Comparison

Tunebook for iPad vs DimChorus

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

Head to head
About

Tunebook for iPad

This app is a viewer for music written in the ABC format, a simple text-based notation. It allows users to import, organize, search, and play thousands of freely available tunes, primarily folk music. Users can view tunes in musical notation and create custom collections.

Highlights
  • ABC format music viewer
  • Import tunes from websites
  • Search tunes by title, key, time signature
  • Display musical notation
  • Play tunes with various voices
  • Organize tunes into tunebooks
Features
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Tunebook for iPad is now identical to the Tunebook application - don't buy both! I keep both on the App Store because it's not possible to provide an upgrade path to a single app without forcing some users to pay twice. Tunebook is a viewer for music expressed in the ABC format. ABC is a simple text-based notation for music and many thousands of tunes are freely available in this format on the Web. ABC is also supported by many music applications. See http://abc.sourceforge.net/ for more details on the ABC format. The format is primarily geared towards traditional folk music where tunes are short and fit on a single page. Tunebook allows you to import files in the ABC format from websites into its database. You can then list the tunes, search for tunes by words in the title, by key and by time signature. Selecting a tune will display it in musical notation and allow you to play it in a variety of voices. You can also create tunebooks to organize your tune collection. Tunebook is based on the well-known abc2ps application, fluidsynth, and the GeneralUser GS soundfont. It is licensed under the GPL. The source code is available from http://www.jhlabs.com/tunebook.

About

DimChorus

This audio effect plugin creates a stereo chorus "dimension" effect, inspired by classic 80s hardware. It offers three modes for varying intensity and an EQ to shape the chorused sound, enhancing dry or one-dimensional audio.

Highlights
  • Stereo chorus "dimension" effect
  • Inspired by vintage circuits
  • Three intensity modes
  • Adjustable EQ for chorused sound
  • AUv3 compatible plugin
  • Standalone operation
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Dimensional Chorus Plugin (AUv3) DimChorus is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview DimChorus is a stereo chorus "dimension" effect inspired by the simple button operated circuits found in a famous guitar pedal and a legendary analog synth from the 80's. While not intended to be an exact replica or emulation of either of these, DimChorus uses similar processing under the hood and embraces the vibe and simplicity of a bygone era! The chorus effect is achieved by modulating the time of a delayed version of the dry signal, and then mixing the two. Typically, these delay times are very short, between 5 and 20ms. The "dimension" effect is slightly different, in that it uses two stereo chorus effects in parallel, with different modulation rates and depths, which makes the periodic nature of the effect less obvious, and is often referred to as being three-dimensional! Simply add DimChorus to any sound that you feel is a little dry or one-dimensional, then set the Mode and EQ to taste. Parameters Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. Mode - Select one of the three modes, from subtle (I) to pronounced (III), or somewhere in between (II). EQ - Applies a high or low pass filter to the chorussed sound only, making the overall effect darker or brighter. In the Normal position, the EQ is "flat". If you are interested in other flavours of the chorus effect, please check out the OkChorale, LcrChorus and Wobulator plugins. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

Tunebook for iPad3 screens
DimChorus2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DimChorus at 5.0 against Tunebook for iPad's 4.3. DimChorus also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Tunebook for iPad's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DimChorus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Tunebook for iPad's written reviews are positive against 50% of DimChorus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tunebook for iPad versus DimChorus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTunebook for iPadDimChorus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJH LabsRob Jackson

Customer experience

Tunebook for iPad

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

DimChorus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tunebook for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

DimChorus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tunebook for iPad free?
Tunebook for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DimChorus free?
DimChorus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tunebook for iPad or DimChorus?
DimChorus is rated higher. Tunebook for iPad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while DimChorus averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tunebook for iPad or DimChorus have ads?
Neither Tunebook for iPad nor DimChorus shows ads.

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