# Sheet Music Reader Halbestunde — user reviews > 209 indexed App Store user reviews of Sheet Music Reader Halbestunde by Halbestunde GmbH, rated 4.30/5 from 1,441 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sheet-music-reader-halbestunde/id1519736220/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sheet-music-reader-halbestunde/id1519736220.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,054 · 4★ 121 · 3★ 61 · 2★ 41 · 1★ 164 ## What do users think of Sheet Music Reader Halbestunde? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Accurate scanning - ⚙️ Helpful for music students - 🎶 Good for practicing - 🔍 Works well with classical music - 🔁 Useful transposition feature **Cons** - 🔒 Locked behind paywall - 🐛 Inaccurate note recognition - 🔇 Poor audio playback quality - 🚫 Lack of instrument options - ⏱️ Slow processing times **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when trying to play back music - Fails to recognize certain music notation - Issues with scanning PDFs and images - Incorrect tempo and timing in playback **Most requested features** - Add support for percussion instruments - Improve scanning accuracy for complex rhythms - Allow editing of scanned music - Provide more free sheet music options - Implement a metronome feature ## Newest reviews (17 of 209) ### 3/5 — It was mid *2026-07-25, version 3.3.4* When I downloaded it i thought “oh i can finally hear my music im playing” but no it gets the tempo wrong it gets notes and key signatures wrong ### 3/5 — Great for learning a new piece *2026-07-19, version 3.3.4* However, there are some notes that would be transcribed incorrectly or the natural sign would be interpreted as a sharp sign. Wish there is a way to correct these mistakes. ### 1/5 — Liar *2026-07-15, version 3.3.4* It makes you pay to listen horrible guys look for a different one ### 1/5 — BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD⚠️⚠️⚠️ *2026-07-08* I just downloaded this app hoping to learn my marching band music (I’m in Drumline and am the only person on bass drum 2) They don’t have an option for drums at all! So I clicked piano and went to scan my music. YOU CANT LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR IT!!!!! That is so dumb like I downloaded this app to listen to how my part sounds and I can’t even do that. If you want to pay lots of money to listen to your sheet music, go right ahead but that’s not for me. ### 1/5 — バグでしょうか？ *2026-07-08* ピアノの楽譜を読みこませたら、主旋律がハモリの和音のみしか奏でないことが起きています。もしバグなら改善して欲しいです。もしそういう仕様ならこのアプリはオススメしません。（課金しないとけないから） ### 2/5 — Concert pitch option doesn’t work *2026-07-06* I have been using the app for a couple of years to try and improve my cornet playing in a brass band. I would scan my music and then I would have to toggle between the piano and bp trumpet to get it to play back in the right pitch and this was working fine Now with the new concert pitch button it just changes the key sig not the pitch I am trying to contact you but can’t see an email Disappointed with the upgrade ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-06-23, version 3.3.2* The one thing I downloaded this app for doesn’t even work, it’s so laggy and the screen keeps flipping, everything costs money. Horrible! 1 star. ### 1/5 — バグが多すぎる *2026-06-21* 課金したのにも関わらず、 譜面を全く読み取ってくれなかった。 ### 1/5 — I hate apps that do this *2026-06-16, version 3.3.2* I use the app once and they keep asking to subscribe, and now I can't even use the app twice because every time I try to load a pdf it say join premium. Can't even use it twice😡 ### 2/5 — Not so good *2026-06-14, version 3.3.2* I really wanted to like this app. It scans your music sheet but finds a similar sheet and not the one you want to practice, which defeats the purpose. On several occasions it found an entirely different song. ### 1/5 — What’s going on *2026-06-08, version 3.3.2* I downloaded this app to try to bring my original music/ warm ups playable but when I try to get it to play it won’t play I overall think you shouldn’t purchase. ### 3/5 — 悲しいです *2026-06-05* 打楽器の追加をお願いします ### 1/5 — MIDI化出来ない *2026-05-30* PDF化は出来るのにMIDI化を何度やろうとしても出来ない。 ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2026-05-20, version 3.3.1* The app did a decent job scanning but a couple printouts had some weird hallucinations. App is not bad ### 2/5 — Nothing is free *2026-05-12, version 3.3.0* Nothing is included at the free tier. Very disappointing, and unclear upon initial purchase. ### 4/5 — Tolle App, aber… *2026-05-10* Wirklich coole App mit intuitivem Design und guten Funktionen. Große Hilfe im Alltag und im Vergleich zu den anderen Apps eine klare Empfehlung. Trotz gutem Scan kommt es leider manchmal (selten) zu Fehlern. Die Krönung wäre daher, wenn man Stellen korrigieren könnte, sollte die KI etwas falsch einlesen. ### 1/5 — Missing major instrument *2026-04-02, version 3.2.6* Organ is not included in selection of the instrument you play ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-09-03, version 3.3.5* I tried scanning my music and it has completely messed up my music. I would have never expected this from so many good reviews. I am extremely dissatisfied and disappointed with my experience with this app. I would not recommend this to my peers or mentors ### 1/5 — Froze during first use. *2026-09-02, version 3.3.5* App worked well for a little over an hour when it froze. If it worked it would be a good app. ### 1/5 — A scam *2026-08-19, version 3.3.5* Doesn’t transcribe music, and will auto charge you for a year even after you’ve canceled from the ‘free trial’ ### 1/5 — Nada *2026-08-08, version 3.3.5* Did nothing without payed subscription- not even a trial to see if it works!!! ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2026-08-08, version 3.3.5* Does not do what it says it will do! Plus tried to charge my card 20$ at the free trial. ### 1/5 — Uploading sheet music *2026-08-05, version 3.3.4* It will absolutely not scan any photo or physical copy of mine. I tried taking a clear picture of one page and would only show one bar. It would also not play even after purchasing. ### 1/5 — Very Disappointed *2026-07-31, version 3.3.4* Was willing to pay the $39.99 (ish) a year; but, it didn’t work well or intuitively. It was easy enough to take a photo of my music; that was perfect. However, it didn’t advance appropriately when I altered the tempo and the mark didn’t follow the audio track. ### 1/5 — Anuncio engañoso ESTE APP NO ES GRATIS COMO LO PROMUEVEN *2026-07-26, version 3.3.4* Uno baja la app la cual desde antes de bajar dice que es gratis y cuando la bajas y comienzas a trabajarla, vienen a querer cobrarle a uno por utilizarla. Aplicación con un anuncio fraudulento ### 1/5 — No drums *2026-07-21, version 3.3.4* I’m trying to use this because it’s my first time playing bass drums for marching band but it won’t allow me to pick a drums option when it says to choose an instrument ### 1/5 — バグが酷い *2026-07-19* 読み取れないくせに「譜面読み取り」なんて書くのは詐欺だとは思わないの？ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pretty solid for my needs *2026-07-09* I’m a violist and in music school, so I have a lot going on. This app makes it so easy to listen to a score, which is something I do almost on a daily basis. Music that I’m completely unfamiliar with is now simple to hear, and if it’s something I need to learn, I can speed it way down. I’m a person that learns fastest by listening, so this is really the perfect app for me. So glad I found it! I see some people complaining about the cost, but I don’t really understand what the problem is with paying $20 a year for this app. It just seems ridiculous. 🤷‍♀️ To me it’s worth its weight and gold, because none of the other apps that I tried even comes near the ease of use and consistency. Really happy I found it! ### 5/5 — this might be the WORST app ever *2026-06-23* genuinely could not do anything on it. every single time I tried to upload a PDF for a picture of sheet music it would turn everything into rests and not compute a single note. ### 5/5 — App *2026-05-07* I love this app because I really do need the since I’m in hs and it makes it so much easier like I really do understand it would be cool if I didn’t have to pay but the app has to make money some how and I do think it’s worth paying for ### 5/5 — I’m LOVIN’ it *2026-02-24, version 3.2.5* It’s a very supportive app ### 5/5 — Great Score Playback App *2026-02-23, version 3.2.5* So far, it’s been excellent! ### 5/5 — So far so good but *2026-02-20, version 3.2.5* Best I’ve yet tried but it still is not 100% accurate ### 5/5 — Can play better *2025-11-23, version 3.1.9* It has helped me to learn more songs, and how to play better and now I actually wanna play my euphonium instead of just let it sit there ### 5/5 — Ausgezeichneter Notenscanner *2025-10-23* Ich verwende Halbe Stunde ausschließlich zum Scannen und zum Erzeugen von xml-Dateien, um diese in MuseScore oder vergleichbaren Programmen weiter zu verarbeiten. Der Notenscanner ist das beste, womit ich bisher gearbeitet habe. Auch nicht optimale Vorlagen mit schwachem Notenbild oder Fehlern auf der Vorlage (Flecken, Risse, Knicke etc) führen zu einem sehr guten Ergebnis. Zu den features bzgl. Erlernen eines Instruments kann ich nichts sagen, da ich sie nicht verwende. Das Programm ist sein Geld wert! Kaufempfehlung! ### 5/5 — Best in Category! *2025-09-24* Over the years I have used many of the scanning/conversion tools on the market and I find this one to be the best without question. The ease of use is amazing, with the ability to input a photo of sheet music as well as uploading a pdf. Conversions happen instantly with no trouble. The company is also seemingly open to receiving feedback with quick thoughtful responses. Thanks!! ### 5/5 — Drum notation would be excellent *2025-06-06, version 3.0.8* It would be great if the app could read standard drum notation and have the ability to play standard drum kit convert to midi. Or additional world rhythmic instruments?! --- *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 2026-09-16.*