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An incredible app that makes me want to play
looking for scores can be such a hassle sometimes and often when Im looking for a decent interpretation for a piece I like Its always behind some paywall. This is THE place for free music and honestly with the amount of people making scores for this app its not limited to just one genre or level. From begginer to experienced EVERYTHING is here. I began using the payed version after they made a limit for the ammount of scores you can view per day but tbh the limiting wasnt really a problem in the first place. I only have the premium just to support the app because of what it got me through from my first few years learning piano. Now, with the free version you can still do just as much and Id recommend everyone trying musescore at least once. Final note: One of my crazy music friends straight up composes pieces on this app and its impressive what he can do, so just the sheer power of musescore is impressive.
Tldr; Cool app, fun scoresShow lesstrashy logos
Developer Response
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review!Do not fall for their scams
A few weeks ago I was using this site for violin sheet music as I have for years, they had a banner advertising .77¢ a month for students. As a student strapped for cash I decided to take them up on that offer so I could use some of the premium features of the website, such as downloading the music and printing it out since it’s very hard to read three sheets of music on one computer screen. I went ahead a tried to buy one month of the subscription through PayPal. Now I don’t know if there was fine print or anything, that’s on me for not looking a any obscure sentence mentioning this, but they charged me for a full year! That’s $40, and I didn’t get a chance to notice till I had clicked pay because that was the only time it said $40. The 77¢ a month they were advertising was false and I tried disputing the charge with PayPal, even sent Musescore an email. To no avail, the dispute ended in their favour. These people are scum, they may have a crap ton of sheet music, but to get access to the features that make it necessary to play well with that sheet music well you have to pay, and they will take all your money in the last second. Get better MuseScore, I had been using your site for years and recommending it to my friends who also play instruments, but after this none of us will go back.Show lessbootylickr69
I need an account? Seriously?
I don’t know how good or bad the actual functions of the app are, because it wouldn’t let me try any of them out. I literally can’t do a single thing in the app without signing into an account. Sure, I expected some features to be locked behind in-app purchases, but you won’t even let me try it before I decide to make an account. I would rather pay for the app outright and be able to use it straight away than to pay for “free” content with my user data. Seriously, whatever happened to apps that just work? I’m tired of having to create an account for every single app on my phone, and it honestly just feels like a shady attempt to gather user data if they won’t allow literally any of the app’s functionality to be used without an account. So I just deleted it. I’ll find something else, or maybe just stick with the desktop app.
Response to Developer:
I understand that having an account comes with personalized benefits, but I expect to be able to use the app without an account, even if the functionality is limited. Signing in to an account should make a good app great. It shouldn’t be required to use the app at all.Show lessTheAlchemyFreak
Developer Response
Hello, thank you for your message. We’re so sorry that your experience did not match your expectations. Musescore account allows to use all the features of the service, including access to your scores from different devices. The basic account is free of charge. If you need any assistance, please feel free to contact us at support@musescore.com. Best regards, MuseScore teamShady business practices and poor customer service
I attempted to sign up for a one-week free trial of MuseScore Pro on their website to see if the service would be useful. In the process of signing up, I was given a chance to opt for what looked like a special summer deal at a reduced rate, but it was not clear that this special price did not include the free week. I noticed within 40 minutes that I'd been charged and immediately canceled my account and initiated a refund request with customer service. After trading emails for a couple of days, they finally agreed to a 25% refund. Whether MuseScore contains quality scores or not, I don't (and won't know), because I won't use it. But it is clear that their customer "service" is anything but. Perhaps it should have been obvious that the cheaper rate did not include the free trial, but the lack of a grace period is inexcusable. I'd advise anyone against giving this company any of your money.
Update:
After sending the above review to their support, they promised a 100% refund (processing times being what they are, I haven’t received it yet). I appreciate the refund, but it’s annoying that it was so hard to get, and my trust is obviously lost.Show lessmkjanssen
Developer Response
Hello, thank you for your feedback. The site has two types of subscriptions: trial and non-trial. A non-trial subscription is cheaper because it does not include a trial period. During the registration process, we inform our customers about the price and terms of the subscription. If you need assistance, please contact our support team at support@musescore.com. Regards, Musescore teamWorse than the website
Hi, I’m a trombone player I have been play it for a year now and I was looking for a good app/website to print out some video game music to perform with my friends and I came across the website for this I thought this would be good, and I can easily print something out to play it but no. One you have to pay for everything which would be fine and stuff, but paying money to print some thing that just seems a lot. it also keeps trying to get me to download the app so I do it the same only there is no print button and if I download it as a PDF I can’t only get trombone it’s really buggy and hard to use and when I tried to do the free trial, it just simply didn’t work it cut off half the things on the screen so I would have to turn my tiny phone, which, then I couldn’t even read the music the music that I want is only on this app so it really frustrates me that I can’t do what I want to do with 1. not having to pay 2. it being super buggy. would not recommend for anyone trying to print or practice something if you’re just trying to listen to something then it’s for you.
