Comparison

Factory vs NoteBeat

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

Head to head
About

Factory

Create complex and organic sounds with a powerful modular synthesizer. Explore a vast array of synthesis types, a deep modulation matrix, and dynamic signal flow. Easily find and morph between sounds with a built-in browser and crossfader.

Highlights
  • Modular synthesis with extensive modulation matrix
  • Multiple oscillator engines and synthesis types
  • Dynamic signal flow with 3-FX chain
  • Morph crossfader for sound transformation
  • Preset browser with tagging and rating
  • Sequencers, Arpeggiator, and Quantizer
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Made for complex and organic sounds, Factory sports a big modulation matrix with all kinds of features to create a wildlife of sounds. A vast array of DSP is ready to play: Analog style oscillators and filters, but also different flavors of wavetable synthesis, Wavetable driven Waveguide resonators and a 3-FX-Chain in a dynamic signal flow. With the Morph crossfader, sounds can be changed drastically, but always musically. The Preset Browser with tags and rating makes finding sounds easy and fun. Don´t miss out on super sonic modular mayhem and check Factory today! Key Features: • Poly Synth with Mod-Matrix and Sequencers • 2x10 Oscillator Engines • Sub-Oscillator with Ringmodulation • Noise Generator with 5 colors • 8-voice VA-Sync, Wavetable, Waveguide & Fractal Synthesis • 8x10 Mod Matrix with 36 targets • Morph Fader, 2 States & Copy/Paste • Envelopes and LFOs • Sample & Hold Modul • 4x Sequencers for all kinds of Gates and CV's, incl. 36 motion curves, uni/bipolar. • Arpeggiator, Intonation engine, Scale Quantizer • 11 Filter models & 3x Multi-Effect with drag 'n' drop signal flow • Audio Unit v3 & Standalone • Virtual, Network, External & Bluetooth MIDI • Ableton Link • MIDI Learn & Host Automation • Preset iCloud Sync • Preset Share

About

NoteBeat

Create music with this intuitive beat-making app. It offers dual audio track playback, an 88-key piano sound, and precise note and rhythm input. Preview your arrangements and export them as m4a audio files.

Highlights
  • Dual audio track playback
  • 88-key piano sound
  • Precise note and rhythm input
  • Automatic arrangement preview
  • M4a audio export
Features
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NoteBeat is a simple music arrangement and beat-making app with zero-threshold operation.It supports independent playback of dual audio tracks, with a full 88-key piano sound. You can precisely input notes, rhythms and track information, and preview your arrangement automatically.Once finished, you can export audio in m4a format directly. NoteBeat 是一款简单易用的音乐编曲与节拍制作应用,操作零门槛、轻松上手。应用支持双音轨独立播放,搭载完整 88 键钢琴音色,可精准录入音符、节奏与音轨信息,支持编曲自动播放预览,完成创作后可直接导出 m4a 格式音频。

Screenshots

NoteBeat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NoteBeat at every 3 days against Factory's every 4 months. NoteBeat also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Factory's advantage is ratings volume (487 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Factory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NoteBeat 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Factory against 5.0 for NoteBeat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Factory has 487 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Factory's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoteBeat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Factory ships an update every 4 months, NoteBeat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Factory versus NoteBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFactoryNoteBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (487 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings487 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size347 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSugar Bytes GmbH剑 陈

Customer experience

Factory

All ratings487 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.4%

NoteBeat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Factory

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Presets not loading correctly in DAW projects
  • CC assignment issues causing controls to freeze

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to modulate morph slider
  • Option to modulate effects parameters individually
  • Arpeggiator with retrigger on key press
  • Better integration with GarageBand and other DAWs

NoteBeat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Factory

One-time1
  • Factory Full Version$24.99
1 purchases

NoteBeat

One-time1
  • NoteBeat$1.99

Questions

Is Factory free?
Factory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteBeat free?
NoteBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Factory or NoteBeat?
NoteBeat is rated higher. Factory averages 4.9 out of 5 from 487 ratings, while NoteBeat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Factory or NoteBeat have ads?
Neither Factory nor NoteBeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Factory or NoteBeat?
Factory ships an update every 4 months, and NoteBeat every 3 days. Most recently, Factory was updated on October 5, 2026 and NoteBeat on October 8, 2026.

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