Comparison

Baton 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

Baton

This app serves as a platform for discovering and sharing unreleased music. It allows creators to upload, organize, and collaborate on music, while also providing opportunities to connect with other artists and sync placements. Users can discover new music globally and utilize AI tools for sample discovery and curation.

Highlights
  • Upload and organize music library
  • Offline listening and cross-device sync
  • Creator messaging and collaboration tools
  • Browse and send music for sync opportunities
  • AI-powered sample discovery
  • Share and discover music opportunities
  • Track listener analytics
Currently charting
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Baton is the new home for unreleased music. - Upload your music, organize your library, listen offline, and sync across devices. - Messaging other creators in conversation threads that update as you collaborate. - Browse and send your music to placement and sync opportunities. - Store privately, or publish to your profile. - Always see who listens, no matter where your music goes. - Use AI to find samples from other creators that fit with your music. - Share your own opportunities to find new music and collaborators. - Discover unreleased music from all around the world. - Curate combinations of samples to spark new collaborations. - Message other creators when you find music you like. - Tag collaborators to instantly share material and credit friends. - EQ to refine your mix. Terms of Use: https://www.baton.media/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.baton.media/privacy

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 understand and collect all of your music royalties in one place. Every musician deserves all of their royalties. But more than $1 billion goes unclaimed every year, and 50+ platforms each require individual collection. Royalty registrations are fragmented and manual — Notes makes sure you aren't missing money. Collect all of your royalties for your entire catalog. Review your registrations across The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), SoundExchange, and more, and see exactly where royalties are going unclaimed. WHAT NOTES DOES - All your songs in one place — import your existing catalog by artist, playlist, release, or song - Review your catalog for registration issues, including missing registrations, unclaimed shares, and unmatched recordings - See clear, data-backed estimates of unclaimed royalties, built on real stream counts and current mechanical rates - Verify songwriter, performer, and producer credits for the songs in your catalog - Look up the identifiers behind your songs — International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs), International Standard Musical Work Codes (ISWCs), and Interested Party Information (IPI) numbers - Review recording and songwriting splits alongside the registrations they affect - Track catalog health across 50+ royalty platforms - Share song credits and registration data with your team using the native iOS share sheet WHO IT'S FOR - Musicians 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 splits - Anyone who wants to understand the credits behind a song BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Notes keeps you connected to your catalog wherever you are. Pull to refresh your review, 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

Baton4 screens
Notes.fm1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notes.fm at 100% against Baton's 63%. Notes.fm also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Baton's advantage is ratings volume (192 vs 2) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). On price, update cadence 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. Baton sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Notes.fm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notes.fm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baton has 192 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Baton's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notes.fm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baton ships an update every 4 days, Notes.fm weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Baton versus Notes.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBatonNotes.fm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (192 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings192 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#207 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBaton Media IncNotes Frequencies, Inc.

Customer experience

Baton

All ratings192 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Notes.fm

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Baton

Subscriptions4
  • Baton Pro Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Baton Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Baton Pro Annual$49.991 Year
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  • Baton Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Notes.fm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baton free?
Baton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes.fm free?
Notes.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baton or Notes.fm?
Notes.fm is rated higher. Baton averages 4.6 out of 5 from 192 ratings, while Notes.fm averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Baton or Notes.fm have ads?
Baton shows ads; Notes.fm does not.
Which is updated more often, Baton or Notes.fm?
Baton ships an update every 4 days, and Notes.fm weekly. Most recently, Baton was updated on October 16, 2026 and Notes.fm on October 20, 2026.

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