Comparison

Noviscore vs MobileSheetsLite

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

Head to head
About

Noviscore

Access and print your sheet music offline with audio samples to guide your playing. Features include a reading aid for sight-reading practice and compatibility with page-turning pedals.

Highlights
  • Offline score and audio download
  • On-page audio playback
  • Reading aid toggle
  • Full screen mode
  • AirTurn pedal compatibility
Features
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The Noviscore application allows you to download all your Noviscore sheet music (+ audio samples) for viewing and printing anywhere, without the need for an internet connection. Played by a professional pianist, the audio samples are directly accessible on the score page to guide you in your interpretation. A function allows you to easily enable the reading aid on your scores. You can thus check your sight-reading at any time. The Noviscore application is also compatible with AirTurn Bluetooth pedals! You will no longer need to turn the pages by hand! Features: - Download Noviscore scores and audio samples for off-line use (printing and viewing) - Play the audio samples directly on the pages of the scores - Full screen mode - "Switch" button allows you to toggle the display between the traditional score and the "reading aid" - Compatible with AirTurn pedals

About

MobileSheetsLite

This app digitizes your sheet music library, offering quick access to any score. It provides powerful tools for musicians, including hands-free page turns, annotation capabilities, and custom audio playback. Manage your entire music collection efficiently on your device.

Highlights
  • Digital sheet music library
  • Hands-free page turns
  • Annotation tools
  • Custom audio player
  • Library synchronization
  • Metronome
  • Setlist management
Features
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MobileSheets is the ultimate sheet music viewer for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. It frees you from having to lug around books and binders, and gives you the ability to access any score in your library in seconds. It also comes with a number of powerful features for musicians including: - Connect to other devices running MobileSheets on any platform, and easily share songs and setlists. - Synchronize device libraries using WiFi, bluetooth or the cloud - Multiple modes of operation including two pages side-by-side, half page turns, and vertically scrolling pages. - Hands-free page turns using any bluetooth or usb devices (including two and four pedal models), through the automatic scrolling feature or by using face gestures such as an open mouth or smile. - Annotations for marking up music including support for freeform drawing, basic shapes, text and stamps - Connect multiple tablets over WiFi or bluetooth in book mode to display two pages at once - A custom audio player for playing audio tracks with your scores. Audio player supports a-b looping and multiple sizes. - Custom page ordering, making it easy to cut out unnecessary pages, repeat pages or change the sequence of pages without affecting the original document. - A metronome with multiple display modes and sound effects - Bookmarks for quick and easy access to sections in scores - Link points for handling repeats and quickly jumping between pages - Smart buttons that can be placed on a score to activate configurable actions when pressed - Support for multiple file types including images, PDFs, text files and chord pro files. - Support for importing CSV index files to break up large PDF songbooks - Support for communicating with MIDI devices over USB, Bluetooth and WiFi to load songs or trigger actions. - The ability to transpose chords in text and chord pro files. - Manual and automatic cropping to completely eliminate unnecessary margins - Support for setlists and collections to efficiently group songs for playback. - Powerful library management features with a huge list of supported metadata fields, giving you complete control over the data in your library - A free companion application for the PC that makes it a breeze to create and edit songs Give MobileSheets a try today and experience the freedom of having all your scores just a simple tap away. The free version has the following limitations: - Only 8 songs are allowed in your library - Only 2 link points per song - Only 2 bookmarks per song - The Connect Tablets feature can only be used for 90 seconds - The library synchronization feature is unavailable - The advanced camera features such as automatic document detection and image correction are not available All other features are intact and identical to the paid version. NOTE: This application does not include any sheet music - you must provide your own. This application can not play back PDFs, images or text/chord pro files. It can only display those files and play back audio files. The companion app is for your PC and is not included. You can download the companion app for free here: https://www.zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/companion.php Privacy Policy: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/privacy_policy_ios.html Terms of Use: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/terms_and_conditions_ios.html

Screenshots

Noviscore3 screens
MobileSheetsLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MobileSheetsLite at none against Noviscore's 31. MobileSheetsLite also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 53%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). Noviscore's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (27 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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. Noviscore sells 30 one-off in-app purchases. MobileSheetsLite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noviscore holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Noviscore's written reviews are positive against 80% of MobileSheetsLite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noviscore ships an update every 2 weeks, MobileSheetsLite weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Noviscore versus MobileSheetsLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoviscoreMobileSheetsLite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (27 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoviscoreMichael Zuber

Customer experience

Noviscore

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

MobileSheetsLite

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

30 purchases

Noviscore

One-time30
  • Audio aid$0.99
  • Video digital sticks$0.99
  • Sheet music with reading aid$1.99
Show 27 more
  • Reading aid$2.00
  • Sheet music with reading aid$2.39
  • Short sheet music$2.79
  • Sheet music (very short)$3.29
  • Video pianist’s hands$3.29
  • Short sheet music (Publisher)$3.69
  • Sheet music (Special offer)$3.99
  • Sheet music (Publisher)$4.19
  • Sheet music (Special offer)$4.39
  • Sheet music$4.69
  • Sheet music with note names$4.69
  • Long sheet music (Publisher)$4.69
  • Sheet music (Special offer)$4.99
  • Sheet music (Publisher)$5.19
  • Sheet music2 variants$5.49
  • Annotated sheet music (Offer)$5.59
  • Long sheet music (Publisher)$5.79
  • Sheet music$5.79
  • Sheet music (a little long)$5.99
  • Annotated sheet music$6.89
  • Long sheet music$7.39
  • Sheet (Publisher very long)$8.79
  • Sheet music 4 hands (offer)$8.99
  • Sheet (XXL) (Special offer)$9.19
  • Very long sheet music$9.19
  • Sheet music 4 hands$9.19
  • Sheet music 4 hands$10.99
None

MobileSheetsLite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noviscore free?
Noviscore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MobileSheetsLite free?
MobileSheetsLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Noviscore or MobileSheetsLite?
Noviscore is rated higher. Noviscore averages 4.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while MobileSheetsLite averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Noviscore or MobileSheetsLite have ads?
Neither Noviscore nor MobileSheetsLite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noviscore or MobileSheetsLite?
Noviscore ships an update every 2 weeks, and MobileSheetsLite weekly. Most recently, Noviscore was updated on October 21, 2026 and MobileSheetsLite on October 20, 2026.

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