Comparison

Composer Pro vs My Playback Solo

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

Head to head
About

Composer Pro

Compose music scores with ease using a familiar keyboard layout. This app supports multiple parts, a wide range of instruments, and various musical symbols, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.

Highlights
  • Keyboard-style note input
  • Support for up to 8 parts
  • Over 100 instruments
  • Variety of music symbols
  • Configurable parts and settings
  • Instrument transposition
  • Export without watermark
Features
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A handy sheet music writer app, make writing sheet music feels like typing notes. Tap on the keys with notation in a familiar keyboard layout. Provide a very easy way to compose music score. Support up to 8 parts, over 100 instruments, variety of music symbols and notations. It is very friendly for rookies while professional enough for experts. --------------------------------- UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - Support up to 8 parts - Config parts(add, delete, reorder) - Change key for each part - Change beat type and tempo - Config clef for each staff - Config sound for each part - No watermark image export - No Ads - Support 2nd voice part - Transpose instruments - Change keyboard size - Import data file - Unlock all 100+ instruments - The subscriptions are $9.99 monthly and $49.99 yearly with free trial - 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/terms_service.html

About

My Playback Solo

Features
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A simple all in one backing track mixing, and monitoring system for solo artists or duos. Plug your mic, a powered speaker, and a pair of IEM's into your iPad and you have everything for your show. Playback backing tracks with an optional count in/pitch reference track fed to a separate monitor output for your IEM's. Pitch shift the tracks to your vocal range, and organise them into setlist. Then connect up to four external inputs (mic or other instruments), add effects and mix them into the backing track all on your iPad. If you're using IEMs you can create up to two custom monitor mixes (including the click track) with the exact levels you need, completely separately from the main mix. To use all the features a USB Audio interface is recommended (two channel is sufficient for a solo artist, four is recommended for duos), though you can start a simple headphone splitter cable. The app syncs with My Lyric Book so selecting a song in one app updates nearby iPads to the same song. Tutorials available at www.dctsystems.co.uk

Screenshots

Composer Pro4 screens
My Playback Solo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Composer Pro at Free against My Playback Solo's $9.99. Composer Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). My Playback Solo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, 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

Composer Pro is free to download; My Playback Solo costs $9.99 up front. Composer Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. My Playback Solo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Composer Pro ships an update every 2 months, My Playback Solo every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Composer Pro versus My Playback Solo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposer ProMy Playback Solo
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (697 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings697 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嵩 张DCTSystems

Bugs and requests

Composer Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes sometimes placed incorrectly
  • Measures and compositions randomly deleted
  • Inability to restore deleted content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more instruments beyond piano
  • Allow changing time signatures and key signatures without subscription
  • Improve note editing and placement
  • Add export options to save/share compositions
  • Provide more music notation tools and dynamics

My Playback Solo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Composer Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited Access$6.997 Days
  • Pro Access$9.991 Month
  • Pro Access$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Access7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

My Playback Solo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composer Pro free?
Composer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Playback Solo free?
My Playback Solo costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Composer Pro or My Playback Solo have ads?
Neither Composer Pro nor My Playback Solo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Composer Pro or My Playback Solo?
Composer Pro ships an update every 2 months, and My Playback Solo every 6 months. Most recently, Composer Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and My Playback Solo on October 30, 2026.

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