Jingle+ vs PianoScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jingle+
This app simulates various shaker instruments using your phone's motion. Experience realistic sound and feel, perfect for live performances or studio work.
- Real motion shaker simulation
- Realistic sound and feel
- High-precision accelerometer data
- Expressive real-time control
- Tambourine, maraca, egg shaker, sleigh bells
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Jingle+ is the only shaker-instrument app that feels and sounds like a real instrument. Move and shake your phone and it feels just like holding a tambourine, maraca, egg shaker, or jingle/sleigh bells— expressively and in real time. Jingle uses high-precision motion data from the accelerometer to produce the same behaviour and range of sounds found in a real instrument – making it ideal for use live on stage or in the studio.
PianoScribe
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Play. It writes it down. PianoScribe listens to your acoustic piano and turns what you played into readable sheet music — bar lines, key signature, both hands, notes on the staff. No MIDI cable, no keyboard controller, no account. HOW IT WORKS 1. Put your phone on the piano, close to the strings. 2. Play. Use the count-in if you want a steady tempo to work from. 3. Read the score, fix anything that looks wrong, and export it. IT RUNS ON YOUR PHONE The transcription model is built into the app. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is kept on a server, and there is no account to create. It works on a plane, in a practice room, or anywhere with no signal — and it behaves exactly the same whether you have a connection or not. BUILT FOR REAL PIANOS Real pianos are rarely at concert pitch. PianoScribe measures the tuning of your instrument from the recording itself and corrects for it, so a piano sitting forty cents flat still comes out in the right key. It listens for the sustain pedal too, so notes left ringing underneath a chord are not written down as notes you struck again. FIX WHAT IT GETS WRONG Transcription is a judgement call, and you get the final say: • Time signature — take the app's reading or set your own • Key signature • Tempo • Rhythmic detail, when the notation looks fussier than what you played • Where the hands divide between the two staves Editing is free and unlimited. So are viewing and playback. EXPORT • PDF, to print or share • MusicXML, to open in MuseScore, Sibelius, Finale or Dorico • MIDI, to bring into a DAW WHAT IT COSTS Recording, transcribing, viewing, playback and editing are free, always. Your first song exports free. After that a single purchase unlocks exporting for good — not a subscription, not credits, and re-exporting a song after editing it never costs again. GETTING THE BEST RESULTS PianoScribe is built for solo acoustic piano: one instrument, played at a reasonable pace, in a quiet room. It is not a band transcriber. A hymn or a lead sheet comes out better than a dense, fast passage, and a phone resting on the piano beats one across the room.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PianoScribe at Free against Jingle+'s $0.99. Jingle+'s advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
PianoScribe is free to download; Jingle+ costs $0.99 up front. Jingle+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PianoScribe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Jingle+ | PianoScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (328 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 328 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Williams | TACS Development |
Bugs and requests
Jingle+
Reported bugs
9 issues- Background playback feature not working reliably
- App continues playing when not on the app
- App doesn't work on some devices (iPhone 12 Pro)
- App doesn't open/work after installation
- Stuck on jingle bells sound
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- Some instruments not working
- Background play feature not working
- Cannot stop phone from jingling without reboot
- In-app purchase for interapp audio not found
Requested features
6 requests- More instrumental options (snare drum, cymbals)
- Lego sound effect
- Slapstick sound effect
- Add iWatch support
- Tutorial section
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- More sounds to make it interesting
PianoScribe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jingle+
- Jingle+ Pro$2.99
PianoScribe
- Unlock Everything$1.99









