Originally Posted by
Bunnyf
I think I might spring for the tef pad app for my ipad. It's only $6 but it has in-app purchases(undisclosed cost). I hope it's not one of those things where what you get for the basic program is somehow unusable and you really HAVE to purchase other stuff or the program is useless. It's not really clear to me from the description. Sometimes you find out that the mandolin is an "add-on" instrument, or other restrictions.
Well I don't have any personal experience with the Apple iPad-compatible TefPad app nor any way to test it since I haven't had any Apple products in years, but I found the following things on the official website:
"TEFpad Pro for iOS is sold as separate product at $25.98(US)."
So my impression from that (no clue if this is the right interpretation), is that one has to first get the non-pro $5.99 version, and then buy the Pro version as an add-on "separate product" for $25.98 ?? Or something?
Anyone know for sure?
As to the difference between those two versions, that same link as above says a bunch more stuff, only some of which I vaguely understand:
"What is the difference between TEFpad and TEFpad Pro?
TEFpad allows you to create partitions in TablEdit format on your device without limitation. ..."
I don't even know what that means. I know what a partition is on a Windows PC or an oldschool Mac desktop computer, because prior to the SSD era I always partitioned my disk drives for various reasons (Photoshop scratch disk on my old Mac, Linux dual-boot on an otherwise-Windows PC, an audio-recording partition to avoid fragmentation/slowness issues etc), but I didn't even know that these modern portable devices had or needed partitions. I also have no idea why TefPad would need a partition in "TablEdit format", what does that even mean and why is it advantageous? And does only TefPad have this feature but the TefPad Pro version does not? A complete mystery. Maybe it's a language-barrier/translation issue? (the author is French, I believe). I have no clue.
That official page further says, as to more differences:
"... regarding the files that you imported [into TEFpad] or that have been created by TablEdit for Windows or Mac [that later on get imported into TEFpad], there are restrictions. In particular, you can modify them but you can only save the first 16 measures, [the same] as with TablEdit Demo. To remove any limitations, you can purchase the TEFpad Pro version. ... TEFpad Pro can be purchased only from TEFpad as "InApp purchase". ...
Ok so if I'm reading that right, by the time one gets done buying the TefPad Pro version (the "in app purchase" mentioned in the quote above), to remove the 16-measure 'save' limit so as to make the app more useful, you'd then be into it for the original $5.99 for TefPad and then also an additional $25.98 for TefPad Pro. Hmm. If it actually works good, I suppose that's not so bad...
That page also says this:
"...TEFpad Pro, the unlimited version, costs half of the price of TablEdit"
So he's saying basically (I'm paraphrasing) that TefPad Pro is still a bargain because it costs only half as much as TablEdit. Hmm, I suppose there is some logic to that... depending on how well the TefPad Pro app actually works. Kinda wish I had a way to try it out, it's a tech mystery for me at this point, I'd like to see how much it differs from the computer-based TablEdit which I already have (but seldom use nowadays except to make files for other people who want that format). Wonder why the TefPad programmer doesn't make an Android version that people like me *could* buy to put on phones etc, it could be useful if it works at all for quick note-taking *writing* music and tab, without having to dig around in one's purse or coat pocket to find pen and paper (spent plenty of years hastily drawing staff lines on scrap paper just to jot down an unexpected musical idea before it vanished from my mind)... IMO the TefPad programmer is missing out on a likely huge market potential by not also making an Android version of TefPad, but I suppose he has his reasons. Anyway...
Are there any TefPad Pro users out there reading this thread who have some experience with the Pro version of the app and whether or not it's useful for *writing* tab/music, and worth the money? Remember that the OP has only an Apple iPad with the iOS operating system - no computer and no Android stuff either - so whatever iPad-compatible app the OP buys will have to work good as a standalone app for *writing* tab and music, without having to resort to computer apps for any of the steps. Anyone have any input on this?
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Of course, NFI in any of the apps mentioned in this thread. And yeah I know I consistently misspell the app as TefPad, rather the author's spelling of TEFpad, just seems more logical lol and as far as I know, app names aren't case-sensitive anyway (could be wrong there though).
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