Ps. i’m not too good at making constructive criticism. and my grammar is horrible. Hope you can make this app a little more user-friendlyShow lessdjcgcg
Developer Response
Hi, thanks for your review. Using a free account in the app, you can listen to scores, change their tempo, share music with friends, use the practice mode, and auto-scroll. Also, you can download and print scores related to compositions in the Public Domain and Original compositions written by our users unlimitedly on our website. To download scores by parts, please use the musescore.com website.Seems a little shady
I had a free trial - printed out the sheet music I was looking for - which by the way was formatted weird and started half a page down so the top half was blank - there was no title or composer attached to the print out so I had to write it in myself.
Anyway, I forgot to cancel my pro subscription, asked for a refund, and they said no, we can give you 35% refunded OR ten months free after your year. Then I responded with no I just want a refund i won’t be using this app…every other time this has happened with a different company they’ve refunded me there’s been no issue. They THEN respond, “ok we’ve refunded you the difference between the yearly and monthly version” - - so I'm out $10 which is a month long cost. It’s shady that this wasn’t an option in their first response email. And also why does every other company have the ability to refund me the full amount but they’re unable to. I suppose I can understand, but not the fact that they left it out of their first response with all my “options”, when they then quoted their policy I can get a difference of yearly/monthly cost within the first 14 days if I cancel. So just weird vibes!Show lessV5397
Developer Response
Hello! Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry that your experience was not an amazing one. At MuseScore, we strive to provide the best experience we can for our customers. Please feel free to reach out to support@musescore.com with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you have so that we can make your experience a better one. Your MuseScore team.Scam
I signed up for a PRO subscription years ago while I was working as a private lesson teacher. As I no longer am in that field of work, I canceled auto-renew in September, and received a confirmation email that I had done so, and they were sorry to see me go. Then, upon noticing that it was somehow still active, I canceled auto-renew AGAIN in December, and received ANOTHER confirmation email. Now, in February, I was charged $49 to renew my subscription for a year! When I asked for a refund, and sent proof of the confirmation emails, they told me that because I had not canceled before the start of the billing period, that my purchase was fully pre-authorized and they cannot issue a refund. I DID CANCEL, TWICE! AND SENT PROOF! He said because of the “inconvenience of the existing situation” that he spoke to “his head office” and they could give me a “special offer” of a 55% refund or 10 months extension on my subscription — a subscription which I don’t even want and tried to cancel twice before being notified they had billed me. The lackluster response email they sent was sent from a “do not reply” email account, so that I couldn’t even re-attach the proof that I had canceled the PRO account and reiterate that they need to refund me in full. I’m going to have to take this up with my bank. Ironic that I thought I was helping the “little guy” by supporting this app. What a joke.Show lessbnissimov
Developer Response
Hi! Could you contact MuseScore support at support@musescore.com one more time and attach this review? We’ll take a look at your case and try to reach a mutually beneficial compromise. Waiting for your email.App has major bugs still even after recent update
After researching music score apps, musescore was trending near the top and the reviews looked good. After using this app for only a few hours, I don’t know how because I have experienced major bugs that prevent me from using it and considering filing a complaint with Apple. Three things I expect from a music score app 1) it will cost “something” for a large collection 2) I can search and find music, and 3) I can open music to play. The only thing this app has succeeded at is collecting my money. I keep getting errors about internet connection and 20 minutes, or just error - score not available, or even that scores are not available in my country - and this was happening for every score I was trying to open. I see there was a minor bug update yesterday right before I installed the app so no excuses it should fail as horribly as it does!
About the details: new iPhone, 1TB storage, fiber internet, restarted everything, waited 10 hours and after re-opening worked for a few songs then full failure again.
Side note, the website worked okay but lost a bunch of favorites I saved yesterday so another failure.Show lessando mn
Developer Response
Hi! It would be great if you could contact us through support@musescore.com and describe your technical issue with all details! Please include your device model, the app's current version, screenshots, or a screencast, steps to reproduce the issue, and a link to an example scoreWorth Every Penny x20!
I grew up with free piano lessons from my grandmother & the combination of zero talent, short sausage fingers, increasingly bad vision & irregular piano access btw age 18-25+ made me lose touch w/the joys & rewards of playing (at least as a hobby!) Since learning the “old school,” pre-online/app way (paper sheet music & mostly classical), Musescore is the best app for resuming piano via keyboards as an adult. I can’t imagine life w/o music & Musescore has AMAZING sheet music selection & value. I’m using other apps, too, but this one’s insanely affordable, infinitely enjoyable & the best ROI by far. Other apps have niches & selections I use case-by-case, but Musescore is my day-to-day go-to! Trying to gift it to my dad for xmasShow lesscarlucci44
It is so easy to find great sheet music!
This app has so many good scores and even has extremely obscure music so I can play nearly all the music I want! It is all free which is so generous there is a premium which is very cheap and I assume is very good based on the quality of the app! I can’t recommend this app enough it’s so good! Tons of songs even ones I would never have thought anyone would make sheet music for are on here. You can use any song for free, it is so nice. The premium option doesn’t cost very much and gives you a bunch of new options and tools. If you don’t want to pay it is still a very useful app that gives you very good and free sheet music! Personal I really love the app.Show lesssenealee
