Comparison

TextMusic vs Numbered Musical Notation

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

Numbered Musical Notation

Features
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The application to make numbered musical notation and dynamic numbered musical notation. Features: -Quick input of simplified music scores -Dynamic music playing -Music score and chord -Picture and music score sharing -Music score file saving

Screenshots

TextMusic4 screens
Numbered Musical Notation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Numbered Musical Notation at Free against TextMusic's $4.99. TextMusic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On 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

Numbered Musical Notation is free to download; TextMusic costs $4.99 up front. Numbered Musical Notation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextMusic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextMusic ships an update every 2 weeks, Numbered Musical Notation every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TextMusic versus Numbered Musical Notation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextMusicNumbered Musical Notation
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupertintin Co., Ltd荣庄 杨

In-app purchases

None

TextMusic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Numbered Musical Notation

One-time1
  • Pro 版本$12.99

Questions

Is TextMusic free?
TextMusic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numbered Musical Notation free?
Numbered Musical Notation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TextMusic or Numbered Musical Notation have ads?
Neither TextMusic nor Numbered Musical Notation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextMusic or Numbered Musical Notation?
TextMusic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Numbered Musical Notation every 6 weeks. Most recently, TextMusic was updated on September 23, 2026 and Numbered Musical Notation on September 10, 2026.

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