digitalScore vs GPMuse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
digitalScore
This app provides a digital music stand for reading, annotating, and practicing sheet music. It offers hands-free page turns, editable annotations, and practice tools. Features like iCloud sync and collaboration modes enhance the musician's workflow.
- Visual library management with folders and smart organization
- Hands-free page turns via gestures, pedals, or controllers
- Editable annotations with Smart Eraser and Collage Tool
- Practice tools including task marking, progress tracking, and metronome
- Apple Intelligence integration for suggestions and practice insights
- Collaboration features like SharePlay and Orchestra Mode
- Built-in public domain music library
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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
GPMuse
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GPMuse is an intuitive music writing and notation tool for iOS. It provides a minimalist and smooth workspace, helping you quickly capture your musical ideas. KEY FEATURES: • Visual Notation: Add, delete, and edit notes directly on the staff. Flexibly switch between clefs (Treble, Bass, Alto...). • Diverse Rhythms: Customize the tempo of your score. Fully supports rhythms from basic to complex, including triplets. • Harmony & Key Signatures: Quickly set key signatures and insert accurate chord symbols above the staff. • Playback: Instantly play back your written score with high-quality audio to review your melodies. OPTIMIZED EXPERIENCE: • User-friendly interface, specially optimized for touch gestures on iPhone and iPad. • Full Dark Mode support to protect your eyes and improve focus. Terms of use: https://support.gpmuse.com/terms_of_use.html Privacy policy: https://support.gpmuse.com/privacy_policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GPMuse at none against digitalScore's 6. 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
Both are free to download. digitalScore sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GPMuse asks for nothing beyond the download.
digitalScore ships an update every 9 days, GPMuse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | digitalScore | GPMuse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (621 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 621 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Symphonic Hub Sociedad Limitada | Hung Truong Khanh |
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)
GPMuse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
digitalScore
- Sheet Music Premium, Monthly$4.991 Month
- 1-year Premium (Discount)$9.991 Year
- Music Stand Premium, Yearly14 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Upgrade to PRO with Discount$2.99
- Pro Upgrade - Lifetime$24.99
- Upgrade to Pro$34.99
GPMuse
No in-app purchases









