SimpNote vs 懂音律
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpNote
Easily compose music using a numbered notation system. Write songs, create sheet music, and play your compositions with various input options for rhythm, pitch, and lyrics. Share your musical creations as images or MIDI files.
- Numbered notation input
- Rhythm and pitch customization
- Lyric and accidental input
- Transposition and beat transfer
- Export to image and MIDI
- Real-time playback
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The Jianpu Studio for iPhone & iPad Write, notate and play numbered notation — made for touch. Jianpu is faster than staff notation when you write songs. We built the notation tool we always wished existed on mobile. == FEATURES == [FAST NOTATION] Designed from the ground up for mobile writing - Numbered notation input: up to five octaves, from 32nd notes to whole notes - Lyrics in any language your phone can type - Rich symbol set: slurs, bar lines, legato lines, grace notes, ornaments, repeats - Rhythm X notation - One-tap score info: title, subtitle, key, time signature, composer - Score search: find any piece by title in seconds [PLAYBACK] Notation you can actually hear - Play your score, with sound as you type - Switch instruments and play multiple voices - Play a selection, set the tempo, auto-repeat inside repeat signs - Drag the playback and metronome volume sliders at any time - Choose where the playhead stops when a score ends [MAKE IT YOURS] Your work is more than notes - Page backgrounds: pick a preset or a photo from your library - Adjust paper colour and margins - Set colour and size separately for notes, lyrics, title, subtitle, key/time and composer [EXPORT & SHARE] Better shared than kept - Export images straight to your photo library - Export PDF for printing and layout - Export MIDI to keep arranging in professional music software - Export audio to listen back anytime - Export MusicXML to edit in other notation apps - Network printing, AirDrop, WeChat and other apps - Save to iCloud == Terms Of Use == http://179music.com/2019/09/20/Terms_of_Service/
懂音律
Discover and practice a vast library of music scores for various instruments. Engage with a community of musicians, access AI-powered accompaniment with real-time feedback, and learn from professional teaching videos. Enhance your musical skills through interactive features and tools.
- Vast music score library
- AI intelligent accompaniment
- Real-time feedback on practice
- Professional teaching videos
- Community interaction and sharing
- Music theory knowledge
- Metronome and annotation tools
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A comprehensive platform for music score searching, instrument practice, and learning exchange, specifically designed for music enthusiasts. Through the interaction of millions of influencer users in the community, high-quality music scores are uploaded and shared, making it easy to find scores for practice. [All Instrument Music Scores] It includes a wide range of Chinese and foreign orchestral and percussion instruments such as piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, drum set, guzheng, pipa, and erhu. [Intelligent Accompaniment Practice] The AI music scores can be played. The audio accompaniment practice provides real-time feedback on wrong notes during practice. Segmented playback helps you correct mistakes. [Playing Instruction] Professional teachers' high-quality teaching videos are synchronized with courseware, enabling you to learn and practice simultaneously for rapid improvement. [Community Interaction] Online music learning, creative sharing, and comment interaction allow you to communicate with global musicians and enhance your skills. [Rich Functions] It offers functions such as converting staff notation to numbered musical notation, a built-in metronome, music score annotation, playing recording, automatic page turning, and music theory knowledge. ---- Privacy Policy:https://base.quthing.com/base/agreement/privacy.html?appPackage=rhythm_ios&appChannel=AppStore Membership Agreement:https://base.quthing.com/base/agreement/vip.html?appPackage=rhythm_ios&appChannel=AppStore Renewal Agreement:https://base.quthing.com/base/agreement/auto_renewal.html?appPackage=rhythm_ios&appChannel=AppStore
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SimpNote at none against 懂音律's shown. 懂音律's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (96% vs 72%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. SimpNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 懂音律 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
懂音律 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 243 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of SimpNote's written reviews are positive against 96% of 懂音律's.
SimpNote ships an update every 6 weeks, 懂音律 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpNote | 懂音律 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (74 ratings) | 4.9 (243 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 243 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 炯龙 吴 | 梦莹 张 |
Customer experience
SimpNote
懂音律
In-app purchases
SimpNote
- 月度会员$2.991 Month
- 季度会员$6.993 Months
- 年度会员$19.991 Year
- 永久会员$39.99
懂音律
- 月会员$3.991 Month
- 年会员$24.991 Year
- 2年会员$29.99








