iWriteMusic SE vs Humming Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWriteMusic SE
Create professional music notation quickly and easily. Features fast note entry, extensive notation options, and playback for checking your work. Turn your musical ideas into finished scores without a steep learning curve.
- Fast note entry
- Extensive notation options
- Scores and individual parts
- Flexible page layouts
- Playback for checking and practice
- Intuitive controls
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Less learning. More music. Professional notation without the lengthy learning process. Fast note entry with OneFlick, extensive notation options, scores and individual parts, flexible page layouts, and playback for checking and practice. With clear, intuitive controls, iWriteMusic helps you turn inspiration into finished notation. If you’re getting started with iWriteMusic, we recommend the integrated version. The integrated version is free to download, with features available through one-time in-app purchases. Future new features will also be offered in the integrated version. This SE version remains available to support existing users. For the time being, it will continue to receive bug fixes and OS compatibility updates, but it will not receive new features or support in-app purchases. Limits on the number of saved songs and playback duration, along with watermarks, apply.
Humming Note
Easily create music notation from your humming. This app converts vocal melodies into MIDI files, even if you have no musical training. It automatically transposes to C major for beautiful scoring.
- Generate MIDI from humming
- Create music notation without musical training
- Automatic transposition to C major
- Noise-free environment recommended
- Avoid vocal vibration for best results
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"Humming Note" is an application that automatically generates music scores from humming. Even if you don't know how to write score, you can easily create music notation (MIDI file). The generated file is automatically transposed to the key of C major, so even if the notes are slightly out of tune, you can still score them beautifully. How to make a good notation 1. Sing in "tah, tah, tah" 2. Sing in a noise-free environment. 3. Don't vibrate your singing voice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iWriteMusic SE at 4.4 against Humming Note's 1.8. iWriteMusic SE also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 17%) and ads (none vs shown). Humming Note's advantage is iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iWriteMusic SE holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iWriteMusic SE has 148 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of iWriteMusic SE's written reviews are positive against 17% of Humming Note's.
iWriteMusic SE ships an update every 2 weeks, Humming Note every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iWriteMusic SE | Humming Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (148 ratings) — better | 1.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews — better | 17.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 148 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iWriteMusicProject | Kohei YASUI |
Customer experience
iWriteMusic SE
Humming Note
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
Humming Note
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iWriteMusic SE
No in-app purchases
Humming Note
No in-app purchases
