Comparison

Soloist vs Note & Key

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

Head to head
About

Soloist

Features
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Soloist 是为独立钢琴老师设计的排课与收款工具。 如果你的学员信息分散在微信、备忘录、表格和日历里, 每次确认出勤、课时和收款都要来回翻找, 那这些事情,其实可以简单很多。 Soloist 把这些记录放在同一处: 学员、课程、出勤、课时和收款始终保持一致。 你可以用 Soloist: • 记录学员资料与默认课费 • 安排课程,查看每天的上课情况 • 标记出勤、缺席和待确认状态 • 处理按次收费、扣课时或不计费的不同情况 • 查看充值、课时消耗与每月收入变化 对于自己排课、自己上课、自己收款的独立老师来说, Soloist 解决的不是复杂问题, 而是那些每天都会出现的小麻烦。 —— 同样适合一对一家教、瑜伽教练、舞蹈老师、美术老师等独立教学者。 服务条款 (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Note & Key

Features
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Note & Key is studio-management software for private music teachers — and the families they teach. Every new studio starts with 1 month of Pro, no card required. ONE STUDIO, EVERY DETAIL • Today's lessons, outstanding invoices, and the practice queue on one dashboard • Student profiles with instrument, grade level, parent contacts, and private notes • Month-grid schedule for the whole studio with one-tap day detail • Two-way Google Calendar sync (Pro) — lessons flow both ways PRACTICE WITH AUDIO REVIEW • Students submit a recording from the phone in their hand • Teacher listens at 0.5x-2x speed, pins feedback to the exact moment in the audio, approves • Three minutes per student instead of fifteen — and the family always knows what to practice next INVOICES + PAYMENTS • Generate a draft invoice straight from a student's completed lessons in one tap — no manual line-item entry • Email it through us; the family needs no setup • Family pays by card via Stripe, by Interac e-Transfer (Canada), or by note-to-teacher • Every payment is tracked against its invoice automatically INCOME & TAX REPORTING • Fiscal-year aware — set your country and Note & Key uses the right tax year, including the UK's 6 April start, Australia's 1 July start and Hong Kong's 1 April start • Year-to-date gross, year-over-year trend, quarterly subtotals, top students by revenue • Tax-deductible expense tracking across 13 categories; net income computed automatically • One-tap tax-pack CSV formatted for your country — IRS Schedule C, CRA T2125, HMRC Self Assessment, the ATO, Revenue Form 11, Anlage EÜR and more • Your next estimated-tax deadline, right on the dashboard • Multi-currency, including USD, CAD, GBP, AUD, EUR, HKD, SGD and TWD THE FAMILY SIDE • Parents and students share one simple household login • Next lesson, open assignments, and Submit Practice front and center • This month's invoice and how to pay — without learning a new tool PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Note & Key Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: $12.99/month or $99/year (USD) • Unlimited students (the free plan covers 1) • Variable-speed audio review + timestamped feedback comments • Two-way Google Calendar sync • Income analytics, expense tracking, and per-country tax exports • Interac e-Transfer payment tracking • Recital and RCM/ABRSM exam-prep tracking • Custom invoice branding + studio logo • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. • After the 1-month trial, the free plan keeps one student going indefinitely

Screenshots

Soloist3 screens
Note & Key4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Soloist at every 3 days against Note & Key's every 3 weeks. Note & Key's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Soloist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Note & Key sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soloist ships an update every 3 days, Note & Key every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Soloist versus Note & Key: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoloistNote & Key
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伯滔 韩ZHUOER TANG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Soloist

One-time1
  • 取消学员上限$4.99
2 purchases

Note & Key

Subscriptions2
  • Note & Key Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Note & Key Pro (annual)$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Soloist free?
Soloist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note & Key free?
Note & Key is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soloist or Note & Key have ads?
Neither Soloist nor Note & Key shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soloist or Note & Key?
Soloist ships an update every 3 days, and Note & Key every 3 weeks. Most recently, Soloist was updated on October 15, 2026 and Note & Key on October 8, 2026.

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