Comparison

iWriteMusic SE vs ReaperAccessible

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 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.

Highlights
  • Fast note entry
  • Extensive notation options
  • Scores and individual parts
  • Flexible page layouts
  • Playback for checking and practice
  • Intuitive controls
Features
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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.

About

ReaperAccessible

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Les émissions, les tutoriels REAPER et les démonstrations de plug-ins de ReaperAccessible, dans votre poche, pour les musiciens qui travaillent avec un lecteur d’écran. Tout ici a été pensé pour VoiceOver dès le départ, et non adapté après coup : un seul arrêt par ligne, les commandes secondaires en actions au balayage vertical, des libellés qui disent ce qu’ils font, et des raccourcis pour ceux qui travaillent au clavier ou sur afficheur braille. LES REDIFFUSIONS Les émissions de l’équipe, avec leurs chapitres pour aller droit au passage voulu. L’application retient où vous vous êtes arrêté. Téléchargez une émission pour l’écouter sans réseau. LES TUTORIELS La bibliothèque de tutoriels REAPER du site, rangée par catégorie, avec le suivi de ce que vous avez déjà écouté et les liens cités dans chaque leçon. LE CATALOGUE DE PLUG-INS Plus de mille démonstrations sonores, avec recherche et filtres. Écoutez ce que fait un plug-in avant de décider de l’installer. ET AUSSI Des notifications que vous choisissez catégorie par catégorie : une nouvelle rediffusion, un nouveau tutoriel, les nouveautés du catalogue. Un réglage de vitesse de lecture. Un volume propre à l’application. Le formulaire de contact de l’équipe. Aucun compte, aucune inscription, aucune publicité, aucun traceur. L’application est gratuite et développée bénévolement pour l’équipe ReaperAccessible, qui publie le site reaperaccessible.fr.

Screenshots

iWriteMusic SE4 screens
ReaperAccessible4 screens

Verdict

The call

iWriteMusic SE and ReaperAccessible are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
iWriteMusic SE versus ReaperAccessible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWriteMusic SEReaperAccessible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (148 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiWriteMusicProjectMathieu Martin

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

ReaperAccessible

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iWriteMusic SE

No in-app purchases

None

ReaperAccessible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iWriteMusic SE free?
iWriteMusic SE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReaperAccessible free?
ReaperAccessible is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iWriteMusic SE or ReaperAccessible have ads?
Neither iWriteMusic SE nor ReaperAccessible shows ads.

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