Henle Library vs Face Page Turner Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Henle Library
Access high-quality digital Urtext editions of classical music scores on your tablet. Practice, rehearse, and perform with a range of interactive features designed for musicians of all levels. Enjoy annotations, metronome, playback, and more.
- Digital Urtext editions
- Customizable score purchases
- Print and export PDFs
- Score modification and annotations
- Metronome and recording
- Part and score switching
- Explanatory notes access
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“With the Henle Library app a new era begins for classical musicians.” Daniel Hope An indispensable app for professional musicians, amateurs, students and teachers. The Henle Library app delivers G. Henle Publishers’ reliable Urtext editions straight to your tablet. You can practise, rehearse and make music – whenever and wherever you like. And you can enjoy the many unique features of Henle’s digital scores. Features: - Filter Henle Urtext according to your individual needs and purchase as required (individual part, single movement, bundles etc.) - Free version available for music students (licences for music colleges) - Print, export PDFs, share - Modify the score to suit your needs - Superimpose alternative professional fingerings (or choose “No fingerings”) - Unlimited possibilities for your own annotations - Easily switch between the part and the score at exactly the same measure - Open explanatory notes (footnotes, Critical Report etc.) at the appropriate place in the score - Record and play back your own recordings - Use the integrated metronome - Navigate extremely rapidly - Create and use playlists Do you like our app? Please consider writing a review. Thank you!
Face Page Turner Plus
Control music score page turns using facial expressions or voice commands. Import scores from various sources, including your camera, photo roll, or PC. Edit and reorder imported scores.
- Facial expression page turning (head tilt, wink, smile)
- Voice command page turning
- Import scores via camera, photo roll, or PC
- Supports JPEG and PDF file formats
- Edit and reorder music score images
- Backup music scores to PC
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Face Page Turner+ (FPT+) includes Face Scan and Voice Scan. Face Scan uses the camera on an iPhone, iPad, or Apple silicon Mac (referred to below as the “device”) to detect the user’s face and turn pages of the score displayed on screen through head tilt, face position, blinking, or smiling. Voice Scan uses the device’s microphone to recognize three voice commands—“Next Page,” “Previous Page,” and “First Page”—and turn the displayed score pages. In Face Scan, tapping the scan selection button opens the “Next” and “Previous” windows. You can freely assign different actions for moving forward and back, such as Smile for Next and Blink for Previous. Scanning with combinations of two actions is also supported. FPT+ offers several ways to import music scores: 1. Photograph a printed score with the device’s camera and import it directly into FPT+. 2. Import score images through the Photo Library (Apple’s Photos app), including images captured with the Camera app or screenshots. For example, you can import a score image displayed on a music website. 3. Connect an iPad to a computer and import score image files into FPT+ through Finder. FPT+ supports JPEG and PDF files. You can also use Finder to back up score image files stored in FPT+ to your computer. 4. Import JPEG or PDF score files from compatible book-viewer and scanner apps installed on the iPad. For example, score images captured with a scanner can be imported through the scanner’s companion app. FPT+ also includes an Order Editor for changing the display order of imported score images. You can copy, cut, and paste pages, and easily reorder them by dragging images with two fingers. By duplicating pages and arranging them in advance to follow repeat markings, you can display the score in performance order using only page-forward actions. The free version limits the number of pages and files you can use. You can use the app freely within those limits without payment. A one-time in-app purchase removes the limits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Henle Library at 35% against Face Page Turner Plus's 0%. Henle Library also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Face Page Turner Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Henle Library sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Face Page Turner Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Henle Library ships an update every 3 months, Face Page Turner Plus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Henle Library | Face Page Turner Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (94 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guenter Henle Verlag | Koji Hasegawa |
Customer experience
Henle Library
Face Page Turner Plus
Bugs and requests
Henle Library
Reported bugs
20 issues- Annotations deleted after app updates or restarts
- Eraser function fails to remove marks consistently
- Marks don't record when crossing between staff lines
- App crashes when opening purchased scores
- Purchased scores disappear from library
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- Blank pages appear when turning pages
- App freezes during export to PDF
- Infinite loading screen in online store
- Confirmation emails for credit purchases don't arrive
- App takes 40+ seconds to start
- Scores don't load immediately after purchase
- Annotation dots appear randomly when lifting pen
- Fingering annotations shrink in upper ledger lines
- Score skips to random pages during performance
- Export PDF quality is low resolution and fuzzy
- Annotation layer prevents writing in certain areas
- Zoom function jumps back to start of page
- Eraser requires tapping far from annotation to delete
- Palm rejection fails with Apple Pencil
- Print layout produces single-line pages for multi-movement pieces
Requested features
20 requests- Undo/redo functionality for annotations
- Ability to print entire multi-movement pieces together
- Half-page turning option for performers
- Playlist or collection grouping system
- Individual score parts (not just full scores)
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- Better annotation layer management
- Improved Apple Pencil support and sensitivity
- Customizable eraser behavior
- Page turn animation or visual cues
- Ability to hide specific staves or parts
- Microphone-activated page turning commands
- Difficulty ratings visible before purchase
- Digital-physical score bundling/discounts
- Better search and filtering in store
- Support for foot pedal page turners
- Ability to import scores from other sources
- Multiple annotation layers with visibility toggle
- Customizable metronome settings
- Landscape orientation improvements
- Persistent user settings and preferences
Face Page Turner Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Henle Library
- 10 Credits$0.99
- 22 Credits$1.99
- 55 Credits2 variants$5.99
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- 100 Credits2 variants$9.99
- 200 Credits2 variants$19.99
- 300 Credits$29.99
- 500 Credits$49.99
- 1000 Credits$79.99
Face Page Turner Plus
- Face Page Turner Plus$5.99
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