Writr vs Song Note Simple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Writr
This free application is designed to help songwriters and poets overcome writer's block. It provides vocabulary assistance and inspiration to enhance creative writing for musical and poetic endeavors.
- Overcome writer's block
- Vocabulary assistance
- Songwriting aid
- Poetry inspiration
- Free to use
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Let's keep this simple, if you're a songwriter or poet, you need this app. It's free, try it, thank us later. "Love the app.. as a songwriter, this comes in handy for those days I get writer's block or need an extra bonus in vocabulary when writing my songs." - Christina Also available for iPad.
Song Note Simple
A simple notepad and music player designed for songwriters. Capture song ideas as they come, building them into complete pieces anywhere, anytime.
- Quick note taking
- Integrated music player
- Song idea capture
- Anytime, anywhere use
- Build full songs
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Song Note is a quick and easy note pad and music player for song writers. Write your ideas down piece by piece until you have a full song, anywhere, anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Writr at none against Song Note Simple's shown. Writr also leads on ratings volume (597 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Song Note Simple's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Song Note Simple holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writr has 597 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Writr ships an update every 7 months, Song Note Simple every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Writr | Song Note Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (597 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 597 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TSN Consultancy Services Ltd | Oluwafemi Gonzales |
Customer experience
Writr
Song Note Simple
Bugs and requests
Writr
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not allowing text input
- Feather icon does nothing
- App crashes or fails to work
- Support website unavailable
Requested features
6 requests- Landscape orientation support for iPad users
- Clickable words with definitions
- Copy word functionality within app
- Favorites/saved ideas log
- Two-word rhyme suggestions
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- Delay initial rating prompt until after use
Song Note Simple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Writr
No in-app purchases
Song Note Simple
No in-app purchases
