BrightStaves Viewer vs MobileSheets®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrightStaves Viewer
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BrightStaves Viewer is a focused PDF sheet music reader for iPad, built for rehearsals, church services, concerts, and serious practice. It gives musicians more than a standard PDF viewer: clear score display, fast page navigation, rehearsal marks, repeats, annotations, set lists, pitch reference, metronome, timer, and AirTurn pedal support. PREPARE YOUR SCORE Crop margins, enlarge the music, choose half-page, full-page, or two-page view, and save display settings for each piece. MARK YOUR MUSIC Add expression marks, dynamics, tempo indications, articulation, highlights, drawings, rehearsal marks, sections, title, composer, copyright notes, and other custom information. NAVIGATE LIKE A MUSICIAN Jump quickly by pages, thumbnails, sections, rehearsal marks, and custom transitions. Set up Repeats, Segno, Da Capo, and other jumps directly inside the PDF score. BUILD REHEARSAL AND CONCERT LISTS Arrange pieces in the exact order you need. Use full PDF files or selected page ranges from larger collections. Each piece keeps its own markings and PitchAid settings. SHARE THE INTERPRETATION Send lists and markings to other musicians so everyone works from the same rehearsal plan. Only markup is transferred — PDF files are not copied. USE PRACTICAL REHEARSAL TOOLS PitchAid works as a digital pitch pipe. The built-in metronome, stopwatch, and timer help you keep tempo, check duration, and manage rehearsal time. BrightStaves Viewer is designed for choir conductors, singers, instrumentalists, church musicians, ensembles, teachers, and music publishers who work seriously with PDF sheet music.
MobileSheets®
This app is a digital sheet music manager and viewer for musicians. It allows you to store, organize, and access your entire music library on your device, eliminating the need for physical copies. Features include hands-free page turns, annotation tools, and custom audio playback.
- Digital sheet music management
- Hands-free page turns
- Music annotation tools
- Custom audio player
- Library synchronization
- Metronome
- Setlist creation
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MobileSheets is the ultimate sheet music viewer for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. It frees you from having to lug around books and binders, and gives you the ability to access any score in your library in seconds. It also comes with a number of powerful features for musicians including: - Connect to other devices running MobileSheets on any platform, and easily share songs and setlists. - Synchronize device libraries using WiFi, bluetooth or the cloud - Multiple modes of operation including two pages side-by-side, half page turns, and vertically scrolling pages. - Hands-free page turns using any bluetooth or usb devices (including two and four pedal models), through the automatic scrolling feature, or by using face gestures such as an open mouth or smile. - Annotations for marking up music including support for freeform drawing, basic shapes, text and stamps - Connect multiple tablets over WiFi or bluetooth in book mode to display two pages at once - A custom audio player for playing audio tracks with your scores. Audio player supports a-b looping and multiple sizes. - Custom page ordering, making it easy to cut out unnecessary pages, repeat pages or change the sequence of pages without affecting the original document. - A metronome with multiple display modes and sound effects - Bookmarks for quick and easy access to sections in scores - Link points for handling repeats and quickly jumping between pages - Smart buttons that can be placed on a score to activate configurable actions when pressed - Support for multiple file types including images, PDFs, text files and chord pro files. - Support for importing CSV index files to break up large PDF songbooks - Support for communicating with MIDI devices over USB, Bluetooth and WiFi to load songs or trigger actions. - The ability to transpose chords in text and chord pro files. - Manual and automatic cropping to completely eliminate unnecessary margins - Support for setlists and collections to efficiently group songs for playback. - Powerful library management features with a huge list of supported metadata fields, giving you complete control over the data in your library - A free companion application for the PC that makes it a breeze to create and edit songs Give MobileSheets a try today and experience the freedom of having all your scores just a simple tap away. NOTE: This application does not include any sheet music - you must provide your own. This application can not play back PDFs, images or text/chord pro files. It can only display those files and play back audio files. The companion app is for your PC and is not included. You can download the companion app for free here: https://www.zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/companion.php Privacy Policy: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/privacy_policy_ios.html Terms of Use: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/terms_and_conditions_ios.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MobileSheets® at every 9 days against BrightStaves Viewer's every 38 months. MobileSheets® also leads on chart position (#87 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). BrightStaves Viewer's advantage is price ($14.99 vs $15.99). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
BrightStaves Viewer costs $14.99 and MobileSheets® $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BrightStaves Viewer ships an update every 38 months, MobileSheets® every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | BrightStaves Viewer | MobileSheets® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 — better | $15.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #87 — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Shelkov | Michael Zuber |
Bugs and requests
BrightStaves Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MobileSheets®
Reported bugs
19 issues- App not opening after update
- Slider bar gets stuck and glitches
- Menu bar not appearing when clicked
- Synchronization lag between devices
- First pages are black during sync
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- Titles disappear after backup
- App crashes when entering annotations
- App crashes after opening sheet music
- App not working after iOS 18 update (metronome, page turning)
- Syncing deleting files from computer instead of adding to iPad
- Two-way sync does not synchronize annotations
- App freezes on 'please wait' when exiting editing mode
- Annotations lost after app crashes
- Difficult to reconnect devices after crashes
- Import not working on iPad
- App crashes when downloading too many pages simultaneously
- Titles no longer available after recent updates
- Sheets covered with gray background after update
- Edit mode for .cho files is difficult to handle
Requested features
15 requests- Ability to adjust display and page turning options per song
- Save custom colors for annotations
- Shortcuts or faster access to sync button
- Display time during app usage
- Integrated tuner
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- Keyboard with transpose function
- Better PDF cropping and scaling
- Ability to set custom colors for drawing tools
- Button for direct start of scroll function
- Support for more file types (Word Docs, images)
- Move shortcut box to center bottom of screen
- Add more templates for blank pages
- Auto-sync option for cloud services
- iCloud file access support
- Tabs for multiple songs open simultaneously
In-app purchases
BrightStaves Viewer
No in-app purchases
MobileSheets®
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BrightStaves Viewer free?
Is MobileSheets® free?
Do BrightStaves Viewer or MobileSheets® have ads?
Which is updated more often, BrightStaves Viewer or MobileSheets®?
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