Comparison

Amuse Music Distribution vs Notes.fm

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

Head to head
About

Amuse Music Distribution

Distribute unlimited music to major streaming platforms and social networks quickly. Artists retain 100% of their royalties and earnings, with tools for release building, promotion, and financial tracking. Offers automated advances and flexible royalty splitting.

Highlights
  • Unlimited music releases
  • Deliver to all major streaming services
  • Keep 100% of earnings
  • Intuitive release builder
  • Schedule release dates
  • Promotional pre-saves and smartlinks
  • Daily insights and financial statements
Features
Currently charting
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Release unlimited music from your device to the world in as little as 24 hours. That’s why hundreds of thousands of artists, teams and labels release through Amuse. - Release unlimited music with any of our plans - Deliver to all major streaming services and social networks - Keep 100% of your earnings and royalties - Intuitive release builder makes it easy to create releases and credit contributors - Schedule your release date with any of our plans - Promotional pre-saves and smartlinks available for all releases - Understand what’s happening with your music with daily insights - Spotify verified artist checkmark available to all artists - Detailed financial statements - Withdraw your royalties whenever you choose - Split royalties with your contributors - All artists eligible to receive automated advances - Fast support from real people - Music stays live if you cancel your plan - Plus much more Sign up today, choose a plan that suits you, and within hours your music can be on its way to Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube and many others! Read the Amuse Terms of Use at https://www.amuse.io/en/resources/terms-of-use/ and the Subscription Terms of Use at https://www.amuse.io/en/resources/terms-of-use-subscriptions/

About

Notes.fm

This app helps musicians track and collect all their music royalties in one place. It identifies missing registrations and unclaimed money across over 50 platforms, simplifying royalty collection for artists, songwriters, and managers.

Highlights
  • Collect all royalties in one place
  • Identify missing registrations and unclaimed shares
  • Estimate unclaimed royalties
  • Verify songwriter, performer, and producer credits
  • Track catalog health across 50+ platforms
  • Share credit and registration data
Features
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NOTES Notes is the easiest way to understand and collect all of your music royalties in one place. Every musician deserves all of their royalties. But more than $1 billion goes unclaimed every year, and 50+ platforms each require individual collection. Royalty registrations are fragmented and manual — Notes makes sure you aren't missing money. Collect all of your royalties for your entire catalog. Review your registrations across The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), SoundExchange, and more, and see exactly where royalties are going unclaimed. WHAT NOTES DOES - All your songs in one place — import your existing catalog by artist, playlist, release, or song - Review your catalog for registration issues, including missing registrations, unclaimed shares, and unmatched recordings - See clear, data-backed estimates of unclaimed royalties, built on real stream counts and current mechanical rates - Verify songwriter, performer, and producer credits for the songs in your catalog - Look up the identifiers behind your songs — International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs), International Standard Musical Work Codes (ISWCs), and Interested Party Information (IPI) numbers - Review recording and songwriting splits alongside the registrations they affect - Track catalog health across 50+ royalty platforms - Share song credits and registration data with your team using the native iOS share sheet WHO IT'S FOR - Musicians tracking their own royalties - Songwriters verifying registrations across PROs and the MLC - Managers reviewing catalog health for the musicians they administer - Labels and publishers monitoring registrations and splits - Anyone who wants to understand the credits behind a song BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Notes keeps you connected to your catalog wherever you are. Pull to refresh your review, pick up where you left off with a persistent session, and share anything straight from the app. If you lose connectivity, Notes lets you know and reloads automatically when you're back online. Start with a free account at notes.fm. MUSICIAN SUBSCRIPTION Upgrade to Musician in the app for your earnings on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center, plus notifications when royalties arrive, a statement is ready, or a payment reaches you. Musician is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple Account, and renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://notes.fm/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://notes.fm/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Amuse Music Distribution4 screens
Notes.fm1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notes.fm at 100% against Amuse Music Distribution's 48%. Notes.fm also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Amuse Music Distribution's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 2) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Amuse Music Distribution sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Notes.fm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notes.fm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amuse Music Distribution has 20K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Amuse Music Distribution's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notes.fm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amuse Music Distribution ships an update every 2 weeks, Notes.fm weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Amuse Music Distribution versus Notes.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmuse Music DistributionNotes.fm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmuseio ABNotes Frequencies, Inc.

Customer experience

Amuse Music Distribution

All ratings20,271 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews888 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative43.8%

Notes.fm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Amuse Music Distribution

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Bugs with release date selection
  • Problems with cover art uploads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more music genres
  • Allow custom profile pictures on streaming platforms
  • Provide more detailed earnings reports
  • Improve communication and response times from support

Notes.fm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Amuse Music Distribution

Subscriptions9
  • Amuse Pro Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Amuse Boost Yearly$23.991 Year
  • Amuse Artist Yearly$23.991 Year
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  • Artist Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Amuse Pro Yearly2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Amuse Professional Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Amuse Professional L2 Yearly$84.991 Year
  • Amuse Professional L3 Yearly$144.991 Year
  • Amuse Professional L4 Yearly$264.991 Year
None

Notes.fm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amuse Music Distribution free?
Amuse Music Distribution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes.fm free?
Notes.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amuse Music Distribution or Notes.fm?
Notes.fm is rated higher. Amuse Music Distribution averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Notes.fm averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Amuse Music Distribution or Notes.fm have ads?
Neither Amuse Music Distribution nor Notes.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amuse Music Distribution or Notes.fm?
Amuse Music Distribution ships an update every 2 weeks, and Notes.fm weekly. Most recently, Amuse Music Distribution was updated on October 22, 2026 and Notes.fm on October 20, 2026.

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