Comparison

BeatsNotes vs Lastheard

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

Head to head
About

BeatsNotes

This music journal app helps musicians track practice, manage repertoire, and connect with a community. Features include a metronome, audio recording, and progress sharing with instructors and friends.

Highlights
  • Music practice journal
  • Repertoire management
  • Audio recording
  • Built-in metronome
  • Progress reports
  • Social sharing
  • Cloud sync
Features
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BeatsNotes is the ultimate music journal app for musicians of all levels, designed to help you track your progress, share recordings, and connect with friends and fellow musicians. Whether you're a music instructor or student, a parent, or a professional musician, there's something for you here! BeatsNotes is built on the idea that consistent practice, regular reflection, and a supportive community are the keys to becoming a talented musician. With BeatsNotes, you'll have all the easy-to-use tools you need to track and reflect on your music practice progress in one simple app. The integrated social platform allows you to connect with friends, instructors, family, and even meet other musicians on a similar journey. Features of BeatsNotes include — MUSIC PRACTICE JOURNAL & REPERTOIRE MANAGEMENT - Keep track of your progress with our complimentary built-in metronome and audio recording features. - Track tempo, practice time, and jot down notes by piece. - Mark your notes and/or audio recordings as private or visible to your followers. - Tag each piece you practice (or wish to practice). - Save your repertoire, notes, and recordings to the cloud so you can access them from multiple devices. *COMPLIMENTARY* BUILT-IN METRONOME - Use various time signatures, subdivisions, and accents. No need to pay! SHARE WITH YOUR INSTRUCTOR & FRIENDS - Connect with friends and "like" each other's practice. - Share auto-generated progress reports with your instructor. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Hi, I'm Winnie! I'm a data engineer by day, but I'm a musician at heart. I've been playing piano nearly my entire life, and I understand the challenges and joys of being a musician. One of my inspirations for creating BeatsNotes was the impressive differences between Glenn Gould's recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations, recorded when he was 22 and 48. I wanted to ensure that my son could listen to his progression, as we can in Gould's recordings. And so, BeatsNotes was born! I'm excited to get to know you on the app and support each other in our musical journeys.

About

Lastheard

Discover music from the Apple Music catalog through a unique social lens. Share songs you've heard or are listening to live, and follow others with similar tastes. Explore trending music globally and connect with a community of music lovers.

Highlights
  • Localized music discovery
  • Post and tag songs
  • Follow friends and taste-makers
  • Explore trending music worldwide
  • Connect with music lovers
Features
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Welcome to Lastheard. Localized music discovery. Discover the Apple Music catalog in a whole new way. Post songs you like, have heard out and about, or tag them live at a venue. Follow friends and people with music taste you like. Look around the world for trending music.

Screenshots

BeatsNotes4 screens
Lastheard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lastheard at none against BeatsNotes's 2. Lastheard also leads on ads (none vs shown). BeatsNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. BeatsNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Lastheard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BeatsNotes against 5.0 for Lastheard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BeatsNotes versus Lastheard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatsNotesLastheard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVariadics LLCNicolas Le Gorrec

Customer experience

BeatsNotes

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lastheard

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BeatsNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$19.991 Year
None

Lastheard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatsNotes free?
BeatsNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lastheard free?
Lastheard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeatsNotes or Lastheard?
Lastheard is rated higher. BeatsNotes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Lastheard averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do BeatsNotes or Lastheard have ads?
BeatsNotes shows ads; Lastheard does not.

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