# iWriteMusic Pro SE — Make music notation easy & fun

> Intuitive and efficient sheet music creation app for musicians. (iPhone/iPad app by iWriteMusicProject.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iwritemusic-pro-se/id490925777 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [iWriteMusicProject](https://appshunter.io/developer/393551666)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 202 App Store ratings · 111 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2012-08-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iwritemusic-pro-se/id490925777/reviews.md

## What is iWriteMusic Pro SE?

Music Writing is easy and fun when you use iWriteMusic!
Experience the perfect harmony of ease and versatility in sheet music creation with iWriteMusic!
Say goodbye to complicated notation apps and hello to intuitive design. 
Enjoy quick and beautiful sheet music creation with a comprehensive suite of essential tools for concerts, lessons, and music classes. 

Best fit for professional musicians, music teachers and students. For songwriters, composers and arrangers. For both singers and instrumentalists (piano, violin, cello, guitar, flute, saxophone, trumpet, drums, etc.). Great for writing down ideas, creating lesson materials, creating lead sheets, or creating scores and parts for chorus groups, choirs, chamber orchestras, jazz bands, Latin bands, orchestras, and more. For daily practice, rehearsals, concerts, iWriteMusic will help you enrich your musical life!

Check out 8 reasons to choose iWriteMusic SE (Special Edition)

1. You can understand this app almost instantly!
Because of Truly Intuitive and Extremely Simple user interface, you barely need to read pages of manuals nor watching numbers of instruction videos. Unlike Finale, Sibelius and other similar apps, you just have a few things to learn to be able to use this app pretty well.

2.Double your productivity with our Highly Efficient Input System.
If you’re already familiar with notation apps and looking for faster & more efficient entry system, try our innovative One-Flick Entry System along with Traditional Entry System to get your job done in no time!

What is Traditional Entry System?
- The choices will appear with ToolBox.
- Select a value and the location separately.
- Recommended to those who are not yet familiar with any music notation apps.

What is OneFlick Entry System?
- The choices will appear when you touch the screen.
- Select a location and the value at once. 
- The selection will change as you slide your finger to left/right.
- Recommended to those who are familiar with music notation apps and looking for faster and more efficient entry system.

3. Creates beautiful sheet music / music score
- absolutely professional quality!
- rich options for page layout adjustment
- easy parts creation
- easy score/parts management
- direct print-out via AirPrint

4. Supports most of major notation elements
- multi-track writing
- multi-voice writing
- percussion/drums notation
- chord symbols and lyrics
- multi-bar rest
- time change
- key change
- clef change
- tempo change
- grace note
- articulations and dynamics marks
- easy song transpose
- partial transpose
and many more!

5. Useful playback options for practice
- mixer with solo, mute and voice select
- loop and swing options

6. Data & sheet music sharing
- exports/Imports iWriteMusic data file
- exports PDF or JPG
- exports Standard MIDI file which can be imported by other apps such as GarageBand

7. Extremely Compact Size (15 MB)
You can save your device storage space
for photos and other apps.

8. Best of all, it's Free!
Yes, it's Free and Over 1.4 Million people all over the world has created music with this app family. Let's get started now!

Note: This is for iPhone (iPad version sold separately)

ATTENTION: 
Latency during playback and drawing may occur by device capacity or number of tracks and background applications.

Limitations on SE (Special Edition): 
1. Water mark appears on page views and printouts. 
2. Can’t save more than 5 songs.
3. Can't play more than 30 seconds at a time.
4. Can't import iWriteMusic data file. (export only)
5. Can't export Standard MIDI file.

## Key features

- Intuitive user interface
- Efficient input systems (One-Flick & Traditional)
- Professional quality sheet music
- Comprehensive notation elements
- Useful playback options
- Export to PDF, JPG, and MIDI

## What do users think of iWriteMusic Pro SE?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful for music writing
- 👍 Useful for music teachers
- 🚀 Functional free version
- 👍 Good for small-scale composition

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔧 Unintuitive interface
- 🔧 Difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Playback issues
- 🔧 Fiddly note placement

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Incorrect transposition of notes
- Inability to save compositions
- Overlapping/unreadable menu text
- Freezing when trying to copy/paste
- Inconsistent behavior when adding new measures

