Comparison

Sibelius vs GigaPrompt

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

Head to head
About

Sibelius

Professional music notation software is now available on mobile devices. Create, edit, and hear your compositions anywhere with a full suite of tools optimized for touch and stylus input. Seamlessly sync across platforms and access different feature tiers to suit your needs.

Highlights
  • Professional music notation
  • Cross-platform synchronization
  • High-quality sample library
  • Apple Pencil and touch optimization
  • Innovative note entry
  • Command Search functionality
  • Scalable subscription tiers
Features
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Sibelius brings professional music notation to iPad and iPhone, putting the workflows used by countless composers, orchestrators, and arrangers at your fingertips. Seamlessly move between iPad, iPhone and desktop, and from studio to coffeeshop to scoring stage, and write anywhere inspiration strikes. # Work on scores anywhere Sibelius for mobile puts the #1 selling music notation program at your fingertips—literally. Work with the same tools and features used by countless composers and production houses every day on your iPad and iPhone. Whether writing down ideas, creating full-blown compositions, or reviewing scores, you have the freedom to create wherever you’re comfortable. #Take your portfolio to go Forget having to bring and break out your laptop when meeting with clients and collaborators. Instead, you can conveniently take the world’s most powerful notation toolset and your entire music portfolio with you wherever you go—ideal for those unexpected opportunities. And for tandemly working through last-minute revisions. # Hear your music in stunning detail Sibelius includes a high-quality sample library filled with a variety of musical instrumentation, so you can hear what your music will sound like when performed by real musicians. The Espressivo advanced notation interpretation even lets you adjust rhythm and swing to create a more humanistic feel. # Speed your workflow Sibelius for mobile is designed to take full advantage of Apple Pencil and iPad touch capabilities. Its elegant, streamlined interface provides the most intuitive and efficient workflows possible while supporting the same keyboard shortcuts you know and love from working on the desktop version, so you’ll feel right at home. # Get innovative note entry Experience the pen and paper workflow reimagined. Enter notes with the onscreen Keypad or a keyboard, and Sibelius takes care of all note layout. Touch a note and drag up or down to change its value, or drag left or right to add a flat or sharp. With an Apple Pencil, tap a note and tilt up or down to add a flat or sharp, or tilt left or right to choose the note value. # Have everything you need In addition to the Keypad, Sibelius for mobile features a Create menu that’s optimized for iOS, making it easy to add clefs, key signatures, time signatures, barlines, symbols, text styles, and more to your score from searchable galleries. You can also quickly search through all Sibelius commands using the Command Search, putting the entire app at your fingertips. # Move tiers to meet needs Sibelius is designed to grow with you to support your creative aspirations and project needs. From the introductory (and free) Sibelius First to the industry-standard Sibelius Ultimate, you can add more notation capabilities and instrument parts to take on more creative opportunities by simply upgrading your subscription tier. # Have everything on one creative platform Seamlessly move from desktop to tablet and back without ever having to import or export files. That’s because whether on mobile or desktop, you’re always in Sibelius. With files saved to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or other iOS-supported cloud service, you have easy anywhere access to all your ideas and scores. # Enable a hybrid workflow While Sibelius for mobile is fully featured, providing many of the same tools as its desktop counterpart, there are some notation and layout features only available in the desktop version, making it an integral part of a complete workflow (compare versions). Plus, the mobile version comes free with the desktop version, enabling you to work where and how you want.

About

GigaPrompt

Features
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GigaPrompt is an iOS App that allow you to create a Multimedia SetList of Tracks for a Gig, Event, Play, Workshop Performance or Practice Session. It could even be used to cue prompts for a Poetry Slam or Rap Recital. Is has many applications but the most common are as a set of visual prompts or cues for a Live Event. Each Set can be constucted to have one or more Tracks which are like sequential steps, that can be looped if necessary. Each Track will playback in order but there is also an option to auto-pause between tracks to allow the User to ineteractively resume playback on demand. Tracks can be made up of any combination of Videos, Still Images, Audio, and Subtitle content. The Track will be displayed for the specified Duration which can include looped head or tail sections. A countdown indicator (which can be optionally hidden) will be displayed while each Track is being played back. Context-Sensitive Help is supported within the Application which can be consulted for more information about any of the Views or Features. A selection or playlist from the Music Library on the Device can be chosen for the Track's Background Audio to be incorporated into the playback. The Application will mix the Track's audio either from Video or Narration with the Background audio. There is a built-in Voice Recorder to add a narration track in addition to any audio embedded in the Primary Video content. In addition there is also an optional Siri-powered Subtitler which can convert the narrations to Closed Caption Subtitle files that can be displayed for lyrics (or chord changes or other cue information). See the built-in GigaPrompt Samples for some of the options and features such as how to import or create subtitle files and add styling which can be used to accentuate Lyrics while playing a backing Track. GigaPrompt has been upgraded to include Pro features to enable Sharing SetList Content. The Pro version also has the ability to "AirPrompt" to nearby devices that also have the GigaPrompt App installed. This allows for the subtitle content e.g. Lyrics and Chords changes, to be sync'ed between band members, or dialog lines of a play to be sent synchronously to all cast members on stage (during rehearsals or even live performance). Pro users are also able to re-use Tracks from other Sets either as a Duplicate Set, which is essentially a complete Clone or alternatively there is the option to make a Composite Set. A Composite Set is particularly useful where the Pro user wants to re-use Tracks across a Series of Sets.

Screenshots

Sibelius4 screens
GigaPrompt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sibelius at Free against GigaPrompt's $2.99. GigaPrompt's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sibelius is free to download; GigaPrompt costs $2.99 up front. Sibelius sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and GigaPrompt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sibelius ships an update every 2 months, GigaPrompt weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sibelius versus GigaPrompt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSibeliusGigaPrompt
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvid®Fergal Mohan

Bugs and requests

Sibelius

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scores disappearing or not saving properly
  • Subscription issues and inability to log in
  • Crashes when performing basic actions
  • Compatibility problems with newer iPad OS versions

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to enlarge chord symbols
  • More time signature options
  • Support for MIDI input
  • Better Apple Pencil integration
  • Autosave and improved file management
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  • Export options like MusicXML and PDF
  • Customizable shortcuts and toolbars

GigaPrompt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sibelius

Subscriptions2
  • Sibelius Artist for iOS1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Sibelius Ultimate for iOS1 Month trial$12.991 Month
1 purchases

GigaPrompt

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro Package$2.99

Questions

Is Sibelius free?
Sibelius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GigaPrompt free?
GigaPrompt costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Sibelius or GigaPrompt have ads?
Neither Sibelius nor GigaPrompt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sibelius or GigaPrompt?
Sibelius ships an update every 2 months, and GigaPrompt weekly. Most recently, Sibelius was updated on October 29, 2026 and GigaPrompt on October 27, 2026.

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