Comparison

Square Note vs Venite.app

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

Head to head
About

Square Note

Access a vast library of Gregorian Chant scores with over 800 unique chants. Learn to read square note notation and hear melodies with adjustable speed and pitch. Ideal for choirs, scholas, or personal study.

Highlights
  • Extensive library of Gregorian Chant scores
  • Learn square note notation
  • Adjustable melody playback (speed, pitch)
  • Customizable chant viewing settings
  • Bookmark favorite chants
  • Search by name or full text
  • Includes Mass Propers, Commons, and Kyriale
Features
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Gregorian Chant for the Masses! Square Note puts a huge library of Gregorian Chant scores—over 800 unique chants and counting—right at your fingertips. Always wanted to learn how to read square note notation? Always wanted to have the amazing Gregorian Chants of the Catholic Church on your iPhone and iPad? Square Note brings the ancient music of the Church to your mobile devices, ready for you to utilize in your schola, your choir, or your home. * Beautifully rendered chant that automatically formats itself to fit nicely on your screen. * Hear the melodies of the chants, adjusting speed and pitch, to learn how the chants are sung. * Easily adjust chant viewing settings, including zooming in, zooming out, and toggling certain chant markings. * Bookmark your favorite chants or the ones you'll be practicing in your schola. * Search and find chants by name or even by searching through the full text of the chant. * Automatically include Gloria Patri paradigms to your Introit and Communion antiphons. CURRENT CHANTS: Mass Propers for the Proper of Seasons (Ordinary Form and Extraordinary Form); some propers for major Feasts and Solemnities; most commons for both the OF and EF; Latin Kyriale, including all traditional 18 Masses and 6 Creeds; some Marian antiphons (simple and solemn forms) and a smattering of other antiphons and hymns. More chants to come--let us know what you'd like to see included!

About

Venite.app

Create daily prayer bulletins and access the Daily Office with this app rooted in the Anglican tradition. Features include automatic bulletin generation, saved verses, a meditation timer, and customizable prayer reminders. Listen to liturgy in various voices with optional background tracks.

Highlights
  • Automatic bulletin generation
  • Save favorite verses/prayers
  • Meditation timer
  • Custom prayer reminders
  • Listen to liturgy aloud
  • Export to Word document
Features
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Venite.app is a bulletin creator and Daily Office prayer app rooted in the Anglican tradition of the Episcopal Church. Features • Automatically generate bulletins for the Eucharist or Daily Office for any date • Save favorite verses or prayers • Take a moment to breathe with an in-app meditation timer • Set custom reminders to send you notifications when it's time to pray • Pray the Office, listen to it read aloud, or export it to a Word document Audio • Listen to the liturgy spoken in a variety of voices • Optional background tracks to help focus your prayer • Easy integration with Bluetooth audio and other remote controls to pause, fast-forward, and rewind Content • Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline • Rite I, Rite II, and Enriching Our Worship • Coverdale Psalter, 1979 BCP Psalter, and Inclusive Psalter • NRSV, ESV, KJV, and more Bible translations

Screenshots

Square Note4 screens
Venite.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Square Note at 13.0 against Venite.app's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Square Note against 4.8 for Venite.app. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 93 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 93% and 93% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, Venite.app fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Square Note versus Venite.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare NoteVenite.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (70 ratings)4.8 (93 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7093 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOblates of St. JosephGregory Johnston

Customer experience

Square Note

All ratings67 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative1.9%

Venite.app

All ratings93 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%

Bugs and requests

Square Note

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot get music to play on iPhone
  • Playback won't work after iOS 14 update
  • Sundays of paschaltide enumerated differently in OF & EF

Requested features

25 requests
  • Add liturgical calendar for 1962 missal
  • Add traditional nuptial propers (deus Israel)
  • Include psalm tones for singing psalms
  • Add common chants of the Divine Office
  • Add different tones of the Te Lucis hymn
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  • Add the antiennes des Vêpres
  • Include parts of the Divine office (e.g., compline)
  • Add the Exultet
  • Add chants from the breviary (Roman Breviary hymns)
  • Add Mass XVIIII and Feast of All Saints Introit, Gradual, Alleluia, Offertory, Communion
  • Add the Benedicamus Domino for Masses
  • Separate Marian antiphons from other Marian chants
  • Add a keyboard for playing notes
  • Add the Jubilate Deo sequence (beginners compilation)
  • Provide alternate chant sounds
  • Allow transposition into other octaves
  • Include English translations of each chant
  • Add sung chants, not just notes
  • Offer a crisper sound option for chant tone
  • Provide a choice of different types of chant tones
  • Add notation for punctums or scalici
  • Add notation for the Exultet
  • Add notation for breviary hymns
  • Add notation for Mass XVIIII and Feast of All Saints
  • Add notation for Benedicamus Domino

Venite.app

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square Note

No in-app purchases

None

Venite.app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square Note free?
Square Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Venite.app free?
Venite.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square Note or Venite.app?
Venite.app is rated higher. Square Note averages 4.7 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Venite.app averages 4.8 from 93 ratings.
Do Square Note or Venite.app have ads?
Neither Square Note nor Venite.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Note or Venite.app?
Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, and Venite.app fortnightly. Most recently, Square Note was updated on October 24, 2026 and Venite.app on October 24, 2026.

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