BDS Laundry Start vs NoteScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BDS Laundry Start
Easily pay for laundry cycles at participating locations using your phone. Purchase credit, start machines via Bluetooth, and track your transaction history. View machine availability and receive completion alerts.
- Pay for laundry cycles via app
- Bluetooth machine control
- Purchase credit and manage account
- View transaction history
- Check machine availability
- Receive cycle completion alerts
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating BDS Laundry locations. BDS Laundr Start is an iPhone application providing the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use BDS Laundry Start to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code on the machine • Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.
NoteScribe
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**NoteScribe: Loop & Beat Studio** turns drawing into music. Sketch a line, tap a grid of colorful pixels, or press piano keys — every input locks to the key and scale you choose, so nothing you play is ever a wrong note. Three ways to create: **Draw** — sketch freehand across the canvas and watch your line become a melody, mapped note by note to pitch and time. **Pixels** — tap cells on a grid to place notes precisely, building patterns you can see as well as hear. **Piano** — play a full on-screen keyboard that's already scale-locked, so improvising always sounds right. Pick any key and scale — major, minor, and more — and every note you draw, tap, or press snaps to it. It's an easy way to explore music theory by ear: hear how a scale actually sounds instead of just reading about it. Layer a beat under your melody with a built-in kick, snare, and hi-hat, and choose 2, 3, or 4 hits per beat to shape the groove. Choose from a palette of instrument colors to give each part of your composition its own voice and its own color on the canvas, so a piece you draw is also a piece you can read at a glance. When you're happy with what you made, export it as a MIDI file to bring into GarageBand, Logic, or any other music software, or export straight to WAV audio. Share a code so a friend can open your exact composition on their own device. Built for anyone who wants to make music without already knowing music theory — kids learning their first scales, beginners who've never touched an instrument, and musicians who want a fast, visual way to sketch ideas. Because every note is scale-locked, there's no such thing as a wrong note: just draw, tap, or play, and it sounds like music. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/melodymusicprivacy/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BDS Laundry Start at none against NoteScribe's 1. BDS Laundry Start also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. NoteScribe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BDS Laundry Start asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BDS Laundry Start | NoteScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KioSoft Technologies LLC | Oussama Oumlil |
Bugs and requests
BDS Laundry Start
Reported bugs
3 issues- App frequently logs users out
- Payment errors and failures
- Inconsistent machine status updates
Requested features
3 requests- Allow custom payment amounts
- Improve machine availability tracking
- Add option to extend dryer time
NoteScribe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BDS Laundry Start
No in-app purchases
NoteScribe
- Melody Lifetime pro$4.99
Questions
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