Comparison

forScore vs MusicDictionary

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

MusicDictionary

An offline music dictionary app for quick lookups of music terms. It supports alphabetical search and displays results in three languages: Japanese, English, and German. Share terms easily with others or save them for personal notes.

Highlights
  • Offline access
  • Alphabetical search
  • Multilingual results (JP, EN, DE)
  • Share function
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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MusicDictionary is an offline music dictionary app you can use anytime, anywhere. 【Key Features】 ■ Works Offline Once downloaded, you can use it without an internet connection. Look up music terms anytime — on the go or during practice. ■ Alphabetical Search Quickly search for music terms using alphabetical search. A simple and intuitive interface helps you find the term you need right away. ■ Results in Three Languages Search results are displayed in Japanese, English, and German. Learn international music terminology at a glance. ■ Share Function Share the terms you've looked up with a single tap. Share with friends or save as personal notes. The ideal app for music students, performers, and music lovers.

Screenshots

forScore4 screens
MusicDictionary2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MusicDictionary at Free against forScore's $24.99. MusicDictionary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). forScore's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (43K vs 1). On update cadence 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MusicDictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: forScore has 43K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

forScore ships an update every 9 days, MusicDictionary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
forScore versus MusicDictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterforScoreMusicDictionary
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (43K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings43K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforScore LLCMIZOU, CO., LTD.

Customer experience

forScore

All ratings43,219 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews903 reviews
Positive49.7%
Neutral11.6%
Negative38.6%

MusicDictionary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

MusicDictionary

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

MusicDictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is forScore free?
forScore costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MusicDictionary free?
MusicDictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, forScore or MusicDictionary?
MusicDictionary is rated higher. forScore averages 4.8 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while MusicDictionary averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do forScore or MusicDictionary have ads?
MusicDictionary shows ads; forScore does not.
Which is updated more often, forScore or MusicDictionary?
forScore ships an update every 9 days, and MusicDictionary fortnightly. Most recently, forScore was updated on October 17, 2026 and MusicDictionary on October 10, 2026.

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