Dubnote vs Apollo Music.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Apollo Music.
Create, collaborate, and distribute music with AI-enhanced tools. Find beats, tracks, and other creators to produce your next hit, all in one platform.
- Music creation tools
- Collaboration features
- AI-enhanced production
- Beat and track discovery
- Creator networking
- Music distribution
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Apollo Music is a platform that helps you create, collaborate, and distribute music all within 1 place. Everything you need from pre-studio prep, to finding beats, tracks, and other creators to create with; Apollo is here to help you have everything you need to make your next hit. Our production and collaborative tools are enhanced using AI to help you create the best music you can.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Apollo Music. at none against Dubnote's 6. Apollo Music. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.3). Dubnote's advantage is ratings volume (163 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Dubnote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Apollo Music. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Apollo Music. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dubnote has 163 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dubnote ships an update every 5 days, Apollo Music. every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dubnote | Apollo Music. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (163 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 163 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.3 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vochlea Music | Antonio Sims II |
Customer experience
Dubnote
Apollo Music.
Bugs and 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
Apollo Music.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dubnote
- Dubnote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Dubnote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Dubnote Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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- Dubnote Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Dubnote Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Free$99.99
Apollo Music.
No in-app purchases
