Comparison

PowerPlay5 vs MyMusicNote

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

Head to head
About

PowerPlay5

This app functions as a MIDI controller, allowing users to play musical power chords by moving their iPhone and tapping the screen. It requires a separate synthesizer app to produce sound, offering a unique, choreography-like approach to music creation.

Highlights
  • MIDI controller functionality
  • Power chord playing
  • Motion-based input
  • Requires external synthesizer app
  • Interactive choreography-like gameplay
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This app is a unique MIDI controller, and fun to play, but there are three concepts to understand first. Concept 1 - POWER CHORDS - There is a musical chord, called a power chord, usually associated with guitar playing. Think of yourself as a guitar player on stage, but instead of holding a guitar you're moving around while holding an iPhone. Concept 2 - MIDI CONTROLLER - PowerPlay5 is a midi controller app. It doesn't create any sound on its own. Instead it tells another app which notes to play. The other app (a synthesizer app) then creates the sound of the chord being played. Concept 3 - THE SETUP - Usually you will open the synthesizer app first, choose a sound, and then make sure "Background Audio" is on. After that, open PowerPlay5 and start playing. (Note that some synthesizer apps also require a MIDI bridge app. See the instructions at the support website for more information.) This app is interesting because you play chords by aiming the iPhone in different directions while tapping with your thumb on the screen. It's almost like a form of choreography. Learning what direction to aim the phone to get the chord you want next is part of the fun of playing. The best way to understand where all the chords are is to look at the instructions pdf found at the support website.

About

MyMusicNote

Features
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This music notebook will be useful for almost every musiciant! If you have learned a large number of pieces, then you probably have come across a situation that you cannot remember in what key, or what chords are in a particular song. Then this app is for you. Save all your songs and quickly find what you want to play. You can also import the words and chords of well-known songs from the Internet to speed up your typing time.

Screenshots

PowerPlay53 screens
MyMusicNote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MyMusicNote at every 7 months against PowerPlay5's every 23 months. PowerPlay5's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerPlay5 ships an update every 23 months, MyMusicNote every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PowerPlay5 versus MyMusicNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerPlay5MyMusicNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalcolm MugglinOleg Levkutnik

In-app purchases

None

PowerPlay5

No in-app purchases

None

MyMusicNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerPlay5 free?
PowerPlay5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyMusicNote free?
MyMusicNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PowerPlay5 or MyMusicNote have ads?
Neither PowerPlay5 nor MyMusicNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerPlay5 or MyMusicNote?
PowerPlay5 ships an update every 23 months, and MyMusicNote every 7 months. Most recently, PowerPlay5 was updated on October 8, 2026 and MyMusicNote on October 6, 2026.

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