Comparison

Chopinate! vs BEAN MUSE

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

Head to head
About

Chopinate!

Learn to read piano sheet music with engaging mini-games. Compete globally and earn achievements. Designed to make note reading accessible for beginners, inspired by a simple teaching method.

Highlights
  • Practice reading sheet music
  • Short, simple games
  • Global competition
  • Unlock achievements
  • Beginner-friendly method
Features
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- Practice reading piano sheet music through short, simple games. - Compete with players worldwide and unlock achievements. 【The Story Behind the App】 I started learning piano in my 30s, and reading notes was the hardest part. At my local piano academy, my teacher drew a circle on the staff to help me read notes quickly and accurately. This app, “Chopinate!”, was inspired by that simple yet effective method. The name adds “-ate” to Chopin, and it means: “I’ll help you play Chopin.” Have any feedback? Send it anytime from the app, or leave a review on the App Store. Thanks for playing!

About

BEAN MUSE

Features
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BEAN MUSE is a music studio for recording vocals and instruments, shaping each track, mixing them into one song and exporting the result. Record straight from the iPhone or iPad microphone, or from an audio interface you connect. You can also bring in audio and MIDI files from the Files app and place them on tracks. WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, FLAC and OGG all open, and when you add a video file its sound goes onto a track while the picture plays in its own window so you can line things up. Cut, join, move and fade regions, and set the level and position of every track. Draw in volume and pan moves that follow the song. Send several tracks to a shared effect such as a reverb, and group similar tracks to adjust them together. More than 60 effects are built in, including EQ, compressor, reverb, delay, de-esser and limiter. Play MIDI tracks with the built-in synthesizer and fix notes in the piano roll or the notation view. Analyze the chords of a region and see their names, and turn an audio region into MIDI. A tuner, BEAN Sampler and BEAN Arpeggiator are built in too. Split a finished song into vocals and backing track, or into instruments such as drums, bass, guitar and piano, each on its own new track. The separation models are downloaded once, the first time you use it. Fix vocal notes that drift slightly with pitch correction. Not sure how to start a mix? Tap AI mix. It analyses each track, decides which effects to use and how to set them, and if you type the feel you want, such as "bring the vocal forward", it mixes in that direction. AI mix needs the AI service you use to be connected in Settings > AI. Audio files are never sent; only the measured numbers and your request are. Community on the dashboard lets you read the users' board and post. Export the finished song as MP3 or OGG, keep it in the Files app or send it to another app. Playback and recording keep going when the screen locks or you switch apps. About the license The app works without a license: recording, editing, mixing, MP3 and OGG export, the BEAN free plug-ins and the synthesizer are all free. Without a license, an ad is shown once when you open the app. A license removes the ad and turns on AI mix, vocal pitch correction, WAV, AIFF and FLAC export, the BEAN paid plug-ins and stem separation. There are Standard and Ultimate licenses with the same features on this device. Link the subscription to your BEAN account in Settings > License to use it in BEAN MUSE for Mac and Windows as well; Ultimate adds BEAN plug-ins in other DAWs and mastering on a computer. BEAN MUSE Standard 1 month and 12 month licenses — auto-renewing BEAN MUSE Ultimate 1 month and 12 month licenses — auto-renewing The price for your country is shown on the purchase screen and in the App Store before you subscribe. It renews at the same price unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can turn it off any time in Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beanent.com/privacy

Screenshots

Chopinate!4 screens
BEAN MUSE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chopinate! at none against BEAN MUSE's 4. Chopinate! also leads on ads (none vs shown). BEAN MUSE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. BEAN MUSE sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Chopinate! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chopinate! ships an update every 5 days, BEAN MUSE every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chopinate! versus BEAN MUSE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChopinate!BEAN MUSE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaeho YooJUHYEON CHO

In-app purchases

None

Chopinate!

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BEAN MUSE

Subscriptions4
  • 1 month license$11.991 Month
  • Ultimate 1 month license$19.991 Month
  • 12 month license$119.991 Year
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  • Ultimate 12 month license$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Chopinate! free?
Chopinate! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BEAN MUSE free?
BEAN MUSE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chopinate! or BEAN MUSE have ads?
BEAN MUSE shows ads; Chopinate! does not.
Which is updated more often, Chopinate! or BEAN MUSE?
Chopinate! ships an update every 5 days, and BEAN MUSE every 2 days. Most recently, Chopinate! was updated on November 7, 2026 and BEAN MUSE on November 10, 2026.

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