Choir App vs Music Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Choir App
This app provides singers with a centralized platform for sheet music, practice recordings, and choir announcements. Users can join existing groups or create their own to share resources with members.
- Sheet music access
- Practice recordings
- Choir announcements
- Join existing choirs
- Create new choirs
- Share resources
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Choir helps singers access sheet music, practice recordings, and important announcements - all in one app. You can join an existing choir or create your own group to share resources with your members. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Music Reader
This app is a comprehensive tool for sheet music. It allows users to view, learn, listen, mark, and play musical scores. It supports various music genres and instruments, acting as a portable songbook and powerful player.
- View and play sheet music
- Mark and annotate scores
- Import MusicXML and NotationPad files
- Supports dark mode
- Transposition (PRO)
- Change instrument parts (PRO)
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Music Reader provides all you need about sheet music. You could view, learn, listen, mark and play music notes and notations as you want. it is your portable songbook and a powerful sheet music reader & player. A easy-to-use painting system for you to draw any marks on sheets. From classic to popular, from rock to country, from piano to symphony, all kinds of music played well in Music Reader. *Compatible with dark mode *Supports importing MusicXML(.xml) and NotationPad(.ecz) file PRO ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - No Ads - Transposition - Change instrument for parts - Support layers for painting marks - The subscription price is $4.99/monthly, $14.99/yearly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service, where applicable - Terms of use: https://service.notationpad.com/sheetmusicplus/terms_service.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Choir App at 100% against Music Reader's 51%. Choir App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Music Reader's advantage is ratings volume (192 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Choir App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Music Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Choir App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Reader has 192 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Choir App's written reviews are positive against 51% of Music Reader's.
Choir App ships an update weekly, Music Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Choir App | Music Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (192 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 51.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 192 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Terhoeven | 嵩 张 |
Customer experience
Choir App
Music Reader
In-app purchases
Choir App
- Choir Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
- Choir Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
Music Reader
- Pro Access$2.991 Month
- Pro Access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Pro Access$14.991 Year









