SimpNote vs MuTone Note
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/
MuTone Note
Create and edit simplified music scores, staff scores, and drum scores. Generate MIDI playback files and convert MIDI to scores. Supports hundreds of instruments and multiple parts simultaneously. Export scores as PNG images or high-quality PDF files.
- Simplified music score editing
- Staff score editing
- Drum score editing
- MIDI playback file generation
- MIDI to score conversion
- Multiple instrument support
- Export to PNG and PDF
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Support the editing and creation of simplified music score, staff score and drum score, MIDI playback files can be generated, and MIDI files can be converted into music scores, Support the mutual conversion of simplified music and staff, It supports the playback of hundreds of musical instruments, Support simultaneous performance of multiple parts, Supports exporting PNG pictures, Support the export of high-quality PDF files, Support chords, continuous notes, decorative notes, repetition, jumping house and other music symbols
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpNote at 4.4 against MuTone Note's 2.5. SimpNote also leads on ratings volume (74 vs 2) and review sentiment (72% vs 56%). MuTone Note's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). 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. SimpNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and MuTone Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpNote holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpNote has 74 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of SimpNote's written reviews are positive against 56% of MuTone Note's.
SimpNote ships an update every 6 weeks, MuTone Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpNote | MuTone Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (74 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better | 55.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 炯龙 吴 | 英群 陈 |
Customer experience
SimpNote
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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
MuTone Note
- Unlock All features$19.99
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