# PlayScore 2 — Full Notation Music Scanner

> Scan, play, and export sheet music from images and PDFs. (iPhone/iPad app by Organum Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playscore-2/id1449591118 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Organum Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1422471846)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 4,533 App Store ratings · 470 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16 · 93 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2019-01-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playscore-2/id1449591118/reviews.md

## What is PlayScore 2?

Play all kinds of music direct from photos, images and PDF scores.  Export as MusicXML and MIDI
Snap music with your camera or import images and PDFs.  PlayScore will play them right back to you, scrolling through the song following measure by measure

• Adjust volume, instrument and transposition for each staff
• Accompany yourself while you sing or play your instrument - PlayScore 2 will even count you in!
• Playback with smart metronome that understands time signatures
• Create Playable Score Documents that anyone can play back by downloading PlayScore 2
• Export Full Notation MusicXML to score editors with text, dynamics, articulation and more
	
PlayScore 2 reads and plays all kinds of music straight off the page† such as:

• Songs
• Piano, organ, guitar
• Hymns
• Solos and Sonatas
• Chamber, band and orchestral 

Choirs and ensembles - Learning a new piece?  Create a Playable Score, so each member can listen to their part on its own or standing out from the others.

• 19 high quality instruments per staff to choose from
• Change tempo (even while playing)
• Tap anywhere to play, or drag with a finger to create a loop
• Mute and adjust volume, and change instrument for each staff individually
• Transpose the whole song or by instrument (transposing instruments)
* Adjustable multi-measure count-in and metronome
* Swing playback
• Adjustable dynamic range

PlayScore 2 makes it easy to create multi-page Playable Scores:

• Rearrange recapture or delete pages
• Select a page range in a PDF
• Clip and mask
• Search and sort by title or composer

Subscriptions - Even without a subscription you can

• Play and interact with any PlayScore Playable Score 
• Play pages of music in unlimited staves from a photo
• Create and share single page playable documents

PlayScore 2 Productivity subscription

• Create and play multi-staff, multi-page scores captured with the camera or imported as images
• Export your documents for anyone to play
• Interact with scores, auto-transpose transposing instruments, export MIDI files

PlayScore 2 Professional subscription

• Create Playable Score documents from PDF scores that anyone can play
• Export any score as MIDI and MusicXML containing full notation and text

Productivity and Professional versions are available as 1-month or 12-month auto-renewing subscriptions.

• The payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
• The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
• Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal

• You may manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on-line after purchase

Important: Capturing copyrighted music without the copyright holder's permission is illegal.

PlayScore 2 recognises full music notation – see full spec at playscore.co

† please see online help for exclusions

Terms of use: https://playscore.co/terms-of-use

## Key features

- Scan music from photos and PDFs
- Playback with scrolling notation
- Adjust volume, instrument, and transposition
- Smart metronome with time signature recognition
- Export as MusicXML and MIDI
- Create 'Playable Score' documents

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PlayScore 2 Professional month | $6.99 | per month |
| PlayScore Productivity | $5.99 | per month |
| PlayScore Productivity | $34.99 | per year |
| PlayScore 2 Professional year | $59.99 | per year |


## Chart rankings

- #210 in Top Free · Music (US App Store)
- #143 in Top Grossing · Music (US App Store)

## What do users think of PlayScore 2?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent app for learning music
- 👍 User-friendly and easy to use
- 🎉 Impressive music recognition capabilities
- 💡 Helpful for practicing and isolating parts
- 🎨 Versatile playback options (tempo, instrument)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inconsistent note/rhythm recognition
- 🔢 Limitations on number of pages scanned
- 🔇 Issues with volume and audio quality
- 🤔 Struggles with complex or handwritten scores
- 💰 Subscription-based model

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes and freezes when scanning/importing
- Playback issues with timing and note accuracy
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Exporting to MIDI/MusicXML not working as expected

**Most requested features**

- Ability to import PDFs and multiple pages
- Improved support for transposition and clef changes
- Metronome functionality and count-in feature
- Annotation and score editing capabilities
- Organizational tools (folders, playlists)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 470)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playscore-2/id1449591118/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Highly recommended

*2026-08-18, version 3.66*

Great app! Easy to use, and works really well. Highly recommended!

