Comparison

Bring The Noise vs Dubnote

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

Head to head
About

Bring The Noise

Connect with a vibrant community of artists, musicians, and creators. Stream live content, engage in real-time chats, and discover new talent. Share your own creativity and build your fanbase.

Highlights
  • Live streaming
  • Live chat with community
  • Video shorts upload
  • Direct messaging
  • Live voice chat
  • Send and receive gifts
  • Trending music library
Features
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Bring The Noise connects the F.A.M. — Film, Art and Music — through live streams, original music, radio, video posts and conversation. COMMUNITY AUDIO Discover original music from independent artists. Listen with cover artwork on screen, search by artist or song, and share a link with friends. Artists can submit a video containing their original song, add separate cover artwork and share recordings up to three minutes long. LIVE STREAMS AND VIDEO POSTS Watch creators, musicians, artists and music lovers. Go live, share recorded videos or choose a video from your camera roll. RADIO AND MUSIC Explore BTN’s radio stations and music community. MESSAGING AND VOICE CHAT Connect with followers through messages and live voice conversations. FOLLOW, DISCOVER AND SHARE Follow creators, like posts and invite friends to discover the BTN community. Share only content you own or have permission to use. Help keep the community welcoming by reporting inappropriate content and blocking abusive users.

About

Dubnote

Capture and organize musical ideas effortlessly. This app helps songwriters record melodies, lyrics, and song sections with AI-powered organization and transcription. Keep your creative process streamlined and your ideas ready for development.

Highlights
  • Record and organize music ideas
  • AI-powered section splitting
  • Searchable tags and notes
  • Stereo recording
  • Speech-to-text lyric transcription
  • BPM detection
  • Vocal pitch monitoring
Features
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Voice memos don't care about your song ideas, Dubnote does. Record, organize, and revisit your music ideas— without the chaos. Whether you're capturing a melody at rehearsal or a top-line on the walk home, Dubnote keeps everything clear, searchable, and ready to develop. Built for musicians who write on the go: • Organize recordings in folders with custom covers • Auto-split recordings into sections: verses, hooks, riffs, with on-device AI • Tag key moments with emojis or notes- instantly searchable • Record straight into notebooks from your home screen in stereo • Transcribe lyrics with built-in speech-to-text • Detect BPM to keep your ideas DAW-ready • Vocal Pitch Monitor whilst you record All audio stays on your device, with optional iCloud backup. Your ideas, your control.

Screenshots

Bring The Noise4 screens
Dubnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dubnote at 4.5 against Bring The Noise's 3.9. Dubnote also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (163 vs 23). Bring The Noise's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bring The Noise sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dubnote sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dubnote holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dubnote has 163 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Bring The Noise's written reviews are positive against 65% of Dubnote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bring The Noise ships an update every 3 weeks, Dubnote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bring The Noise versus Dubnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBring The NoiseDubnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (23 ratings)4.5 (163 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews64.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23163 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.3
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB171 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBTN Development LLCVochlea Music

Customer experience

Bring The Noise

All ratings23 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Dubnote

All ratings164 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative32.3%

Bugs and requests

Bring The Noise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dubnote

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Cannot clean up audio
  • Not letting users use any feature
  • Notes are not accurate
  • iCloud not saving songs
  • Trial terminated early
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  • App gone into free limited mode despite subscription
  • App crashing during edit features (historical)
  • Playback feature locked behind paywall
  • Popups to upgrade with every button push
  • Deceptive charging, no way to cancel
  • App is broken, cannot record audio
  • Voice to instrument transcription not available in app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • More complete recording edit functions (e.g., delete parts)
  • Trimming or EQ editing functionality
  • MIDI input
  • Dark mode option
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  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bring The Noise

One-time10
  • larges ones$1.99
  • Silver$1.99
  • one_month$2.99
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  • Gold$2.99
  • Platinum$3.99
  • three3_month$4.99
  • Sliver_coin$4.99
  • Coin_value2$4.99
  • Gold_coin$9.99
  • Coin_value3$9.99
5 purchases

Dubnote

Subscriptions4
  • Dubnote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Dubnote Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Dubnote Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Dubnote Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Free$99.99

Questions

Is Bring The Noise free?
Bring The Noise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dubnote free?
Dubnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bring The Noise or Dubnote?
Dubnote is rated higher. Bring The Noise averages 3.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Dubnote averages 4.5 from 163 ratings.
Do Bring The Noise or Dubnote have ads?
Neither Bring The Noise nor Dubnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bring The Noise or Dubnote?
Bring The Noise ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dubnote every 5 days. Most recently, Bring The Noise was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dubnote on November 7, 2026.

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