MusicSketch: Songwriting

MusicSketch: Songwriting

Compose, Strum & Play Music

130 ratings
77 reviews
Free

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Released
May 23, 2022
Updated
October 23, 2026
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Capture musical ideas, write lyrics, add chords, and sketch melodies. Generate shareable lead sheets with studio-quality audio playback and built-in rhythms. Collaborate with others and export to your favorite DAW.

✓Write lyrics and chords
✓Compose melodies
✓Studio-quality audio playback
✓Expanded instrument and rhythm library
✓Organize song structure
✓Instant collaboration
✓Export MIDI to DAW
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What's New in MusicSketch

3.5

October 23, 2026

Meet the new MusicSketch! Your creative suite for songwriters, musicians, and music educators. Now on iPhone Duo - exciting new features and powerful ways to create music! iPhone Duo: Enjoy a new dual-screen music creation experience. Lyrics & Chords: Write lyrics, add chords, choose rhythms, and listen as you go. Compose Music: Create beautiful live lead sheets with high-definition audio playback. Strum Builder: Design your own guitar strum patterns and explore new rhythms. AI Music Prompt: Turn your musical creations into prompts for AI music tools. More Sounds: Discover expanded instruments, rhythms, and arrangements. Share & Collaborate: Easily share songs and export PDF, MIDI, audio, and video. Made for Music Educators, Too! Create and share interactive lessons in minutes. Students can play live lead sheets, adjust tempo, transpose keys, and explore chords and melodies. Create. Play. Share. Learn. All for free!

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User reviews

MusicSketch

Easy to write down parts for the Sax player in my praise and worship group.
Transposing is a breeze. Adding chords, bass and drums gives great reference to written fills.
Highly recommend.

Best Music App Out there

Must download if you are a musician, cant believe this is free!

amazing tool!

this is a great tool to learn to read, write, and listen to your creations with. i can't believe it is free. it's above my head at the moment, but im trumping to learn and even my kid is messing around with this. thank you for the wonderful app.

I’m a beginner - NOT a composer - and this is perfect

As a committed beginner, I’m thankful that there are SO many online tools to help me learn. Maybe too many? What I’ve found is that for many of the things I’m trying to learn, MusicSketch is literally the only tool that I can use to illuminate those “dark corners”…I’ve had a dozen “lightbulb moments” that I simply couldn’t understand without MusicSketch - my piano teacher tried everything to communicate, for example, the difference between beat and rhythm when learning boogie woogie. No “aha” moments and I thought that, well it was just beyond me. It would stay in the “mystery” area reserved for prodigies and professionals.
Then he wrote out four measures for me on MusicSketch and boom - the light went on. It’s a priceless tool the features of which I can’t find anywhere else. Easy as pie to use. Best “lightbulb” app I’ve found in five years..
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Amplifying Creativity

What I love about this app is its functionality. When I’m done with a song, I can instantaneously export it to multiple modalities :
whether live audio, a guitar chart, or a Music Sketch archive.
Ultimately, it becomes something tangible. The flexibility of Music Sketch simplifies my process and amplifies my creation.
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User experience

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Requested Features

10 requests

Add more woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments

Feature

Include drum notation options (flams, etc.)

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Add guitar tabs

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Add alto clef option

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Improve audio mixer functionality (use while playing)

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Set loop to default to entire piece

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Allow stacking of notes with different lengths

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Add more time signatures

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Provide a tutorial/intro for new users

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Enable MIDI input

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FAQ

What does MusicSketch do?

MusicSketch is a creative suite designed for songwriters. It allows users to write lyrics, add chord progressions, sketch melodies, and generate interactive lead sheets. The app also provides studio-quality audio playback, built-in rhythms, and collaboration features.

What are the key features of MusicSketch?

Key features include writing lyrics with chords above them, composing melodies with easy note entry, hearing studio-quality playback of all musical parts, exploring an expanded sound library, organizing complete songs, and collaborating instantly with others. It also allows MIDI export to DAWs.

Is MusicSketch free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it does offer in-app purchases. This means that while the core functionality is available for free, certain expanded features or content might require an additional purchase.

What devices is MusicSketch compatible with?

MusicSketch is available on iPhone and iPad. This allows users to create and manage their musical ideas on Apple's mobile devices.

Who would benefit from using MusicSketch?

MusicSketch is ideal for songwriters refining lyrics and chord progressions, musicians arranging parts and rehearsing together, and teachers and students building clear practice materials. It streamlines the workflow for collaborative song creation.