Aria – Music Notation Editor

Aria – Music Notation Editor

Score Editor with MSCZ Support

24 ratings
7 reviews
Free

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 17, 2026
  • September 24, 2026

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Create, edit, and play back musical scores on your iPhone or iPad. This app supports MuseScore and MusicXML files, offering intuitive touch controls for note entry and playback. Organize your library, manage parts, and export your compositions in various formats.

✓Create and edit music scores
✓Play back compositions
✓Support for MuseScore and MusicXML
✓Intuitive touch controls
✓Manage individual parts
✓Export in multiple formats
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What's New in Aria

5.5

September 24, 2026

Mixer Update! This update includes a mixer to balance your parts, play-from-here and looping, setlist sharing, drag-and-drop import, and a rebuilt audio engine. New: - Practice Mixer. Balance a score while you play. The mixer button beside the metronome opens per-instrument faders, pan, mute, solo, and live level meters, as a bottom sheet on iPhone and a full-width console on iPad. Your mix is remembered per score and never changes the file. - Play or loop any passage. In View mode, touch and hold a measure and choose Play from here, or keep holding and drag across measures to loop them. Loops repeat without a gap, and mixer changes land on the next pass. - Send an entire setlist as PDF, MuseScore, or MusicXML. - Rename and delete setlists directly from the setlist row or overflow menu, and find them through library search. - Drag scores in. Drop scores from Files or another app onto your library to import them. - Change instruments. Tap an instrument name to swap it for the whole score, or from any measure onward. - Flip stems. Flip the stem on any note or chord straight from the selection menu. Improved - Now in sync with MuseScore Studio 4.7.5. Aria uses the same engine, so your scores look the same here as on your computer and save in MuseScore 4.7 format. This also brings additional instruments, chord diagrams, and various other improvements. - Improved MusicXML import and export for images, hidden notation, barlines, and chord diagrams. - Combined setlist PDFs now include a table of contents, so you can jump straight to any score. Fixed - Fixed an issue where certain markings were out of sync between the full score and its parts. - Scores saved in MuseScore's continuous view now open as pages instead of one very wide strip. - Horizontal frames can now be selected and deleted. - Fixed a bug where Score Setup showed default details instead of your latest edits. - Guitar tablature from older MuseScore files now aligns correctly. - Images placed in score headers now render correctly. - Approaching the score with Apple Pencil now immediately enters note-entry mode. - Selecting a measure now enters selection mode instead of note-entry mode.

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Problème saisie de notes Apple Pencil pages 2 et suivantes

Je crois avoir compris le problème :

Contrairement à ce que je pensais, même si je reviens d’un autre mode, la saisie de notes via l’Apple Pencil fonctionne bien comme il faut… sauf à partir de la 2ème page. En fait, quand je veux saisir des notes avec le pencil sur la 2(et+)ème page, ça n’en saisit que sur la première page (d’autant plus que peu importe la page que je survole, l’ « ombre » du pencil correspond toujours aux portées de la première page). Et quand j’essaie avec un effectif assez important comme un orchestre symphonique (où il y a le titre en 1ère page, mais le tout premier système est sur la 2ème page), forcément, l’appli croit que j’essaie de saisir des notes avec mon Apple Pencil sur la première page où il n’y a pas de portées, et c’est pour ça que ça ne marche pas, et que je suis obligé d’utiliser le clavier de piano ! Et ce n’est pas le basculement automatique en mode saisie de note quand mon Pencil survole la page qui changera grand chose.

Pourriez-vous régler ce problème s’il vous plait ?
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Response from developer

Merci pour votre retour détaillé ! Avec la dernière version, l’Apple Pencil bascule désormais automatiquement en mode saisie de notes dès que vous commencez à écrire, comme auparavant. Vous n’avez donc plus besoin de sélectionner ce mode manuellement lorsque vous changez de mode. Vous pouvez également faire défiler le clavier de piano vers la gauche ou la droite pour accéder à davantage de notes. Merci encore pour vos retours et suggestions !

Problem in full score view

I open a musescore file. 10 parts, 100 measures (average Brass Band 4 minutes song).
When in full score view, partition si one very long line too small to view or edit notes.
Page break button is grey a d cannot be used.
When I export full score, the pdf is allo one large page, With no page breaks.

Individual part view/edit is ok.

The rest of software is great. Exactly what iPad/iphone users have been waiting for to edit musescore files.

Something else : In cant remote horizontal frames
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Response from developer

Thank you for the detailed report, and for the kind words! You found two real bugs, and both are fixed in Aria 6.0: • Scores saved in MuseScore's continuous view now open as normal pages, so the full score is easy to read, zoom, and edit, and PDF export produces proper pages. Let me know if you have any questions!

Works very well

I haven’t tried anything complicated yet, but note entry is quite easy - no need for a tutorial or help, it works quite naturally.

fantastic app

An app that reads Musescore files (mscz) and renders them perfectly and beautifully, unlike the Songbook app made by Musescore. Transpose works like a charm. Repositioning items works like a charm. An amazingly useful app if you work as an accompanist with vocalists. Great job Jack!

My new favorite sheet music app

Love the recent updates. Can’t wait to see how this app will turn out. It’s already my preferred app for musescore file playback.

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FAQ

What file formats does Aria support?

Aria supports opening and editing MuseScore (.mscz) and MusicXML files. It can also export scores in various formats including .mscz, PDF, MusicXML, and audio files.

Can I create new music scores with Aria?

Yes, Aria allows you to create new scores from templates. You can then enter notes using touch controls, Apple Pencil, or a MIDI controller.

Does Aria allow playback of scores?

Yes, Aria features local playback of your composed or edited scores, allowing you to hear your music as you work on it.

Is Aria available on Android devices?

Aria is currently available for iPhone and iPad, as indicated by its supported devices list. There is no information about an Android version at this time.

How often is Aria updated?

The latest version of Aria is 2.1, which was last updated on June 24, 2026. This suggests a relatively active development cycle.

What is the age rating for Aria?

Aria has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users, including younger musicians.

Does Aria have ads?

No, Aria is ad-free. The application does not contain advertisements, providing an uninterrupted user experience.

Is Aria affiliated with MuseScore?

No, Aria is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by MuseScore, Muse Group, or any related projects. It is open-source software.