Comparison

Soundboard Studio Pro vs Score Reader Pro

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

Head to head
About

Soundboard Studio Pro

This professional audio playback app is designed for live shows, offering a customizable grid of buttons to trigger music, sound effects, and voiceovers. It provides advanced features like simultaneous track playback, fading, and automation for seamless audio control.

Highlights
  • Play multiple tracks simultaneously
  • Fade in/out tracks
  • Individual track volume control
  • Trim audio tracks
  • Smart Track Automations
  • Background audio playback
  • Create multiple soundboards
Features
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Soundboard Studio is the professional and smart sound playback app, perfect for for music, sound effects, voiceovers, pads, soundbites or anything else! This app offers the same extra features as the Pro upgrade in Soundboard Studio as a standalone App Store purchase instead of an in-app purchase. Soundboard Studio is designed for playing ad-lib sounds and music, with its large grid of buttons for each of your tracks. You can customise the layout, colours and detailed settings for all of your tracks. Make the PERFECT soundboard for your show, studio or event! Soundboard Studio is the fully featured soundboard solution for iOS, with all of the reliable pro tools you need for a great show. For years, Soundboard Studio has been the app of choice for many pro podcasters, studios, event venues and more. Here's just a few of their thoughts: • “For the price it knocks everything else out of the ring that compares to work on a tablet or laptop.” • “For me, this is the best of any program out there, and I’ve tried a lot.” • “My worship Live looping is in a whole new Level! Thank you guys!” • “This app is professional grade and made for—you guessed it—professionals! You won't regret this investment.” • “Podcasters, look no further: This is your soundboard app!” • “This is for serious professionals, so if that's you, add this app to your arsenal immediately.” Top Features: • Play multiple tracks simultaneously • Set tracks to fade in and/or fade out • Set individual volume levels for each track • Trim the start and end of individual tracks • Program smart Track Automations to trigger events such as playing other tracks, or changing other track volumes • Set tracks to automatically play the next adjacent track when they reaches their end • Background audio playback: Your tracks will continue playing when you close the app • Monitor and control multiple playing tracks • Add images to your tracks to make them instantly recognisable • Create multiple 'Boards' of tracks and quickly navigate between them • Assign default track settings to apply to all newly imported tracks • Import tracks from the Music library on your device • Import audio files from your favourite apps and services like Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive and more via the Files app • Use iTunes File Sharing to import files directly from your computer • Drag & drop support – Drag any compatible audio files into Soundboard Studio to quickly import them as tracks • Connect your device to an external display and chose from three realtime visualisers fo your sound • See which tracks you have already played • Low latency playback using the power and simplicity of iOS What's New in Soundboard Studio 2? • Create unlimited boards • Colours! Select from 6 colours for your tracks and boards • Collapsible view of all playing tracks for better control • Easier drag & drop track arrangement • Move tracks between boards • Import multiple files at once from the Files app • iPad split-screen multitasking support • iPad slide-over multitasking support Soundboard Studio was designed to be perfect for... • Podcasts • Events • Live theatre • Church services • Workshops • Voice presenters • Wedding planners • Choreographers • Stage Managers • Magicians • Puppeteers • Dance recitals No other soundboard app comes close to the versatility, usability and experience of using Soundboard Studio.

About

Score Reader Pro

Features
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Reading orchestral or band scores to an advanced level takes years to master. With so many instruments and their specific clefs and transpositions, it’s not straightforward to identify what the notes actually are! This app helps to speed up that process by training you to read music in various clefs and transpositions. - Intended for music students, conductors, composers and anybody who wants to get quicker at sight reading scores - Choose from over 100 instruments to train with - many with configurable transposition options - Use the ‘learning’ mode to see how written notes translate to sounding notes, and then test yourself by transposing randomly generated notes - Supports 4 clefs, double flats/sharps, and key signatures with up to 7 flats/sharps - Includes options to set instrument ranges, and the training session length - See how much you’ve improved on the detailed session history page - Includes guidance on the fundamentals of reading transposing instruments - Supports dark and light themes

Screenshots

Soundboard Studio Pro4 screens
Score Reader Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Score Reader Pro at $0.99 against Soundboard Studio Pro's $159.99. Soundboard Studio Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.3). On 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

Soundboard Studio Pro costs $159.99 and Score Reader Pro $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soundboard Studio Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Score Reader Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Soundboard Studio Pro versus Score Reader Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundboard Studio ProScore Reader Pro
Price$159.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (195 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings195 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.3
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Business Ventures LLCMatt Welch

In-app purchases

None

Soundboard Studio Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Score Reader Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soundboard Studio Pro free?
Soundboard Studio Pro costs $159.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Score Reader Pro free?
Score Reader Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soundboard Studio Pro or Score Reader Pro have ads?
Neither Soundboard Studio Pro nor Score Reader Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soundboard Studio Pro or Score Reader Pro?
Soundboard Studio Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Score Reader Pro every 4 months. Most recently, Soundboard Studio Pro was updated on September 26, 2026 and Score Reader Pro on September 22, 2026.

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