Sheet Music Scanner

Sheet Music Scanner

Score Note Finder & Reader

6.4K ratings
527 reviews
#127 in top-grossing Music
📚 Education
🎵 Music
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 11, 2014
  • July 16, 2026

Features

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About

Instantly listen to scanned sheet music with this app. It recognizes musical notation and plays it back on your device with various instruments and adjustable speeds. Learn music by hearing it come alive from the page.

Scan printed sheet music with camera
Playback from photo library or PDF
Tap to play specific measures
Recognizes melody, harmony, and rhythm symbols
Supports multiple instruments and voices
Adjustable playback speed
Export as MIDI, MusicXML, and audio
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What's New in Sheet Music Scanner

6.16

July 16, 2026

This update for Sheet Music Scanner fixes an issue when sharing content to the app from other apps. Thank you for choosing Sheet Music Scanner! If you run into any issues, or have a feature request, please get in touch. support@sheetmusicscanner.com

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Subscription plans

Notation Scanner

Notation Scanner

$4.991 Month
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Charts

Top Grossing

📉 127-7

Music

This app dropped -7 positions in Music chart.

Last updated on September 17, 2026.

User reviews

7-day Trial Commitment Required

The only way the app will open is you are on a paid plan or submit payment info for ‘free trial’.

Greedy for what it does

Been a user since the beginning, suddenly they want yearly or monthly ridiculous subscriptions. For the price ForeScore is way better, what is odd is it won’t restore my subscription that I have had for years, how greedy is that!
Been a good run, but will be deleting the app.

Works great now

The scanner now works in normal light which it didn’t do previously and yes I have the same phone. Great if you are learning an instrument so you can play the track so you can see how it sounds. Oboe sounds pretty good as well

Extremely helpful

It is very impressive, it cleaned up my music sheet that was full of old comments

Pretty good but I wish a few things

Read through this all if you’re looking for an honest review :) I've been using this app for a little over a month now and it’s honestly almost perfect! I’m a 17 year old high schooler in the school band (I play percussion) and the marching season is coming up so I’ve been using this to help me learn how to play my songs and as a way to follow along as I play. The only major downside is how it can't read notations/etc. If there was away to manually input these factors I think that would be very useful. For example: since the app can't read if a note is if a sharp or flat you could just manually put it into the app so that it would know. Or something that I really wish was a thing would be changing the tempo throughout the music piece so when it would play it, it would automatically change it. Something similar to this is how it’s always one time signature. Almost all of my music changes tempo and time signatures throughout the peice so if I want to do just a full run through I really can’t. Also sometimes a tied note plays as two separate notes instead of one, so if there was a way to make a note muted, that would be helpful. What I’ve been doing is doing a screen recording of the song and just piecing it together in CapCut or another editing app which works fine. I’ve searched through many apps and this is so far the closest to what I was looking for and I think this is what I’ll be sticking with unless i find something else.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Misses key signatures and accidentals

Bug

Struggles with handwritten or low-quality sheet music

Bug

Separates hands/voices incorrectly in multi-staff scores

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Add ability to manually edit scanned music

Feature

Improve support for repeats, codas, and complex rhythms

Feature

Allow selecting/isolating individual instrument/voice parts

Feature

Add count-in and metronome features

Feature

Improve export options (e.g. separate instrument tracks)

Feature

FAQ

What does Sheet Music Scanner do?

Sheet Music Scanner allows you to scan printed sheet music using your device's camera or import it from your photo library or a PDF. The app then recognizes the musical notation and plays it back, allowing you to hear how the music sounds.

What musical notation can the app recognize?

The app recognizes a wide range of musical notation symbols pertaining to melody, harmony, and rhythm. This includes clefs (treble, bass, alto), notes, duration dots, rests, accidentals, note ties, repeat signs, and tuplets like triplets.

How much does Sheet Music Scanner cost?

The app operates on a subscription model. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.

What devices is Sheet Music Scanner compatible with?

This is a universal iOS app, meaning you get Sheet Music Scanner for both iPhone/iPod touch and iPad for the price of one. It also supports cloud synchronization via iCloud Drive for access on Mac devices.

What are some common use cases for this app?

Common use cases include learning new pieces by hearing them played, practicing by listening to specific sections at adjustable speeds, and quickly getting an auditory representation of printed music without needing a physical instrument.