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Suonote
What it is
Suonote is an iPhone songwriting app for keeping lyrics, chords, and recorded ideas organized as a song takes shape. Projects can be divided into sections such as verses, choruses, and bridges, with timelines, lyrics, and recordings attached to each part. Its Studio arranges chords for drums, bass, keys, guitar, and strings; piano-roll and drum parts are editable, and tracks have effects. Chord suggestions cover major, minor, modal, harmonic-minor, and melodic-minor options within a chosen key. Users can record voice, guitar, or melody takes with a metronome and count-in. Studio mixes export as M4A or MIDI, alongside PDF chord charts, lyric sheets, song notes, and .suonote project files. Optional iCloud sync, widgets, and Siri and Shortcuts support are available. Core songwriting and recording work offline. Suonote is free, available in English and Spanish, and requires iOS 26 or later. Its maker positions it for structured songwriting drafts, not as a full DAW.
For and against
For
- Organizes lyrics, chords, and takes by song section
- Studio arranges chords for five instrument types
- Exports M4A, MIDI, charts, lyrics, and project files
- Core songwriting and recording work offline
- Free, with optional iCloud sync
Against
- Requires iOS 26 or later
- Available for iPhone rather than other listed platforms
- Not a full DAW
The verdict
Suonote combines song structure, chord tools, recording, and draft exports in a free iPhone app. Its iOS 26 requirement and focus on songwriting drafts are key considerations.
Who it suits
Suonote suits songwriters, producers, topliners, indie artists, bands, co-writers, and music students who want to organize song drafts and recorded ideas on an iPhone. It is not intended as a full DAW.
Plans and prices
Free
Free on the App Store; the listing does not state feature or usage limits
Read 7 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
On the record
- Audience
- The maker identifies songwriters, producers, topliners, indie artists, bands and co-writers, and music students as intended users.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Chord tools
- The app offers in-key chord suggestions and supports major, minor, modal, harmonic-minor, and melodic-minor variants.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Suonote exports Studio mixes as M4A, MIDI, PDF chord charts, lyric sheets, song notes, and portable .suonote project files.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The app supports optional iCloud sync, Home and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri and Shortcuts through App Intents.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The app is available in English and Spanish.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The site says Suonote is an independent app built by Martin Poblet, a creative developer with over 10 years of digital product design experience.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Suonote is local-first and its core songwriting and recording flows work without an active internet connection.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Suonote has no ads, third-party trackers, or external analytics SDKs, and that synced data stays in the user's private iCloud container.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product scope
- Suonote focuses on songwriting and preparing structured drafts before production; the maker says it is not a full DAW.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Suonote is an iPhone songwriting app for keeping chords, lyrics, and recorded takes together and playing songs back with a band-style arrangement.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Recording
- Users can record voice, guitar, or melody takes with a metronome and count-in, and link recordings to song sections.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Song structure
- Projects can organize sections such as verses, choruses, and bridges with chord timelines, lyrics, and recordings linked to song sections.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Studio
- Studio arranges chords for drums, bass, keys, guitar, and strings, with editable piano-roll and drum parts and per-track effects.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support contact
- The site lists [email protected] as its contact email.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Supported device
- The maker describes Suonote as a native iPhone app requiring iOS 26 or later.suonote.com · read 7 Oct 2026
