Comparison

digitalScore vs Midi to Sheet

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 provides a digital music stand for musicians to read, annotate, and practice sheet music. It offers hands-free page turns, editable annotations, and practice tools like a metronome and tuner. Features include library management, collaboration tools, and a built-in public domain music library.

Highlights
  • Editable annotations
  • Hands-free page turns
  • Visual library management
  • Practice tools (metronome, tuner)
  • Collaboration and sync
  • Built-in public domain library
  • Apple Intelligence integration
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

Midi to Sheet

Features
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Midi to Sheet Convert your MIDI files into readable and customizable sheet music. Midi to Sheet is an application designed for musicians, pianists, teachers, and students who want to work easily from MIDI files. View, listen to, edit, and export your sheet music with a wide range of tools built for musical practice. Main Features MIDI → Sheet Music Conversion • Import MIDI files in format 0 and 1 • Automatic sheet music generation • Automatic key signature (KS) and time signature (TS) detection • Manual signature editing Display Modes • Smooth horizontal scrolling • Page view display Playback and Practice Tools • Adjustable playback speed • Built-in metronome • Beat pulse playback • Pulse management options • A/B loop to repeat a passage • Count-in before playback Instrument and Track Management • Instrument switching • Load your own SoundFonts • Global or per-instrument transposition • Track muting • Track hiding Advanced Notation Features • Customizable layout • Automatic clef changes • Ottava management • Automatic ornament detection (turns and trills, experimental) • Dynamic markings support (experimental feature) Piano and Orchestral Practice • Ideal for hands-separate practice • Accompaniment practice • Suitable for four-hand pieces and orchestration work Export and Saving • PDF export • MIDI file-specific presets Connectivity • MIDI connection support Midi to Sheet is the perfect tool to learn, analyze, and practice your music from MIDI files, with an experience designed for everyday musical work. Midi to Sheet is free to download and lets you try its main features. Full access to all tools may be available through an in-app purchase.

Screenshots

digitalScore4 screens
Midi to Sheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: digitalScore at every 9 days against Midi to Sheet's every 3 weeks. Midi to Sheet's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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 $2.99 per month and Midi to Sheet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

digitalScore ships an update every 9 days, Midi to Sheet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
digitalScore versus Midi to Sheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdigitalScoreMidi to Sheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (622 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings622 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSymphonic Hub Sociedad LimitadaRomaric de Perier

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)

Midi to Sheet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

digitalScore

Subscriptions3
  • Sheet Music Premium, Monthly$2.991 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
1 purchases

Midi to Sheet

One-time1
  • MIDI to Sheet — Full Version$11.99

Questions

Is digitalScore free?
digitalScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Midi to Sheet free?
Midi to Sheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do digitalScore or Midi to Sheet have ads?
Neither digitalScore nor Midi to Sheet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, digitalScore or Midi to Sheet?
digitalScore ships an update every 9 days, and Midi to Sheet every 3 weeks. Most recently, digitalScore was updated on November 8, 2026 and Midi to Sheet on October 31, 2026.

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