Comparison

digitalScore vs NoteBeat

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

Head to head
About

digitalScore

This app is a comprehensive digital music studio designed for musicians. It offers advanced library management, performance-ready reading features, and editable annotations. Practice tools, collaboration features, and a large catalog of public domain music are also included.

Highlights
  • Visual library management with custom folders
  • Performance-ready reading with hands-free page turns
  • Editable annotations with smart eraser
  • Practice tools including metronome and recorder
  • Collaboration and sync across devices
  • Access to public domain classical music
Features
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Read, annotate and practice your sheet music on iPad, iPhone and Mac, with annotations that stay editable, hands-free page turns and Apple Intelligence built in. digitalScore is the music stand built by musicians who understand your workflow. It's a complete digital studio for conservatory students, professional performers and serious musicians who expect more from their tools. VISUAL LIBRARY MANAGEMENT · Folders and subfolders with custom colors and icons · Personalized score covers that make browsing instant · Smart folders that organize automatically by composer, instrument or tags · Multi-movement works with a proper structure · Auto-fill metadata that saves hours of manual entry · Trash and archive to keep your library under control PERFORMANCE-READY READING · Half-page preview removes awkward page turns · Fast page rendering, even with heavy annotations · Turn pages with face gestures, Bluetooth and MIDI pedals, touch gestures or a game controller · Dual-device mode: use two iPads as an open book ANNOTATIONS THAT STAY EDITABLE · Move and resize every symbol, text or marking after you place it · Smart Eraser: remove notes while keeping staff lines intact · Collage Tool: copy a passage and paste it anywhere to simplify difficult sections · Action Buttons: tap to start audio, open the metronome or jump to another score · Stickers, stamps and your own images · Full Apple Pencil support with PencilKit PRACTICE TOOLS THAT ACTUALLY HELP · Mark sections as practice tasks and jump between them · Track practice time and unlock achievements · Set daily and weekly goals and follow your progress · Pro Metronome with saved custom patterns and gradual tempo increase · Audio player with independent tempo and pitch control · Recorder with reverb · Built-in tuner, drone and piano keyboard APPLE INTELLIGENCE, SIRI AND WIDGETS · Name suggestions for new folders and playlists, based on the scores inside · Practice insights that summarize how your work is going · Siri and Shortcuts: open scores and playlists, start the metronome or tuner and check today's practice hands-free · Home Screen widgets for your practice and your scores · Apple Intelligence runs on device, so your library stays private COLLABORATION AND SYNC · iCloud sync across iPad, iPhone and Mac · SharePlay: video call while you view and annotate the same score in real time · Orchestra Mode: connect several devices so everyone follows the leader's page turns · Automatic and manual backups with version history A PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY BUILT IN Search and download scores from a huge catalog of public domain classical music without leaving the app. WHY DIGITALSCORE? Because your tools should be designed around how you actually work. Every feature exists because a real musician needed it: the pianist who wanted dual-screen reading, the violinist who needed hands-free page turns in fast passages, the student managing a conservatory library across years. Download digitalScore and see what sheet music software should have been all along. Privacy Policy: https://digitalscore.app/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://digitalscore.app/terms Attributions: flaticon.com

About

NoteBeat

Create music with this intuitive beat-making app. It offers dual audio track playback, an 88-key piano sound, and precise note and rhythm input. Preview your arrangements and export them as m4a audio files.

Highlights
  • Dual audio track playback
  • 88-key piano sound
  • Precise note and rhythm input
  • Automatic arrangement preview
  • M4a audio export
Features
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NoteBeat is a simple music arrangement and beat-making app with zero-threshold operation.It supports independent playback of dual audio tracks, with a full 88-key piano sound. You can precisely input notes, rhythms and track information, and preview your arrangement automatically.Once finished, you can export audio in m4a format directly. NoteBeat 是一款简单易用的音乐编曲与节拍制作应用,操作零门槛、轻松上手。应用支持双音轨独立播放,搭载完整 88 键钢琴音色,可精准录入音符、节奏与音轨信息,支持编曲自动播放预览,完成创作后可直接导出 m4a 格式音频。

Screenshots

digitalScore4 screens
NoteBeat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NoteBeat at 100% against digitalScore's 44%. NoteBeat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). digitalScore's advantage is ratings volume (622 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. digitalScore sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and NoteBeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoteBeat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: digitalScore has 622 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of digitalScore's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoteBeat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

digitalScore ships an update every 9 days, NoteBeat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
digitalScore versus NoteBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdigitalScoreNoteBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (622 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings622 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSymphonic Hub Sociedad Limitada剑 陈

Customer experience

digitalScore

All ratings622 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral17.2%
Negative38.5%

NoteBeat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

digitalScore

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when editing and arranging pages
  • Annotations disappear when moving between layers
  • Scores randomly disappear without recovery option
  • PDF import fails or requires multiple attempts
  • Renamed files revert to 'droppedScore'
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  • Slow document opening times
  • Page turning cycles through entire set instead of single page
  • Controls accidentally trigger page turns
  • Facial gesture recognition conflicts with facial tics
  • Drag and drop metronome broken on iPad OS 17
  • Pro version purchase not unlocking features
  • Server error messages preventing score access
  • Forced app closures losing unsaved work
  • Review rating system finalizes prematurely

Requested features

11 requests
  • Dark mode or adjustable brightness settings
  • Android version availability
  • Bluetooth page turning device support
  • Replace/overwrite feature for duplicate imports
  • Reorderable playlists
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  • Swipe gestures for page navigation
  • Adjustable gesture sensitivity controls
  • Better help documentation and tutorials
  • Note typing for second octave with ledger lines
  • Drag and drop metronome functionality
  • Support for external storage services (Synology, OneDrive)

NoteBeat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

digitalScore

Subscriptions3
  • Sheet Music Premium, Monthly$4.991 Month
  • 1-year Premium (Discount)$9.991 Year
  • Music Stand Premium, Yearly14 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time3
  • Upgrade to PRO with Discount$2.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$34.99
  • Pro Upgrade - Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

NoteBeat

One-time1
  • NoteBeat$1.99

Questions

Is digitalScore free?
digitalScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteBeat free?
NoteBeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, digitalScore or NoteBeat?
NoteBeat is rated higher. digitalScore averages 4.6 out of 5 from 622 ratings, while NoteBeat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do digitalScore or NoteBeat have ads?
Neither digitalScore nor NoteBeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, digitalScore or NoteBeat?
digitalScore ships an update every 9 days, and NoteBeat every 3 days. Most recently, digitalScore was updated on October 10, 2026 and NoteBeat on October 8, 2026.

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