Comparison

forScore vs MIDI Amp

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

MIDI Amp

Features
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Turn any MIDI keyboard into a practice companion. Hear your chords instantly with 128 General MIDI sounds. No recording, no complexity – just plug in and play. A beautifully simple app for practising piano, keyboard, and chords on any MIDI controller. Connect your MIDI keyboard – like an Akai MPK Mini, Novation Launchkey, or any USB or Bluetooth MIDI device – and instantly hear what you're playing through high-quality General MIDI sounds. 128 instruments at your fingertips Choose from the complete General MIDI sound set, organised into 16 categories: Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass, Strings, Brass, Synth Pads, and more. Switch sounds instantly while you play. Beautiful, responsive visuals Watch the animated background pulse and shift colour as you play. Each note lights up on screen, making practice more engaging and helping you visualise your chords. No complexity No recording. No sequencing. No menus to navigate. Just connect your MIDI device and start playing. Perfect for beginners learning chords or anyone who wants quick, hassle-free sound from their MIDI keyboard. Features - Automatic MIDI device detection - 128 General MIDI instruments in 16 categories - Real-time note visualisation - Animated backgrounds that respond to your playing - Panic button to stop stuck notes - Works with any class-compliant MIDI controller

Screenshots

forScore4 screens
MIDI Amp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MIDI Amp at $1.99 against forScore's $24.99. MIDI Amp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). forScore's advantage is chart position (#10 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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

forScore costs $24.99 and MIDI Amp $1.99 up front. forScore sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. MIDI Amp asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
forScore versus MIDI Amp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterforScoreMIDI Amp
Price$24.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (43K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings43K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforScore LLCManicgrin Media Ltd

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

MIDI Amp

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

MIDI Amp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is forScore free?
forScore costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MIDI Amp free?
MIDI Amp costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do forScore or MIDI Amp have ads?
Neither forScore nor MIDI Amp shows ads.

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