# Prelude - Score Editor — Sheet music viewer and creator

> Sheet music viewer and creator for mobile devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Felipe Braunger Valio Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Ltda.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prelude-score-editor/id620817095 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Felipe Braunger Valio Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Ltda](https://appshunter.io/developer/615749291)
- Category: Music, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 109 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-04-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prelude-score-editor/id620817095/reviews.md

## What is Prelude?

** In version 3.0 of Prelude the app has been completely redesigned. Now better and more modern, Prelude will give you a completely new experience! **

Prelude is a score editor that allows you to create your own scores the way you want. Developed especially for iPhones and iPads, it has a simple and intuitive interface, allowing you to write your scores quickly. With Prelude you can compose anytime, anywhere.

## Key features

- Score editor
- Sheet music viewer
- Create custom scores
- Intuitive interface
- Mobile composition

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Extended Version | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Prelude?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 💡 Simple interface
- 💡 Good for basic notation
- 💡 Potential for improvement
- 💡 Useful for teaching
- 💡 Easy to write notes

**Cons**

- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🐛 Incorrect playback
- 🐛 Difficult editing
- 🐛 Limited features
- 🐛 Unintuitive controls
- 🐛 Inaccurate accidentals
- 🐛 Poor note placement
- 🐛 No sound in free version
- 🐛 Expensive for features
- 🐛 Unreliable save function
- 🐛 Notes don't respect duration
- 🐛 Key signatures incorrect
- 🐛 Can't delete notes
- 🐛 Paid version issues
- 🐛 Instruments out of tune
- 🐛 Notes switch octaves
- 🐛 Doesn't respect timing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes frequently
- Playback is incorrect (wrong notes, wrong rhythms)
- Notes don't line up correctly
- Accidentals are placed incorrectly
- Key signatures are incorrect
- Cannot delete notes
- Paid version has issues
- Instruments sound out of tune
- Notes switch octaves unexpectedly
- Timing is not respected
- App freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Save function is unreliable
- Touch controls are difficult and inaccurate
- App closes automatically on playback
- Notes don't play back at the correct pitch
- Notes don't play back with the correct duration
- Measures have incorrect beat capacity
- Notes are placed on top of bar lines
- App doesn't adjust for note types
- Sound takes forever to load or doesn't work
- Notes don't stick when trying to place them
- Cannot get notes below middle C in treble clef
- App deleted saved work
- Cannot drag notes to the stave
- Playback doesn't play treble and bass together
- App doesn't recognize accidentals
- Cannot change keys
- Notes don't sound properly
- App doesn't play the right notes
- Note values on playback are incorrect
- Soft and loud symbols appear in the wrong place
- Sharps are in the wrong areas
- Difficult to move notes
- Key signatures don't work properly
- Adding accidentals individually doesn't work
- App doesn't adjust for note types
- App doesn't play back compositions in the free version
- App doesn't beam quavers
- App places sharps incorrectly
- Measure isn't large enough for notes
- Cannot adjust measures
- Notes don't beam
- Quavers are written incorrectly
- Playback doesn't respect timings correctly
- Editing of notes is not precise
- App doesn't play notes as they are composed
- Cannot undo actions
- Cannot start playback from various places
- App is unresponsive
- App crashes on playback
- App doesn't respect metronome, pauses, etc.
- Acoustic feedback is misleading and wrong
- Hard to hit correct note to move
- Hard to find correct places for notes
- Buggy with time signatures other than 4:4
- Notes are not visible due to finger
- Cannot hear notes in the free version
- App doesn't play back compositions
- App doesn't have sound unless paid for
- App is useless without sound
- App is a ripoff
- App doesn't work
- App is disappointing
- App is bare bones
- No way to save anything
- App blocks at every step
- App is fake and useless
- App is faulty, pointless, and not intuitive
- Cannot delete a note
- App skips notes but doesn't allow deletion

