# NotateMe Now

> Handwriting music notation software with score capture and playback. (iPhone/iPad app by Neuratron Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notateme-now/id783567215 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Neuratron Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/699470142)
- Category: Music, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.20/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 107 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 27 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-12-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notateme-now/id783567215/reviews.md

## What is NotateMe Now?

Free single-staff version of NotateMe - the ground-breaking music composition software from Neuratron, featuring powerful handwriting recognition and PhotoScore Now printed score capture.

iPad Pro & Apple Pencil recommended for best results.

- Quickly and accurately enter music notation with your finger or stylus.

- Write music on the train, in a plane, by a lake, or just sitting comfortably on your sofa!

- Simple, intuitive interface with little to distract you from your creativity - similar to writing with pen and paper, but with instant playback, editing and a score suitable for printing at the end!

- Includes PhotoScore Now - A free 1-staff version of the PhotoScore Add-In (In-App Purchase) for full NotateMe. Take photos of printed sheet music with your device's camera, so you can play back and edit them with NotateMe Now! Recognizes 5-line staves and most markings including chords, flags, beams, rests, accidentals, articulation marks, clefs, key signatures, time signatures, tuplets, slurs, ties, hairpins and text including lyrics, dynamics and instrument names. Note: Requires 5MP camera & 1 GB RAM - so not for iPad 2, iPhone 4S, iPad Mini (1st gen) or earlier.

- Great when learning or teaching music notation.

- Email MusicXML and MIDI files of your scores to friends or other musicians. Open in desktop notation packages.

- NotateMe Now recognizes a wide range of music notation symbols, including notes (with solid, open, and slanted noteheads), flags, beams, leger lines, multiple voices per staff, chords, rests, accidentals (natural, sharp, double sharp & flat), augmentation dots, ties, slurs, hairpins, clef changes, key signatures. Barlines, clefs, time signatures and triplets are added automatically.

- It works while you write - the printed score updates automatically without you needing to stop and wait.

- If NotateMe Now doesn’t recognize your style immediately, keep at it, as it will adjust.  Leave clear space between symbols and make markings clearer with further strokes if any transcription errors occur.  If you experience problems, tap 'Help Improve NotateMe' from the Export menu and we will analyze your handwriting to help us improve NotateMe further.


DEVICE REQUIREMENTS 

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED: 
iPhone 5/s/c, iPod Touch 5 onwards, iPad (2nd generation onwards, 3rd generation onwards for PhotoScore Add-In), iPad mini
Screen size - 4 inches diagonal
Writing implement - Finger or stylus
PhotoScore Add-In: 5MP rear facing camera with auto-focus, 1 GB RAM. Good lighting conditions.

Note: It may take a short while for you to become accustomed to aligning parts of musical symbols when writing using a finger, particularly on a smaller screen. 

WILL NOT RUN ON iPhone 3GS OR iPod Touch 4th Gen or earlier.

RECOMMENDED: 
iPad Pro with Apple Pencil
Screen size - 9.7+ inches diagonal 
PhotoScore Now: 5MP rear facing camera with auto-focus, 1 GB RAM. Good lighting conditions.

## Key features

- Handwriting music notation
- PhotoScore Now printed score capture
- Instant playback and editing
- MusicXML and MIDI export
- Recognizes wide range of notation symbols
- Automatic barlines, clefs, and time signatures

## Recent user reviews (10 of 107)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notateme-now/id783567215/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t open photo

*2025-05-11, version 4.1.1.0*

This app needs a lot of updates and fixes; it crashes when you try to open a photo score.

### 5/5 — It is heavenly angelic good

*2025-01-14*

I like it soooo much! I highly recommend this! This is totally good! Get it, Please!

### 2/5 — PDFS? why not?

*2024-05-06, version 4.1.1.0*

The upgraded PhotoScore has sooo much potential, but it can’t read PDF’s. Why not? Adding the step of screenshotting each page Ned loading the photos is getting so frustrating I’m just using the MacBook instead

### 4/5 — Good

*2024-04-03*

The app is good. It’s not the best but it’s OK. It wasn’t set up very well, but it works good like when I take a picture of sheet music and then I click the play button. It plays the picture that I took very well. The app looks like it was made for a computer screen on my phone. It is very big and some of the words are cut off and you can’t see them very well, the app does sometimes crash, but besides for that, it’s very good.  developers if you could please improve these things that I mentioned app sometimes crashes and font is cut off by screen.

### 4/5 — Some minor issues

*2024-04-01, version 4.1.1.0*

Mainly find handwriting at the bottom of the screen with nowhere to rest my hand quite tricky if the input area could be in the middle of the screen that would work better for me

### 1/5 — Very disappointing

*2023-07-24, version 4.1.1.0*

I spent 1500 pounds on a new iPad and an Apple Pencil to run this app and it really doesn’t work. It simply is so inconsistent in picking up the pencil that it is more trouble than it is worth. I. Ertainly won’t be wasting any more money buying full app.

### 1/5 — Not free- cost $20.97

*2021-08-16, version 4.1.1.0*

There was no indication given that the App costs money and actually stated it was free so was very surprised and annoyed to see a PayPal charge of $20.97. Apple you need to pick up your game. This is very misleading and should disclose a pay requirement prior to committing to installation.

### 2/5 — Piss poor handwriting recognition

*2021-08-12, version 4.1.1.0*

This would be great if it worked better. Problem is, it makes all sorts of bad recognition errors that are very difficult to correct. It wastes more time than it saves, just to fix the errors. There should be a way to edit the score easily like with cut copy and paste, replace, etc., so that writing recognition errors can be quickly corrected. Instead I often find the need to erase a whole bunch of stuff and redo it. Some stuff cannot be corrected practically.

