Comparison

digitalScore vs FingerLinga

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

FingerLinga

Features
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FingerLinga is a fingering trainer for brass players. No microphone. No trumpet. Just your fingers and the screen. Three on-screen valves let you practice anywhere - on the train, in bed, or any place you cannot pull out your horn. Notes flow across a staff and your taps are scored with millisecond accuracy, so you can finally see which transitions are slowing you down. KEY FEATURES [Train both hands] Switch the dominant-hand mode in settings, and after each session you can also challenge yourself with the other hand. Training your non-dominant hand also makes your dominant hand smoother. Working the left hand at the same time helps the right hand move more freely too. [No mic, no instrument] Judgment is by touch, not by sound. Practice silently anywhere. [Millisecond-accurate tap judgment] Taps are sampled at 5 ms intervals with three-sample stability filtering, absorbing finger jitter while still measuring true reaction time. [13 patterns x 12 keys] Major, Natural / Harmonic / Melodic minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Chromatic, Broken thirds, Arpeggios, Dominant 7th. All 12 keys with alternating up/down passes. [4 difficulty tiers] Beginner (BPM 40-79) / Intermediate (80-119) / Advanced (120-159) / ONI (160-210). Judgment windows tighten with each tier. [4-beat latency calibration] A 4-beat tap calibration compensates for device and Bluetooth earphone latency, giving free-app precision rivaling pro tools. [Trumpet type switching] B-flat / C / E-flat soprano trumpet. Display, transposition, and key signatures stay in sync. Great for transposition reading drills. [A = 442 Hz default] Wind ensemble standard 442 Hz as default. Slider for any reference tuning you prefer. [Fingering Report] Aggregates transition timing (for example, 1+2 to 2+3) and graphs your weakest finger movements. A unique feature from a control engineer who happens to be an amateur trumpet player. [MIDI import + bundled melodies] Drop in any .mid file as your practice tune. Ode to Joy, Twinkle Twinkle, and Mary Had a Little Lamb are bundled. [Long tone practice] Half-note long tones in C, F, and B-flat. The sound plays, but it is the silent finger discipline that builds embouchure habits. [Visual metronome + tutorial] A treble-clef flash visual metronome keeps the beat. The first-launch tutorial can be replayed any time from Settings. [3 languages + light theme] Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese. Light and dark mode. GREAT FOR - Beginners drilling fingerings and chromatic scale practice - People who have never played trumpet, and seniors keeping their fingers limber - Visualizing which finger transitions slow you down, for efficient practice - Finger warmups on the go, or before practicing on cold days - Training the left hand alongside the right for smoother right-hand movement WHO IT IS FOR - Wind band students wanting to drill on the way to school - Pre-warmup before opening the horn case - Quiet practice at home or in a hotel - Older players or seniors training their non-dominant hand for brain workout - Anyone struggling with transposition reading - Anyone curious about picking up a brass instrument PRIVACY No network requests. No microphone. No accounts. All practice data lives only on your device.

Screenshots

digitalScore4 screens
FingerLinga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FingerLinga at none against digitalScore's 6. 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. digitalScore sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FingerLinga asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
digitalScore versus FingerLinga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdigitalScoreFingerLinga
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (621 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings621 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSymphonic Hub Sociedad LimitadaDaisaku Seto

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)

FingerLinga

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$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • Upgrade to PRO with Discount$2.99
  • Pro Upgrade - Lifetime$24.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$34.99
None

FingerLinga

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is digitalScore free?
digitalScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FingerLinga free?
FingerLinga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do digitalScore or FingerLinga have ads?
Neither digitalScore nor FingerLinga shows ads.

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