Henle Library vs NML World
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!
NML World
Access a vast collection of world music with over 197,000 tracks from diverse countries and cultural groups. Explore catalogs from prominent labels and discover popular ethnic music.
- Extensive world music collection
- Over 197,000 tracks
- Music from 200+ countries
- Includes major label catalogs
- Focus on ethnic music
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Naxos Music Library World is one of the most comprehensive collections of World music available online. It offers over 197,000 tracks of world music from more than 200 countries and 930 cultural groups. The entire catalogues of renowned labels such as Smithsonian Folkways, ARC, Celestial Harmonies and many other independent labels are available. It is a perfect service for anyone with an interest in popular ethnic music. The brand new Naxos Music Library World mobile app comes with a fresh design and new features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NML World at none against Henle Library's 12. Henle Library's advantage is review sentiment (34% vs 0%) and ratings volume (91 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. NML World asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Henle Library against 3.0 for NML World. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Henle Library has 91 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Henle Library's written reviews are positive against 0% of NML World's.
Henle Library ships an update every 2 months, NML World every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Henle Library | NML World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (91 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guenter Henle Verlag | Naxos Digital Services Ltd. |
Customer experience
Henle Library
NML World
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
NML World
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
NML World
No in-app purchases
