Reharmonizator vs NotePulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reharmonizator
This app is a professional tool for musicians to create, analyze, and reharmonize chord charts. It offers intuitive chord building, real-time playback with multiple instrument sounds, and melody composition features. Export your musical creations as MIDI files.
- Intuitive chord builder
- Automatic chord detection
- Real-time harmonic analysis
- Jazz reharmonization techniques
- Real-time playback with multiple instruments
- Melody composition and editing
- MIDI export
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Harmonizator is a professional chord chart editor and reharmonization engine for musicians, composers, and jazz students. BUILD YOUR CHART Enter any chord progression using the intuitive chord builder or tap notes on the piano keyboard — the app detects the chord automatically. Supports all chord types: triads, seventh chords, extended harmonies, slash chords, and more. ANALYZE YOUR HARMONY Get instant harmonic analysis of your progression: key detection, Roman numeral notation, chord function (tonic, dominant, subdominant), and II-V-I pair highlighting. REHARMONIZE WITH PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES Apply jazz reharmonization tools used by professional arrangers: Secondary dominants Tritone substitution Related II (ii-V) Modal interchange Bass change & inversions Hybrid / polychords Chromatic approach Parallel voicing Cadential 6/4 & Sus Backdoor dominant HEAR IT IN REAL TIME Play back your progression with Rhodes, Synth, Guitar, or Choir sounds. Adjust tempo, time signature, chords per bar, and individual volumes for chords, bass, and drums. ADD A MELODY Write, record, or generate a melody over your chord chart. Edit notes in a piano roll or view them on a staff. Export your work as a MIDI file.
NotePulse
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NotePulse at every 10 days against Reharmonizator's every 6 weeks. NotePulse also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Reharmonizator costs $4.99 and NotePulse $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reharmonizator ships an update every 6 weeks, NotePulse every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Reharmonizator | NotePulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Adler | Noorcon Inc. |
In-app purchases
Reharmonizator
No in-app purchases
NotePulse
No in-app purchases