**Most requested features**

- Add repeat signs
- Add ledger lines
- Add words to music
- Add slurs and ties
- Add beams for notes
- Add more instrument options
- Add glissando signs
- Add harp notes
- Add crescendo and decrescendo
- Add accents
- Add key signatures
- Add time signatures
- Add magnifying glass for note placement
- Add more note values (eighth, sixteenth)
- Add rests (whole, half, eighth, sixteenth)
- Add ability to write on music
- Add double bar lines, repeat signs, da capo
- Add chord bank
- Add ability to change note values
- Add sharps and flats to key signatures
- Add ability to adjust measure size
- Add undo/redo button
- Add ability to choose playback start point
- Add ability to save/export
- Add harp instrument
- Add more note range (higher and lower)
- Add C note
- Add more symbols
- Add metronome
- Add in-app keyboard
- Add more than two staves
- Add annotations
- Add tuplets
- Add staccato and other accents
- Add tie or slurs
- Add beamed notes
- Add ability to specify key
- Add ability to delete any note
- Add dark mode
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
- Add 8va
- Add wider note range
- Add lines connecting notes

## Recent user reviews (10 of 109)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prelude-score-editor/id620817095/reviews.md

### 1/5 — app as fake as your life

*2024-12-13*

I’m just gonna flat out say, this app is as useless as you. Just some notes and a white screen

### 1/5 — Warum ist so etwas fehlerhaftes im App Store

*2024-06-19*

Fehlerhaft, sinnlos und nicht intuitiv. Verstehe nicht, wie solch ein Programm durchgehen konnte

### 1/5 — Can’t delete a note

*2023-10-02*

In a 4/4 I happened to input an extra in a measure. The app seems to figure out and skips it, but it doesn’t seem to allow to delete it. I’m nit sure if there’s a way to delete any note at all.

### 5/5 — Cool app

*2023-06-20*

Really cool app

### 1/5 — Decepcionante.

*2022-11-06*

O aplicativo simplesmente não funciona.

### 1/5 — Bare bones, NO way to save anything

*2022-01-15*

Super simple note/chord entry.  No way to save ANYTHING, not even Grand staff template.  What possible use is writing music if you can’t save or export?

### 1/5 — Desastroso

*2021-10-01, version 3.2.1*

Un caso. Se bloquea a cada paso.

### 1/5 — Really just awful. Don’t waste your money.

*2021-01-31*

Wish I’d read the reviews before I purchased it. Can’t play notes as they’re being composed. Can’t undo. Can’t start playing my song from various places in the composition. This could have been so much better but the developer of the app is just plain lazy and trying to make a few bucks. Glad it wasn’t too expensive but even for really cheap, it’s over-priced.

**Developer response:** We're happy to announce that we've released version 3.0 of Prelude, where we've rewrite the entire app. We listened to the opinions of many people, including you, to understand what we needed to improve. We would like to invite you to try Prelude 3.0 and give us your feedback again.

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2020-04-23, version 2.6.2*

Firstly, you can not specify the key of the piece, adding anything before the time signature. If you require a paid version even for this, I am not interested. Secondly, the tails of the eighth notes if written high, are back to front, as if a kid had drawn them. Not for musicians.

### 1/5 — No sound

*2018-07-11, version 2.6.2*

Be aware that you don’t hear what you have composed unless you pay. Bit useless really. Hearing at least a few bars in the free version would have been better

## Frequently asked questions about Prelude

### What does Prelude do?

Prelude is a score editor designed for iPhones and iPads. It allows users to create and edit their own sheet music with a simple and intuitive interface, enabling composition anytime and anywhere.

### What are the key features of Prelude?

Key features include its function as a score editor and sheet music viewer. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for quick score writing and allows for mobile composition.

### Is Prelude free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. This means some features or content may require an additional purchase within the app.

### What devices is Prelude compatible with?

Prelude is developed specifically for iPhones and iPads, offering a tailored experience on Apple mobile devices.

### Who is Prelude designed for?

This app is ideal for musicians, composers, and students who need a convenient way to create, edit, and view sheet music on their mobile devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2.1 — 2021-06-24

Adding the ability to play the scores with a variety of musical instruments

### 3.2 — 2021-06-21

Adding the ability to play the scores with a variety of musical instruments

### 3.1.2 — 2021-06-01

- It is now possible to have multiple notes at the same time
- Fixing a bug in notes stem

### 3.1.1 — 2021-05-27

It is now possible to have multiple notes at the same time

### 3.1 — 2021-05-11

Continuing the redesign of the app, we are now adding accidentals.

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