# YouCompose — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of YouCompose by Elstar, rated 4.40/5 from 35 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/youcompose/id690183662/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/youcompose/id690183662.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (13 of 50) ### 4/5 — Yo *2020-04-15, version 5.14* Se cierra actualizan porfavor y si fuera posible exportar xml gracias. ### 3/5 — Limitations *2018-03-03, version 4.23* It’s good and all but the number of instruments for a symphony is limited ### 3/5 — Nette App, wenn... *2017-12-09, version 3.9.7* ..da nicht der Zwang der Quantisierung wäre, die sich nicht abschalten lässt. So wird das eingespielte derart verändert, dass es nicht wieder zu erkennen ist. So für mich so nicht zu gebrauchen. Wenn das behoben wird, gibt es 5 Sterne. ### 4/5 — Wonderful App! *2017-05-30, version 3.9* Great learning tool for music theory and composing. It would be nice if it included the option to harmonize (automatically) with full chords (for chord instruments) and to include chords on the score sheet (jazz scores). Looking forward to future updates as this app has much potential for all aspiring and professional musicians and composers. ### 3/5 — Where is this going? *2017-01-11, version 3.8* A good idea, which needs further refinement and development. Possibly one to keep an eye on. Nic ### 5/5 — Outstanding App on IPad Pro *2016-04-21, version 3.6* I just discovered ver 3.6 and loaded it on my ipad pro 9.7 music dedicated iPad. I have been looking for a compositional tool like this for a long time. it is just amazing once I downloaded the manual and got into the program. I highly recommend this for all composers, beginners or advanced. The output possibilities are excellent to say the least. I also have it running on an iPad Air 1 also with ease. ### 3/5 — Needs a little work *2016-02-19, version 3.5* This is an impressive app but not all it could be. The transport control is minimal and really frustrating when you want to edit a section and have to scroll all day to find the edit points. This version also has some grit on the audio but no way to adjust the buffers so I don't know if it's the samples or my phone. I think the features are impressive as far as importing via midi etc. but the interface still needs some improving. Maybe it should be iPad-only for better results. ### 5/5 — Seems good so far *2015-12-11, version 3.4.3* @doublebassdog: That's an iTunes problem, I've had it happen with other apps. Contact Apple. If it were an app problem you should contact the dev directly anyway, not in a review. Haven't used this a whole lot yet, like what I see so far though. ### 5/5 — Une application extraordinaire! *2015-11-17, version 3.4.3* fantastique et surprenante!Cette application est un petit génie de la musique qui permet d'orchestrer brillamment n'importe quelle mélodie, avec un large choix d'instruments et d'ensembles. Le travail est enregistré au format PDF, et les compositions peuvent être exportées dans d'autre applications ! J'adore. ### 5/5 — A stand-out app for composing on iOS devices *2015-11-12, version 3.4.3* I am very happy with the app and the redesigned upgrade certainly makes it much, much better. Simple interface, tons of instruments and it lends itself to some neat creative uses. ### 5/5 — Real fun, kinda strange *2015-10-22, version 3.4.2* Real fun app, sorta weird but so many good ideas from it. ### 5/5 — Holy Cow!!!! *2015-09-23, version 3.4* This is just amazing. If you can hear it in your head, you can make it a reality. This is just so much fun to work with! I am completly blown away. Easy interface; great harmonizing. I feel like I can really release a creative part of me that was locked up. So cool. ### 4/5 — excellent *2015-09-04, version 3.4* je dis bravo, on peut faire de jolis morceaux et obtenir la partition est top. FELECITATIONS ! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Deleting a song ? *2022-03-04, version 5.17* That’ll stop ww3 from igniting And deleting your app from half its users ### 1/5 — Plante à l’ouverture *2022-02-21, version 5.16* Inutilisable ### 1/5 — No Sirve! *2014-10-22, version 2.8* La acabo de instalar en un ipad4 y no me deja ver la ultima linea... la del Bajo... donde esta el boton de harmonizar. Sin ese boton la aplicacion no sirve para nada. ### 2/5 — MIDI Failure *2026-04-09, version 9.17* This app has such potential, but each time I try to load a MIDI file, it only loads one instrument part - and even then, it doesn’t sound anything like the original. I got this to work with my MIDI files which is not doable at the moment. ### 2/5 — No chords oops *2018-02-15, version 3.9.7* no chord music chamber pot music 1800s ?? ### 2/5 — It’s almost perfect. *2017-12-16, version 3.9.7* Your Limited to copy and paste only one melody per track so there’s no mixing around different parts that you may like to use. Extremely Difficult to stretch your notes to the desired length within the segment. Unable to drag segments around wherever you want them. It’s nice for generating short ideas but I wouldn’t use this to compose an entire song as it is currently. ### 2/5 — Huh? *2015-12-11, version 3.4.3* Used this app for a couple of weeks and loved it. Then... Tried to update it! It never updated. In fact, it stopped in the middle and has been hung up there ever since. I can't use it, I can't delete it, I can't