**Most requested features**

- Add more music notation options (e.g. glissando, ghost notes)
- Improve playback to follow dynamics and expressions
- Allow multiple key signatures in the same piece
- Provide an undo/redo function
- Implement a chord entry mode for guitarists

## Recent user reviews (10 of 111)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iwritemusic-pro-se/id490925777/reviews.md

### 1/5 — I hate it

*2025-07-31, version 3.6.6*

I would give it a zero if the star could let me

### 4/5 — Almost perfect

*2024-09-29, version 3.5.8*

Just a bit hard to understand at times, but you get it after a few days. I would just like it better if……………………………………………………………………………………………… it just let you print more easily. I’ve bean trying to do it for weeks, to no avail.

### 5/5 — Bad

*2024-07-17, version 3.5.8*

Bad

### 1/5 — Terrible app

*2024-03-31, version 3.5.8*

It doesn’t work. When I click where I want to put the note, it puts it somewhere completely different and it’s also very glitchy

### 5/5 — Op

*2023-06-16, version 3.5.1*

Love it! This is OP

### 1/5 — Can’t create extra staff

*2022-12-22, version 3.5.0*

This app doesn’t seem to have the ability to create extra staffs. If you only want to write solo music for an instrument, then this app will do the trick. If you have more than one instrument, then look elsewhere. Or maybe you have to get the paid version to get this feature.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2022-11-23, version 3.5.0*

This app is just evil.
I know it’s a free app and all, but they really made it so low quality and when you print it, their watermark is scattered all over the page.
iWriteMusic is written on the sheet music making it hard to read,
And at the bottom it says Written with iWriteMusic, they used their name everywhere.
There is way to many in app purchases with their series. And I just think it’s low quality and hard to understand.

### 5/5 — Most useful tool in teaching

*2022-03-18, version 3.4.0*

I put accompaniments in my app, and use playback for my students to practice a song. I can select only certain tracks, or all tracks, I can change the tempo. The writing tool gets more and more sophisticated, adding more capabilities. I love this!

### 5/5 — Works well

*2021-12-18, version 3.3.5*

Enjoying it so far

### 5/5 — this app is soooo not halal mode

*2021-10-17, version 3.3.3*

horrible u need to be a mastermind to make stuff on this

## Frequently asked questions about iWriteMusic Pro SE

### What does iWriteMusic Pro SE do?

iWriteMusic Pro SE is an application designed to make music notation easy and fun. It allows users to create beautiful, professional-quality sheet music with an intuitive interface and a comprehensive suite of essential tools.

### What are the key features of iWriteMusic Pro SE?

Key features include a truly intuitive and simple user interface, a highly efficient input system (One-Flick Entry System and Traditional Entry System), the ability to create professional-quality sheet music with rich layout options, support for most major notation elements, useful playback options, and data sharing capabilities.

### Is iWriteMusic Pro SE free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a completely free experience for users.

### Who is iWriteMusic Pro SE best suited for?

This app is best suited for professional musicians, music teachers, students, songwriters, composers, arrangers, and instrumentalists. It's great for writing down ideas, creating lesson materials, lead sheets, or full scores for various ensembles.

### What file formats can I export from iWriteMusic Pro SE?

You can export your creations in several formats. This includes exporting as a PDF or JPG for easy sharing and printing, as well as exporting a Standard MIDI file which can be imported into other music applications like GarageBand.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.6.10 — 2026-05-22

* Improved compatibility and fixed UI issues related to iOS 26
* Fixed several crash issues related to tempo changes, text entry, and multi-track scores
* Improved overall stability and usability

### 3.6.8 — 2025-09-21

– Bug fixes related to ties and slurs, plus other improvements

### 3.6.6 — 2025-06-10

- Fixed multiple crash issues that occurred in specific situations
- Added support for page turning in PageView using compatible external

### 3.6.5 — 2025-05-07

Fixed an issue with text entry using the “All Tracks” option
Fixed an issue with slur/tie handling during copy & paste

### 3.6.4 — 2025-04-24

Fixed several errors that occur when inserting and deleting bar lines, and deleting measures in text, chord symbols, and rehearsal marks.

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## More apps by iWriteMusicProject

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All apps by iWriteMusicProject: https://appshunter.io/developer/393551666

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