Comparison

iWriteMusic SE vs ezMixRecorder

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

Head to head
About

iWriteMusic SE

Create professional-quality sheet music efficiently, even on small screens. This app offers intuitive interfaces and powerful tools for musicians of all levels, from beginners to professionals. Easily compose, edit, and share your musical ideas.

Highlights
  • Intuitive and simple user interface
  • Highly efficient input systems (One-Flick & Traditional)
  • Professional quality sheet music creation
  • Supports major notation elements
  • Useful playback options for practice
  • Data and sheet music sharing (PDF, JPG, MIDI)
Features
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Music Writing is easy and fun when you use iWriteMusic! Ever wished you could quickly create sheet music in your small free time? Ever thought smartphones were too small to create sheet music? iWriteMusic enables efficient sheet music creation even on small smartphone screens. Unlike other cramped and cumbersome apps, it is designed meticulously for small screens,comprehensive suite of essential tools for concerts, lessons, and music classes! Best fit for professional musicians, music teachers and students. For songwriters, composers and arrangers. For both singers and instrumentalists (piano, violin, cello, guitar, flute, saxophone, trumpet, drums, etc.). Great for writing down ideas, creating lesson materials, creating lead sheets, or creating scores and parts for chorus groups, choirs, chamber orchestras, jazz bands, Latin bands, orchestras, and more. For daily practice, rehearsals, concerts, iWriteMusic will help you enrich your musical life! Check out 8 reasons to choose iWriteMusic SE (Special Edition) 1. You can understand this app almost instantly! Because of Truly Intuitive and Extremely Simple user interface, you barely need to read pages of manuals nor watching numbers of instruction videos. Unlike Finale, Sibelius and other similar apps, you just have a few things to learn to be able to use this app pretty well. 2.Double your productivity with our Highly Efficient Input System. If you’re already familiar with notation apps and looking for faster & more efficient entry system, try our innovative One-Flick Entry System along with Traditional Entry System to get your job done in no time! What is Traditional Entry System? - The choices will appear with ToolBox. - Select a value and the location separately. - Recommended to those who are not yet familiar with any music notation apps. What is OneFlick Entry System? - The choices will appear when you touch the screen. - Select a location and the value at once. - The selection will change as you slide your finger to left/right. - Recommended to those who are familiar with music notation apps and looking for faster and more efficient entry system. 3. Creates beautiful sheet music - absolutely professional quality! - rich options for page layout adjustment - easy parts creation - easy score/parts management - direct print-out via AirPrint 4. Supports most of major notation elements - multi-track writing - multi-voice writing - percussion/drums notation - chord symbols and lyrics - multi-bar rest - time change - key change - clef change - tempo change - grace note - articulations and dynamics marks - easy song transpose - partial transpose and many more! 5. Useful playback options for practice - mixer with solo, mute and voice select - loop and swing options 6. Data & sheet music sharing - exports/Imports iWriteMusic data file - exports PDF or JPG - exports Standard MIDI file which can be imported by other apps such as GarageBand 7. Extremely Compact Size (15 MB) You can save your device storage space for photos and other apps. 8. Best of all, it's Free! Yes, it's Free and Over 1.4 Million people all over the world has created music with this app family. Let's get started now! Note: This is for iPhone (iPad version sold separately) ATTENTION:  Latency during playback and drawing may occur by device capacity or number of tracks and background applications. Limitations on SE (Special Edition): 1. Water mark appears on page views and printouts. 2. Can’t save more than 5 songs. 3. Can't play more than 30 seconds at a time. 4. Can't import iWriteMusic data file. (export only) 5. Can't export Standard MIDI file.

About

ezMixRecorder

Record and layer multiple audio tracks with effects and a metronome. Export your creations as videos or mixed audio files. Ideal for musicians and vocalists looking to practice or compose.

