Ukulele Companion — User Manual
Welcome to Ukulele Companion, an offline 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 15 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, performance mode, setlists, batch operations, PDF export, and chord playback.
Start a Song
Guided songwriting flow — pick a key and scale, build a progression, write lyrics, transpose, and save to your songbook.
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, recording from your ukulele, or using the step sequencer to build loops and rhythmic patterns.
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.