Comparison

ZNotePad vs MouthPedal

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

Head to head
About

ZNotePad

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This app is used to organizes your collections of notes, letters, articles, studies, lectures, reports, research papers, documents, accounts, passwords, software serial numbers, audios, and videos materials into a single document collection. You create multiple collections of various subject matters for your personal use as well sharing with your friends and colleagues. Read user manual at https://zynergyapps.com/docs/NoteDoc.pdf

About

MouthPedal

This app uses your device's camera to detect mouth openness, acting as a hands-free sustain pedal for music creation. It offers MIDI connectivity for DAWs and standalone use with MIDI keyboards, providing an accessible solution for musicians.

Highlights
  • Mouth openness recognition via TrueDepth camera
  • MIDI network connectivity for DAWs
  • AUv3 instrument support
  • Adjustable responsiveness threshold
  • Accessible design with VoiceOver and haptics
  • Hands-free control for music creation
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Introducing MouthPedal, app that harnesses mouth openness recognition technology to turn your iPhone or iPad with Face ID into a convenient, hands-free sustain pedal. Designed for a wide range of users, including people with disabilities, MouthPedal offers an accessible and alternative solution for effortlessly controlling the piano pedal. Seamlessly compatible with various DAWs on Mac or iPad or use as standalone solution with keyboard connected into device and AUv3 instrument loaded. MouthPedal enhances your music creation experience with ease. Key Features: - Mouth Openness Recognition: Benefit from real-time TrueDepth camera mouth openness recognition for controlling sustain pedal. - Coaching for Face Detection and Low Light Alert feature. - MIDI Network Connectivity: Connect your iPhone to your Mac via Wi-Fi or cable and MIDI Network Settings, ensuring compatibility with popular DAWs like GarageBand, Logic, etc. - BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy allows the app to connect to Mac, iPad, or other devices that support MIDI over BLE. - AUv3 and Support for MIDI Keyboard: The app lets you to load AUv3 instruments into the app and control them using a connected MIDI keyboard. - Adjustable Responsiveness Threshold: Customize the sensitivity of the mouth-controlled sustain pedal according to your preferences. - Accessible Design: MouthPedal is specifically developed to cater to users with disabilities, providing a unique and empowering alternative to traditional MIDI sustain pedals. VoiceOver support combined with haptics delivers instant and accessible feedback while setting the threshold. - Tutorial on connecting to Mac that automatically closes after a successful connection. Enjoy!

Screenshots

ZNotePad4 screens
MouthPedal4 screens

Verdict

The call

ZNotePad and MouthPedal are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ZNotePad versus MouthPedal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZNotePadMouthPedal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZynergy AppsPeter Hafner

In-app purchases

None

ZNotePad

No in-app purchases

None

MouthPedal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZNotePad free?
ZNotePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MouthPedal free?
MouthPedal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ZNotePad or MouthPedal have ads?
Neither ZNotePad nor MouthPedal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZNotePad or MouthPedal?
ZNotePad ships an update every 2 months, and MouthPedal every 2 months. Most recently, ZNotePad was updated on September 16, 2026 and MouthPedal on September 8, 2026.

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