Comparison

NextPage Sheet Music Reader vs Smartleggio

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

Smartleggio

This app helps musicians read and perform sheet music with features like automatic page turning and score management. It supports various file formats and offers basic editing tools, with a focus on piano players but useful for other instruments.

Highlights
  • Supports MusicXML and PDF formats
  • Automatic page turning via microphone or MIDI
  • Manual page turning with gestures or Bluetooth
  • Optical music recognition for PDFs
  • Score library management
  • Editing and annotation tools
  • Free online score library
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Smartleggio is a sheet music reader application which tries to improve the process of reading and performing from sheet music. It supports popular MusicXML and PDF file formats and is able to perform automatic page turning while you are playing the score. Main features of Smartleggio: - Support for sheet music in widespread MusicXML and PDF file formats; - Own file format designed for optimal experience of reading sheet music on tablets and other mobile devices; - Automatic page turning using microphone data or data from a MIDI connection; - Manual context-aware page turning using Bluetooth page turner or swipe up/down gestures; - Experimental OMR (optical music recognition) functionality for PDF scores to facilitate playback and automatic page turning for scores in this format; - Basic score library management features (playlists, search etc.); - Basic editing and annotation features (handwriting notes, repeats structure editing, for MusicXML a limited music content editing is available); - Access to a free online library of piano scores. The application is currently focused on piano experience but can be useful for other pitched instrument players as well. Smartleggio is being actively developed, and the team plans to expand and improve the application in future. If you have any suggestions, feedback or face any issues with the app, please write us an e-mail at support@smartleggio.com.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextPage Sheet Music Reader at 50% against Smartleggio's 0%. NextPage Sheet Music Reader also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (25 vs 2). Smartleggio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NextPage Sheet Music Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Smartleggio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextPage Sheet Music Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextPage Sheet Music Reader has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of NextPage Sheet Music Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smartleggio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextPage Sheet Music Reader ships an update every 2 months, Smartleggio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NextPage Sheet Music Reader versus Smartleggio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextPage Sheet Music ReaderSmartleggio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (25 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnStage Technologies, LLCDzmitry Avadok

Customer experience

NextPage Sheet Music Reader

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative35.0%

Smartleggio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NextPage Sheet Music Reader

Subscriptions1
  • NextPage Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Professional Edition$17.99
None

Smartleggio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NextPage Sheet Music Reader free?
NextPage Sheet Music Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smartleggio free?
Smartleggio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NextPage Sheet Music Reader or Smartleggio?
NextPage Sheet Music Reader is rated higher. NextPage Sheet Music Reader averages 3.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Smartleggio averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do NextPage Sheet Music Reader or Smartleggio have ads?
Neither NextPage Sheet Music Reader nor Smartleggio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextPage Sheet Music Reader or Smartleggio?
NextPage Sheet Music Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Smartleggio every 3 months. Most recently, NextPage Sheet Music Reader was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smartleggio on October 7, 2026.

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