Note Freak vs MIDI Scribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note Freak
This reference app displays musical pitches and their corresponding frequencies in hertz. It also associates various musical instruments with these hertz values and organizes the frequency spectrum into easily accessible tabs.
- Musical pitch display
- Frequency values in hertz
- Instrument associations
- Organized frequency spectrum tabs
- Reference for musicians
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Note Freak is a reference app designed for musicians and recording engineers. I displays musical pitches along with the associated frequency value for each pitch in hertz. Also, various musical instruments are associated with the hertz value. The frequency spectrum is also split out into tabs allowing users quick and easy access for each spectrum.
MIDI Scribe
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MIDI Scribe is a free productivity app for capturing and organizing practice takes from your MIDI-capable musical instrument. Run it while you practice, and it will automatically start new takes after every session break, with a configurable auto-take idle time, as well as support for specific MIDI commands (such as a middle or left piano pedal press) to manually start and end takes. A piano roll is provided to review and scrub individual takes. Star the takes that you want to keep indefinitely, while unstarred takes are cleaned up over time based on a configurable retention policy. All takes can be exported as MIDI files for use in other programs. MIDI Scribe is completely private. Connect your instrument, capture your takes, and keep everything securely on your device . No ads, no analytics, no snooping on your usage, and nothing ever leaves your device unless you export it. MIDI Scribe is completely free and open source for you to enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MIDI Scribe at every 3 weeks against Note Freak's every 36 months. Note Freak's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, 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.
Note Freak ships an update every 36 months, MIDI Scribe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note Freak | MIDI Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevlee Software LLC | James Ranson |
In-app purchases
Note Freak
No in-app purchases
MIDI Scribe
No in-app purchases
