# 1650 Split Leaf Psalter

> Digital edition of the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter with integrated text and music. (iPhone/iPad app by Romesh Prakashpalan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1650-split-leaf-psalter/id1198280376 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Romesh Prakashpalan](https://appshunter.io/developer/653742798)
- Category: Reference, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.88/5 from 52 App Store ratings · 38 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2017-01-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1650-split-leaf-psalter/id1198280376/reviews.md

## What is 1650 Split Leaf Psalter?

The Digital 1650 Psalter. This edition includes the ability to integrate the words and music together.

Features:
1. The Complete Text of the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter.
2. All of the tunes in the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Split Leaf Psalter.
3. John Brown of Haddington's Notes.
4. Preface to the 1650 Psalter.

## Key features

- Complete text of 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter
- Integrated words and music
- Tunes from Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Split Leaf Psalter
- John Brown of Haddington's Notes
- Preface to the 1650 Psalter

## Recent user reviews (10 of 38)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/1650-split-leaf-psalter/id1198280376/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Update on tune integrated in the psalter

*2026-03-23, version 2.1.3*

It works! Praise God, but it seems for me I have to press the play button, pause it and then press play again for me to hear the sound.
Is this issue from end alone?

### 5/5 — Best Psalter app around!!

*2025-05-31, version 2.0.5*

This app is an amazing blessing to the Body of Christ. A great and edifying resource. No other psalter app approaches it. I believe that every church ought to use the 1650 psalter, or an equivalent in their lingua franca, and the split leaf form is the ideal combination of musical adaptability wi the faithfulness to the Word. And this app is very well executed; kudos to the developers. Simple yet effective. God bless you.

### 1/5 — Useless since changed

*2025-05-24, version 2.0.5*

I used to love this app, but not since they drastically changed the design. It’s now difficult to use. I hate it now. I would listen to the live recordings, and it was easy to sing along because the Psalm from the book was right there with the recording. That’s not the case anymore. I won’t be using it again.

### 5/5 — Parts for tunes was a great addition

*2025-02-10, version 2.0.5*

The new update for this app is great! I would say navigating the app was a little difficult at first but I have now got the hang of it. The fact that the parts of each tune can be listened to separately or together makes them very easy to learn which I really enjoy. It might be good if there was an option to transpose the songs higher or lower (as in the  Sing Psalms App) but other than that it’s great. I have also found that tunes tend to play on repeat if listened to more than once. I’m not sure if this is supposed to happen but it is actually great because I can listen to the tune over and over without having to press a button each time I want to hear it! If it is a bug needing fixed, fix it but add an option to allow songs to repeat like this. Thanks!

### 1/5 — Regarding latest update

*2025-01-20, version 2.0.5*

I have used and enjoyed this app for several years but for me, this latest update is disastrous.  I appreciate the ability to have the music and the words joined but now only the melody plunked out is available, no harmony.  I also cannot find a way to link my favorite tunes to each psalm as it was in the older versions.  I have recommended this app to many folks but hope they downloaded it before this version and do not “upgrade”.   I would love to be able to return to the previous version even though it was not downloadable to a laptop.

### 3/5 — Really good idea

*2025-01-19, version 2.0.5*

I love the new update to the 1650 app, it looks clean and the Instructor element is really neat. The only problem is that the Instructor bit keeps going wrong - when adding in or removing parts (MATB), the playback seems to jam and we get random parts being played, all out of order: very disconcerting. If you could iron out the bugs it would be worth 5* if not more. Thanks for all the work you’ve put into this.

### 1/5 — WHATS HAPPENED!!

*2025-01-05, version 2.0.5*

I really don’t like this new version, can’t even find a Settings button. What a shock I got this morning when I opened this app, it was so easy to find the psalm in church on the old version, I’m lost. Why the huge change???? Even the tunes listed aren’t favourites. Don’t even want to give it 1 star

### 4/5 — Not bad, but tune plays far too fast to sing along to.

*2024-10-01, version 1.4.1*

This generally an acceptable support for psalm singing.
There are a range of tunes which would support a newby to get started with psalm singing or help those already familiar with psalms to develop their repertoire of tunes. 
There is a helpful function to link tunes to various psalms, so when you go to that psalm the next time it has the tune linked to it for easy access/playback. 
My only complaint is that the speed of play back is far too fast! You can barely stop to get a breath! 
As a Scottish Psalm singer of more than 30 years, may I suggest that in my experience, psalms are not meant to be sung this fast. We are singing the Word of God and tunes must be sung at a pace which allows some reflection of the words sung. 
Therefore, all in all the app provides good access to the psalms in meter and a good variety of the tunes, but it’s frustratingly fast if you want sing along with the tune to learn it.

### 4/5 — Great step above the paper version

*2024-06-12*

However, I would like to adjust the tempo of the music
The Sing Your Part app has found a great way to adjust the tempos of the tunes of hymns (including some psalters inferior to the 1650)
Secondary to that, it also allows adjusting the volume of each part, so that one can focus on the melody or harmony one is trying to learn 
If such features could be added to this app, it could make it even faster to memorize each psalm to the tune I find best at the tempo I find best

### 5/5 — Please fix Psalm 119

*2024-03-03, version 1.4.1*

I pray they fix psalm 119 in the next update. It’s been broken (only 40 verses) all this time. Has nobody noticed?

## Frequently asked questions about 1650 Split Leaf Psalter

### What is the 1650 Split Leaf Psalter app?

This app provides a digital version of the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter. It features the complete text of the psalms and integrates the words with their corresponding musical tunes.

### What are the key features of this app?

The app includes the full text of the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter, all tunes from the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Split Leaf Psalter, John Brown of Haddington's Notes, and the original preface to the 1650 Psalter.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for individuals who use or are interested in the 1650 Scottish Metrical Psalter. This includes church congregations, worship leaders, musicians, and those studying religious history or music.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.0 — 2026-06-15

Charis (Cloud) Synchronization and integration with 1650 Spoken Psalter Memory work.
Many bug fixes.

### 2.1.4 — 2026-03-24

Psalm text fixups.

### 2.1.3 — 2026-03-20

Text fix for Psalm 37.

### 2.1.2 — 2026-03-20

Bug fix for the copy text feature. Text used to be copied without spaces between the words.

### 2.1.1 — 2026-03-17

Added copy and paste (long press). Restore text of Psalm 124 2nd version to TBS Psalter text.

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