Comparison

MTI Player 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

MTI Player

This app allows users to play show scores using performance accompaniment recordings. It provides essential resources for musical theatre productions, offering immediate assistance for any emergencies during a show.

Highlights
  • Play show scores
  • Performance accompaniment recordings
  • Emergency production support
  • Proprietary playback technology
Features
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The MTI Player is Music Theatre International’s proprietary app designed to play a show’s score using the Performance Accompaniment Recording resource. For emergency help during your production, please contact 1-888-340-3505 for immediate assistance.

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
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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

MTI Player3 screens
PlayScore 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlayScore 2 at 4.2 against MTI Player's 2.6. PlayScore 2 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 87). MTI Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MTI Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayScore 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlayScore 2 has 4.5K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of MTI Player's written reviews are positive against 50% of PlayScore 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MTI Player ships an update every 7 months, PlayScore 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
MTI Player versus PlayScore 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMTI PlayerPlayScore 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (87 ratings)4.2 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews50.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings874.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#127 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusic Theatre InternationalOrganum Limited

Customer experience

MTI Player

All ratings87 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative54.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

PlayScore 2

All ratings4,533 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews474 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral13.3%
Negative36.3%

Bugs and requests

MTI Player

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

MTI Player

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 MTI Player free?
MTI Player 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, MTI Player or PlayScore 2?
PlayScore 2 is rated higher. MTI Player averages 2.6 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while PlayScore 2 averages 4.2 from 4.5K ratings.
Do MTI Player or PlayScore 2 have ads?
Neither MTI Player nor PlayScore 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MTI Player or PlayScore 2?
MTI Player ships an update every 7 months, and PlayScore 2 every 2 months. Most recently, MTI Player was updated on September 21, 2026 and PlayScore 2 on September 25, 2026.

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