### 1/5 — Terrible at reading

*2026-08-14, version 3.66*

After taking several clear photos, the app still can’t read the sheet music properly and usually spams random notes and skips lines.

### 3/5 — Help feature is bare bones

*2026-08-12, version 3.66*

Sometimes the play score skips notes. The help feature is bare bones. I wanted to find out how to turn off the editing icon on the side of the document because it interferes with my scroll bar, but the help feature was so minimal that I could not find out if it was possible to do that.

### 4/5 — Pretty good!

*2026-08-11, version 3.66*

I scanned my music sheet and it should me the exact thing as it should. Although I cannot figure out how to load two pages up there, but that’s also probably cause I did not read the instructions. Also, I don’t know if you can, but I wish there was the satin pedal you could like put into it. But overall amazing

### 4/5 — It’s okay overall.

*2026-07-30, version 3.66*

The ability to do many things in the app is amazing, but sometimes the ai doesn’t read the music correctly, has blanks in the audio playing, and the tempo selector/changer is on an odd slide bar instead of letting you manually pick the tempo, which makes it hard to input your desired bpm. If the tempo thing changed, that’d make the app much better.

### 5/5 — Nice app

*2026-07-30, version 3.66*

Really helps me with intonation and tone! 
It sometimes has problems recognizing notes and rhythms lol. That might just be my photography problem too lol. But it’s a good app!

### 1/5 — Not as advertised

*2026-07-30, version 3.66*

Pretty bummed out I paid for a prescription for this trying to isolate alto parts for choir music and all that play is tenor and base even though I’ve selected the correct note orientation.

### 1/5 — Dropping an angry cat on the piano would work better

*2026-07-28, version 3.66*

This is a scam. I was double charged after being told the “Professional” would work because the “Productivity” was so useless. Now I’m being charged subscriptions for both versions simultaneously. Neither of them work. You’d get the same functionality by dropping an angry cat on a piano. It’s especially bad for choral or vocal sheet music, and breaks down completely if you have multiple staves. I’ve submitted a scam report to Apple.

### 1/5 — Ridiculous

*2026-07-21, version 3.66*

It didn’t even give me a chance to trial it before I buy it, how am I supposed to know if it does what I needed to do if I can’t even give me a chance to trial it out first even with restrictions.

### 1/5 — Horrible

*2026-07-14, version 3.66*

Buns

## Frequently asked questions about PlayScore 2

### What does PlayScore 2 do?

PlayScore 2 allows you to scan sheet music from photos or PDF files and then play it back. It displays the notation as it plays, scrolling measure by measure. You can also adjust various playback settings like tempo, instrument, and transposition.

### What are the key features of PlayScore 2?

Key features include scanning music from images and PDFs, measure-by-measure playback with scrolling notation, adjustable volume, instrument, and transposition for each staff, a smart metronome, and the ability to export scores as MusicXML and MIDI files.

### How much does PlayScore 2 cost?

The app offers a free tier that allows you to play and interact with any PlayScore Playable Score, play pages of music from photos, and create single-page playable documents. For more advanced features like multi-page score creation and export, there are optional Productivity and Professional subscriptions available on a 1-month or 12-month basis.

### What devices is PlayScore 2 compatible with?

PlayScore 2 is available for iOS devices, as indicated by the mention of iTunes Account for payments and subscriptions. Specific iOS version compatibility is not detailed in the provided description but is generally expected to be on recent versions.

### How can PlayScore 2 help musicians and ensembles?

Musicians can use it to learn new pieces by having the music played back and following along. Ensembles can create 'Playable Score' documents, allowing each member to listen to their part individually or with the full arrangement, aiding in practice and rehearsal.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.66 — 2026-03-20

Long-range looping
Accuracy improvements
Better playback sound

### 3.65 — 2026-03-11

Long-range looping
Accuracy improvements
Better playback sound

### 3.64 — 2025-12-16

Smoother playback dynamics
Accuracy improvements
Better support for faint scores

### 3.63 — 2025-10-17

annotation improvements

### 3.62 — 2025-10-05

update for iOS 26

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