Staff Notebooks vs SincoOTA
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.
SincoOTA
Perform over-the-air (OTA) upgrades for hardware products using a Bluetooth connection. This utility allows for seamless firmware updates directly from your device.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- OTA firmware upgrades
- Hardware product support
- Direct device updates
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Use Bluetooth to perform OTA upgrades on hardware products
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Staff Notebooks at 4.4 against SincoOTA's 2.2. Staff Notebooks also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). SincoOTA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Staff Notebooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SincoOTA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Staff Notebooks holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Staff Notebooks has 45 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Staff Notebooks's written reviews are positive against 33% of SincoOTA's.
Staff Notebooks ships an update every 5 days, SincoOTA monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Staff Notebooks | SincoOTA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (45 ratings) — better | 2.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | Sinco Audio |
Customer experience
Staff Notebooks
SincoOTA
In-app purchases
Staff Notebooks
- Paid Version$4.99
SincoOTA
No in-app purchases
