Comparison

Music Reader vs MyScore

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View and play sheet music
  • Mark and annotate scores
  • Import MusicXML and NotationPad files
  • Supports dark mode
  • Transposition (PRO)
  • Change instrument parts (PRO)
Features
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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

About

MyScore

Features
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One tap, and the whole score is bowed. MyScore marks down-bows (⊓) and up-bows (∨) on string parts for you. Upload a PDF or a photo and save the time you used to spend penciling in bowings note by note before rehearsal. ■ One tap for the whole score Upload a PDF part or photos of your music and tap Auto bowing once: down-bows and up-bows appear from the first page to the last. Several photos can be combined into one score, and if you have no part at hand, try the sample score built into the app. ■ An engine refined on tens of thousands of notes Refined on tens of thousands of notes from real orchestral parts, the engine weighs a set of playing rules and picks the most natural path among hundreds of billions of possible bow sequences on a single page. It takes downbeats, chords and pickup measures into account. ■ An advanced engine that reads note lengths and slurs It reads note lengths and slurs, carries the bow across bar lines and adds a slur where notes belong in one bow. ■ Auto bowing modes to suit the piece Orchestra: Standard bowings that orchestra sections commonly agree on. Adds slurs in slow pieces. Singing: Groups short notes under longer slurs for fewer bow changes. Best for slow, lyrical pieces. ■ From violin to double bass Bowings are distributed differently for violin, viola, cello and double bass parts, following each instrument's bow length and habits. ■ Group parts into a piece Group the violin, viola, cello and double bass parts of one piece and choose a reference part. Auto bowing for the other parts then follows the reference part's bowing and, where the rhythm differs from it, another part with the same rhythm. You can turn this off for each part. ■ It doesn't hide what it isn't sure of Measures it couldn't read well are never filled in by guesswork. They're marked "Check" instead. ■ Add bowings by hand (Premium) Fix a wrong bowing by hand, add marks where there are none, and join or break slurs. Bowings you fix by hand stay as they are even when bowings are redistributed. ■ Your own bowing style (Premium) For each score, change the size, shape, color and weight of the bowing marks to match its notes. ■ Export as PDF or images (Premium) Save or print your part with its bowings as PDF, JPG or PNG. ■ Turn pages with a Bluetooth page turner Turn pages with a Bluetooth page turner (foot pedal) without taking your hands off the instrument. A keyboard works too. If the bottom of the page is still off screen, it scrolls down one screen first. ■ Your score files never leave your device Reading the score and distributing bowings all happen on this device. ■ Bowings for your whole ensemble Create an ensemble and members see the bowings its admins save, on their own copy of the same edition. Score files are never exchanged, only the bowing marks. Editing and saving bowings is part of Premium. ■ Version history Every save adds a version, so you can go back to earlier bowings at any time. Please use scores you own, for your own practice and performance. Do not distribute scores without the rights holder's permission. Terms of Use: https://mystudioapps.com/myscore/terms Privacy Policy: https://mystudioapps.com/myscore/privacy

Screenshots

Music Reader4 screens
MyScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MyScore at none against Music Reader's shown. MyScore also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). Music Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Music Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and MyScore sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.19 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Reader ships an update every 4 months, MyScore every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Music Reader versus MyScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic ReaderMyScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (192 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings192 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嵩 张MyStudio

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Music Reader

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Access$2.991 Month
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Pro Access$14.991 Year
3 purchases

MyScore

Subscriptions2
  • MyScore Premium Monthly$2.191 Month
  • MyScore Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.491 Year
One-time1
  • MyScore Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Music Reader free?
Music Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyScore free?
MyScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Music Reader or MyScore have ads?
Music Reader shows ads; MyScore does not.
Which is updated more often, Music Reader or MyScore?
Music Reader ships an update every 4 months, and MyScore every 8 days. Most recently, Music Reader was updated on November 3, 2026 and MyScore on November 10, 2026.

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