Comparison

Notography vs TuneScribe

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

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Notography

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Notography — Live Music Notation & Precision Tuner Tune to the cent. Notate every phrase you play. Train the intonation that separates good musicians from great ones. Notography is built for everyone who cares about pitch — from brass players drilling partials, to singers working a tricky interval, to violinists hunting open-string resonance. A serious chromatic tuner, a real-time notation engine, and a configurable metronome in one focused, beautiful app. Whatever you play or sing, Notography gives you the visual feedback that turns guesswork into muscle memory. PRECISION TUNER See your pitch deviation in cents in real time on a clean, high-contrast display. Adjust your reference frequency anywhere from 415 Hz (Baroque ensembles) to 444 Hz (modern European orchestras) — 415, 432, 438, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444 Hz. Sharps and flats are color-coded so you can spot tendency at a glance. LIVE NOTATION — PLAY IT, SEE IT Sing or play, and watch your phrase appear on a real musical stave the moment you produce it. Treble clef, bass clef, grand staff, or auto-detect. Choose your time signature and minimum note value. No recording, no transcription guessing — your performance is written down automatically as it leaves your instrument or your throat. TEMPO MODE — METRONOME WITH NOTATION Configurable time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 6/8, and more). Pair the metronome with live notation to verify pitch AND rhythmic placement in a single pass. FREE MODE — A PRACTICE-ROOM SCRATCHPAD No click, no constraints. Play, capture, review. For warm-ups, improvisation, or sketching melodic ideas the moment they arrive. BUILT FOR EVERY MUSICIAN BRASS & WOODWIND PLAYERS Hold a note and watch the cents deviation; train your embouchure, air column, slide, or finger adjustments to settle pitch dead-center on demand: • sharp 5th partial on trumpet • flat top register on flute and piccolo • throat-tone Bb area on clarinet • flexible-pitch tuba and trombone partials • voicing on saxophone overtones • reed-pitch tendencies on oboe, bassoon, English horn SINGERS & VOCALISTS Sing a scale, an arpeggio, or a phrase from your part — and see it land on the stave in real time. Spot the intervals where your pitch drifts, train your ear with instant visual feedback, and build rock-solid intonation. Perfect for choral work, lead vocals, classical study, and sight-singing practice. STRING PLAYERS Violinists, violists, cellists, and double bassists: dial in open strings, then drill fingered intonation in any key. Watch every note render on the stave so you can correct slides, vibrato center, and double-stop tuning before they become habits. GUITARISTS & KEYBOARD PLAYERS Verify your piano's tuning, check your guitar or bass against a reference Hz, or capture an improvised melody as readable notation. Clef and time-signature options fit any fretted or keyboard workflow. MUSIC TEACHERS & STUDENTS Give students instant visual feedback — they'll hear AND see whether they're in tune and in time. A clean stave display makes Notography a powerful teaching tool from day one. COMPOSERS & IMPROVISERS Capture an idea the moment it lands. Hum, sing, or play it; Notography writes it down so you don't lose it to the next thought. DESIGNED FOR REAL PRACTICE • 8 reference Hz options from 415 to 444 • Treble, bass, grand staff, or auto-detect • User-selectable time signatures • Color-coded sharps and flats — your colors, your way • Pitch-deviation arrows and voice line for visual intonation feedback • Multilingual interface • Works offline — no account, no ads, no tracking Whether you're warming up before a gig, drilling long tones, hunting a clean unison in your section, or capturing an idea before it slips away, Notography gives you the visual and aural feedback to play and sing in tune, in time, and with intention. Download Notography and start hearing — and seeing — the difference today.

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TuneScribe

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TuneScribe turns piano and vocal recordings into sheet music, MIDI, and chord progressions—entirely on your device. Record a short performance with your microphone, wait for on-device processing, and open the project to view grand-staff notation, play a preview, and export MusicXML or MIDI when you are ready. No account required. No cloud upload of your audio. HOW IT WORKS 1. Record — Capture piano or vocal audio on the Record tab. 2. Transcribe — TuneScribe processes the recording locally on your iPhone. 3. Review — View sheet music, play notes, and browse chord progressions. 4. Export — Share MusicXML or MIDI through the system share sheet. 5. Transpose — Open a MusicXML file and shift it to a new key. KEY FEATURES • On-device transcription — Processing runs locally after install. • Sheet music view — Grand staff notation for piano-friendly results. • MIDI & MusicXML — Export formats for use in other music apps. • Chord progressions — Optional chord analysis with playback preview. • Transpose — Change the key of MusicXML files you provide. • Projects — Save multiple recordings and delete them anytime. • Offline use — Works in airplane mode with a production install. • Private by design — Your recordings stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. WHO IT IS FOR • Pianists who want a quick sketch of a melody or idea • Singers capturing a vocal line to review as notation • Songwriters experimenting with keys and chord changes • Musicians who want a simple, offline transcription tool without subscriptions or sign-in WHAT TO EXPECT Transcription quality depends on your recording. Clear, short takes with minimal background noise work best. Complex polyphony, distant mics, and very noisy environments may produce imperfect results. Offline v1 focuses on recording and MusicXML transpose. PDF scanning and optical music recognition (OMR) are not included. Transpose accepts MusicXML files—not MIDI or PDF. PERMISSIONS TuneScribe uses the microphone only to record performances for transcription. If you deny microphone access, recording is not available. PRIVACY TuneScribe does not require an account. In Offline v1, the app does not upload your recordings to our servers for processing. Export and sharing happen only when you initiate them. Get from idea to notation in minutes—on your phone, on your terms.

Screenshots

Notography4 screens
TuneScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Notography at every 2 days against TuneScribe's every 2 months. Notography also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notography ships an update every 2 days, TuneScribe every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Notography versus TuneScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotographyTuneScribe
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntero SalonenJoshua McMahon

In-app purchases

None

Notography

No in-app purchases

None

TuneScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notography free?
Notography is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TuneScribe free?
TuneScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notography or TuneScribe have ads?
Neither Notography nor TuneScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notography or TuneScribe?
Notography ships an update every 2 days, and TuneScribe every 2 months. Most recently, Notography was updated on October 25, 2026 and TuneScribe on October 25, 2026.

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