Comparison

Quantz Tuner Free vs PlayScore 2

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

Head to head
About

Quantz Tuner Free

Visualize your musical pitch and vibrato with real-time detection and five unique tools. Record and review your performance to perfect your intonation and rhythm. Ideal for musicians of all levels seeking a new way to understand their sound.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch detection
  • 5 unique visualization tools
  • Pitch and vibrato recording
  • Tuning Circle for in-tune feedback
  • Pitch Line for vibrato analysis
  • Color Fifths for tonal relationships
  • Pitch Tendencies for accuracy
Features
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This is the free version of Quantz Tuner which contains ads. See the "Quantz Tuner" app for an identical app without ads. See Your Sound! Quantz Tuner is a music visualization tuning app. It combines real-time pitch detection with 5 unique visualization tools, creating a completely new way to see sound. Its powerful pitch detection algorithm is sensitive enough to record minute fluctuations in vibrato and pitch. Quantz tuner even records your pitch visualizations, allowing you to review your pitch and vibrato information. www.quantztuner.com TUNING CIRCLE shows your pitch in real-time as a responsive circle. When the circle is perfectly round, your pitch is in tune. It is very easy to use with young players. This tool is also sensitive enough to show the speed and pitch fluctuations of your vibrato. PITCH LINE is sensitive enough to detect your vibrato’s speed, depth, and regularity throughout your instrument or vocal range. It records your pitch in real time on a graph so that you can look back at your pitch and vibrato history. You can even use this tool to learn to play quartertones and microtones. NOTE BAR works similarly to Pitch Line, except that pitch is represented by a bar instead of by a dynamic line. Note Bar is best used to examine pitch and rhythm issues with beginning players. COLOR FIFTHS shows the color wheel superimposed upon the circle of fifths. When you play a given note the appropriate circle will respond by growing. When you stop playing that note the circle shrinks. The natural relationship of tonality and color is exposed and you can observe the color palates and patterns of different types of scales. PITCH TENDENCIES shows your pitch tendencies accumulated over time. Leave it on while playing for several minutes or an entire piece and observe your tendency to be flat or sharp on any given note. Play, See, Perfect!

About

PlayScore 2

Scan sheet music from photos or PDFs and have it played back. Adjust instruments, tempo, and transposition. Export your scores as MusicXML and MIDI for further editing.

Highlights
  • Scan music from photos and PDFs
  • Playback with scrolling notation
  • Adjust volume, instrument, and transposition
  • Smart metronome with time signature recognition
  • Export as MusicXML and MIDI
  • Create 'Playable Score' documents
Features
Currently charting
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Play all kinds of music direct from photos, images and PDF scores. Export as MusicXML and MIDI Snap music with your camera or import images and PDFs. PlayScore will play them right back to you, scrolling through the song following measure by measure • Adjust volume, instrument and transposition for each staff • Accompany yourself while you sing or play your instrument - PlayScore 2 will even count you in! • Playback with smart metronome that understands time signatures • Create Playable Score Documents that anyone can play back by downloading PlayScore 2 • Export Full Notation MusicXML to score editors with text, dynamics, articulation and more PlayScore 2 reads and plays all kinds of music straight off the page† such as: • Songs • Piano, organ, guitar • Hymns • Solos and Sonatas • Chamber, band and orchestral Choirs and ensembles - Learning a new piece? Create a Playable Score, so each member can listen to their part on its own or standing out from the others. • 19 high quality instruments per staff to choose from • Change tempo (even while playing) • Tap anywhere to play, or drag with a finger to create a loop • Mute and adjust volume, and change instrument for each staff individually • Transpose the whole song or by instrument (transposing instruments) * Adjustable multi-measure count-in and metronome * Swing playback • Adjustable dynamic range PlayScore 2 makes it easy to create multi-page Playable Scores: • Rearrange recapture or delete pages • Select a page range in a PDF • Clip and mask • Search and sort by title or composer Subscriptions - Even without a subscription you can • Play and interact with any PlayScore Playable Score • Play pages of music in unlimited staves from a photo • Create and share single page playable documents PlayScore 2 Productivity subscription • Create and play multi-staff, multi-page scores captured with the camera or imported as images • Export your documents for anyone to play • Interact with scores, auto-transpose transposing instruments, export MIDI files PlayScore 2 Professional subscription • Create Playable Score documents from PDF scores that anyone can play • Export any score as MIDI and MusicXML containing full notation and text Productivity and Professional versions are available as 1-month or 12-month auto-renewing subscriptions. • The payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • You may manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on-line after purchase Important: Capturing copyrighted music without the copyright holder's permission is illegal. PlayScore 2 recognises full music notation – see full spec at playscore.co † please see online help for exclusions Terms of use: https://playscore.co/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Quantz Tuner Free1 screens
PlayScore 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quantz Tuner Free at 100% against PlayScore 2's 50%. Quantz Tuner Free also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). PlayScore 2's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 7) and chart position (#147 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support 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. PlayScore 2 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Quantz Tuner Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quantz Tuner Free holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlayScore 2 has 4.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Quantz Tuner Free's written reviews are positive against 50% of PlayScore 2's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Quantz Tuner Free versus PlayScore 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuantz Tuner FreePlayScore 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.2 (4.8K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.3% of reviews
Number of ratings74.8K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#147 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShelly GrangerOrganum Limited

Customer experience

Quantz Tuner Free

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PlayScore 2

All ratings4,533 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative36.7%

Bugs and requests

Quantz Tuner Free

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PlayScore 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when scanning/importing
  • Playback issues with timing and note accuracy
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Exporting to MIDI/MusicXML not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import PDFs and multiple pages
  • Improved support for transposition and clef changes
  • Metronome functionality and count-in feature
  • Annotation and score editing capabilities
  • Organizational tools (folders, playlists)

In-app purchases

None

Quantz Tuner Free

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PlayScore 2

Subscriptions4
  • PlayScore Productivity$5.991 Month
  • PlayScore 2 Professional month$6.991 Month
  • PlayScore Productivity$34.991 Year
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  • PlayScore 2 Professional year$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Quantz Tuner Free free?
Quantz Tuner Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlayScore 2 free?
PlayScore 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quantz Tuner Free or PlayScore 2?
Quantz Tuner Free is rated higher. Quantz Tuner Free averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while PlayScore 2 averages 4.2 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Quantz Tuner Free or PlayScore 2 have ads?
Neither Quantz Tuner Free nor PlayScore 2 shows ads.

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