Comparison

Clarinet Fingering & Tuning vs Lead Sheets XML

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

Head to head
About

Clarinet Fingering & Tuning

This app provides a comprehensive interactive fingering chart for the full range of clarinets. It offers regular and alternate fingerings, along with tuning suggestions for equal and just intonation, using color-coding to indicate modifications.

Highlights
  • Interactive fingering chart
  • Alternate fingerings
  • Tuning suggestions
  • Color-coded fingerings
  • Pitch tendency identification
  • Detailed key chart
Features
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The most COMPLETE intonation resource for students, private music instructors, and band directors! Fingerings, alternate fingerings, and tuning suggestions are compiled from years of research from the best in the profession. Clarinet Fingering & Tuning Chart is an interactive, color-coded fingering chart for the full-range of clarinet. Tap or scroll through notes on the staff to see its corresponding fingering as well as its inherent pitch tendency. In addition, each figure will display suggestions for alternative fingerings in order to play each note in equal tuning and/or adjust each note for just tuning. Black-color indicates regular fingerings; Green-color indicates suggested fingerings to add; and Red-color indicates suggested fingerings to delete. The app also identifies the best tuning notes for clarinet, and the information-button provides helpful tips on tuning the clarinet in relation to dynamics, air speed and direction, and embouchure. A detailed Key Chart allows you to zoom in on particular fingerings and note names. Some notes will display up to four suggested alternate fingerings. You will find the options indicated in a menu on the right side of the fingering.

About

Lead Sheets XML

Effortlessly transpose musical scores in real-time. Load MusicXML files, select your desired key and clef, and instantly generate a clear, readable score on your mobile device. Ideal for singers, instrumentalists, and those using transposing or alternate clef instruments.

Highlights
  • Transpose MusicXML files on the fly
  • Switch between treble, bass, and alto clefs
  • Automatic transposition for Bb and other instruments
  • Export transposed scores as PDFs
  • Works offline
  • Import from cloud storage
Features
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Lead Sheets XML is built for any musician who has ever needed to transpose music in the moment. Load a MusicXML lead sheet, pick your key and clef, and get a clean, readable score in seconds — no desktop software, no reprinting.  WHO IT'S FOR  Singers: transpose any chart to your key and share a clean PDF with your band and accompanist in seconds.  Instrumentalists: adjust the key on the fly to match your singer, or accommodate a last-minute key change without reprinting a thing.  Bb instruments (or any other transposing instrument): always have your music in the right transposition — no more mental math mid-rehearsal.  "Alternate clef" instruments (viola, cello, you know who you are) : switch any treble-clef chart to alto/tenor/bass clef instantly, and adjust the octave to fit your range.  WHAT IT DOES  - Renders MusicXML files directly on your iPhone or iPad — no conversion needed  - Transpose to any key with a tap  - Switch between treble, bass, and alto clef  - Shift octaves up or down  - Set your instrument once — Bb, Eb, F, etc... and transposition is automatic on every file you open  - Export a correctly transposed PDF to share or print  - Works offline — no internet connection required  - Open files from iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or any cloud storage compatible with iOS - Import and save files locally for offline access  - Export to PDF to use with forScore and MobileSheets TESTED BY MUSICIANS - Used by musicians on stage, workshops, and rehearsals. Beta tested by singers and instrumentalists. MUSICXML COMPATIBILITY  - Works with MusicXML files exported from Sibelius, Finale, MuseScore, Dorico, and iReal Pro.  - Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

Screenshots

Clarinet Fingering & Tuning4 screens
Lead Sheets XML4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lead Sheets XML at 5.0 against Clarinet Fingering & Tuning's 4.5. Lead Sheets XML also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months). Clarinet Fingering & Tuning's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Clarinet Fingering & Tuning costs $3.99 and Lead Sheets XML $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lead Sheets XML holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clarinet Fingering & Tuning ships an update every 26 months, Lead Sheets XML monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clarinet Fingering & Tuning versus Lead Sheets XML: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClarinet Fingering & TuningLead Sheets XML
Price$3.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShelley JagowRichard Zobel

Customer experience

Clarinet Fingering & Tuning

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lead Sheets XML

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clarinet Fingering & Tuning

No in-app purchases

None

Lead Sheets XML

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clarinet Fingering & Tuning free?
Clarinet Fingering & Tuning costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lead Sheets XML free?
Lead Sheets XML costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clarinet Fingering & Tuning or Lead Sheets XML?
Lead Sheets XML is rated higher. Clarinet Fingering & Tuning averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lead Sheets XML averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Clarinet Fingering & Tuning or Lead Sheets XML have ads?
Neither Clarinet Fingering & Tuning nor Lead Sheets XML shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clarinet Fingering & Tuning or Lead Sheets XML?
Clarinet Fingering & Tuning ships an update every 26 months, and Lead Sheets XML monthly. Most recently, Clarinet Fingering & Tuning was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lead Sheets XML on November 5, 2026.

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