Comparison

Gangsa vs Track Notes

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

Head to head
About

Gangsa

Experience the authentic sounds of a Balinese Gamelan instrument on your device. Tap and slide to create beautiful melodies and explore advanced playing techniques with realistic sound samples. Enjoy visual feedback and the ability to play along with your own music.

Highlights
  • Authentic Gamelan instrument sounds
  • Tap and slide playing techniques
  • Muting and advanced play options
  • Stereo sound with headphones
  • Visual feedback with images and animation
  • Play along with iPod music
Features
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"Gangsa" is a musical insturment which is used in Balinese Gamelan, an Indonesian traditional performing art. This application has very beautiful sounds which were sampled from a real instrument. Just by tapping the screen, you can easily enjoy a musical performance and the atmosphere of Gamelan. You can also try using advanced play techniques such as muting and sliding. Features: - Play a long beautiful sound by tapping a metal bar. - Play a striking sound by tapping a wooden sidebar, although it is not usually used. - Play successive sounds by sliding your finder over metal bars and wooden bars. - Mute a playing sound by pressing the bottom end of a metal bar. - Play a muted sound by tapping while holding down the bottom end of a metal bar. - Hold playing a muted sound by pressing the top end of a metal bar. - Each metal bar and side wood have two sound samples to provide a natural sound. - All sound sources are optimized for an iPhone/iPod touch speaker. - Play stereo sound by using headphones or stereo speakers. - Images and animation are used to provide visual feedback while playing. - Play together with other iPod music. - A "Visual Effects" switch, a "Auto Mute" switch and a "Master Volume" slider.

About

Track Notes

This app lets you create and save notes tied to specific moments in songs from your music library. Document your thoughts, analyze reference tracks, or capture musical inspirations to enhance your listening experience.

Highlights
  • Create notes tied to playback positions
  • Save multiple notes per song
  • Search and sort notes
  • Toggle light and dark themes
  • Integrates with Apple Music
Features
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Track Notes is a music note-taking app for Apple Music that lets you create personal notes and link them to specific playback positions. Easily create notes for the song currently playing or any song in your library, then return to a saved position and start listening from there. Use Track Notes to analyze reference tracks, remember why you added a song to a playlist, or capture impressions and musical ideas before they slip away. Organize tracks using colored tags, search, and sorting. Key Features - Create notes for the song currently playing or any song in your library - Tie notes to playback positions and start listening from those moments - Save multiple notes for each song - Organize tracks with colored tags - Assign multiple tags and filter by all or any selected tags - Search and sort your notes - Browse and play songs in your Apple Music library - Sync notes and tags with iCloud across your devices - Switch between light and dark themes Recommended for - Music producers, DJs, musicians, composers, and video creators analyzing reference tracks - Anyone who wants to remember why they added a song to a playlist - Anyone studying music who wants to record insights for each song - Listeners who want to preserve impressions and emotions Please Note - An Apple Music subscription is required to access or play songs from Apple Music - Notes and tags are managed only in Track Notes and do not appear in Apple Music. Information about your songs and library in Apple Music remains unchanged.

Screenshots

Gangsa4 screens
Track Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Track Notes at every 3 weeks against Gangsa's every 9 months. Track Notes also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Gangsa's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 80%) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Gangsa costs $0.99 and Track Notes $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gangsa against 5.0 for Track Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Gangsa's written reviews are positive against 80% of Track Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gangsa ships an update every 9 months, Track Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gangsa versus Track Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGangsaTrack Notes
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMasayuki Akamatsubirnimal APP

Customer experience

Gangsa

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Track Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gangsa

No in-app purchases

None

Track Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gangsa free?
Gangsa costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Track Notes free?
Track Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gangsa or Track Notes?
Gangsa and Track Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Gangsa or Track Notes have ads?
Neither Gangsa nor Track Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gangsa or Track Notes?
Gangsa ships an update every 9 months, and Track Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gangsa was updated on October 31, 2026 and Track Notes on November 5, 2026.

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