Comparison

KA mini Percussions vs NotePulse

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

Head to head
About

KA mini Percussions

This app offers a collection of Chinese percussive instruments with a minimalist design and simple UI. It provides a high-quality sound experience for musicians and beat makers, functioning as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.

Highlights
  • Chinese percussive instruments
  • Minimalist design
  • Simple UI controls
  • High-quality sound
  • Standalone app
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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Kong Audio mini Percussions is a minimally-designed collection of Chinese percussive instruments. It gives musicians and beat makers a high-quality experience with very simple UI controls. KA mini Percussions can run as an app or AUv3 plugin.

About

NotePulse

Features
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NotePulse transforms MIDI files into an interactive visual learning experience, helping you connect the music you hear with piano keys and traditional musical notation. Watch notes approach a full 88-key piano keyboard in the synchronized Notes view, or switch to the Live Grand Staff to follow the performance as written music. Keyboard and Score modes help you understand where each note belongs on both the staff and the instrument. Features include: • Synchronized MIDI playback, animated notes, piano keyboard, and grand staff • Live Grand Staff with Keyboard and Score viewing modes • Multi-track playback using SoundFont instruments • General MIDI instrument playback and per-track instrument selection • Adjustable playback speed for focused practice • A–B looping for repeating difficult sections • Track controls for mute, solo, volume, pan, transpose, color, and instrument selection • Left- and right-hand guidance • Score quantization and adjustable staff presentation • Support for user-selected MIDI and compatible SoundFont files • Online MIDI catalog with downloadable songs for offline use • Downloadable NotePulse Sound Library • Session import and export • Adaptive layouts for iPhone and iPad • Built-in starter music for getting started immediately NotePulse is designed for musicians, students, educators, and anyone interested in exploring how MIDI performances translate into piano movement and traditional musical notation. Import your own MIDI files through the Files app, explore downloadable music from the NotePulse catalog, or use the included starter collection. NotePulse remembers your practice settings, track configuration, visualization preferences, instrument selections, loops, and playback position for individual MIDI files. Your imported MIDI, SoundFont, and session files are processed locally on your device. Online catalog content and the NotePulse Sound Library are downloaded only when needed. No account is required. See the Music. Feel the Pulse.

Screenshots

KA mini Percussions3 screens
NotePulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NotePulse at every 10 days against KA mini Percussions's monthly. NotePulse also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99). KA mini Percussions's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

KA mini Percussions costs $3.99 and NotePulse $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KA mini Percussions ships an update monthly, NotePulse every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KA mini Percussions versus NotePulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKA mini PercussionsNotePulse
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHANTOU KONG AUDIO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.Noorcon Inc.

In-app purchases

None

KA mini Percussions

No in-app purchases

None

NotePulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KA mini Percussions free?
KA mini Percussions costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NotePulse free?
NotePulse costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do KA mini Percussions or NotePulse have ads?
Neither KA mini Percussions nor NotePulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KA mini Percussions or NotePulse?
KA mini Percussions ships an update monthly, and NotePulse every 10 days. Most recently, KA mini Percussions was updated on September 24, 2026 and NotePulse on October 7, 2026.

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