Comparison

SimpNote vs 简谱作曲家

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

Head to head
About

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.

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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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/

About

简谱作曲家

Features
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支持导入乐谱图片识别成谱, 支持多声部编辑, 歌词一键智能录入, 支持简谱到线谱的转换, 支持常用弦乐符号, 支持动效播放, 支持多行歌词,(免除手动录入)支持歌词一键粘贴自动对齐, 支持简谱常见的各种音乐符号(装饰音,倚音,反复,跳房子,多种力度变化....等), 移调改调,支持中途换调, 支持中途改变节拍以及改变演奏速度等, 支持上百种通用乐器音效, 支持导入MusicXml格式的乐谱, 支持导出MP3音频,MIDI文件,MusicXml格式的乐谱,高清PDF文件, 支持导出图片到相册等等, 高度自由的排版系统, 总之功能非常强大,可满足音乐爱好者以及部分教师的制谱教学需求 。

Screenshots

SimpNote4 screens
简谱作曲家4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SimpNote at 4.4 against 简谱作曲家's 3.7. SimpNote also leads on ratings volume (74 vs 3) and review sentiment (72% vs 64%). 简谱作曲家's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. SimpNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 简谱作曲家 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpNote holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpNote has 74 ratings behind it against 3, 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 64% of 简谱作曲家's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpNote ships an update every 6 weeks, 简谱作曲家 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SimpNote versus 简谱作曲家: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpNote简谱作曲家
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (74 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better64.0% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer炯龙 吴英群 陈

Customer experience

SimpNote

All ratings74 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative16.5%

简谱作曲家

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative16.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SimpNote

Subscriptions3
  • 月度会员$2.991 Month
  • 季度会员$6.993 Months
  • 年度会员$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$39.99
1 purchases

简谱作曲家

One-time1
  • 升级会员$39.99

Questions

Is SimpNote free?
SimpNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 简谱作曲家 free?
简谱作曲家 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimpNote or 简谱作曲家?
SimpNote is rated higher. SimpNote averages 4.4 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while 简谱作曲家 averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do SimpNote or 简谱作曲家 have ads?
Neither SimpNote nor 简谱作曲家 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpNote or 简谱作曲家?
SimpNote ships an update every 6 weeks, and 简谱作曲家 every 2 weeks. Most recently, SimpNote was updated on November 6, 2026 and 简谱作曲家 on November 3, 2026.

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