Comparison

NotateMe vs 开嗓练习

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

Head to head
About

NotateMe

Compose and edit music notation using handwritten input. This app recognizes a wide range of musical symbols, allowing for creation of scores for various ensembles. Export your work in multiple formats or share it via email.

Highlights
  • Handwritten music recognition
  • Compose for solo instruments and ensembles
  • Edit and playback scores
  • Export as PDF, MusicXML, MIDI
  • Import MusicXML files
  • Dropbox synchronization
  • PhotoScore Add-In for printed music
Features
Currently charting
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Ground-breaking music composition and notation software from Neuratron, featuring handwritten music recognition. Top 10 Music App in 62 countries! iPad Pro & Apple Pencil recommended for best results. - Quickly and accurately enter music notation with your finger or stylus. - Write music on the train, in a plane, by a lake, or just sitting comfortably on your sofa! - Simple, intuitive interface with little to distract you from your creativity - similar to writing with pen and paper, but with instant playback, editing and a score suitable for publishing at the end! - Write music for solo instruments (including voice and piano), drums or ensembles from string quartets and choirs to full orchestral scores. Includes support for transposing instruments. - PhotoScore Add-In (In-App Purchase): Take photos of printed sheet music with your device's camera, so you can play back and edit them with NotateMe! Recognizes 5-line staves and most markings including chords, flags, beams, rests, accidentals, articulation marks, clefs, key signatures, time signatures, tuplets, slurs, ties, hairpins and text including lyrics, dynamics and instrument names. Note: Requires 5MP camera & 1 GB RAM - so not for iPad 2, iPhone 4S, iPad Mini (1st gen) or earlier. - Email PDF, MusicXML and MIDI files of your scores to friends or other musicians. Open in other apps and desktop notation packages. Print to paper. - Import and edit MusicXML files (most music symbols supported). - Automatically sync your scores to Dropbox so you can edit them on your phone whilst you are out, and then on your tablet when you get back. - Great when learning or teaching music notation. - NotateMe recognises a wide range of music symbols, including notes (with solid, open, and slanted noteheads), flags, beams (even cross-staff*), leger lines, multiple voices per staff, chords, rests, accidentals (natural, sharp, double sharp & flat), articulation marks, augmentation dots, ties, slurs, hairpins, clef changes, key signatures. Barlines, clefs, time signatures and tuplets are added automatically. - Drag and drop (or set selected drawings to) further music symbols including cross noteheads, pedal markings, ornaments and appoggiatura. - Add chord-symbols, dynamics, technique, tempo changes and lyrics to your score. Write comments or ideas in 'red pen'. - If NotateMe doesn’t recognize your style immediately, keep at it, as it will adjust. Leave clear space between symbols and make markings clearer with further strokes if any transcription errors occur. If you experience problems, tap 'Help Improve NotateMe' from the Export menu and we will analyze your handwriting to help us improve NotateMe further. * Cross-staff beaming requires an iPad DEVICE REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM RECOMMENDED: iPhone 5/s/c, iPad (3rd gen onwards, iPad mini (2nd gen onwards), iPod Touch 5 onwards Screen size - 4 inches diagonal Writing implement - Finger or stylus PhotoScore Add-In: 5MP rear facing camera with auto-focus, 1 GB RAM. Good lighting conditions. Note: It may take a short while for you to become accustomed to aligning parts of musical symbols when writing using a finger, particularly on a smaller screen. WILL NOT RUN ON iPhone 3GS OR iPod Touch 4th Gen or earlier. RECOMMENDED: iPad Pro with Apple Pencil Screen size - 9.7+ inches diagonal PhotoScore Add-In: 5MP rear facing camera with auto-focus, 1 GB RAM. Good lighting conditions.

About

开嗓练习

This app provides structured vocal training exercises to improve singing technique. It offers personalized practice plans, real-time feedback on pitch and breath control, and aims to enhance vocal stability, tone, and range over a 15-day program.

