Session Notes AU vs KQ Voice Plugins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Session Notes AU
This app integrates note-taking directly into your music production workflow, allowing you to manage lyrics, mix ideas, and session details within your DAW. Version 2.0 enhances writing tools, navigation, and data safety with features like iCloud sync and backups.
- Integrated DAW workflow
- Markdown-aware writing
- Keyboard accessory tools
- Automatic iCloud sync
- Backup and restore functionality
- AUv3 plugin and standalone app
- Customizable themes and fonts
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Session Notes AU keeps your lyrics, mix notes, set lists, production reminders, and session notes inside the same DAW workflow where you track, edit, rehearse, and mix. Instead of bouncing out to a separate notes app, you can keep the writing and the work in the same place. Version 2.0 turns Session Notes AU into a more capable production companion with better writing tools, better note navigation, a flexible editor layout, and a safer day-to-day writing flow. Built For Real Session Work - Keep notes inside your DAW workflow instead of breaking focus - Switch quickly between the note browser and the active note - Resize the editor and note list with a drag handle - Use a more polished note browser with clearer active-note focus Brand New Writing Tools In 2.0 - Markdown-aware writing support - Keyboard accessory tools for lists, checklists, links, undo, redo, find, stats, and quick structure helpers - List, checklist, numbered-list, and blockquote continuation - Indent, outdent, and paired insertion helpers - In-note Find with live match highlighting - Live document stats while you write - Autosave for existing notes while you work Safer Session Flow In 2.0 - Automatic iCloud sync across devices - Manual sync when you want more control - Backup to Files App - Restore from backup if needed - Safer handling for note changes across devices Also Included - AUv3 plug-in workflow plus standalone app - Save, Save As New Note, share, delete, and reorder actions - Multiple themes for different studio environments - Separate font and size controls for browser text, title text, and note body text - Comprehensive built-in in-app manual Session Notes AU is designed for musicians, producers, engineers, and performers who want notes to feel like part of the session, not a second app sitting off to the side.
KQ Voice Plugins
This app provides a suite of Audio Units for music production, including tools for audio routing, vocal effects, pitch modification, and noise reduction. A compatible host application is necessary to utilize these plugins.
- Loopback for audio routing
- Vocoder effect for robot voice
- Pitch Shifter for sound modification
- Noise Suppression filter
- Gainer for volume adjustment
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This is a set of Audio Units including Loopback, Vocoder, Pitch Shifter, and Noise Suppression. A host application that can handle Audio Units is required for use. Loopback (In/Out/MIDI/Mixer): Connects to each other and transfers audio between host applications. MIDI signals can also be transferred. Please note that you might not do the recording inter app. Vocoder: This effect processes the sound of a synthesizer or other carrier with the input sound (modulator) and outputs it. It creates a so-called robot voice by inputting a voice or other sound. By default, Saw (sawtooth wave) is specified as the carrier, but it can also be input from a sidechain or Vocoder Input Audio Unit. Pitch Shifter: An effect that changes the pitch of the sound. Noise Suppression: A noise removal filter using RNNoise. This machine learning filter is optimized for voices. Gainer: An effect for adjusting the volume.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KQ Voice Plugins at 4.8 against Session Notes AU's 4.1. KQ Voice Plugins also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Session Notes AU's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $7.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Session Notes AU costs $1.99 and KQ Voice Plugins $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KQ Voice Plugins holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Session Notes AU's written reviews are positive against 100% of KQ Voice Plugins's.
Session Notes AU ships an update every 3 months, KQ Voice Plugins daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Session Notes AU | KQ Voice Plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Thompson | Ryouta Kira |
Customer experience
Session Notes AU
KQ Voice Plugins
In-app purchases
Session Notes AU
No in-app purchases
KQ Voice Plugins
No in-app purchases
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