Comparison

forScore vs MTI RehearScore

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

Head to head
About

forScore

This app digitizes sheet music, offering organization, annotation, and playback tools for musicians. It allows for easy import, library management, and hands-free navigation, enhancing the performance experience.

Highlights
  • PDF sheet music reading
  • Cloud sync and import
  • Library organization and search
  • Annotation tools
  • Hands-free page turning
  • Integrated metronome and tuner
Features
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Go paperless. Get organized. Download and play something new in seconds. With forScore for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS, your scores have never been better—it’s everything you can do with paper and so much more. As seen in Apple keynote addresses and retail stores worldwide! On your music stand or on the go, it's the complete PDF sheet music reading experience that has wowed musicians all over the world for years: CONNECT • Copy PDFs from other apps like Safari and Mail and sync them to all of your devices with iCloud • Import scores from popular cloud storage services and content providers like Musicnotes.com • Share scores and setlists with colleagues, whether or not they use forScore ORGANIZE • Add metadata to your scores for a perfectly browsable, instantly searchable library • Create smart bookmarks to manage longer files containing multiple parts or pieces • Group scores manually with Setlists to play through them from start to finish PLAY • View full pages in portrait orientation and crop them to better fit your device's screen • Turn your device sideways for bigger scrolling pages or view two pages side by side instead • Use Reflow on smaller screens to lay out systems of music end-to-end like a horizontal teleprompter REFINE • Annotate by drawing, typing text, or placing common symbols onto the page • Separate your annotations into layers and show or hide them at any time • Open scores and setlists in multiple windows or tabs to multitask with ease SIMPLIFY • Create links and buttons to handle repeats or perform common actions with a single tap • Rearrange and duplicate pages of a score to play without jumping back and forth • Connect your Bluetooth page turner for hands-free navigation EXTEND • Access integrated utilities like our metronome, pitch pipe, tuner, and piano keyboard • Link tracks to scores to loop regions, adjust pitch, and even use them to record and play back your page turns • Connect wirelessly to nearby devices and coordinate your page turns and program changes effortlessly There's much more than those highlights, though, so be sure to visit forscore.co to learn all about forScore's incredible features and find out why so many musicians agree that forScore is simply the best! Note: forScore also offers an optional, annual auto-renewing subscription called forScore Pro that unlocks additional features and content (visit forScore.co/pro for complete details). forScore Pro is a 1-year subscription that renews automatically until canceled. Should you choose to subscribe, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will then automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Complete terms of service are available on our website at: forScore.co/terms-of-serviceGo paperless.

About

MTI RehearScore

This app provides a virtual accompanist for musicians and theater performers. It offers full musical scores with adjustable tempos, looping capabilities, and the ability to isolate or remove individual vocal tracks. Users can also transpose songs, jump to specific measures, and add cuts or vamps.

Highlights
  • Virtual accompanist for rehearsals
  • Adjustable tempo and looping
  • Isolate/remove vocal tracks
  • Transpose songs to different keys
  • Jump to any measure
  • Add cuts and vamps
  • Save and distribute changes
Features
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Learn your music and run rehearsals right from your mobile device using the new RehearScore App! Sometimes, finding a rehearsal pianist that meets your budgeting and scheduling needs can be challenging. The new RehearScore® is a complete digital rendition of the Piano-Conductor Score, sequenced by a top Broadway accompanist, precisely the way the composer intended. Every musical number (including scene changes, dance music, and underscoring) is recorded in its entirety so you can rehearse even if you don’t have a pianist. ● Every cast member can have access to RehearScore® ○ Simply download the App right from the App Store to access your show! ● Conduct dance or choral rehearsals. ○ With the ability to change the tempo and loop a dance break, you can run multiple rehearsals at once without the need of a separate pianist or recording. ● Find the right key – transpositions are easy. ○ Adjust your songs into the key that best suits your performer. ● Isolate, increase, or remove any particular vocal line. ○ Because each singer’s part has been recorded on a separate track, it can be played back with or without accompaniment (or louder or softer, relative to the accompaniment). ● Click and jump to any measure. ○ Measure numbers match each individual score. ● Add cuts and vamps. ○ Edit the songs down to the specific cutting you need and find the perfect number of vamps you’ll need in each song. ● Save your changes. ○ After adjusting the songs, save your changes to distribute to your cast and crew. For more information on Music Theatre International and RehearScore, please visit https://www.mtishows.com/marketplace/resource/pre-performance/rehearscore.

