Square Note vs Tarpup
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!
Tarpup
This app uses AI to help you find roommates, study partners, and buy/sell items on campus. Simply create a prompt detailing your needs, and it connects you with relevant individuals in real-time, simplifying campus connections.
- AI-powered connections
- Find roommates
- Locate study partners
- Buy and sell on campus
- Real-time matching
- Prompt-based requests
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TarpUp is an AI-powered prompt marketplace for connecting people to others with shared interests. On TarpUp, using AI, you can connect with prospective roommates, find study partners, buy and sell things on campus. No more depending on friends to help you connect with others for your needs or flood group chats with requests: with a simple prompt, tell TarpUp what you need and let it connect you with the right people in real-time. Let’s make your connections with others even simpler and better!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Square Note at 70 against Tarpup's 1. Square Note also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Tarpup's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). 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.
Tarpup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square Note has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Square Note ships an update every 4 weeks, Tarpup every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square Note | Tarpup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oblates of St. Joseph | Winner Anigbogu |
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
Tarpup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square Note
No in-app purchases
Tarpup
No in-app purchases
