Comparison

ANILOG vs Notography

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

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About

ANILOG

Create unique synthesized sounds with a mobile analog synthesizer. Design vintage video game, chiptune, and synth-pop music with a powerful multi-track sequencer and live performance features. Load it as a plugin in your DAW for ultimate flexibility.

Highlights
  • Morphing analog synthesizer engine
  • Multi-track sequencer with 32 voices
  • Live performance pattern looping
  • Audio Unit (AUv3) plugin support
  • 168 hand-crafted presets
  • Built-in echo tank and sidechain effects
  • MIDI keyboard support
Features
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ANILOG is bursting onto the scene with a totally new approach to making synthesized instruments---this isn't your typical analog synth. Designed by musicians and battle-tested in live performance, ANILOG is a mobile powerhouse! It's great for vintage video game, chiptune, and synth pop music. Perform live music sets with pattern looping and cueing. Load ANILOG in your favorite DAW as an Audio Unit plugin! (ANILOG supports most AUv3 hosts.) For each instance of ANILOG you can choose single instruments in Instrument Mode, or set to Sequencer Mode to play more complex backing tracks. ANILOG is also fully Audiobus and Inter-App Audio compatible. Combine 3 oscillators and a noise envelope to produce bright 80s-style synths, rich deep bass, punchy kicks and snares, a variety of screaming leads, and even breathy woodwinds! It's loaded with 168 hand-crafted presets that respond to touch velocity on the on-screen keyboard or an attached MIDI keyboard. The built-in multi-track sequencer lets you play up to 32 voices simultaneously with per-track reverb and volume send levels. Each song contains its own instrument patch library so you can create the perfect sound. Compose and share songs wherever you are. Speed up your editing by attaching a hardware keyboard. Also supports cool effects like a built-in echo tank and sidechain ducking. This is the ultimate analog workstation that fits in your pocket or on the stage. * Audio Units version 3 (AUv3) compatible * Up to 32 voices * 168 factory preset programs, 168 extra user program storage * 3 oscillators and 1 noise generator per voice * Velocity-sensitive envelopes and properties * 16-track sequencer with import and export * Looping, next-pattern selection, and track mute toggle buttons for live performance * Built-in echo tank, sidechain effect, randomized detuning for warmth * Export/import instrument settings to JSON to share with your friends * Designed for the iPhone, and scales up to an iPad (even in windowed mode) * On-screen note keyboard that can be hidden * Plug in MIDI keyboard * Rad "dark" look that makes it easy to see on stage * Attach a hardware keyboard for enhanced editing shortcuts, use window mode on iPad * Audiobus compatible, IAA compatible

About

Notography

Features
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Notography — Live Music Notation & Precision Tuner Tune to the cent. Notate every phrase you play. Train the intonation that separates good musicians from great ones. Notography is built for everyone who cares about pitch — from brass players drilling partials, to singers working a tricky interval, to violinists hunting open-string resonance. A serious chromatic tuner, a real-time notation engine, and a configurable metronome in one focused, beautiful app. Whatever you play or sing, Notography gives you the visual feedback that turns guesswork into muscle memory. PRECISION TUNER See your pitch deviation in cents in real time on a clean, high-contrast display. Adjust your reference frequency anywhere from 415 Hz (Baroque ensembles) to 444 Hz (modern European orchestras) — 415, 432, 438, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444 Hz. Sharps and flats are color-coded so you can spot tendency at a glance. LIVE NOTATION — PLAY IT, SEE IT Sing or play, and watch your phrase appear on a real musical stave the moment you produce it. Treble clef, bass clef, grand staff, or auto-detect. Choose your time signature and minimum note value. No recording, no transcription guessing — your performance is written down automatically as it leaves your instrument or your throat. TEMPO MODE — METRONOME WITH NOTATION Configurable time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 6/8, and more). Pair the metronome with live notation to verify pitch AND rhythmic placement in a single pass. FREE MODE — A PRACTICE-ROOM SCRATCHPAD No click, no constraints. Play, capture, review. For warm-ups, improvisation, or sketching melodic ideas the moment they arrive. BUILT FOR EVERY MUSICIAN BRASS & WOODWIND PLAYERS Hold a note and watch the cents deviation; train your embouchure, air column, slide, or finger adjustments to settle pitch dead-center on demand: • sharp 5th partial on trumpet • flat top register on flute and piccolo • throat-tone Bb area on clarinet • flexible-pitch tuba and trombone partials • voicing on saxophone overtones • reed-pitch tendencies on oboe, bassoon, English horn SINGERS & VOCALISTS Sing a scale, an arpeggio, or a phrase from your part — and see it land on the stave in real time. Spot the intervals where your pitch drifts, train your ear with instant visual feedback, and build rock-solid intonation. Perfect for choral work, lead vocals, classical study, and sight-singing practice. STRING PLAYERS Violinists, violists, cellists, and double bassists: dial in open strings, then drill fingered intonation in any key. Watch every note render on the stave so you can correct slides, vibrato center, and double-stop tuning before they become habits. GUITARISTS & KEYBOARD PLAYERS Verify your piano's tuning, check your guitar or bass against a reference Hz, or capture an improvised melody as readable notation. Clef and time-signature options fit any fretted or keyboard workflow. MUSIC TEACHERS & STUDENTS Give students instant visual feedback — they'll hear AND see whether they're in tune and in time. A clean stave display makes Notography a powerful teaching tool from day one. COMPOSERS & IMPROVISERS Capture an idea the moment it lands. Hum, sing, or play it; Notography writes it down so you don't lose it to the next thought. DESIGNED FOR REAL PRACTICE • 8 reference Hz options from 415 to 444 • Treble, bass, grand staff, or auto-detect • User-selectable time signatures • Color-coded sharps and flats — your colors, your way • Pitch-deviation arrows and voice line for visual intonation feedback • Multilingual interface • Works offline — no account, no ads, no tracking Whether you're warming up before a gig, drilling long tones, hunting a clean unison in your section, or capturing an idea before it slips away, Notography gives you the visual and aural feedback to play and sing in tune, in time, and with intention. Download Notography and start hearing — and seeing — the difference today.

Screenshots

ANILOG4 screens
Notography4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Notography at Free against ANILOG's $5.99. Notography also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Notography is free to download; ANILOG costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ANILOG ships an update every 2 months, Notography every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ANILOG versus Notography: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterANILOGNotography
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSequence Mediaworks LLCAntero Salonen

In-app purchases

None

ANILOG

No in-app purchases

None

Notography

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ANILOG free?
ANILOG costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notography free?
Notography is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ANILOG or Notography have ads?
Neither ANILOG nor Notography shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ANILOG or Notography?
ANILOG ships an update every 2 months, and Notography every 2 days. Most recently, ANILOG was updated on October 25, 2026 and Notography on October 25, 2026.

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