Comparison

Nada vs HandCompose

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

Head to head
About

Nada

Transform your voice into any instrument and build complete songs with beats, chords, and vocals. This pocket music studio offers a simple DAW experience, allowing you to record, mix, and export your creations without needing prior music theory knowledge or studio equipment.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-instrument real-time playback
  • Key and scale lock for pitch accuracy
  • Multi-track timeline for song layering
  • Beat maker with diverse drum kits
  • Vocal and audio recording
  • Full mixer with EQ and effects
  • MIDI and audio export to DAWs
Features
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Your voice is the instrument. Nada is a complete music studio in your pocket: a simple DAW where you sing an idea and play it back on any instrument, then build it into a finished song with beats, chords, vocals and a full mix. No studio, no keyboard, no years of lessons. And no AI making the song for you: you play it, you write it, it's yours. SING IT, PLAY IT • Sing, hum or whistle, and hear your voice play piano, synth, bass, guitar, strings and more in real time • Key and scale lock keeps every note in tune, even if you're not a trained singer • MPE expression keeps the feel of your performance: slides, bends and dynamics A COMPLETE STUDIO, MADE SIMPLE • Multi-track timeline: layer melody, bass, chords, vocals and drums • Beat maker with drum kits for pop, hip hop, lo-fi, EDM and more • Chord suggestions that follow the key of your melody • Record vocals, instruments and audio alongside your MIDI tracks • Mixer and effects rack with EQ, reverb, delay, vocoder, talkbox, vocal harmonizer and more • Load your favorite AUv3 instruments and effects BUILT FOR THE MOMENT AN IDEA ARRIVES Ideas show up anywhere: on the bus, in the shower, at 2am. With Nada always in your pocket, you capture the melody before it disappears and keep building it wherever you are. Our own low-latency audio engine makes singing and hearing feel like the same moment, and voice detection runs on your device, even offline. FINISH AND SHARE • Export MIDI and audio to Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, GarageBand or any DAW • Share finished songs and sketches with collaborators and friends MADE FOR Songwriters capturing melodies. Producers sketching away from the studio. Singers who want to hear their voice as an instrument. Beginners making their first song, no keyboard or music theory needed. NADA PRO Nada is free to download and start creating. Nada Pro adds unlimited tracks, projects and collaborators, plus MPE expression, AUv3 plugins, automation, SoundFont import and using Nada as a MIDI controller for your DAW. Choose a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://tunelab.id/nada/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://tunelab.id/nada/privacy-policy.html

About

HandCompose

Create multi-track music compositions using only your fingers. Arrange clips, draw notes on a piano roll, and explore 128 instruments and 9 drum kits. Features automatic composition based on genre, tempo, and key, with extensive editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Multi-track composition
  • Piano roll and drum editor
  • Automatic song generation
  • 128 instruments and 9 drum kits
  • MIDI and audio import/export
  • External MIDI keyboard support
  • Auto-save and 5 song slots
Features
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HandCompose is a multitrack composing app you play with your fingers. Arrange clips, draw notes in the piano roll, and hear them right away with 128 instruments and 9 drum kits. ■ Start composing right away • A demo song with drums, bass, piano and keys is ready on first launch, so you hear music immediately • Tap an empty cell to add a clip; tap a clip to select it and tap again to open the piano roll • Long-press to move clips and notes, drag a handle to change their length • Zoom horizontally and vertically with two fingers ■ Auto compose • Pick a genre (pop, rock, jazz, ballad, EDM, funk, lo-fi, bossa nova, R&B, waltz), tempo, length and key, and get a whole song with drums, bass, chords, pad and melody • Songs are built from intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge and outro, one clip per section, ready to edit • Don't like a part? Regenerate it from the track settings, and undo brings your previous song back ■ Piano roll and drum editor • Change note length and snap with a 1/1 to 1/16 grid • Shape dynamics in the velocity lane • Drum tracks use named drum lanes, and rhythm patterns (8-beat, rock, house, hip-hop, waltz and more) load in one tap • Turn on "Hear other tracks" to edit along with the whole arrangement ■ 128 instruments, up to 16 tracks • Every General MIDI instrument plus 9 GS drum kits (GeneralUser GS SoundFont) • Volume, pan and reverb per track, mute and solo • Tempo (40–300 BPM), time signature (2/4–12/4), loop region, count-in metronome ■ Import and export • Import MIDI files as new tracks • Import audio files such as MP3, M4A and WAV as audio tracks and compose over a backing track • Export a MIDI file or audio (M4A) and save it to Files, AirDrop it or open it in another app from the share sheet ■ MIDI keyboards • Connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard and play the track you are editing ■ Autosave and 5 slots • Your work saves automatically, with 5 slots for separate songs • Undo and redo ■ Privacy • Collects no data and makes no network connections

Screenshots

Nada4 screens
HandCompose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HandCompose at none against Nada's 3. Nada's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nada sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. HandCompose asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nada against 5.0 for HandCompose. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nada ships an update every 3 days, HandCompose weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Nada versus HandCompose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNadaHandCompose
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBregas Wicaksonoseol do sim

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nada

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annually$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nada Pro Lifetime$99.99
None

HandCompose

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nada free?
Nada is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandCompose free?
HandCompose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nada or HandCompose?
Nada and HandCompose are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nada or HandCompose have ads?
Neither Nada nor HandCompose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nada or HandCompose?
Nada ships an update every 3 days, and HandCompose weekly. Most recently, Nada was updated on November 9, 2026 and HandCompose on November 8, 2026.

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