Highlights
  • Personalized vocal training plans
  • Real-time pitch and breath control feedback
  • Dynamic scale visualization
  • Guided vocal exercises
  • 15-day singing improvement program
  • Addresses common vocal issues
Features
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每日开嗓 App 可以帮助您进行唱歌练声的训练,在练声的过程中,系统根据您的声带特性,进行系统的练习与矫正,达到您理想的发声状态,从而令您在唱歌时气息稳定,音质饱满,音调准确,音色动听。 通过一个15天的唱歌练声计划,您可以全方位的进行唱歌时的呼吸与气息控制练习,气息稳定性练习,气息流动性练习,胸腔共鸣的喉位稳定性练习,胸腔共鸣练习,哼鸣音练习,头腔共鸣的声音平衡练习,唱歌时的高低音转换与平衡练习,混声的闭口音练习,混声的开口音练习。 每日开始 App 将帮助您解决: 1:唱歌时高音上不去的问题。 2:唱歌时低音下不来的问题。 3:唱歌时气息不够用的问题。 4:唱歌时声音虚弱无力的问题。 每日开嗓的练声功能,不同于一般的唱歌练声视频教程,它集合了示范演示,跟唱练习,独唱练习,问题讲解等功能,用户在 每日开嗓 App 里可以生成练声计划,在每天的练声计划里,跟着示范同步练习,还可以通过 App 及时发现练习中的错误,及时纠正。 在练声的过程中,用户可以及时得到 App 软件系统的练习指导,比如当练习到呼气练习时,对于气息不稳和漏气等常见发音错误问题,App 会同步反馈到用户,让用户更准确做发音练习。 App 提供练声时动态的音阶图,用户可以直观看到曲线中练习声调,通过音阶图,实时进行练习,当发音不准时,可以通过 App 中的曲线,及时的发现音准偏离标准音,进行发音的调整。 我们的声音就是自己的乐器,跟着每日练声计划循序渐进的学习,从 “气息”,“胸腔”,“头腔”,“高低音”,“开闭口音” 5个纬度,10个训练方向,一步步有计划练习。 每天 20-30 分钟的开嗓练声, 15-20天后,您唱歌会有质的飞跃!

Screenshots

NotateMe4 screens
开嗓练习3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 开嗓练习 at 100% against NotateMe's 45%. 开嗓练习 also leads on price (Free vs $39.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.6). NotateMe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#192 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

开嗓练习 is free to download; NotateMe costs $39.99 up front. NotateMe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 开嗓练习 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

开嗓练习 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NotateMe has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of NotateMe's written reviews are positive against 100% of 开嗓练习's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotateMe ships an update every 2 weeks, 开嗓练习 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
NotateMe versus 开嗓练习: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotateMe开嗓练习
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (26 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeuratron Ltd卉璇 何

Customer experience

NotateMe

All ratings26 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative57.7%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive44.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative43.4%

开嗓练习

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NotateMe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photoscore feature crashes frequently
  • Notes and rests sometimes get misplaced or lost
  • Inconsistent recognition of handwritten input

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import and export MusicXML files
  • More customization options for layout and formatting
  • Support for additional articulations and notation symbols
  • Improved palm rejection and stylus compatibility
  • Transposition and chord symbol features

开嗓练习

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NotateMe

One-time1
  • NotateMe PhotoScore IAP$29.99
7 purchases

开嗓练习

One-time7
  • 解锁练声工具$0.99
  • 解锁节拍器工具$0.99
  • 移除广告$0.99
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  • 多轨道录音工具$0.99
  • 打包解锁所有的工具及移除广告$1.99
  • 《每日练声计划》优惠版$19.99
  • 《每日练声计划》$25.99

Questions

Is NotateMe free?
NotateMe costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 开嗓练习 free?
开嗓练习 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NotateMe or 开嗓练习?
开嗓练习 is rated higher. NotateMe averages 2.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while 开嗓练习 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do NotateMe or 开嗓练习 have ads?
Neither NotateMe nor 开嗓练习 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotateMe or 开嗓练习?
NotateMe ships an update every 2 weeks, and 开嗓练习 every 2 months. Most recently, NotateMe was updated on October 22, 2026 and 开嗓练习 on October 26, 2026.

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