Staff Notebooks vs M
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Staff Notebooks
This application provides a digital space for composing and notating music. It allows users to write down musical ideas and create scores directly on their devices. Ideal for musicians and composers, it offers a convenient way to manage musical compositions.
- Digital music sheet notation
- Handwritten music composition
- Score creation
- Convenient music management
- Mobile composition tool
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This is a music sheet note app.
M
This app offers comprehensive control over guitar effects pedals. Users can manage impulse responses (IRs), reverb, delay, modulation, amplifier simulations, and noise gates to shape their sound.
- IR switching for cabinet simulation
- Extensive reverb effects
- Customizable delay settings
- Various modulation effects
- Amplifier sound simulation
- Noise gate for clean sound
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专门为效果器的用户打造，我们提供了对效果器的全面控制，包括以下参数： IR：利用我们的应用，您可以轻松切换不同的IR，模拟各种音箱和空间，使您的音乐在任何场景中都表现卓越。 REVERB（混响）：探索各种混响效果，从清晰的室内吉他声音到宏大的音响效果，让您的音乐充满深度和氛围。 DELAY（延迟）：定制音乐中的延迟效果，创造从微妙的回声到令人着迷的空间声音。 MOD（调制效果）：创造令人难忘的声音，包括和声、混音和更多令人惊叹的声音效果。 AMP（放大器）：模拟各种放大器声音，从温暖的管子声音到坚实的晶体声音。 GATE（噪声门控）：消除不必要的噪音，使您的音乐保持干净而清晰。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Staff Notebooks at 4.4 against M's 2.3. Staff Notebooks also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). M's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Staff Notebooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. M asks for nothing beyond the download.
Staff Notebooks holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Staff Notebooks's written reviews are positive against 38% of M's.
Staff Notebooks ships an update every 5 days, M every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Staff Notebooks | M |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (43 ratings) — better | 2.3 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 38.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | Sinco Audio |
Customer experience
Staff Notebooks
M
In-app purchases
Staff Notebooks
- Paid Version$4.99
M
No in-app purchases
