Comparison

Square Note vs Motion Arts Dance Academy

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

Motion Arts Dance Academy

Manage your dance academy account effortlessly. Register students for classes and events, access invoices, and make payments. Receive important studio updates and announcements directly to your phone.

Highlights
  • Student registration
  • Event sign-ups
  • Invoicing and payments
  • Push notifications
  • Account management
Features
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WELCOME TO MOTION ARTS DANCE ACADEMY! The Motion Arts app allows you to manage your account with ease. You can register current and new students for the upcoming dance year, as well as special studio events. You will be able to access the invoicing for your account and make payments. You'll also receive push notifications about important class changes, studio closings, registration openings, special announcements, and any upcoming events. The Motion Arts app is an easy to use, on the go way to access everything Motion Arts right from your smartphone.

Screenshots

Square Note4 screens
Motion Arts Dance Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Square Note at every 4 weeks against Motion Arts Dance Academy's every 20 months. Square Note also leads on ratings volume (70 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 4.7 for Motion Arts Dance Academy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Note has 70 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, Motion Arts Dance Academy every 20 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Square Note versus Motion Arts Dance Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare NoteMotion Arts Dance Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (70 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOblates of St. JosephMotion Arts Dance Academy

Customer experience

Square Note

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

Motion Arts Dance Academy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Motion Arts Dance Academy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Square Note

No in-app purchases

None

Motion Arts Dance Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square Note free?
Square Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motion Arts Dance Academy free?
Motion Arts Dance Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square Note or Motion Arts Dance Academy?
Motion Arts Dance Academy is rated higher. Square Note averages 4.7 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Motion Arts Dance Academy averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Square Note or Motion Arts Dance Academy have ads?
Neither Square Note nor Motion Arts Dance Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Note or Motion Arts Dance Academy?
Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, and Motion Arts Dance Academy every 20 months. Most recently, Square Note was updated on October 24, 2026 and Motion Arts Dance Academy on October 24, 2026.

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