Comparison

TextMusic vs Composer Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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"

About

Composer Pro

Compose music scores with ease using a familiar keyboard layout. This app supports multiple parts, a wide range of instruments, and various musical symbols, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.

Highlights
  • Keyboard-style note input
  • Support for up to 8 parts
  • Over 100 instruments
  • Variety of music symbols
  • Configurable parts and settings
  • Instrument transposition
  • Export without watermark
Features
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A handy sheet music writer app, make writing sheet music feels like typing notes. Tap on the keys with notation in a familiar keyboard layout. Provide a very easy way to compose music score. Support up to 8 parts, over 100 instruments, variety of music symbols and notations. It is very friendly for rookies while professional enough for experts. --------------------------------- UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - Support up to 8 parts - Config parts(add, delete, reorder) - Change key for each part - Change beat type and tempo - Config clef for each staff - Config sound for each part - No watermark image export - No Ads - Support 2nd voice part - Transpose instruments - Change keyboard size - Import data file - Unlock all 100+ instruments - The subscriptions are $9.99 monthly and $49.99 yearly with free trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service, where applicable - Terms of use: https://service.notationpad.com/terms_service.html

Screenshots

TextMusic4 screens
Composer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Composer Pro at Free against TextMusic's $4.99. Composer Pro also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (672 vs 10). TextMusic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Composer Pro is free to download; TextMusic costs $4.99 up front. Composer Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. TextMusic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Composer Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Composer Pro has 672 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 72% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextMusic ships an update every 2 weeks, Composer Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TextMusic versus Composer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextMusicComposer Pro
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (10 ratings)4.5 (672 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings10672 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupertintin Co., Ltd嵩 张

Customer experience

TextMusic

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative16.4%

Composer Pro

All ratings672 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

TextMusic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Composer Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes sometimes placed incorrectly
  • Measures and compositions randomly deleted
  • Inability to restore deleted content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more instruments beyond piano
  • Allow changing time signatures and key signatures without subscription
  • Improve note editing and placement
  • Add export options to save/share compositions
  • Provide more music notation tools and dynamics

In-app purchases

None

TextMusic

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Composer Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited Access$6.997 Days
  • Pro Access$9.991 Month
  • Pro Access$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Access7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is TextMusic free?
TextMusic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Composer Pro free?
Composer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TextMusic or Composer Pro?
Composer Pro is rated higher. TextMusic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Composer Pro averages 4.5 from 672 ratings.
Do TextMusic or Composer Pro have ads?
Neither TextMusic nor Composer Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextMusic or Composer Pro?
TextMusic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Composer Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, TextMusic was updated on September 23, 2026 and Composer Pro on September 24, 2026.

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