Comparison

NextPage Sheet Music Reader vs Face Page Turner Plus

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

Head to head
About

NextPage Sheet Music Reader

This app digitizes your sheet music, eliminating the need for paper. Effortlessly turn pages with a swipe or tap, or jump to specific pages. It's designed for musicians to focus on performance and rehearsal without technological distractions.

Highlights
  • Digital sheet music library
  • Effortless page turning (swipe/tap)
  • Page Link for quick navigation
  • Wireless pedal support (AirTurn)
  • Simple and efficient interface
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Imagine having all of your music on one iPad, and never another page turn to worry about. NextPage was made by a lifelong musician and software engineer for one job: reading music in rehearsal and on stage. TURN PAGES WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT • Tap or swipe to turn, or use a Bluetooth page-turn pedal and keep both hands playing. • Page Links jump straight to any page, a repeat, a coda or the next verse with one tap. • The bars fade away while you play, so the music fills the screen. • Crop away wide margins, and rearrange, repeat or skip pages without touching the PDF. MARK IT UP LIKE PAPER • Use pens, a highlighter that tints the page without hiding the notes, musical symbols, shapes and text notes. • Write with Apple Pencil using Apple's own pens, pencil and marker. • Share any song as a PDF with all your markings, ready to send to the band or print. BUILD THE SET • Line up your songs for the performance and step easily through them from one to the next. • Keep as many set lists as you need and reuse them. • Bring in charts from the Files app, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive and Planning Center. KNOW EVERY SONG AT A GLANCE • Song Info keeps the key, tempo, composer and arrangement for each song, with a circle of fifths for picking the key. • Attach a rehearsal track from the Music app or the Files app and play along from the bar at the bottom of the screen. • A built-in metronome keeps counting as you move from song to song. KEEP IT SAFE • Back up your songs, set lists and markings to iCloud or Dropbox, and bring them back on a new iPad. • Show the music on an external display or projector. • Dark music mode shows white notes on black paper for dim stages. NextPage Annual subscription NextPage is free to try: 5 songs in your library and one set list of up to 3 songs. A NextPage Annual subscription removes those limits and unlocks everything: • Every song in your library — import as many charts as you like • Set lists of any length, and as many of them as you need • Backup & Restore for your library, set lists and markup Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time. Cancelation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nextpageapp.com/privacy/ Designed and built in the USA

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextPage Sheet Music Reader at 48% against Face Page Turner Plus's 0%. Face Page Turner Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NextPage Sheet Music Reader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year and Face Page Turner Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextPage Sheet Music Reader ships an update every 2 months, Face Page Turner Plus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NextPage Sheet Music Reader versus Face Page Turner Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextPage Sheet Music ReaderFace Page Turner Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnStage Technologies, LLCKoji Hasegawa

Customer experience

NextPage Sheet Music Reader

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative38.1%

Face Page Turner Plus

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NextPage Sheet Music Reader

Subscriptions1
  • NextPage Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
1 purchases

Face Page Turner Plus

One-time1
  • Face Page Turner Plus$5.99

Questions

Is NextPage Sheet Music Reader free?
NextPage Sheet Music Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Face Page Turner Plus free?
Face Page Turner Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NextPage Sheet Music Reader or Face Page Turner Plus have ads?
Neither NextPage Sheet Music Reader nor Face Page Turner Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextPage Sheet Music Reader or Face Page Turner Plus?
NextPage Sheet Music Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Face Page Turner Plus every 2 weeks. Most recently, NextPage Sheet Music Reader was updated on November 6, 2026 and Face Page Turner Plus on November 2, 2026.

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