Comparison

Henle Library vs Legacy ClariMate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital Urtext editions
  • Customizable score purchases
  • Print and export PDFs
  • Score modification and annotations
  • Metronome and recording
  • Part and score switching
  • Explanatory notes access
Features
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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!

About

Legacy ClariMate

This app configures a hybrid instrument for silent practice and digital music creation. It translates reed, breath, and fingering input into digital signals, allowing for virtual instrument playback or use as a MIDI controller.

Highlights
  • Silent practice mode
  • Digital music creation
  • MIDI controller functionality
  • Note recognition technology
  • Standalone mode configuration
  • Virtual instrument playback
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SILENT PRACTICE, DIGITAL PLAY The ClariMate is a reversible hybrid instrument manufactured in the UK and designed in partnership with Buffet Crampon and Audio Inventions LTD that allows you to use your clarinet for silent practice and digital music creation. It uses high precision sensors and patented note recognition technology to translate reed, breath, and fingerings into digital signals. Connect your wired headphones to the ClariMate to play silently with a virtual, sample-based clarinet synthesizer, or connect it to a computer, tablet, or phone to use it as a MIDI controller and unlock the possibilities of digital music creation. The ClariMate can be used in standalone mode without the use of a computer, phone, or tablet, but must be connected to the ClariMate app for setup and configuration.

Screenshots

Henle Library4 screens
Legacy ClariMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Legacy ClariMate at none against Henle Library's 12. Henle Library's advantage is ratings volume (94 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Henle Library sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Legacy ClariMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Henle Library against 3.0 for Legacy ClariMate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Henle Library has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Henle Library's written reviews are positive against 33% of Legacy ClariMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Henle Library ships an update every 3 months, Legacy ClariMate every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Henle Library versus Legacy ClariMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHenle LibraryLegacy ClariMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (94 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings94 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuenter Henle VerlagAudio Inventions Limited

Customer experience

Henle Library

All ratings94 ratings
Positive39.4%
Neutral18.1%
Negative42.6%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive34.7%
Neutral21.8%
Negative43.5%

Legacy ClariMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

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

Legacy ClariMate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Henle Library

One-time8
  • 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
None

Legacy ClariMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Henle Library free?
Henle Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Legacy ClariMate free?
Legacy ClariMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Henle Library or Legacy ClariMate?
Legacy ClariMate is rated higher. Henle Library averages 3.0 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while Legacy ClariMate averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Henle Library or Legacy ClariMate have ads?
Neither Henle Library nor Legacy ClariMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Henle Library or Legacy ClariMate?
Henle Library ships an update every 3 months, and Legacy ClariMate every 4 months. Most recently, Henle Library was updated on October 24, 2026 and Legacy ClariMate on October 7, 2026.

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