Comparison

Square Note vs InnerMonk

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

InnerMonk

This app helps you establish a daily prayer routine with morning and evening prayers composed by monks. It tracks your progress, offers text-to-speech for prayers, and provides access to monastery news, podcasts, and live streams.

Highlights
  • Morning and evening prayers
  • Prayer progress tracking
  • Text-to-speech prayer reader
  • Access to monastery news and events
  • Live Mass and Vespers streams
  • Prayer request submission
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Get into the habit of praying a short prayer each morning and each evening with the free Honor Your Inner Monk app. This app features short morning and evening prayers composed by the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, a Benedictine monastery in southern Indiana. This app records your progress by counting your daily prayers during the month and includes a text-to-speech function that will read the prayers to you. It also keeps you connected to Saint Meinrad by giving you quick access to our websites, news and events, the "Echoes from the Bell Tower" podcast and blog, and Mass and Vespers streamed live from the Archabbey Church. You can also submit a prayer request to the monks of Saint Meinrad!

Screenshots

Square Note4 screens
InnerMonk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Square Note at 4.7 against InnerMonk's 4.4. Square Note also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). InnerMonk's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Square Note holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Note has 67 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Square Note's written reviews are positive against 75% of InnerMonk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, InnerMonk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Square Note versus InnerMonk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare NoteInnerMonk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67 ratings) — better4.4 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOblates of St. JosephSaint Meinrad Archabbey

Customer experience

Square Note

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

InnerMonk

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Square Note

No in-app purchases

None

InnerMonk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square Note free?
Square Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InnerMonk free?
InnerMonk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square Note or InnerMonk?
Square Note is rated higher. Square Note averages 4.7 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while InnerMonk averages 4.4 from 13 ratings.
Do Square Note or InnerMonk have ads?
Neither Square Note nor InnerMonk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Note or InnerMonk?
Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, and InnerMonk every 2 months. Most recently, Square Note was updated on September 7, 2026 and InnerMonk on September 9, 2026.

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