MuTone Note vs NumScore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MuTone Note
Create and edit simplified music scores, staff scores, and drum scores. Generate MIDI playback files and convert MIDI to scores. Supports hundreds of instruments and multiple parts simultaneously. Export scores as PNG images or high-quality PDF files.
- Simplified music score editing
- Staff score editing
- Drum score editing
- MIDI playback file generation
- MIDI to score conversion
- Multiple instrument support
- Export to PNG and PDF
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Support the editing and creation of simplified music score, staff score and drum score, MIDI playback files can be generated, and MIDI files can be converted into music scores, Support the mutual conversion of simplified music and staff, It supports the playback of hundreds of musical instruments, Support simultaneous performance of multiple parts, Supports exporting PNG pictures, Support the export of high-quality PDF files, Support chords, continuous notes, decorative notes, repetition, jumping house and other music symbols
NumScore
Create professional, neat, and beautiful numbered musical scores using handwriting or a virtual keyboard. Supports a vast array of musical notation elements and specific performance signs for instruments like the Guzheng. Offers automatic layout adjustments and multiple export formats.
- Handwriting and virtual keyboard input
- Extensive musical notation elements
- Guzheng performance sign support
- Automatic and adjustable layout
- Customizable sound fonts
- Multiple export formats (PDF, MIDI, PNG, Audio)
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NumScore is a professional and efficient tool for making numbered musical score. you can quickly produce professional, neat and beautiful numbered musical score with the app. It use the simplest and most direct input method - handwriting. and also support virtual keyboard input. It supports almost all numbered sheet music elements: basic notes,dotted notes, accidentals, grace notes, tuplets, tied notes, chords, arpeggios, vibrato, staccato, tremolo, trills, mordent, turn,dynamics,alternating tempo signs, alternating key signs, multiple time signs, repeat signs, jump signs, chord signs, multi line lyrics, slurs, ties ... Perfectly support all kinds of performance signs of Guzheng: up slide, down slide, back slide, vibrato, shaking finger, flower finger, gliss, strum... Professional automatic layout function, adjustable layout parameters, adjustable bar density, font, font size, line spacing and other layout details can be adjusted according to user preferences. In addition to the 88 instruments built in App, you can also use your own sound font file (.sf2) , by coping the SF2 file to the SoundFonts directory to invoke the User SoundFonts in the application. Support exporting multiple file formats: PDF, MIDI, PNG, m4a compressed audio, wav lossless audio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MuTone Note at Free against NumScore's $19.99. NumScore's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
MuTone Note is free to download; NumScore costs $19.99 up front. MuTone Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NumScore asks for nothing beyond the download.
NumScore holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of MuTone Note's written reviews are positive against 89% of NumScore's.
MuTone Note ships an update fortnightly, NumScore every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | MuTone Note | NumScore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 321 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | 英群 陈 | Supertintin Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
MuTone Note
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In-app purchases
MuTone Note
- Unlock All features$19.99
NumScore
No in-app purchases
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