Comparison

Maestro vs The Score Stack

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

Head to head
About

Maestro

Compose music quickly and easily with a comprehensive set of tools for writing musical notations, including notes, chords, articulations, and accidentals. Supports over 100 instruments for playback and allows export to image and audio files.

Highlights
  • Write musical notations
  • Supports over 100 instruments
  • Unlimited staves and music length
  • Export to image and audio files
  • Write lyrics and chord texts
  • Change clef, tempo, and key signature
Features
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Maestro is the next generation of music composition app. Hello Maestro! We hope this can be the perfect app for music composers, songwriters, music students and everyone who wishes to write music easy. Compose music quick and easy like a maestro! Write and Learn Musical Notations - Notes, Chorded Notes and Layered Notes - Rests and Multi-Measure Rest - Measure Bar Lines - Repeat Signs, Da Capo, Dal Segno, Segno, Coda, Fine and Different Endings - Staccato, Staccatissimo, Accent, Tenuto, Fermata, Trill, Tremolo, Mordent and more Articulations - Dot, Double Dot, Beam, Tie, Slur, Duplets, Triplets, Quintuplets, Grace Note and more - Accidentals and Quarter Tones - Dynamics - Apply Octave Up and Down: 8va, 8vb, 15ma, 15mb, 22va, 22vb - Apply Transposition - Change Clef: Treble, Bass, Alto, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Drums and Mono Tone Percussion - Change Tempo - Change Time Signature - Change Key Signature - Write Lyrics, Chord Texts and Finger Numbers Supports Multiple Instruments - Play your music with over 100 Instruments - Piano, Organ, Violin, Cello and other Strings, Guitar, Brass, Reed, Pipe, Drums and Percussion - There are also some fun sound effects such as Bird Tweet, Helicopter, Gun Shot, Seashore, Telephone Ring, Scream and more Unlimited Number of Staves - Write Orchestral Music - Show/hide staves to manage multiple staves or print the parts individually Unlimited Music Length - No limit in the number of measures and the length of the music Listen to your Masterpiece - Play your music instantly - Set playback section and repeat the parts you want to listen Export to Image Files and Print your Sheet Music - Zoom in and out to draw more or fewer notes in one line - Save as an image file as you see on the screen - Supports saving as JPG, PNG and PDF formats - Supports changing the page orientation Export to Audio File - Send your music to friends - Set your composition as a ringtone Supports tablets, iPads and all size of devices We value your feedback and suggestions! - We are very keen to make Maestro better - You are an artist creating music with Maestro, we are a digital artist creating this Maestro We will do our best to keep improving Maestro Thank you maestro@futuresculptor.com

About

The Score Stack

This app helps music groups collaborate by providing tools for sharing sheet music, practice tracks, and managing group members. It includes integrated messaging and a calendar for scheduling events and rehearsals.

Highlights
  • Group creation and customization
  • Sheet music and practice track uploads
  • Member roles and permissions
  • Integrated messaging and announcements
  • Event and rehearsal calendar
Features
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Everything your chorus needs, in one app. Sheet music, practice tracks, the rehearsal calendar, and the group chat - together, on every singer's phone, and working offline when the rehearsal room has no signal. MUSIC AND PRACTICE TRACKS Scores and part-dominant learning tracks in the same place, so a singer can read and listen without switching apps. Everything downloads to the phone, so it still opens when there is no signal. DIRECTOR'S MARKINGS Mark up a score once and push it to the whole section. Everyone rehearses from the same breath marks and cuts. CALENDAR AND RSVPS Rehearsals and performances with attendance responses, plus a feed your singers can subscribe to in their own calendar app. MESSAGING THAT STAYS Group and section conversations that do not scroll away, with announcements that reach everyone. SETLISTS AND SHOWTIME Build the setlist for a concert and publish a live program page. Put a QR code on the printed program and the audience follows along. FOR BARBERSHOP CHAPTERS A built-in tag library with all four parts recorded, alongside your chapter's sheet music, section tracks and rehearsal schedule. GET YOUR SINGERS IN QUICKLY Share one QR code at rehearsal and the room joins at once, or read out the short join code for anyone who has to install the app first. WHO IT IS FOR Barbershop choruses and quartets, community choirs, church and worship teams, school and college choirs, and small ensembles of every kind. Free for groups of 8 or fewer. No card required.

Screenshots

Maestro4 screens
The Score Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Score Stack at 5.0 against Maestro's 4.3. The Score Stack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Maestro's advantage is ratings volume (272 vs 15) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Maestro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Score Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Score Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maestro has 272 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Maestro's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Score Stack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maestro ships an update every 2 months, The Score Stack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Maestro versus The Score Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaestroThe Score Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (272 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings272 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture Sculptor Pty LtdHunter John Adam

Customer experience

Maestro

All ratings272 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews372 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative17.2%

The Score Stack

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Maestro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Beam note function not working
  • Playback cursor glitches when using short note setting
  • Unable to save or export compositions in some cases

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more percussion instruments (e.g., cymbals, snare, tambourine)
  • Implement swing rhythm and advanced tuplets
  • Allow multiple articulations on a single note
  • Add support for grace notes and pedal effects
  • Improve MIDI export and import functionality
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  • Implement a Concert Hall feature to share compositions

The Score Stack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maestro

One-time1
  • Ad Free Licence & Tickets$9.99
None

The Score Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maestro free?
Maestro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Score Stack free?
The Score Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maestro or The Score Stack?
The Score Stack is rated higher. Maestro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 272 ratings, while The Score Stack averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Maestro or The Score Stack have ads?
Maestro shows ads; The Score Stack does not.
Which is updated more often, Maestro or The Score Stack?
Maestro ships an update every 2 months, and The Score Stack every 2 weeks. Most recently, Maestro was updated on October 17, 2026 and The Score Stack on October 15, 2026.

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