reload it. It's just taking up space on my 3rd generation iPad in never-never land. Anyone else? If it worked I would give it 5 stars. ### 2/5 — Needs updating *2014-10-23, version 2.8* When I first used this it was amazing - then after the latest iOS upgrade this will only show part of the app. Developer is behind on updates. ### 2/5 — Great idea, but needs work *2014-07-16, version 2.6* I love the general idea of this app. I do have a problem with it, which makes it unusable for me at the moment: there is no way you can input the notes with the keyboard in a decent way. The only thing that seems to work are simple quarter notes and eight notes, but the moment you want to add anything more complex, the result is unusable. Please fix this, and I will gladly update my review. Thanks! ### 3/5 — Very Interesting, Needs More Tools *2019-10-28, version 4.25* I really love the idea of this app, but it needs better note drawing tools in piano roll midi note drawing and modification. It also needs to save the settings you make when writing original melodies. Currently, if you delete the melody, it resets the settings. It also really needs a count in when playing a melody live. In fact, I would really like to see an implementation for melody loops to go beyond a single bar. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome helper! *2023-12-31, version 8.22* This is a great app! A major boost to one’s creativity. I’ve been eyeing this app for a while and finally decided to check it out and i am pleasantly surprised by all the features and capabilities. It is very simple and yet gives you so much room to experiment. MIDI connectivity is great and the selection of in app instruments is great! It won’t necessarily compose for you but it will do most of the work and leaves you in control of your sketches. Great for composing something beyond the mundane. A cherry on top of your inspiration. ### 5/5 — Awesome !!! *2023-01-06, version 7.21* Fantastic app, thank you very much ! ### 5/5 — Full of Surprises - coremidi? Inter App Audio? Yup! Ignore low raters *2021-11-06, version 5.16* Low Raters, I’ll deal with you later in the review… Starting with the cheerful and clever tutorial, this app surprised and delighted me. I’m not a trained composer but this app made me want to be one. I think the devs and creative minds behind this gem need to be recognized as a real rarity these days - quality for quality’s sake. Bravo! ———— ————- ————- To all the confused reviewers who want this to be better than Cubase and Sibelius combined # or the reviewer who’s big complaint was that this software couldnt possibly be used because there’s not a $6,000 full multisampled orchestra included - have some perspective and recognize the cost of this app in comparison. I imagine you are the kind of person who regularly gives Uber drivers 3 stars or rarely tips more than 15% at restaurants. You understand it’s not like a movie rating, right? It’s pass/fail. After a certain number of non-5-star ratings, the app starts to suffer. Just like Uber drivers. Sorry, rant over. ### 5/5 — iOS 14 problem!!! *2020-09-19, version 5.14* Update please ### 5/5 — De loin la meilleure aide à la composition sur le marché *2020-05-14, version 5.14* Une aide précieuse pour aider à solutionner un problème ou à l’aborder sous un angle différent. Cette application mérite beaucoup plus de reconnaissance, et surtout ses développeurs. C’est vraiment très intelligent. ### 5/5 — Even better than Intermorphic’s WOTJA!! *2019-09-26, version 4.25* This app clearly is impressive. What it is capable of is beyond my understanding, but I love it!! Well done team, you’ve impressed a very stubborn organist!! The fugue I generated was class-act!! Absolutely stunning. Keeps me extremely fascinated! 💯 ### 5/5 — Une énorme pépite *2018-05-14, version 4.23* Pour ceux qui ne maîtrisent pas assez le solfège et qui veulent tout de même jouer et écrire de la musique. Le logiciel est livré complet avec de nombreux instruments et il est riche en fonctions. Par exemple, la possibilité d’éditer un enregistrement au clavier ou midi sous forme d’une partition directement modifiable et jouable. A mon avis, c’est un excellent assistant musical pour tous ceux qui conçoivent des jeux. ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2018-02-09, version 4.23* It takes getting used. There is a learning curve. I understand a little about music and can read it. This app is definitely worth the money. I recommend it if you know nothing about music but want to create it. Or if you are a musician looking for ideas and inspiration. I have also found it useful for giving me ideas for the Bridge. It is a great spring board. ### 5/5 — Great *2018-01-22, version 4.22* This brilliant app has only got better and more accessible ### 5/5 — I love this app!! *2018-01-22, version 4.22* After years of trying to understand composition technique - I have a more than patient source of examples and assistance in creating my own compositions. I have copies of this app on both my iPad and iPhone. I have tried many algorithmic composition tools over the years, YouCompose beats them all! It’s much easier to understand orchestral concepts like hocketing, I can just compose an example of a rich score to illustrate the concept based on my own melodies. The same is true of creating things for smaller jazz ensembles. Thank you. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-06.*