If i bought a software like staffpad would it work with a windows phone like lumia 950 or is it only compatible with surface devices?
And if i chose a smartphone with android ,would there be a serious alternative to write music,something like notepad?
I don t understand well if these software require a particular hardware of just the proper OS to work

 

Does it have to be staff or would a piano roll be OK?
Smartphones always have built-in sound and a microphone, which is totally OK for sketching/composing.

 

it has to be staff,an app like notateme where u actually write the notes with a touch pen and they appear on the screen as if they were printed

 

I'm not sure whether it is only compatible with surface devices. Maybe a good google search would tell the answer.

An Android alternative is NotateMe (Site | Google Play | iTunes) by Neuratron who are the makers of PhotoScore and AudioScore (which integrate into Sibelius). Many people seem to love NotateMe. The price is pretty high for mobile device app (~$40 I think) but that's a bit less expensive compared to the price of StaffPad ($99 I think). There's also a free version of NotateMe that has only 1 (one) staff.

Edit: Your answer to whether StaffPad is an exclusive Surface app can be found here (click) or here.

 

Last edited: Apr 15, 2016