# Notation Pad Pro - Sheet Music — user reviews > 135 indexed App Store user reviews of Notation Pad Pro by 嵩 张, rated 4.20/5 from 159 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notation-pad-pro-sheet-music/id1163705635/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notation-pad-pro-sheet-music/id1163705635.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 106 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 18 ## Newest reviews (13 of 135) ### 3/5 — Full version bought but no updates in these yrs. *2025-01-08, version 1.9.1* No more update? No more improvement? Chords: cannot input E/C, B/G etc. Verse: cannot rearrange the place shown, sometimes it’s covered by the lower notes. Also, cannot set the font size, actually, the font size is quite small. And, cannot add verse 2. Hope the developer can still make the app much more better. iOS is 17 now, the last update of this app is three years ago!!! ### 3/5 — No me convence del todo *2024-11-29, version 1.9.1* Me gustaría que se pudiera escribir con el Apple Pencil como en una partitura normal ### 4/5 — Good but Very Expensive *2024-07-04, version 1.9.1* I have loved this app for more than 5 years now. I paid only $15 for it and it is now $150. That is a little outrageous if you ask me, especially considering it’s limited features. All in all a great app that I love to use, but can’t recommend it to anyone because who in their right mind would pay that much. ### 3/5 — 不能開啟其他檔案編輯？ *2023-12-05, version 1.9.1* 有點不方便 ### 3/5 — Okay but… *2023-11-18, version 1.9.1* I’ve been using this app for a while now, and it has all the basic features needed for the notation of simpler songs/pieces. But it needs some more features, including but not limited to quintuplets/sextuplets, sound on trills not sounding like a jackhammer, and having more than only quarter-note-equals BPMs. It crashes sometimes, and it always says whenever I open it that there is a “new update available” when there doesn’t seem to be one. Overall, a user-friendly app that needs some fine-tuning. ### 4/5 — Great app *2023-04-16, version 1.9.1* It’s a great app, but there is no cut time or chant option for time signature. ### 4/5 — ??? *2023-01-11, version 1.9.1* Can be hard to understand how to use but otherwise it’s great! ### 4/5 — Great tool *2022-10-20, version 1.9.1* I use this just for fun although there are some rhythmical errors I still enjoy this app ### 3/5 — App bị lỗi lag *2022-03-18, version 1.9.1* App bị lag ### 4/5 — 마디 다음단으로 *2021-03-24* 줄마다 예를들어 4마디씩 보이게 하고 싶은데 이런건 설정이 안되는건가요? 엔터 눌러서 원하는 마디부터 다음 줄에 갈 수 있게 하는 기능이 있었으면좋겠네요 ### 5/5 — Quid Pro Quo *2020-10-23, version 1.8.6* Stars for features.....or.....features for stars? Either way, we all have a price. I'll happily trade my integrity for the ability to choose a different background color from the AMAZING selection of SIX varying shades of white, grey AND brown!! Not to mention the fact that having already paid the inflated price of $24.99 to use the "Pro" features while avoiding the $6.99 per week subscription plan should've also afforded me the luxury of customizing my screen without having to prostitute my App Store stars for the option. All of this before I've even finished a single page of composition. Also, also, paying the requisite $24.99 to unlock the pro features does not remove the apps propensity to misdirect you back to the App Store to purchase one of their other apps that will perform the feature you're looking for.... ### 3/5 — Almost there *2020-09-02, version 1.8.5* Could be better... ability to create templates for commonly used settings Not sure about the sharing options. I placed scores in my iCloud but have no idea how to access them once saved there ### 5/5 — Well, to unblock some features *2020-07-19, version 1.8.5* To unblock some features it’s mandatory to be 5 stars, interesting. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Too costly and too many apps required *2024-05-14, version 1.9.1* I am very disappointed in the limited functions of the package I have (4 apps) because I paid over $100 for them and still there are more apps to complete the projects I want to complete. Way too costly for me. ### 1/5 — 자동결제에 되는게 없는앱 *2023-12-18* 절대 구입하지마세요. 작동법이 너무 어려운데 제대로 마음대로 되는 버튼이없고 결국 비용만 날리고 사용한게 없어요. 