Comparison

Dubnote vs Zenzey

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

Head to head
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.

About

Zenzey

Features
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A band rehearses for three hours and decides twenty things: how the intro goes, who records the demo, what key to move it to, what gets played on Sunday. By Tuesday nobody remembers half of it, and the half they remember they remember differently. Zenzey listens to the rehearsal and writes the recap. Tap record when you start and stop when you're done. Everything else is automatic. WHAT THE RECAP INCLUDES • The songs that were played, with their key and how many times each was run • The decisions that were made, with the verbatim quote of where it was said • The tasks, with the name of whoever has to do them • The loose ideas that came up and always get lost SHARE IT AND YOU'RE DONE The recap goes out as a link that opens in any browser. Whoever gets it reads everything without creating an account or installing anything. It's the same link you paste in the group chat on the way out of the room. BUILT FOR A REHEARSAL ROOM • Records with the screen locked: a rehearsal lasts hours and the phone gets set down • Dim mode, to leave it in view without lighting up the room • Drop a marker with one tap, without putting the instrument down • A 60-second sound check before recording for real • If a call comes in, it lets you know and you can pick back up YOU'RE IN CHARGE, NOT THE MODEL Every line in the recap can be corrected with one tap, and carries the quote it came from. If it can't be quoted, it doesn't appear. YOUR REPERTOIRE, SORTED ON ITS OWN Every song builds up its own history: when it was played, in what key, what was decided about it. Without anyone filling out a form. PRIVACY The full rehearsal audio is deleted from the server as soon as the clips for each song are cut. Zenzey builds no voiceprints and doesn't try to recognize who is speaking. The shared link never gives access to the original audio. Always let the rest of the group know before you record. ZENZEY PRO — SUBSCRIPTION Zenzey is free to use: 4 sessions and 4 hours of recording per month, no project. Zenzey Pro raises the cap to 20 hours a month and removes the one on sessions, lets you listen to the clips of each song and gives you up to 3 projects, each with its team and its shows. Zenzey Pro is an auto-renewable subscription at US$14.99 per month or US$149 per year (the App Store shows the price for your country in your currency). Payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and it can be cancelled at any time from your Apple account settings. Terms: https://www.zenzey.app/terms Privacy: https://www.zenzey.app/privacy

Screenshots

Dubnote4 screens
Zenzey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dubnote at none against Zenzey's shown. Zenzey's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dubnote sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Zenzey sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dubnote versus Zenzey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDubnoteZenzey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (163 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings163 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.315.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVochlea MusicDustkey LLC

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

Zenzey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
4 purchases

Zenzey

Subscriptions4
  • Zenzey Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Zenzey Team Monthly$39.001 Month
  • Zenzey Pro Yearly$149.001 Year
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  • Zenzey Team Yearly$390.001 Year

Questions

Is Dubnote free?
Dubnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zenzey free?
Zenzey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dubnote or Zenzey have ads?
Zenzey shows ads; Dubnote does not.
Which is updated more often, Dubnote or Zenzey?
Dubnote ships an update every 5 days, and Zenzey every 5 days. Most recently, Dubnote was updated on November 3, 2026 and Zenzey on October 29, 2026.

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