PowerPlay5 vs MyMusicNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
MyMusicNote
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | PowerPlay5 | MyMusicNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malcolm Mugglin | Oleg Levkutnik |
In-app purchases
PowerPlay5
No in-app purchases
MyMusicNote
No in-app purchases





