Harp Tuner vs PlayScore 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harp Tuner
Easily tune your harp with this mobile application. It supports a wide range of harp types and tuning methods, providing accurate pitch measurement and standard tuning sounds for auditory tuning. Your reliable partner for precise harp adjustments.
- Supports 47 to 8 string harps
- Accommodates natural and harmonic tunings
- Automatic pitch measurement
- Multiple pitch indication methods
- Standard string sound generation
- 0.2 cent pitch accuracy
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Harp Tuner, so you can easily use the mobile phone to do tuning for your Harp. It supports a variety of harps from 47 to 8 strings, supports a variety of natural magnitude and harmonic magnitude, including the commonly used C-flat major and E-flat major for tuning harp hollow strings. Easy to use, precise instructions, it is your powerful Harp partner. When you pluck at the string of your musical instrument, it can automatically measure the pitch of the string, and through a variety of methods to indicate the accuracy of the pitch; addition, it can issue the standard sound of the strings, for you to tune through listening. Pitch indication accuracy 0.2 cents, A4 standard note adjustment range of 430 to 450Hz, accuracy 0.1Hz.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlayScore 2 at 50% against Harp Tuner's 0%. PlayScore 2 also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (4.2 vs 2.0). Harp Tuner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
PlayScore 2 is free to download; Harp Tuner costs $5.99 up front. PlayScore 2 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Harp Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlayScore 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlayScore 2 has 4.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Harp Tuner's written reviews are positive against 50% of PlayScore 2's.
Harp Tuner ships an update every 24 months, PlayScore 2 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Harp Tuner | PlayScore 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #139 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 怀卫 张 | Organum Limited |
Customer experience
Harp Tuner
PlayScore 2
Bugs and requests
Harp Tuner
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
Harp Tuner
No in-app purchases
PlayScore 2
- 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









