Comparison

简谱大师 vs Notation

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

Head to head
About

简谱大师

Create and edit musical scores with a user-friendly interface. This app supports a wide range of notation elements, instrument sounds, and export options, making it suitable for both beginners and professional musicians. Enjoy advanced features like multi-part editing and high-fidelity playback.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive simplified notation support
  • Playback with key and tempo adjustments
  • Multi-instrument sound selection
  • Export music to various file formats
  • Multi-part chorus editing
  • HD image export and high-fidelity playback
  • Undo/redo editing functions
Features
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A powerful short score editing software, it provides powerful input and editing capabilities, allowing you to write beautiful short score music with the familiar Apple keyboard. The original simple score input keyboard can meet your various simple score writing needs, thus providing a simple and efficient way to create your own music works. All the elements of simplified notation are built into the software. In this software, you can not only input simplified melody, but also belong to advanced notation and advanced writing according to your needs. This software is not only suitable for beginners to learn to create music, but also competent professional producers of music tools, but also as a good helper for you to practice singing. Software functions: - Support almost all simple notation notation - Support the playback experience under shift, transfer and different key signs - Support any rhythm, beat adjustment - Support more than 20 major Musical Instruments - Supports exporting music to any file - Support chorus mode, up to 4 voice parts editing - HD image export, high fidelity playback effect - Support for undo and repeat selection during editing - Support sharp, cost reduction, double lift, double drop - Support continuous line, extended line, triplet - Supports multiple grace notes - Supports multiple strength markers UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - Unlimited Notations - No Ads - Remove sharing of watermarked scores - Unlock all musical instruments - Unlock all theme backgrounds - Support up to 4 parts - Change key for each part - Change beat type and tempo - Experience new features in advance - The subscriptions are $6.99 monthly with free trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service, where applicable - Terms of use: https://beattap.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/notation_item.html - Privacy of use: https://beattap.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/notation_privacy.html

About

Notation

Create and edit professional sheet music on your mobile device. Easily capture musical ideas, arrange scores with lyrics and chords, and share playable web links with collaborators. Offers robust notation tools for composers, arrangers, and students.

Highlights
  • Touch notation keyboard
  • Multi-staff playback
  • Web score sharing
  • MusicXML, MIDI, PDF export
  • Lyrics and chord support
  • Cloud sync
Features
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Notation is professional sheet music notation for composers, arrangers, and music students. Capture a motif at the piano, tweak harmony on your commute, or share a link before rehearsal—all on iPhone or iPad with lyrics and chords. If you read a staff, you can go from a piano sketch to multi-staff scores for class and rehearsal. TOUCH NOTATION A notation keyboard replaces deep menus: tap notes and markings, or select on the staff to edit. Undo/redo for commutes, rehearsal gaps, or at the piano. On the free tier, inserting or editing measures shifts later bars automatically so the rest of the score stays aligned. WRITE AND HEAR IT Multi-staff playback; on long scores, playback follows your edit position. Composer Pro: per-staff Mute and Solo for full scores. WEB SCORE SHARING Generate a web score link—text or email to teachers, singers, or collaborators. Any browser shows standard notation and multi-part playback without installing the app. Print-friendly pages for handouts. PDF for archives and fixed layout; web links when your choir or band needs to hear the piece before rehearsal. Many mobile apps stop at PDF or screenshots; Notation shares playable web scores with the same playback and layout as on your device. EXPORT AND INTERCHANGE MusicXML, MIDI, PDF (screen preview + A4 print PDF). Import MusicXML without length limits—continue in MuseScore, Sibelius, etc. Free tier: starter export allowance. Composer Pro: unlimited export, clean PDF (see app for web-link limits). IPAD PRO WORKSPACE On iPad, library and score sit side by side for desktop-like sessions. iPhone: full notation and sharing when you are catching ideas on the go. YOU CAN ALSO: - Piano keyboard chord stacks; multi-verse lyrics with melismas and paste lyrics line by line; measure insert/copy/paste/delete - Ties, slurs, manual beams—free - Cloud sync (web links need sign-in + sync); Composer Pro: 8 staves, 2 voices per staff, transpose, meter changes NOTATION COVERAGE: * Notes/rests, dots, ties, slurs, beams (manual break/join) * Triplets; quintuplets–septuplets (Composer Pro) * Ornaments, articulations, dynamics, hairpins * Lyrics (verses), chords; title/composer/lyricist header * Clefs, time, tempo; major/minor keys; accidentals * Repeats, voltas, D.S./D.C.; pickups; measure-level edits * Templates: piano grand, treble/bass single staff, custom; long-score paging SUBSCRIPTION & LEGAL (COMPOSER PRO — OPTIONAL) Notation offers an optional paid membership called Composer Pro. You can subscribe in the app under Me → Upgrade. No subscription is required to create, edit, save, or play scores on the free tier. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION • Name: Composer Pro — Weekly Plan • Length: 1 week (renews every week) • Price: Shown on the in-app purchase screen before you confirm (localized price; may vary by country or region). If a free trial is available in your region, it is displayed on the subscription screen before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. WHAT COMPOSER PRO INCLUDES • Advanced composing: full transposition and any key; up to 8 staves and 2 voices per staff; meter changes and special/additive meters; undo/redo; advanced repeat playback • Delivery & export: unlimited exports (MusicXML, and web score links); • Playback: full instrument library; per-staff mute and solo • Other: ad-free experience; community publishing; priority support Privacy Policy: https://solfegehub.com/UserManagerPrivacy_en.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://solfegehub.com/UserManagerTerms_en.html

Screenshots

简谱大师4 screens
Notation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 简谱大师 at none against Notation's shown. 简谱大师 also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Notation's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 简谱大师 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Notation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 简谱大师 has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of 简谱大师's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

简谱大师 ships an update every 2 weeks, Notation every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
简谱大师 versus Notation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter简谱大师Notation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer新玲 张凯 张

Customer experience

简谱大师

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative17.5%

Notation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

简谱大师

Subscriptions3
  • 简谱大师周订阅3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • 超级会员3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • yearly Subcription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 高级会员$24.99
2 purchases

Notation

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Subscription · NotationAI3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access · NotationAI$19.99

Questions

Is 简谱大师 free?
简谱大师 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notation free?
Notation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 简谱大师 or Notation?
Notation is rated higher. 简谱大师 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Notation averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 简谱大师 or Notation have ads?
Notation shows ads; 简谱大师 does not.
Which is updated more often, 简谱大师 or Notation?
简谱大师 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Notation every 9 days. Most recently, 简谱大师 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Notation on October 13, 2026.

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