환불 부탁드립니다. ### 1/5 — 非常難用 *2022-01-28, version 1.9.1* 買這個不如買staff pad 四件套買下來覺得根本騙局一場 評價肯定是洗的 千萬別上當 ### 1/5 — 😭 *2021-05-31, version 1.8.8* I find this app really hard to operate 😨 ilnotes that I’ve erased kept on appearing after i added something.. hay.. its also hard to transfer to other media and to some it doesn’t play. ### 1/5 — Made me rate to change background *2021-04-09, version 1.8.7* That is wack good service though ### 1/5 — 환불하고싶어요 *2021-03-20* 방법을 알려주세요 사유는 보표연장이 안되는거. 때문입니다 ### 1/5 — Nicht zu empfehlen für Musiker! *2020-11-15* Eine Bach Fuge oder Buxtehude Suite kann man mit dieser App nicht abschreiben... ich bin wirklich enttäuscht, habe sehr viel Geld für die Pro Version gezahlt und kann auch nicht viel mehr damit machen. Ich kann die Alt-Stimme beispielsweise nicht simultan in Violin und Bassschlüssel notieren (es gibt nur Stimme 1 und Stimme 2 je einfacher Notenzeile)... ich kann auch nicht einfach keine Tempoangabe machen. Auch die Taktarten sind sehr begrenzt. Es ist alles sehr begrenzt. Eigentlich ist die App, jedenfalls für mich, unbrauchbar. Für Leute, die einfache Notationen/Kompositionen schreiben ist sie geeignet. ### 1/5 — Add measure repeat sign please!! *2020-07-11, version 1.8.5* !!!! ### 1/5 — No Sound *2020-04-03, version 1.8.2* When I hit the play button after notating it has no sound. ### 1/5 — ugh yuck *2019-12-31, version 1.8.1* promises importing, doesn’t recognize .xml .mid or anything... no way to add lyrics to be found... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It’s ok *2024-06-12, version 1.9.1* It’s not bad ### 5/5 — Great tool *2024-02-08, version 1.9.1* I use this just for fun although there are some rhythmical errors I still enjoy this app ### 5/5 — Problemas sérios ao adicionar triplets *2024-01-05* Quando vou adicionar triplets (quiálteras ou tercinas) estou tendo problemas... principalmente quando o compasso está quase cheio... exemplo. Se o compasso é quaternário, já preenchi 3 tempos e necessito adicionar um triplet no 4º tempo, se torna impossível por conta da interface do aplicativo. Por favor resolvam isso o mais rápido possível, pois comprei o aplicativo e está muito a quem do que eu esperava... ### 5/5 — I love this app! *2022-05-03, version 1.9.1* This app is great for hobby composers who enjoy writing on the go! ### 5/5 — Pretty Cool *2022-04-22, version 1.9.1* Good for making music and stuff ### 5/5 — 123_goldr *2021-08-25, version 1.8.9* Awesome ### 5/5 — ここを追加して欲しいです *2021-05-10* このようなアプリを作っていただきありがとうございます。このアプリは良いんですが、追加希望があります。段々遅く、(rit.)を追加して欲しいです。テンポ変更♩=を、縦線以外にも置けるようにして下さい。同音符以外の3連記号、5連記号、二個の音符に付けれる連記号。だんだん早くを追加。これらを追加して欲しいです。多いですけどお願いします！ {英訳} Thank you for making an app like this.This app is good,but there is an additional hope.It's too late.I'd like you to add it.Please make sure that the tempo changes can be placed except the vertical line.A series of symbols other than the same note,a series of the five and two notes.Add quickly.I want you to add these.It's a lot,but please! ### 5/5 — Excellent! But could be fine tuned in places *2021-02-05, version 1.8.6* This app satisfies most of my compositional needs. It has a great diversity of instrumentation and they sound accurate. There is a great learning curve, and I have emailed the support address with questions but have yet to receive a reply. It’s been about 2 months now. Although the lack of user support is irritating, the user interface is much more friendly than piano plus pro, another app by the same creator, so I have not delved into that app very deeply. I bought the bundle but have yet to need piano plus pro. One place needing fine tuning: Time signatures are not easily changed when you have already composed music after the measure you want to change. It changes the whole remainder of the measures. One way around this, i change the measure to one 8th note increase (e.g. 4/4 to 9/8) and then change the measures after back to 4/4. This keeps the measure I adjusted in 9/8 and I can change it to whatever I want after that. Annoying and would rather not have to do that. Another place needing fine tuning is reaching the upper extremity of the piccolo register. It stops about five notes short when you have the more than two parts in there (it thinks you’re trying to add to the part above it) Otherwise 9/10 would recommend ### 5/5 — Absolute perfection *2020-12-26, version 1.8.6* It’s super user friendly and even if you can’t read music, it arranges the symbols in a way that can teach you! ### 5/5 — Pretty good *2020-12-04, version 1.8.6* Easy to use --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*