TextMusic vs KEX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextMusic
Create musical scores using text-based notation. This app offers a rational keyboard for quick input, supports complex musical elements, and includes 90 instrument sounds. Export your compositions in various formats like MIDI, PNG, and PDF.
- Text-based musical notation
- 90 built-in instrument sounds
- Support for complex musical elements
- Export to MIDI, PNG, PDF, TXT, M4A
- Rational keyboard for quick input
- Playback and loop functionality
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TextMusic is a quick-notate App based on Jianpu ( Numbered musical notation ), all musical sheet elements are composed of texts. It build-in 90 kinds of instrument, and support up to 32 voice parts. Learn more about Numbered Musical Notation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_musical_notation Main features: ‣Rational designed keyboard for quick notation. ‣Build-in 90 Instruments sound ‣Exports MIDI, PNG, PDF, TXT, M4A ‣Support Multi-parts, Chords, Arpeggio Chords, Tuplets, Portamento,Tied note,Tied chord,Tremolo,Glissandi,Grace note,Flower note(Guzheng technique),Trill, Loops,Jumps.. ‣Musical Tags ‣Varying tempo, Varying Volume, Varying Instrument.. ‣Font adjustment ‣Color adjustment ‣Automatic layout notes by inputing bar-line ‣Playback,Loop playback with selected range, Select, Copy, Cut, Paste, Undo ‣Friendly UI ‣Piano keyboard Please learn more from the file's "Settings" - "Help"
KEX
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手機App讓用戶能透過Ipad平板電腦遠端控制KEX點歌機。進行基本操作，包括點歌，插播，切歌，控制音量，切換原伴唱，升降Key等。方便家庭和商業客戶。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: KEX at Free against TextMusic's $4.99. TextMusic's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
KEX is free to download; TextMusic costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TextMusic ships an update every 2 weeks, KEX monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextMusic | KEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 474 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supertintin Co., Ltd | DeepWork Technologies Limited |
In-app purchases
TextMusic
No in-app purchases
KEX
No in-app purchases
