Comparison

SimpNote Lite vs NumScore

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SimpNote Lite

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.

Highlights
  • Numbered notation input
  • Rhythm and pitch customization
  • Lyric and accidental input
  • Transposition and beat transfer
  • Export to image and MIDI
  • Real-time playback
Features
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Easy Numbered Notation Compose Tool Write Song, Compose, Make Music Sheet Play Your Artwork! ==FEATURE=== - Numbered Notation Input - Various Rhythm and Pitch - Lyric Input - Accidental Input - Legato, Appoggiatura, Tritone Available - Transposition, Transfer Beat - Keysignature, Beat Setting - Artwork Information Setting ==PLAY== - Sound when input - Play your notation - Play slice for your selection - Tempo Setting - Support Repeat Signature - Setting Instrument ==DESIGN== - Setting sheet background - Setting paper color and alpha - Setting notation/lyric font color - Setting font size ==SHARE== - Export to Image - Export to Midi File - Network Print - Share With Airdrop - Share to Other App 《Terms Of Use》 http://179music.com/2019/09/20/Terms_of_Service/

About

NumScore

Create professional, neat, and beautiful numbered musical scores using handwriting or a virtual keyboard. Supports a vast array of musical notation elements and specific performance signs for instruments like the Guzheng. Offers automatic layout adjustments and multiple export formats.

Highlights
  • Handwriting and virtual keyboard input
  • Extensive musical notation elements
  • Guzheng performance sign support
  • Automatic and adjustable layout
  • Customizable sound fonts
  • Multiple export formats (PDF, MIDI, PNG, Audio)
Features
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NumScore is a professional and efficient tool for making numbered musical score. you can quickly produce professional, neat and beautiful numbered musical score with the app. It use the simplest and most direct input method - handwriting. and also support virtual keyboard input. It supports almost all numbered sheet music elements: basic notes,dotted notes, accidentals, grace notes, tuplets, tied notes, chords, arpeggios, vibrato, staccato, tremolo, trills, mordent, turn,dynamics,alternating tempo signs, alternating key signs, multiple time signs, repeat signs, jump signs, chord signs, multi line lyrics, slurs, ties ... Perfectly support all kinds of performance signs of Guzheng: up slide, down slide, back slide, vibrato, shaking finger, flower finger, gliss, strum... Professional automatic layout function, adjustable layout parameters, adjustable bar density, font, font size, line spacing and other layout details can be adjusted according to user preferences. In addition to the 88 instruments built in App, you can also use your own sound font file (.sf2) , by coping the SF2 file to the SoundFonts directory to invoke the User SoundFonts in the application. Support exporting multiple file formats: PDF, MIDI, PNG, m4a compressed audio, wav lossless audio.

Screenshots

SimpNote Lite4 screens
NumScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpNote Lite at Free against NumScore's $19.99. SimpNote Lite also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 9). NumScore's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SimpNote Lite is free to download; NumScore costs $19.99 up front. SimpNote Lite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. NumScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for SimpNote Lite against 4.3 for NumScore. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpNote Lite has 73 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of SimpNote Lite's written reviews are positive against 89% of NumScore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpNote Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, NumScore every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SimpNote Lite versus NumScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpNote LiteNumScore
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.4 (73 ratings) — better4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB321 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer炯龙 吴Supertintin Co., Ltd

Customer experience

SimpNote Lite

All ratings73 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative16.5%

NumScore

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative2.2%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SimpNote Lite

Subscriptions2
  • 月度会员$2.991 Month
  • 年度会员$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$59.99
None

NumScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpNote Lite free?
SimpNote Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NumScore free?
NumScore costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpNote Lite or NumScore?
SimpNote Lite is rated higher. SimpNote Lite averages 4.4 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while NumScore averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do SimpNote Lite or NumScore have ads?
Neither SimpNote Lite nor NumScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpNote Lite or NumScore?
SimpNote Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and NumScore every 2 weeks. Most recently, SimpNote Lite was updated on October 11, 2026 and NumScore on October 12, 2026.

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