KineScribe vs Tangible Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KineScribe
This application allows users to create, edit, and read dance notation scores using Laban movement principles. It offers a comprehensive symbol palette and tools for customization, enabling easy sharing and integration with other notation software.
- Create and edit structured notation scores
- Support for Motif and Language of Dance scores
- Import and read LabanWriter scores
- Extensive symbol palette for movement notation
- Customizable tools with multiple colors and backgrounds
- Save and share scores as PDFs
- Multi-page score creation
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KineScribe reimagines LabanWriter for iOS and MacOS, allowing you to write dances in Laban movement notation and quickly edit scores and symbols. Development of this app was supported by Reed College and the National Endowment for the Humanities, with the cooperation and continued support of The Ohio State University. Make Scores: KineScribe creates and edits structured notation scores on the staff, Motif scores, and scores using Language of Dance. Read Scores: KineScribe reads all scores imported from LabanWriter. Edit Scores: KineScribe edits scores created in-app or with LabanWriter. Symbol Palette: Includes directions, levels, paths, rotations, bows, staff, floor plan, text input, and more. App updates will increase the number of available symbols and modifications. Tools: Choose graph paper or plain background. Make multiple-page scores. Choose from 20 colors for each symbol. Save and Share: Email KineScribe files as PDFs from in-app command. Read, edit, and print saved KineScribe files in LabanWriter through iTunes sync. For more information: https://u.osu.edu/kinescribe/
Tangible Words
Explore the dynamic interplay between typography and interaction with this educational app. Manipulate words and letters with your fingers to create engaging visual experiences.
- Interactive motion typography
- Finger-based manipulation
- Explores typography and interaction
- Educational art experience
- Designed for iPhone and iPad
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"Tangible Words" is an interactive motion typography you can play with your fingers. It is an iPhone/iPad app developed and based around the theme of the relationship between typography & interaction; made by students at Seian University of Art and Design. Download and play with tangible words. Please enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KineScribe at 5.0 against Tangible Words's 3.3. Tangible Words's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KineScribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
KineScribe ships an update every 11 months, Tangible Words every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KineScribe | Tangible Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Ralley | Seian University of Art and Design |
Customer experience
KineScribe
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In-app purchases
KineScribe
No in-app purchases
Tangible Words
No in-app purchases
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