Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Our iPad app for music notation & composition launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Composer's Sketchpad▲72

   A doodle-y iPad sequencer for making quick musical sketches

   2016 · composerssketchpad.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Auxy 2.0▲98

   A music studio in your pocket

   2016 · auxy.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fugue Machine▲78

   Compose like Bach (with the help this app)

   2015 · alexandernaut.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Medly – Make Music on iPad▲5

   2015 · medlylabs.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Newzik▲6

   iPad sheet music reader built for collaboration

   2018 · newzik.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Spring▲63

   A rhythm based music app for exercise

   2014 · springmoves.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)▲313

   Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mozart for iOS▲258

   Make a song and a music video while you're on the go

   Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Medly▲93

    Tap & draw to create your song. No musical skills needed.

    2015 · medlylabs.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hum▲84

    Songwriting for iPhone

    2014 · justhum.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Octave▲191

    A free library of UI sounds for your apps

    2014 · raisedbeaches.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SongKit▲110

    A modern AI-powered songbook app for iPhone and iPad

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Capo▲85

    A new way to analyze and learn to play music

    2014 · supermegaultragroovy.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    StaffPad▲6

    A revolutionary music notation app for Windows 8

    2015 · staffpad.net · its alternatives →

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    I made an app to help memorize music notation and the guitar fretboard▲8

    2024 · learnfrets.com · its alternatives →

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    Musio▲72

    A new take on the iOS music player

    2013 · musioapp.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wave▲73

    A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Figure▲92

    A simple, fast, and beautiful music creation app

    2014 · reasonstudios.com · its alternatives →

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    Composé▲91

    An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Guitar Notebook▲77

    Capture your song ideas with notation, lyrics, and audio

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Renote – Notes and collaboration app for iPad and Pencil▲5

    2021 · renote.so · its alternatives →

23. 23MI
    My iPad app Etude got acquired by Steinway & Sons▲35

    2011 · dangrover.com · its alternatives →

24. 24JT
    Journal to Music Making AI App▲9

    2020 · deardiary.ai · its alternatives →

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