Comparison

MuTone Note vs FanPuQi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

FanPuQi

Features
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Keep your hands on the music. FanPuQi lets you read score images from your photo albums or open PDFs from Files, with a built-in sample score for practice. Choose one head movement: gently tilt an ear toward the same-side shoulder, or turn your face toward your own left or right. Hold briefly to turn a page, then return to centre before the next movement. Adjust the trigger angle and hold time in Calibration, and reverse the direction in Page Turning. Swipe controls are always available. Head control uses the front camera. Camera images are processed live on your device and are not saved or uploaded. Photo access is optional for reading album scores; the sample score and PDFs remain available without it. Advanced diagnostics can manually save pose values as a local CSV file, without recording camera video. English and Simplified Chinese follow your system or App language preference. Layouts adapt to available window space on iPhone and iPad. Head tracking availability depends on the device and camera conditions. Audio following: learn a reference by rehearsing and marking each page manually, or import a matching MIDI and enter page-ending times. Play from the current page's beginning for automatic turns on stable matching, with adjustable lead time and confidence. Raw microphone audio is never saved or uploaded; only deletable pitch features and page markers are stored locally. Scanned notation is not automatically transcribed. Sustained notes, repeats and jumps may require manual recovery. All current features are free, with no in-app purchases or subscriptions.

Screenshots

MuTone Note4 screens
FanPuQi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FanPuQi at none against MuTone Note's 1. MuTone Note's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and 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

Both are free to download. MuTone Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FanPuQi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MuTone Note versus FanPuQi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuTone NoteFanPuQi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer英群 陈斯理 梁

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MuTone Note

One-time1
  • Unlock All features$19.99
None

FanPuQi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MuTone Note free?
MuTone Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FanPuQi free?
FanPuQi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MuTone Note or FanPuQi have ads?
Neither MuTone Note nor FanPuQi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MuTone Note or FanPuQi?
MuTone Note ships an update fortnightly, and FanPuQi fortnightly. Most recently, MuTone Note was updated on October 29, 2026 and FanPuQi on October 24, 2026.

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