Dubnote vs NabaFlow
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.
NabaFlow
This app is a comprehensive workspace for musicians and bands to manage gigs, build setlists, track repertoire, and share event details. It helps organize your music business, from planning events to syncing with your band members.
- Gig planning and event management
- Setlist and repertoire building
- Band member management
- Offline synchronization
- Event timeline creation
- Attach charts and files to events
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Nabaflow is the all-in-one workspace for working musicians and bands. Run every gig from one app: manage events, build setlists, track your band's repertoire, and share the run-of-show with your whole group — on stage, on the day, in your pocket. PLAN YOUR GIGS • Create and edit events with venue, room, pay, and personnel • Duplicate a gig across multiple future dates in seconds • Build event timelines — load-in, soundcheck, first dances, performance — so everyone knows the run-of-show • Attach charts, stage plots, and files to events and timeline entries BUILD SETLISTS & REPERTOIRE • Create setlists with sets, breaks, and target durations • Pull songs from your personal library or any of your bands • Track what your band is learning, suggesting, and has learned • Start a new setlist from an existing one with one tap MANAGE YOUR BAND • Add members and teams to events • Set and publish per-member estimated pay • Publish gigs straight to each member's Google Calendar STAY IN SYNC • Connect Google Calendar to see conflicts and avoid double-booking • Works offline — changes sync automatically when you're back online Whether you lead a wedding band, gig solo, or coordinate a rotating roster of players, Nabaflow keeps your music business organized so you can focus on playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NabaFlow at 5.0 against Dubnote's 4.5. NabaFlow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Dubnote's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 4). 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. NabaFlow asks for nothing beyond the download.
NabaFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dubnote has 164 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dubnote ships an update every 5 days, NabaFlow every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dubnote | NabaFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (164 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vochlea Music | zachary Bedell |
Customer experience
Dubnote
NabaFlow
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
NabaFlow
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
NabaFlow
No in-app purchases