Highlights
  • Easy overdubbing
  • Unlimited tracks
  • Reverb and pan effects
  • High-quality recording
  • Video export
  • Metronome and tuner
  • Background recording
Features
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Multi-track recording on your phone. Layer vocals over a karaoke track. Record guitar and vocals on separate tracks. A friendly first step into DAW—and a comfortable home for daily practice. ◆ Who it's for - Singers who want to record harmonies and backing vocals - Anyone layering vocals on top of karaoke tracks - Guitarists recording vocals and guitar on separate tracks - Songwriters sketching out ideas - Players who want to review their practice sessions ◆ Three things you get ■ Stack as many tracks as you like 44.1 kHz / 32-bit recording with no track-count limit (in-app purchase removes the cap). Imports MP3, WAV, and AIFF files. ■ Built-in practice tools A pinned tuner (pitch and frequency) and metronome (BPM 20–300, 3/4 or 4/4) stay at the top of the screen while you record—no need to switch apps. ■ From record to finish, in one place Adjust per-track volume, stereo pan, and reverb. Mix down to a single file, or export as a video for the Photos app. ◆ How it works 1. Tap + to add a track 2. Tap the record button to record, the play button to listen back 3. Add another track and repeat 4. Mix everything down into one file when you're ready ◆ Also supports - Optimized for iPad's bigger canvas - Recording and playback over Bluetooth headsets - Recording while audio from other apps (Apple Music etc.) plays - Background recording and playback - No time limit on recordings ◆ In-app purchases - Remove the track-count limit - Apply effects to mixes and exports - Metronome feature ◆ Support Send feature requests and bug reports from the settings menu inside the app. We read every one.

Screenshots

iWriteMusic SE4 screens
ezMixRecorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iWriteMusic SE at none against ezMixRecorder's 3. iWriteMusic SE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (57% vs 26%). ezMixRecorder's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. ezMixRecorder sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iWriteMusic SE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWriteMusic SE ships an update every 4 weeks, ezMixRecorder weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iWriteMusic SE versus ezMixRecorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWriteMusic SEezMixRecorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (148 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better25.9% of reviews
Number of ratings148 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiWriteMusicProjectNaoto Sasaki

Customer experience

iWriteMusic SE

All ratings148 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral18.0%
Negative25.2%

ezMixRecorder

Written reviews58 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral17.2%
Negative56.9%

Bugs and requests

iWriteMusic SE

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes when adding rests at beginning of measure
  • App crashes when adding/removing notation
  • App freezes when entering notes on certain pitches
  • App randomly quits during composition
  • Note placement inaccuracy on iPhone with retina display
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  • Notes appear in wrong location despite correct placement
  • Playback cuts off after 30 seconds
  • Playback audio not working despite phone not being muted
  • Incorrect note playback (different octave than entered)
  • Lyric input not functioning
  • Crashes after large file operations
  • Data loss when closing without saving
  • Crashes when using multiple staves
  • Crashes during save operation
  • Crashes when reinstalling after purchase
  • Watermark reappears after reinstall
  • App becomes laggy over time
  • Staccatos, crescendos, and accents not played back
  • Ritards and accelerandos ignored in playback
  • Trill notation not functioning properly

Requested features

20 requests
  • Auto-save functionality
  • MusicXML file transfer support
  • Guitar tablature (TAB) notation
  • Ability to change time signature mid-composition
  • Better grace note controls
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  • Slur and tie playback support
  • Crescendo and diminuendo playback
  • More instrument templates (duets, trios)
  • Audio sharing/export capability
  • Arpeggio playback support
  • Individual grace note value assignment
  • Pianissimo (ppp) dynamic marking
  • Bracket notation for grouped instruments
  • More percussion instruments (Baritone, Euphonium, Mellophone)
  • Text formatting (bold, italic)
  • Customizable bottom navigation bar
  • iPad-native version
  • MIDI export to Logic Pro and Sibelius
  • Searchable help guide with index
  • Ability to extend bar lines across measures

ezMixRecorder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iWriteMusic SE

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ezMixRecorder

One-time3
  • Metronome$1.99
  • Cancel the limit of Tracks$1.99
  • Apply Effect Function$1.99

Questions

Is iWriteMusic SE free?
iWriteMusic SE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ezMixRecorder free?
ezMixRecorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iWriteMusic SE or ezMixRecorder have ads?
ezMixRecorder shows ads; iWriteMusic SE does not.
Which is updated more often, iWriteMusic SE or ezMixRecorder?
iWriteMusic SE ships an update every 4 weeks, and ezMixRecorder weekly. Most recently, iWriteMusic SE was updated on October 26, 2026 and ezMixRecorder on October 20, 2026.

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