Note to Be vs WoodVerberator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note to Be
This app offers advanced MIDI quantization for iOS musicians. It allows precise control over note selection, octave flexibility, and MIDI CC integration for crafting harmonious compositions and dynamic live performances. Supports microtonal scales and multi-synth setups.
- Customizable note and octave selection
- MIDI CC to note conversion
- Multi-synth channel assignment
- Live performance toggles
- Microtonal scale support (Scala Library)
- MPE polyphonic playback
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Take full control of your MIDI experience with Note to Be—the powerful iOS app designed to transform how you interact with your music. Whether you're working with a MIDI keyboard, sequencer, or MIDI CC input, Note to Be ensures your notes are perfectly quantized to the nearest selected note, allowing you to craft precise, harmonious compositions with ease. Key Features: - Customizable Note Selection: Choose individual notes from any octave, or apply your selection across the full -1 to +8 octave range. - Octave Flexibility: Work within the entire octave spectrum, selecting and unselecting notes with a simple tap. - MIDI CC Integration: Use MIDI CC from hardware controllers or apps like ShiftBud to convert control changes into quantized notes. Easily create chord voicings and dynamic live performances. - Multi-Synth Support: Assign different MIDI channels to multiple synths, allowing each to respond to the quantized MIDI output independently. - Live Performance Enhancement: Engage the 'all notes' toggle to instantly apply note selections across all octaves or quickly select notes in a specific key and scale. - Microtonality: Select a microtonal scale from the Scala Library with +5000 microtonal scales, or import your own to the iCloud folder. Play the MPE supported synths polyphonically. With Note to Be, your music becomes a canvas, and every note is a brushstroke. Unlock new creative possibilities and refine your sound with the precision of MIDI quantization, right from your iOS device. Note to Be is a MIDI app and does not produce any sound on its own. You need a MIDI input source and an audio output destination in order to work with Note to Be. The AUv3 plugin requires an AUv3 host app such as AUM, Logic Pro for iPad, Loopy Pro, Cubasis, Nanostudio, apeMatrix, Audiobus etc.
WoodVerberator
This app offers advanced convolution reverb with adjustable parameters like damping, distribution, and stereo creation. It includes filters, modulation, gating, ducking, and delay effects, all controllable for the reverb tail. Users can load their own impulse response files and monitor audio levels.
- Adjustable reverb time (0-10s)
- Damping and distribution controls
- Stereo creation options
- Tail-only filters (HPF, LPF, Saturator)
- Tail-only modulation (Amplitude, Phase)
- Gating and Ducking with sidechain
- User IR file loading
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WoodVerberator is a convolution based reverb with some extra features : - Reverb time can be set from 0 to 10s or to the IR file native length. - Has controls to adjust the reverb (damping, distribution). - Stereo can be created by either using a stereo IR file or by de-correlating a mono file or both. - Has an HPF, LPF and saturator which work on the reverb late part (Tail) only, the early-late boundary can be set. - Had Amplitude and Phase modulation which work on the reverb late part only, the early-late boundary can be set. - Has Gating which can also be driven by the side chain. - Has Ducking which can also be driven by the side chain. - Has an extra Delay which works on the reverb late part only, the early-late boundary can be set. - Has general HPF, LPF and De-Essing filters. - Has a quality control to balance the CPU load. - Has the standard Mix and Pre-Delay controls. - User IR files can be tried and added to the WoodVerberator IR folder so they appear in the IR dropdown. - Has Input and Output level meters. - Has a graph displaying the IR.
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Verdict
Note to Be and WoodVerberator both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WoodVerberator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Note to Be's. WoodVerberator also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). Note to Be's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $12.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Note to Be costs $3.99 and WoodVerberator $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Note to Be against 4.8 for WoodVerberator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Note to Be's written reviews are positive against 100% of WoodVerberator's.
Note to Be ships an update every 9 days, WoodVerberator every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note to Be | WoodVerberator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 4.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cem Olcay | Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio |
Customer experience
Note to Be
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In-app purchases
Note to Be
No in-app purchases
WoodVerberator
No in-app purchases
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