Comparison

Score Wizard vs GigTab

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

Head to head
About

Score Wizard

This app is a PDF reader designed for musicians that automatically turns pages by listening to your performance. It also offers tools to clean up scanned sheet music, convert photos to PDF, and organize your music library.

Highlights
  • Intelligent score following listens to playing
  • Automatic page turning
  • Clean, crop, and straighten scanned music
  • Import from IMSLP
  • Convert photos to PDF
  • Bluetooth pedal and gesture controls
  • Music-optimized video conferencing
Features
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Focus entirely on your performance while Score Wizard handles the rest. Designed by a pianist for professional musicians, this intelligent PDF reader listens to your playing and turns pages automatically – no pedals, no distractions, just your music. HANDS-FREE PAGE TURNING: No more Bluetooth pedals. The app follows your performance in real-time with reliable, concert-tested score following. Just play – Score Wizard keeps up. PRISTINE DIGITAL SCORES: Instantly clean, crop, and straighten scans. Import from IMSLP with a single tap or convert photos to PDF. TOTAL ORGANIZATION: Manage your library via the iPadOS Files interface with seamless iCloud, Dropbox, and Google Drive sync. Build setlists for gigs, bookmark key pages, rearrange pages with drag-and-drop. ANNOTATE WITH PURPOSE: Mark up your scores with music symbols, highlights, and notes. Your annotations travel with your PDFs. VERSATILE CONTROLS: Prefer a pedal? Bluetooth page turners are fully supported – and so are regular hand gestures and even eye blinks. Use whatever works for your setup. THE VIRTUAL STUDIO: Enjoy unlimited, music-optimized video conferencing with best-in-class audio for lessons. Write assignments on score-attached text notes. Also available on Mac. Import, annotate, and organize your library at your desk – then perform from your iPad on stage. Score Wizard – Your Library, Your Way.

About

GigTab

Features
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GigTab is the setlist and lyrics app for live musicians. Build your setlist, tap Live and swipe from song to song with lyrics and guitar chords on screen, auto-scrolling and ready to play. PLAY LIVE: SETLIST, LYRICS & CHORDS ON STAGE • Live mode made for gigs: swipe through your setlist, one song per page • Auto-scroll lyrics at your tempo, with big, readable chord charts • Transpose chords in one tap and find the best capo position • Announcements and notes as their own cards between songs • Works with Apple Pencil for handwritten notes on your charts DARK MODE FOR DARK STAGES • A true dark mode that is easy on your eyes backstage and in dim venues • Light, dark or automatic: GigTab follows your device SONGBOOK: CHORD & LYRICS LIBRARY • Unlimited songs with lyrics and chords, typed or pasted in simple ChordPro format • Key, BPM, song length, favourites and tags for every song • Chord diagrams, chord finder and power chords for guitar SETLIST BUILDER FOR GIGS • Plan your next gig with title, date, time and setlist • Set duration is calculated for you • Share and export your setlist as a PDF TOOLS FOR GUITARISTS AND MUSICIANS • Chromatic tuner for guitar and bass • Metronome and adjustable reference tone (concert pitch A) • Backing tracks and looper for practice • Fretboard with scales and CAGED shapes, plus a capo calculator • Practice list for the songs you still want to learn BAND SYNC & ICLOUD • Share setlists and gig details with your band, so everyone stays on the same page • Sync gigs with Apple Calendar • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad TRY IT FREE Start with 3 songs free. Unlock everything free for 7 days, then get GigTab Pro with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. Made for guitarists, bassists, singers, wedding musicians, cover bands and solo performers who want to play with confidence and practice smarter. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GigTab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GigTab at Free against Score Wizard's $7.99. GigTab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Score Wizard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On 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

GigTab is free to download; Score Wizard costs $7.99 up front. GigTab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Score Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GigTab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Score Wizard has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score Wizard ships an update monthly, GigTab every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Score Wizard versus GigTab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore WizardGigTab
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRon RegevJan Niklas Exner

In-app purchases

None

Score Wizard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GigTab

One-time1
  • GigTab Pro – Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Score Wizard free?
Score Wizard costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GigTab free?
GigTab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Score Wizard or GigTab?
GigTab is rated higher. Score Wizard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while GigTab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Score Wizard or GigTab have ads?
Neither Score Wizard nor GigTab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Score Wizard or GigTab?
Score Wizard ships an update monthly, and GigTab every 3 months. Most recently, Score Wizard was updated on November 11, 2026 and GigTab on November 10, 2026.

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