is a free PDF covering everything from first strums to jazz voicings and fingerstyle technique. It pairs well with this app as a structured learning path.

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About the App

Ukulele Companion is designed with a simple philosophy:

  • Free forever — no ads, no in-app purchases
  • Fully offline — no internet required, no analytics, no tracking
  • No login — just open and play
  • Educational — built for beginners and learners

Whether you are picking up a ukulele for the first time or brushing up on music theory, this app has tools to help you along the way.