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.
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.
- Interactive fingering chart
- Alternate fingerings
- Tuning suggestions
- Color-coded fingerings
- Pitch tendency identification
- Detailed key chart
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Clarinet Fingering & Tuning | Lead Sheets XML |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shelley Jagow | Richard Zobel |
Customer experience
Clarinet Fingering & Tuning
Lead Sheets XML
In-app purchases
Clarinet Fingering & Tuning
No in-app purchases
Lead Sheets XML
No in-app purchases
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