In summary, the concept is great, especially with the Apple Pencil. The problem is, recognition is terrible, even when it should be plainly clear.

### 1/5 — I wish this app worked

*2021-04-24*

It’s a great idea, but it doesn’t work at all. Quarter notes and rests look nothing alike. Eighth notes look nothing like quarter rests, whole notes look nothing like quarter rests. The only pitches it recognizes, and not even constantly are c and d below the treble. The ap is a great idea and I prefer notating by hand, but it just doesn’t work. An idea isn’t a product.

### 1/5 — Ist überhaupt nicht mehr zu öffnen....

*2020-12-11*

Ist überhaupt nicht mehr zu öffnen...., es sei denn, man deinstalliert und installiert neu. Das lässt schon mal nichts Gutes Ahnen.
Dann Noten eingegeben (Apple iPad Pro 2018, also mit Apple-Stift II, dürfte - fast - state-of-the-art sein).
Kurz gesagt: es ist eine Qual.
1. Will man aus einer ¼ eine ⅛ Note machen (man zeichnet ja das Fähnchen erst als zweites, wenn der Hals schon da steht), dann weigert sich das Programm nachhaltig, KEINEN Zweiklang daraus zu machen.
2. Warum hält sich das Programm nicht an inzwischen übliche Normen bei der Benutzung des Apple-Stiftes II:
- Doppeltip auf die Spitze des Stiftes wechselt zum Radiergummi (in NotateMe Now: unbekannt).
- Handballen auf der Schreibfläche ist deaktiviert, daher verschiebt das Blatt sich auch nicht unwillkürlich (in NotateMe Now: unbekannt...)
Das Ganze ist daher nicht wirklich hilfreich. Ich erspare es mir, die Vollversion auszuprobieren, da gibt es inzwischen andere Programme, vielleicht sind die ja ihr Geld wert... 
Schade, wäre schon fein gewesen.

## Frequently asked questions about NotateMe Now

### What does NotateMe Now do?

NotateMe Now is a music composition application that allows you to write music notation using your finger or stylus, or by photographing printed sheet music with its PhotoScore Now feature. It offers instant playback, editing, and the ability to export your scores.

### What are the key features of NotateMe Now?

Key features include accurate handwriting recognition for music notation, the ability to capture and edit printed sheet music via PhotoScore Now, instant score updates as you write, and export options for MusicXML and MIDI files. It also automatically adds elements like barlines and clefs.

### Is NotateMe Now free to use?

The single-staff version of NotateMe Now is available for free. The PhotoScore Now feature, which allows for the capture of printed sheet music, is an in-app purchase for the full NotateMe experience.

### What devices are compatible with NotateMe Now?

The app is recommended for devices like iPhone 5/s/c, iPod Touch 5 onwards, and iPads (2nd generation onwards). For PhotoScore Now, a 5MP camera and 1GB RAM are required. It is not compatible with older devices like iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch 4th Gen.

### Who would benefit from using NotateMe Now?

This app is beneficial for anyone involved in music creation, learning, or teaching. Composers can quickly jot down ideas, students can practice writing notation, and educators can create teaching materials. It's also useful for musicians who want to digitize and share their scores.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1.1.0 — 2017-06-27

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Replaced Dropbox Sync with improved Import and Export functionality.
- Import from Photos (for PhotoScore) and NotateMe and MusicXML files from iCloud and other apps & cloud services.
- Export to iCloud and other apps & cloud services.
Voice allocation improvements, particularly for 3 and 4 voices.
Other parsing improvements.
Hold down play button in editing mode to toggle between playing back all instruments and just the current instrument.
Mute button fix.
UI tweaks.
Bug fixes.

### 4.1.0.0 — 2017-06-24

Replaced Dropbox Sync with improved Import and Export functionality.
- Import from Photos (for PhotoScore) and NotateMe and MusicXML files from iCloud and other apps & cloud services.
- Export to iCloud and other apps & cloud services.
Voice allocation improvements, particularly for 3 and 4 voices.
Other parsing improvements.
Hold down play button in editing mode to toggle between playing back all instruments and just the current instrument.
Mute button fix.
UI tweaks.
Bug fixes.

### 4.0.3.0 — 2017-03-23

- Next generation handwriting recognition engine.
- Support for Apple Pencil.
- Support for iOS multitasking.
- Hundreds of improvements and fixes making NotateMe even easier to use, more streamlined and intuitive.
- Improvements to voice allocation of rests and whole notes around beamed notes.
- Repeat playback fix.
- Pre-v4 PhotoScore document opening fix.
- iPhone 6/7 Plus screen scaling fix.

### 4.0.2.0 — 2017-03-14

- Next generation handwriting recognition engine.
- Support for Apple Pencil.
- Support for iOS multitasking.
- Hundreds of improvements and fixes making NotateMe even easier to use, more streamlined and intuitive.
- Repeat playback fix
- Pre-v4 PhotoScore document opening fix
- iPhone 6/7 Plus screen scaling fix

### 4.0.1.0 — 2017-03-04

- Next generation handwriting recognition engine.
- Support for Apple Pencil.
- Support for iOS multitasking.
- Hundreds of improvements and fixes making NotateMe even easier to use, more streamlined and intuitive.
- v4.0.1.0: iPhone 6/7 Plus screen scaling fix

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