Comparison

BMI Online Services vs Notes.fm

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

Head to head
About

BMI Online Services

Manage your music catalog, track royalties, and update your account information on the go. This app is designed for songwriters, composers, and music publishers to access their earnings and registered works.

Highlights
  • View royalty distribution trends
  • Manage musical works catalog
  • Register live music performances
  • Update contact and direct deposit info
  • Access past royalty statements
  • Read career tips and advice
Read full description

If you're a BMI songwriter, composer, or music publisher this is the app for you. BMI Online Services provides on-the-go access to your account, with streamlined features and tools to manage all your needs, including viewing your registered songs and earned royalties. With BMI Online Services, you can: * Explore your latest US and International royalty distribution trends and top earning songs in the new interactive Royalty Dashboard (songwriters and composers only) * Manage your catalog of musical works to make sure you're all set to get paid * Register BMI Live music performances, including setlists and bands * Update your contact information and direct deposit to quickly receive your next royalty distribution * View your past royalty statements and tax documents * Learn how to make the most of your music and songwriting career with exclusive tips and advice articles What is BMI? BMI is the largest Performing Rights Organization (PRO) in the U.S. Our mission is to serve our songwriters, composers, and music publishers and grow the value of their creative work. As the bridge between our creative community and the businesses that want to play their music publicly, BMI protects our affiliates' rights and ensures they are fairly compensated for their work. We're also dedicated to helping our affiliates take their careers to the next level by providing the support they need to write their greatest songs. BMI has decades of experience in creating performance, educational and promotional opportunities to help songwriters and composers develop their craft. Founded in 1939 with a unique open-door policy to songwriters and composers of all genres, BMI now represents over 22.4 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers, and publishers, and continues to nurture new talent and new music. To learn more, visit bmi.com (c) Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) 2025.

About

Notes.fm

This app helps musicians track and collect all their music royalties in one place. It identifies missing registrations and unclaimed money across over 50 platforms, simplifying royalty collection for artists, songwriters, and managers.

Highlights
  • Collect all royalties in one place
  • Identify missing registrations and unclaimed shares
  • Estimate unclaimed royalties
  • Verify songwriter, performer, and producer credits
  • Track catalog health across 50+ platforms
  • Share credit and registration data
Features
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NOTES Notes is the easiest way to release your music and collect all of your royalties in one place. Every musician deserves all of their royalties. But royalty registrations are fragmented and manual, and a song that isn't registered everywhere it earns leaves money unclaimed. Notes releases your music, reviews your catalog for issues, and makes sure you get paid. Notes does not take a percentage of your royalties. RELEASE YOUR MUSIC - Distribute your songs to 30+ platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, Tidal, and Deezer - Register your songs with The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) as you release them - Attach credits and International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs) to every release REVIEW YOUR CATALOG AND FIND MISSING MONEY - Import your existing catalog by artist, playlist, release, or song - Review your catalog for issues, including missing registrations, unclaimed shares, and unmatched recordings, across The MLC, Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), and SoundExchange - See clear, data-backed estimates of unclaimed royalties, built on real stream counts and current mechanical rates - Verify songwriter, performer, and producer credits, and look up the identifiers behind your songs — ISRCs, International Standard Musical Work Codes (ISWCs), and Interested Party Information (IPI) numbers FIX ISSUES AND CLAIM YOUR ROYALTIES - Notes Publishing fixes publishing issues and collects missing money by registering your songs at The MLC - Download your royalty review, or share it with your existing publishing administrator CONTRACTS AND PAYOUTS - Create and send contracts that set each collaborator's share of a song's recording and songwriting royalties - Collaborators approve or decline their share right in the app, and approved contracts pay everyone automatically - Track your total earnings over time, from one week to all time WHO IT'S FOR - Musicians releasing music and tracking their own royalties - Songwriters verifying registrations across PROs and The MLC - Managers reviewing catalog health for the musicians they administer - Labels and publishers monitoring registrations and contracts BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Notes keeps you connected to your catalog wherever you are. Add the Catalog Review widget to your Home Screen, pull to refresh, pick up where you left off with a persistent session, and share anything straight from the app. If you lose connectivity, Notes lets you know and reloads automatically when you're back online. Start with a free account at notes.fm. MUSICIAN SUBSCRIPTION Upgrade to Musician in the app for your earnings on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center, plus notifications when royalties arrive, a statement is ready, or a payment reaches you. Musician is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple Account, and renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://notes.fm/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://notes.fm/legal/privacy

Screenshots

BMI Online Services3 screens
Notes.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notes.fm at 100% against BMI Online Services's 18%. Notes.fm also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). BMI Online Services's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (50 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Notes.fm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BMI Online Services asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notes.fm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BMI Online Services has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of BMI Online Services's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notes.fm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BMI Online Services ships an update every 4 weeks, Notes.fm weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BMI Online Services versus Notes.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBMI Online ServicesNotes.fm
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (50 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBroadcast Music, Inc.Notes Frequencies, Inc.

Customer experience

BMI Online Services

All ratings50 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative54.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative78.6%

Notes.fm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BMI Online Services

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Notes.fm

Subscriptions2
  • Musician$4.991 Month
  • Musician (Yearly)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is BMI Online Services free?
BMI Online Services is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notes.fm free?
Notes.fm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BMI Online Services or Notes.fm?
Notes.fm is rated higher. BMI Online Services averages 2.7 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Notes.fm averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BMI Online Services or Notes.fm have ads?
Neither BMI Online Services nor Notes.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BMI Online Services or Notes.fm?
BMI Online Services ships an update every 4 weeks, and Notes.fm weekly. Most recently, BMI Online Services was updated on November 14, 2026 and Notes.fm on November 13, 2026.

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