Comparison

Note Recognizer vs Chordwerk

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

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About

Note Recognizer

This app analyzes sung or played pitches in real-time, displaying the corresponding note name. It functions as a vocal trainer, song key identifier, and instrument tuner, offering various note naming systems and live notation capabilities.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch detection
  • Note name identification
  • Instrument tuning
  • Vocal training exercises
  • Live musical notation
  • Multiple note naming systems
Features
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Note Recognizer - App that Assists Music Learning by Detecting and Processing Musical Characteristics from Microphone in Real-Time The Note Recognizer is meant for people who are seriously involved in active music making. The Note Recognizer analyses the pitch frequency that you sing or play, and gives the corresponding note name. Very useful for singers who need to find the right starting note of a song. Or if you want to know the key of a song; sing the tonic, and you get the note name of the key. Also great as a tuner for guitar, or checking your intonation on flute, violin or any instrument. User can choose from different note naming systems such as - Standard (#) - Standard (b) - German (#) - German (b) - Indian Sargam (#) (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa) - Indian Sargam (b) (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa) - Indian Sargam (#) (सा रे गा माँ पा धा नि) - Indian Sargam (b) (सा रे गा माँ पा धा नि) - Do Re Mi (#) - Do Re Mi (b) Now with Live Notation: play your musical idea on an instrument and have it transformed to musical notation. Watch your score grow while playing. This app can be used for vocal training and do you have little or no singing experience or voice training. Voice Training App plays a note or phrase of notes, and you sing to it. This App showing which note you should sing and which pitch you are correctly singing your note names in note recognizer. Note Recognizer Designed in collaboration with The Great And professional singing teacher. For beginners. Train your voice to sing your note names in tune. Pitch training for singers in note recognizer .To expand your vocal and note names by relaxing your voice to increase range and perfection for singers and Learn Singing With This Voice Training You Will See how long you can hold a pitch Develop confidence to perform riffs and runs. This app for those who are seriously involved in active music making and Learn Singing. The note recognizer analyses Very useful for singers who need to find the right starting note of a song. The pitch frequency that you sing a note names or play, and gives the corresponding note name and note recognizer . You can use it also as a tuner for guitar, or checking your intonation on flute, violin, harmonium or other musical instrument.

About

Chordwerk

Features
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Practice guitar with the songs you actually want to play. Import a song or record it – Chordwerk detects chords, key, tempo and song sections right on your iPhone. Then just play along: the app shows you in time which chord is sounding, how to fret it and which notes on the fretboard fit a solo. PLAY ALONG WITH CHORDS • Automatic chord detection for the whole song • Current and next chord in large type, upcoming chords always in view • Chord diagrams for every chord – also for Eb tuning and Drop D • Playback speed 50–100 % without changing the pitch • Sharps or flats – however you read music SCALES & IMPROVISATION • Fretboard with the key's pentatonic scale and the notes of the current chord • Show intervals (1 3 5) or note names • Zoom and full-screen landscape view of the whole fretboard FOCUSED PRACTICE • Chordwerk detects the song sections – practice one section or several in a row • Loop, slower tempo, metronome and count-in YOUR SONGS • Import audio files: MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC and more • Import videos – from Files or straight from the Photos app; Chordwerk only uses the audio track • Record yourself: your own playing or a song through a speaker PRIVATE All analysis runs on your device. No sign-up, no tracking, no ads – your songs never leave your iPhone. START FOR FREE Seven demo songs with all features are included for free. With Chordwerk Pro you can use everything with your own songs – monthly or yearly, with a free trial week on the yearly plan. Note: titles from streaming services are copy-protected and can't be analyzed. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lucentdreams.eu/chordwerk-privacy.html

Screenshots

Note Recognizer4 screens
Chordwerk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chordwerk at Free against Note Recognizer's $1.99. Note Recognizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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

Chordwerk is free to download; Note Recognizer costs $1.99 up front. Chordwerk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Note Recognizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Note Recognizer versus Chordwerk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote RecognizerChordwerk
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPurnima VermaDaniel Kiefer

In-app purchases

None

Note Recognizer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chordwerk

Subscriptions2
  • Chordwerk Pro (monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Chordwerk Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Note Recognizer free?
Note Recognizer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chordwerk free?
Chordwerk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Note Recognizer or Chordwerk have ads?
Neither Note Recognizer nor Chordwerk shows ads.

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