Comparison

Tunepal vs Notation Pad Pro

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

Head to head
About

Tunepal

Identify traditional Irish, Scots, Welsh, and Breton tunes by playing them into your device. Search a vast database, download and view notation, edit staves, and share your findings. Enjoy high-quality playback of identified melodies.

Highlights
  • Identify tunes by playing them
  • Searchable database of 22,000+ tunes
  • Download and view musical notation
  • Edit tune staves
  • High-quality playback engine
  • Share tunes via email and Facebook
Features
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Listed in the top 500 apps of all times by the Sunday Times (6 February 2012) Listed in the top twenty cultural apps for iPhone by the Sunday Times (28 March 2010). Winner of the best overall invention 2010 in the Dublin Institute of Technology. Tunepal was in the top 25 grossing apps on the app store (17-18 July 2010). The essential tool for all musicians playing traditional Irish, Scots, Welsh and Breton music! Ever sat in a trad session and wondered what was the name of that great tune someone just played? Well now you can search a database of over 22,000 tunes from your iPhone/iPod BY PLAYING! Hold your device up to a melody instrument such as the tin-whistle, flute, concertina, uilleann pipes, accordion or banjo, hit record and the melody will be extracted and submitted to the tunepal.org search engine for matching. Matching tunes are downloaded to your device, where you can view and edit the notation or the stave, email the tune, post it to facebook or play it back using the high quality playback engine based on ABC2MIDI and FMOD.

About

Notation Pad Pro

Compose, edit, and playback musical scores with lyrics. This app allows users to create music compositions using touch gestures and supports a wide range of notation elements. It's suitable for both beginners learning music theory and experienced musicians for songbooks or complex scores.

Highlights
  • Compose and edit sheet music
  • Write and integrate lyrics
  • Playback scores with high-quality sound
  • Export to MusicXML, MIDI, PNG, and PDF
  • Support for up to 8 staves
  • Over 100 musical instruments
  • Multi-voice support
Features
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A great sheet music notation app on iOS. For any music lover, Notation Pad gives you the ability to read, compose, edit, playback scores and write lyrics. With it you can be a talented composer and great musician anywhere. As long as you have a little knowledge of sheet music, you can write music composition simply by touch and move. You could use it as your songbook or scoresheet. It is also designed for a beginner who wants to learn music score, music notes and tablature. It can handle ensemble, choir or symphony score, also it supports for a single track piano score. With the help of it you could easily record the flashes of inspiration wherever they strike. Are you ready to compose music in a simple way? ----------------------- Features: -Export/Import the industry-popular MusicXML file format, allowing for exchanging sheet music with other software (Finale, Sibelius, Encore, MuseScore, etc). -Export MIDI file. -Export PNG image and PDF document. -High quality sound for playback. -Support editing up to 8 staff at the same time. -Support over 100 kinds of musical instrument. Piano, organ, guitar, violin, sax, flute, brass, bass, etc. -Support multi-voice. -A great lyric app. ----------------------- Supported notation: *A variety of music note types, from whole note to 128th note and dotted note *Chord, staff, track *Treble, alto and bass clef *Edit lyrics *A variety of time signatures *All standard key signatures *Adjustable tempo *All accidentals (sharps, flats, double sharps, double flats, and naturals) *Tie, slur, and tuplet *Many types of ornament *A wide range of dynamics -------------------------- - Terms of use: https://service.notationpad.com/terms_service.html

Screenshots

Tunepal2 screens
Notation Pad Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tunepal at Free against Notation Pad Pro's $149.00. Notation Pad Pro's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, 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

Tunepal is free to download; Notation Pad Pro costs $149.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notation Pad Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 159 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Tunepal's written reviews are positive against 61% of Notation Pad Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tunepal ships an update every 2 months, Notation Pad Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tunepal versus Notation Pad Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunepalNotation Pad Pro
PriceFree — better$149.00
Rating3.0 (45 ratings)4.2 (159 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45159 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan Duggan嵩 张

Customer experience

Tunepal

All ratings42 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral11.9%
Negative45.2%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative36.4%

Notation Pad Pro

All ratings159 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral13.3%
Negative25.2%

In-app purchases

None

Tunepal

No in-app purchases

None

Notation Pad Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tunepal free?
Tunepal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notation Pad Pro free?
Notation Pad Pro costs $149.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tunepal or Notation Pad Pro?
Notation Pad Pro is rated higher. Tunepal averages 3.0 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Notation Pad Pro averages 4.2 from 159 ratings.
Do Tunepal or Notation Pad Pro have ads?
Neither Tunepal nor Notation Pad Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tunepal or Notation Pad Pro?
Tunepal ships an update every 2 months, and Notation Pad Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tunepal was updated on July 21, 2026 and Notation Pad Pro on August 23, 2026.

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