Comparison

Notion vs Thwt Radio

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

Head to head
About

Notion

Create dynamic musical compositions using traditional notation or guitar tablature. This app offers an intuitive touch-based interface, realistic playback with orchestral samples, and cross-platform syncing. Share or export your creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • Traditional musical notation
  • Guitar tablature
  • Intuitive touch interface
  • Realistic audio playback
  • Cross-platform syncing
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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With over 15 years in the App Store, Notion is a free, award-winning music composition tool for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and more! You’ll effortlessly create dynamic compositions in traditional musical notation or guitar tablature with its intuitive touch-based interface and incredibly broad editing capabilities. With a user-friendly interface and simple interactive piano keyboard, fretboard, drum pad, and even optional Handwriting Recognition, Notion makes it easy to get started composing your music. You can also hear your music performed with the most realistic playback possible, using real audio samples recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. Notion is a native cross-platform app, meaning you can write anywhere on any device without requiring a constant Internet connection. And when you’re back online, you’ll be able to sync your work across multiple devices through your preferred cloud provider. Start your work on one device and finish it on another. Once you are happy with your creation you can share the Notion file, or export as MIDI, MusicXML, PDF or as an audio file. You can even optionally transmit scores across a network with other instances of Notion, or between Notion and the Fender Studio Pro DAW. Compose, edit, and play back your music performed with real piano and orchestral samples recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios — along with outstanding sampled guitar, bass, drums and other popular instruments. And when you’re ready for more sounds, you’ll find the extensive library of Notion Add-on Soundsets to purchase as part of the Feature Bundle. To save space, the initial app download contains just piano — you can then manage which of the bundled Soundsets to have on your device or keep in the cloud, just tap on Sound Installation. Notion has been featured in various Apple campaigns including the Apple YourVerse television commercials, and has won several awards including a prestigious music industry NAMM TEC Award for Best Smartphone/Tablet App. What you get: Notion includes unlimited staves, comprehensive editing features and core orchestral and rhythm section Soundsets — all for free. You can optionally register (also for free!) to unlock an additional Soundset (containing Solo Strings, Classical Saxophones and Glockenspiel), and the multivoice function that allows writing in up to 4 voices per staff. Then for the full experience, either sign in with your Fender Studio Pro+ membership or purchase the Notion Feature Bundle. This unlocks Handwriting Recognition, Layout Controls, all the Expansion Soundsets (including many auxiliary instruments and additional articulations and effects), additional audio export formats (m4a, OPUS, FLAC), and direct score transfer with Notion and Fender Studio Pro running on the same network. Free: Unlimited staves All editing features Core Soundsets Export as MusicXML, Compressed MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, wav, mp3 Welcome Pack (register for free): Soundset including Solo Strings, Glockenspiel, Classical Saxophones Additionally write for voices 3 and 4 in a single staff Feature Bundle (in-app purchase or sign in with Fender Studio Pro+): Handwriting Recognition, powered by MyScript Available on iPhone, iPad and macOS (macOS with supporting graphics tablet or using Sidecar with compatible iPad) Automatic pen vs. finger recognition to switch between handwriting and edit mode Pressure-sensitive support for Apple Pencil Adjustable timer for Handwriting Recognition Override handwriting timer by double tapping Apple Pencil (2nd Gen) Layout Control All Expansion Soundsets Additional audio export formats (m4a, OPUS, FLAC) Transmit scores across a network with other instances of Notion, or between Notion and Fender Studio Pro

About

Thwt Radio

This app offers a 24/7 stream of music, chants, and podcasts focused on holistic health, wellness, and relaxation. Tune in for yoga music, meditation sessions, and expert interviews designed to soothe your mind, body, and soul.

