Square Note vs ASU Catholic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
ASU Catholic
Stay connected with your faith community. Discover upcoming events, access religious texts, and make contributions directly through the app. It's a convenient way to engage with your spiritual life.
- View upcoming events
- Access religious texts
- Make contributions
- Engage with community
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Connect and engage with the ASU Catholic app! You will be able to view upcoming events, give, read the bible, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Square Note at every 4 weeks against ASU Catholic's every 11 months. Square Note also leads on ratings volume (67 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). ASU Catholic's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ASU Catholic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Note has 67 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, ASU Catholic every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square Note | ASU Catholic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Oblates of St. Joseph | ALL SAINTS ROMAN CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER TEMPE |
Customer experience
Square Note
ASU Catholic
In-app purchases
Square Note
No in-app purchases
ASU Catholic
No in-app purchases