Screenshots

forScore4 screens
MTI RehearScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MTI RehearScore at Free against forScore's $24.99. MTI RehearScore also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). forScore's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On ads 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

MTI RehearScore is free to download; forScore costs $24.99 up front. forScore sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. MTI RehearScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

forScore holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: forScore has 43K ratings behind it against 195, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of forScore's written reviews are positive against 31% of MTI RehearScore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

forScore ships an update every 9 days, MTI RehearScore every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
forScore versus MTI RehearScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterforScoreMTI RehearScore
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (43K ratings) — better2.8 (195 ratings)
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews — better31.2% of reviews
Number of ratings43K — better195
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforScore LLCMusic Theatre International

Customer experience

forScore

All ratings43,219 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews905 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative38.5%

MTI RehearScore

All ratings195 ratings
Positive36.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative47.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive31.2%
Neutral15.6%
Negative53.2%

User reviews

forScore

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient navigation
  • 🔒 Reliable performance
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Excellent organization
  • 👍 Seamless annotation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔋 Battery drain concerns
  • 👎 Unintuitive settings/features
  • 👎 Lack of customization options

MTI RehearScore

From 195 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 Ability to isolate individual vocal parts for practice
  • 🎯 Customizable accompaniment mixing and muting options
  • 📍 Measure number navigation for precise song positioning
  • 🎭 Access to musical theater tracks not available on streaming platforms
  • ⏱️ Adjustable tempo control for practice flexibility

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Audio requires phone ringer to be ON (major usability issue)
  • 🐛 Frequent audio/sound failures and glitches
  • 📵 Music stops when phone screen locks or goes to sleep
  • ❌ No background audio playback capability
  • 🎹 Poor MIDI instrument quality and limited instrument variety

Bugs and requests

forScore

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disappearing annotations
  • Unreliable page turning
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unresponsive touch controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to cut and paste sections of scores
  • More flexible page turning controls
  • Customizable metronome
  • Improved backup and restore functionality
  • Easier sharing of annotated scores

MTI RehearScore

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Audio doesn't work on specific iOS versions (iOS 15.4, iOS 16, iPhone 7)
  • Sound fails intermittently despite correct volume settings
  • App crashes and closes unexpectedly
  • Music disappears mid-playback requiring restart
  • Practice loop skips random measures
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  • Vocal parts not clearly labeled or inconsistently named
  • Rhythm timing sounds off and clunky
  • App stops playing when notifications arrive
  • Device sleep/screen lock stops playback
  • Inconsistent performance between iPhone and iPad
  • Login credentials don't work after app reinstall
  • Missing vocal parts for certain musicals
  • Audio output inconsistency across devices
  • Vamp sections have synchronization issues

Requested features

15 requests
  • Display full lyrics on screen (karaoke-style)
  • Allow background audio playback while using other apps
  • Prevent device from sleeping during playback
  • Add diverse MIDI instrument options for vocal parts
  • Support for landscape mode and iPad multitasking
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  • Measure-by-measure forward/backward navigation buttons
  • Save default track mix settings per show
  • Auto-advance feature for vamps
  • Website/desktop version for broader device compatibility
  • Better documentation of ringer requirement
  • Ability to edit/cut measures for modified arrangements
  • Different instruments for singers vs accompaniment
  • Improved drag bar sensitivity for seeking
  • Keep phone awake during playback
  • Account creation prompts for new users

In-app purchases

10 purchases

forScore

Subscriptions1
  • forScore Pro$14.991 Year
One-time9
  • Brahms: The Mutopia CollectionFree
  • Haydn: The Mutopia CollectionFree
  • Händel: The Mutopia CollectionFree
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  • Liszt: The Mutopia CollectionFree
  • Satie: The Mutopia CollectionFree
  • Schumann: The Mutopia CollectionFree
  • Tchaikovsky: The Mutopia CollectionFree
  • Beethoven: The Mutopia Collection$0.99
  • forScore Pro 30-Day Pass$2.99
None

MTI RehearScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is forScore free?
forScore costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MTI RehearScore free?
MTI RehearScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, forScore or MTI RehearScore?
forScore is rated higher. forScore averages 4.8 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while MTI RehearScore averages 2.8 from 195 ratings.
Do forScore or MTI RehearScore have ads?
Neither forScore nor MTI RehearScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, forScore or MTI RehearScore?
forScore ships an update every 9 days, and MTI RehearScore every 3 months. Most recently, forScore was updated on October 23, 2026 and MTI RehearScore on October 23, 2026.

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