Highlights
  • 24/7 music stream
  • Yoga music playlists
  • Meditation and chanting sessions
  • Relaxation and Nidra programs
  • Podcasts and interviews
  • Holistic health content
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If you love your yoga music, chants, podcasts and good vibes music, there is no need to look further. The daily schedule has it covered to ensure you enjoy 24/7 hours of pure music bliss that is good for you! Each program is purposely designed to regale to your needs, if looking for a meditation, a relaxation practice, interesting information on health and wellness or can’t sleep then tune in to The Health Works Thrive Radio. The yoga music can heal your heart, mind, body, and soul as the songs are intentionally written to raise your vibration. Good vibe tunes are to elevate your mood and lift your spirit. Chanting helps clear a busy brain, with the repetition of ancient Sanskrit words, that allow the mind to become focused and less distracted by disruptive thoughts. Natural sounds calm an over stimulated nervous system to assist a restful and deep sleep at night when your liver goes into action to store, cleanse, and detox the body, to promote the healthy flow of energy. There is more to music than you know! We know how we feel when a favourite song is played or how a song can take you back to a time and place. It’s almost impossible to live without music, there are songs for celebratory occasions that mark major events and milestones, from the moment we are born. As such, it’s hard to ignore the way music is so deeply interwoven into the fabric of our being. The process involved in threading the individual sounds together: the melody, pitch, rhythm, and dynamics is quite a task for the brain, to undertake. The activity of listening to music, therefore, has been reported to increase the blood flow to the brain that generates and control emotions. That is why you feel goosebumps when moved by a favourite song as the limbic system lights up and as a result, happy hormones are released, and you feel good! The Health Works, Thrive Radio is a concept, in which I have created an online radio station, through a digital platform. The platform consists of program segments that are focused on holistic approaches to health, dispersed with interviews and podcasts from health professionals and industry experts. Music playlists are threaded throughout, working in themes for a particular program. As such there is a wide range of music selection moving between holistic beats, indie feels, yoga chanting, and peaceful sounds that connect the individual to nature. To provide a one stop place for the community to engage in mindful activities that not only educate but make a difference in one’s life. To have the potential to reach out and connect with like minds with invested interest in learning new skills and techniques to soothe and calm an overactive nervous system, to offer positive steps towards feeling better, avoiding stress and to assist with anxiety and depression are all goals of the station. PROGRAM FORMAT 6 am meditation class 8 am chanting 9am yoga Music 10 am yoga music 12 noon relaxation, nidra 1pm healing music 2 pm podcasts and interviews 3pm Chill music 4 pm Indie feels 6 pm Relax, and easy listening 10 pm meditation 11pm yoga music 12 am ocean sounds, nature calls, waterfall cascades capturing the essence of tranquillity. The programs are designed to encourage individuals to participate, no matter at what level or ability, simply take the steps to live fully and thrive. Today is the first day for the rest of your life! To make a difference is the selling point. A hesitancy to undertake a new program involving health and wellness are numerous, one is that health and wellness is reserved for the only few, not accessible to everyone, as portrayed in the media. A quick glance of commercials, magazines and billboards still frame the idea of stereotypical images of beauty and youth. My intention is to dispel the myth by disclosing how important health is to every individual, especially at a time when stress, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, respiratory concerns, inflammation disorders and heart disease are paramount.

Screenshots

Notion4 screens
Thwt Radio1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thwt Radio at 100% against Notion's 42%. Thwt Radio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notion sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Thwt Radio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notion versus Thwt Radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotionThwt Radio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFender DigitalAppiwork Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Notion

All ratings68 ratings
Positive45.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative42.6%
Written reviews503 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.1%
Negative42.1%

Thwt Radio

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notion

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to change key signatures mid-piece
  • Incorrect transposition of notes and chords
  • Text formatting and positioning issues
  • Unreliable MIDI file import/export
  • Playback distortion and timing issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize note beaming and stem direction
  • Option to display note letter names
  • Improved handwriting recognition for complex rhythms
  • Folder organization for better file management
  • Keyboard shortcuts for power users

Thwt Radio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Notion

One-time10
  • Classical guitar$0.99
  • Harp$0.99
  • Jazz Alto Sax$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Vibraphone$0.99
  • Marimba$0.99
  • Jazz Bass$0.99
  • Percussion Bundle$4.99
  • Handwriting$7.99
  • Feature Bundle$14.99
  • All Sounds Bundle$29.99
None

Thwt Radio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notion free?
Notion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thwt Radio free?
Thwt Radio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notion or Thwt Radio have ads?
Neither Notion nor Thwt Radio shows ads.

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