Ableton Note vs PREPRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ableton Note
Create musical ideas with curated sounds and effects. Build beats, melodies, and sample your surroundings. Seamlessly transfer your projects to Ableton Live for further development.
- Create beats and melodies
- Sample sounds with phone microphone
- MIDI Editor for sequencing
- Transfer projects to Ableton Live
- 76 Drum Sampler kits
- 317 synth sounds
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Start new musical ideas with a curated selection of sounds and effects. Create beats and melodic parts, sample your world, and continue your tracks in Ableton Live. Note is a place to form ideas, explore new sounds and find direction. Get your ideas out or just experiment until inspiration hits, using a selection of Ableton Live’s drum kits, synths and melodic instruments. Create your own sound palette by sampling with your phone’s built-in microphone. And use Note’s built-in MIDI Editor to sequence notes, beats and chords or make tweaks as you listen back Follow your ideas wherever they lead by sending your projects to Live without leaving the app with the help of Ableton Cloud. Open projects from Live’s browser and keep working – you can edit all your MIDI notes, and all your samples and sounds from Note are exactly the same. Ableton Note users get a free license for Ableton Live Lite – simple, intuitive software used by musicians, producers and DJs around the world to write, record, and perform. For Ableton Move users, Note also offers the chance to keep working on a Set from your phone. Begin with a beat: • Choose from 76 Drum Sampler kits • Tap out a beat using the 16-pad grid, or sequence one with the MIDI Editor • Play each drum hit melodically using 16 Pitches mode • Quantize your beat or nudge notes to fix loose timing or mistakes • Add more layers of rhythm • Create beat repetitions with Note Repeat • Change parameters to shape your sound • Experiment with effects or apply swing for variations Start with a melody: • Choose from 317 synth sounds and 60 Melodic Sampler instruments • Play or program your melody or chord progression with the 25-pad grid, piano roll or MIDI Editor • Set a key and scale to get instantly harmonic results • Add more layers of harmony • Change parameters to shape your sound • Add effects to experiment with sound design Sample your environment: • Create your own kits by recording percussive sounds into Note’s Drum Sampler • Record tonal sounds to create your own Melodic Sampler instruments • Manipulate your samples by cutting, filtering or repitching them • Sequence samples into beats, melodies and chords using the MIDI Editor • Shape or transform your sounds with effects • Import your own samples or audio directly from videos Work with Audio • Add audio clips from the library • Warp tempo or adjust pitch of your clips • Record audio directly using your phone’s built-in microphone • Connect an audio interface to record external sources • Combine recorded and imported audio with your beats and melodies Capture improvisations: • Play something, then tap the Capture button to keep it • Play at a tempo that feels comfortable and Note will detect it • Note will recognize the length of the phrase and create a loop • Quantize it, add to it, or change the sound • Connect MIDI hardware to play keys and change the sound of your instruments Create variations: • Note features a grid-based Session View layout • Double your loops to create variation within clips • Duplicate your clips and create different versions of your ideas • Add, delete or adjust multiple notes at once with the MIDI Editor • Create eight tracks with up to eight clips on eight scenes • Try different clip combinations and song structures • Export your work as an audio file to listen and share
PREPRO
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Vocal demos and covers. Made on your phone. Capture a melody as it comes to you. Record a guide vocal for your own song. Sing along to the backing track of a song you love. PREPRO is a music app for recording, layering vocals and editing takes on your phone—from vocal demos to cover songs. Build a vocal you're happy with, one part at a time. Loop a tricky phrase and record it again. Combine the best parts of different takes, without having to sing the whole song from the beginning. Layer harmonies and ad-libs, or try out melodies with your lyrics in view. Write, record and choose your takes in one app. Features • Record vocals over built-in beats or your own backing tracks • Write lyrics and keep them in view while recording • Loop any section for playback and recording • Layer harmonies and ad-libs • Combine the best parts of your takes with vocal comping • Use pitch correction for rap vocals and more • Automatically detect your audio's key and BPM • Choose a color theme to match your mood • Export MP3 mixes and WAV stems with VIP Free features Use built-in beats to write lyrics, record, layer vocals, comp takes and apply pitch correction for free. Create and save multiple projects. Link your Apple account for the first time to import three of your own beats or backing tracks for free. Exporting audio files requires VIP. PREPRO VIP • Unlimited imports of your own beats and backing tracks • MP3 mix exports • Separate WAV files for each track Share your recordings or bring them into your DAW to keep working. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically. Manage or cancel your subscription in Apple's subscription settings. Restore purchases from within the app. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://oscillationfutures.com/prepro/privacy?lang=en#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PREPRO at Free against Ableton Note's $6.99. PREPRO also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). Ableton Note's advantage is chart position (#7 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
PREPRO is free to download; Ableton Note costs $6.99 up front. Ableton Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PREPRO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ableton Note ships an update every 5 weeks, PREPRO daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ableton Note | PREPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (695 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 695 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1010 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ableton AG | OSCILLATION FUTURES |
Bugs and requests
Ableton Note
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional loss of unsaved work
- Freezing issues when editing clips
Requested features
6 requests- Audio track support
- Expanded note editing tools
- Midi controller support
- More effects and synth options
- Time signature flexibility
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- Ability to import samples from Ableton Live
PREPRO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ableton Note
- Drift In-App Purchase$3.99
PREPRO
- プリプロ VIP(月額)$2.991 Month
- プリプロ VIP(年額)$29.991 Year









