Comparison

Composer Pro vs The Dog

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

Head to head
About

Composer Pro

Compose music scores with ease using a familiar keyboard layout. This app supports multiple parts, a wide range of instruments, and various musical symbols, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.

Highlights
  • Keyboard-style note input
  • Support for up to 8 parts
  • Over 100 instruments
  • Variety of music symbols
  • Configurable parts and settings
  • Instrument transposition
  • Export without watermark
Features
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A handy sheet music writer app, make writing sheet music feels like typing notes. Tap on the keys with notation in a familiar keyboard layout. Provide a very easy way to compose music score. Support up to 8 parts, over 100 instruments, variety of music symbols and notations. It is very friendly for rookies while professional enough for experts. --------------------------------- UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - Support up to 8 parts - Config parts(add, delete, reorder) - Change key for each part - Change beat type and tempo - Config clef for each staff - Config sound for each part - No watermark image export - No Ads - Support 2nd voice part - Transpose instruments - Change keyboard size - Import data file - Unlock all 100+ instruments - The subscriptions are $9.99 monthly and $49.99 yearly with free trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service, where applicable - Terms of use: https://service.notationpad.com/terms_service.html

About

The Dog

This app broadcasts a radio station dedicated to the students and community of Eustace, Texas. It aims to entertain, educate, and inform, with students from Eustace High School managing its operations. Students gain practical experience in various radio station duties.

Highlights
  • Student-run radio station
  • Community and student focus
  • Educational broadcasting
  • Informative content
  • Entertainment programming
Features
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The Dog is a radio station that is dedicated to the students and community of Eustace, Texas, home of the Bulldogs. The purpose of The Dog radio is to entertain, educate, and inform. The station is broadcasted from Eustace High School. The students behind this endeavor are members of the Career And Technology Education department of Eustace High School. The standards presented by the curriculum allow students to do many duties associated with a radio station. Students are members of different departments that keep the radio station running smoothly and maintain a continual growth.

Screenshots

Composer Pro4 screens
The Dog3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Dog at none against Composer Pro's 4. The Dog also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Composer Pro's advantage is ratings volume (695 vs 16). On price, ads 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. Composer Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. The Dog asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Dog holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Composer Pro has 695 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Composer Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Dog's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Composer Pro versus The Dog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposer ProThe Dog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (695 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings695 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer嵩 张Jamie Martin

Customer experience

Composer Pro

All ratings685 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative20.8%

The Dog

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Composer Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes sometimes placed incorrectly
  • Measures and compositions randomly deleted
  • Inability to restore deleted content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more instruments beyond piano
  • Allow changing time signatures and key signatures without subscription
  • Improve note editing and placement
  • Add export options to save/share compositions
  • Provide more music notation tools and dynamics

The Dog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Composer Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited Access$6.997 Days
  • Pro Access$9.991 Month
  • Pro Access$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Access7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

The Dog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composer Pro free?
Composer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Dog free?
The Dog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Composer Pro or The Dog?
The Dog is rated higher. Composer Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 695 ratings, while The Dog averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Composer Pro or The Dog have ads?
Neither Composer Pro nor The Dog shows ads.

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