Music Reader vs SteadyBeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
SteadyBeat
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SteadyBeat is a timing coach for drummers. Play along with the metronome on a practice pad or tabletop; your phone listens to every stroke and tells you on the spot whether it was early, on, or late. OPEN AND PLAY Pick a rudiment, set the tempo and the click on one screen, and start. Your last setup is remembered. EARLY, ON OR LATE — LIVE Huge live verdicts and an early/late meter you can read from a music stand. The background follows each bar's overall feel, so you notice rushing or dragging out of the corner of your eye. PUSH YOUR LIMIT, STEP BY STEP Every rudiment has its own tempo ladder. Two qualifying runs (an A grade, accurate and steady) at your current limit unlock the next step, 4 BPM faster. A breakthrough curve tracks the climb. COLLECT RHYTHM BADGES First A, a 7-day streak, the 100 BPM Club, Human Metronome… 15 badges mark your progress. SERIOUS MEASUREMENT The high-pitched click and the microphone listen on separate frequency bands, so even with the click on the speaker every stroke is heard. The count-in calibrates your phone's audio delay automatically, and timing is measured to the millisecond. PRIVACY Sound is analyzed live on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, no personal data is collected, and there are no ads. FREE AND FULL VERSION The metronome, live feedback, the tempo ladder up to 100 BPM and rhythm badges are free. The Full Version is a one-time purchase: the ladder opens all the way to 240 BPM, plus all 8 rudiments (triple strokes, five stroke rolls, paradiddles, double paradiddles and more) with free combinations, saved recordings and your full progress history. Tips: put the phone an arm's length from the pad, sit out the count-in bar, and use headphones for the most precise timing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SteadyBeat at none against Music Reader's shown. Music Reader's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Music Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SteadyBeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Music Reader | SteadyBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (192 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 192 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 嵩 张 | Zhiwen Huang |
In-app purchases
Music Reader
- Pro Access$2.991 Month
- Pro Access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Pro Access$14.991 Year
SteadyBeat
- SteadyBeat Full Version$5.99









