Comparison

forScore vs SessionBand Jazz Fusion

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

SessionBand Jazz Fusion

Create studio-quality Jazz Fusion music in minutes using chord-based loops. This app offers over 20,000 loops across 15 styles, featuring renowned musicians. Perfect for songwriters, producers, and instrumentalists of all levels.

Highlights
  • Chord-based loop creation
  • 20,000+ Jazz Fusion loops
  • 15 diverse styles
  • Automated mixing and FX
  • One-touch live recording
  • Export functions
  • PDF chord sheets
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SessionBand Jazz Fusion – Tom Cawley Special Synth & Vintage Keys Edition Create studio-quality Jazz Fusion tracks to your own chords in minutes with this special artist edition of the award-winning SessionBand app - the world’s only chord-based loop app. With over 20,000 precision-cut, chord-based loops across 15 diverse Jazz Fusion styles included, the app instantly converts the chords you select into great-sounding audio - wherever you are and whatever your ability. Perfect for songwriters and producers and the ultimate play-along for jazz rock and pop instrumentalists. Highly acclaimed, multi award-winning pianist Tom Cawley is one of the most sought-after keyboard players in the world both as a jazz pianist (Dave Weckl, Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Watts, Jamie Cullum, Guy Barker...), and as a leading pop/rock keyboardist, recording and performing around the world with U2, Peter Gabriel, Andrea Bocelli, Amy Winehouse and many others. For this special Jazz Fusion edition, Tom is joined by 2 of the world's top session musicians: Simon Lea – Drums (Rod Stewart, Dionne Warwick, James Blunt, James Morrison, Katie Melua...) and Geoff Gascoyne – Bass (Sting, Van Morrison, Georgie Fame...). Tom's passion for jazz and for modern and vintage keys is reflected in the diverse range of styles in this edition. And Tom has employed many of the best keyboards from his vast personal collection: from the Oberheim OB-6, Prophet 12 and Moog Model D (as well as a modular set-up), to his vintage Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Hohner Pianet - they all feature in the content of this app. And to do full justice to this genre, we have increased the number of chord variations to 15 for every root note in all 15 styles! Alongside pro features like automated mixing, auto-transpose, one-touch live recording and a range of export functions, there are new tech features and upgrades like channel FX, instant PDF chord sheets and 'Track Builder' to make your track creation quicker and easier. Create professional Jazz Fusion to your own choice of chords in minutes. Everything you need to create and share thousands of stunning royalty-free tracks. Hear the results. Watch the video at sessionbandapp.com The fastest way to create your own studio-quality music: • Pick one of 15 Jazz Fusion styles • Choose your chords • Stretch or shorten loops • Build up your track in minutes • Instantly hear your track across different styles and tempos • Auto-transpose your entire track • Add FX • Mix your track • Adjust track tempo • Record direct to audio • Copy straight to other music apps • Share with the world! The ultimate mobile jam/practice tool for musicians: • Practice with your own world-class band • Loop markers let you focus on specific sections • Mute instrument channels as you like • Produce PDF chord sheets for the tracks you create...instantly • 'Flip' your track across other styles and tempos • Transpose your whole track instantly You don't have to be a musician to create seriously good music and release it royalty-free! • Simple, intuitive interface • Audition the loop you are about to insert • ‘Track Builder’ allows simple creation of a full track • Intuitive mixing and record functions Detailed Product Information: • 15 diverse Jazz Fusion styles: Acoustic Rock; 70s Funk; Pop Rock; Neo Soul; Psychedelic Soul; 70s Soul; Jazz Rock; Disco Funk; Neo Classical; Latin Fusion; Indie Pop; Electro Pop; Electro Jazz; DnB; Groovy Six Four • Tempos from 60bpm to 200bpm • 15 chord variations for every root note: maj; maj7; maj7(#11); 11; 7; 7(b9); 7(#9,#5); 7(#11); min; m(#5); m7(9); m(maj7); m7(b5); dim; maj ‘stop’ • 20 alternative drum grooves/drum fills in every style in addition to the main drum groove • The musical content in this app cannot be found in any of the other SessionBand apps • All loops are offered royalty-free and can be used freely in your own works

Screenshots

forScore4 screens
SessionBand Jazz Fusion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SessionBand Jazz Fusion at $9.99 against forScore's $24.99. SessionBand Jazz Fusion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). forScore's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 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

forScore costs $24.99 and SessionBand Jazz Fusion $9.99 up front. forScore sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. SessionBand Jazz Fusion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

forScore holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: forScore has 44K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of forScore's written reviews are positive against 80% of SessionBand Jazz Fusion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

forScore ships an update every 9 days, SessionBand Jazz Fusion every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
forScore versus SessionBand Jazz Fusion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterforScoreSessionBand Jazz Fusion
Price$24.99$9.99 — better
Rating4.8 (44K ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB1.4 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforScore LLCUK Music Apps Ltd

Customer experience

forScore

All ratings43,469 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews913 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative38.4%

SessionBand Jazz Fusion

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

SessionBand Jazz Fusion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 6 more
  • 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

SessionBand Jazz Fusion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is forScore free?
forScore costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SessionBand Jazz Fusion free?
SessionBand Jazz Fusion costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, forScore or SessionBand Jazz Fusion?
forScore is rated higher. forScore averages 4.8 out of 5 from 44K ratings, while SessionBand Jazz Fusion averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do forScore or SessionBand Jazz Fusion have ads?
Neither forScore nor SessionBand Jazz Fusion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, forScore or SessionBand Jazz Fusion?
forScore ships an update every 9 days, and SessionBand Jazz Fusion every 2 months. Most recently, forScore was updated on November 3, 2026 and SessionBand Jazz Fusion on October 29, 2026.

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