CalmusNotation vs MusicMessages!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalmusNotation
Create and visualize musical compositions using AI-powered graphical notation. This app leverages advanced AI, inspired by NASA's Lisp programming, to generate original music based on user input and can display music from other compatible apps for live performance.
- AI-powered music composition
- Graphical notation display
- Real-time performance visualization
- Lisp-based AI engine
- User input-driven music creation
- Integration with CalmusComposer and CalmusPlay
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Graphical Notation is an app for music creation and graphical notation using Artificial Intelligence. The coreof Graphical Notation is the CalmusAI brain where the modern composing methods are programmed into the brain using Lisp programming language. NASA has historically used Lisp for artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, most notably in the 1990s Remote Agent project, the first AI system to control a spacecraft. CalmusNotation does not collect or use any musical material from the internet but creates new music based on the input from the user. In addition - CalmusNotation can also receive composed music from CalmusComposer and CalmusPlay - and present the music as graphical notation for live performance - in real-time. CalmusComposer composes music with Artificial Intelligence and can send the musical result to GraphicalNotations to be presented for life performance. CalmusComposer is connected to GraphicalNotation through WiFi local network - by selecting CalmusNotation in Settings. GraphicalNotation is connected to CalmusComposer, through WiFi local network - by selecting the MacOS device in the settings of GraphicalNotation. CalmusNotation needs Internet connection.
MusicMessages!
Collaborate with friends on melodies using a playful, bite-sized sequencer. Explore dozens of instruments and multiple layers within a vibrant interface.
- Collaborative music creation
- Bite-sized sequencer
- Dozens of instruments
- Multiple layers
- Bubble-poppy interface
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Make music with your iMessage friends! MusicMessages is a bite-sized sequencer designed for playful melodic collaboration. Featuring dozens of instruments, multiple layers, and a snappy, bubble-poppy interface. What more is there to say? Tap that download button!
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Verdict
CalmusNotation and MusicMessages! both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of MusicMessages!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of CalmusNotation's. MusicMessages! also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). CalmusNotation's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. MusicMessages! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CalmusNotation asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for CalmusNotation against 4.3 for MusicMessages!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of CalmusNotation's written reviews are positive against 67% of MusicMessages!'s.
| Parameter | CalmusNotation | MusicMessages! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erki-tonlist sf | Alexei Baboulevitch |
Customer experience
CalmusNotation
MusicMessages!
In-app purchases
CalmusNotation
No in-app purchases
MusicMessages!
- Unlock Everything$0.99
