forScore vs Vibro Acoustics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- PDF sheet music reading
- Cloud sync and import
- Library organization and search
- Annotation tools
- Hands-free page turning
- Integrated metronome and tuner
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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.
Vibro Acoustics
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The VibroAcoustics app is the companion of the ViBoard - a curated library of soundscapes created to work through both listening and physical sensing. Our music is created specifically for vibroacoustic playback. Deep subsonic bass, natural soundscapes, organic instruments and contemporary sound design combine to create immersive experiences that are felt with the entire body. Every track includes carefully composed therapeutic vibrations, made specifically for the ViBoard's tactile frequency response. SOUND & VIBRATION THERAPY FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION Compositions incorporate slow rhythms, therapeutic low frequencies, nature field-recordings and instruments such as singing bowls, gongs, flutes and harmonic sounds. The result is music which creates space for relaxation, recovery, body awareness and nervous system regulation. DESIGNED FOR YOUR STATE Find music according to what your system needs - whether you're winding down, meditating, recovering or activating. • Relaxation - soft, slow compositions for calming and unwinding • Activation - pulsating journeys for energy and presence • Sleep - gentle soundscapes for bedtime and deep rest • Sound Massage - deeper tactile experiences for bodywork and therapy • Breathwork - structured sound journeys supporting conscious breathing • Guided Meditation - music combined with spoken guidance • Children's Journeys - imaginative and safe sound worlds with spoken word • Exploration - artistic compositions for sonic sensory adventures CHOOSE YOUR INTENSITY The Bassmeter shows how strongly the music is designed to be felt through the body. 1 - Gentle Breeze 2 - Flow 3 - Core Base 4 - Deep Grounding 5 - Full Immersion Start gently and explore different levels according to your body and the experience you want. CHOOSE YOUR TIME Sessions are available in 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90-minute formats, making it easy to find an experience that fits your moment. Short sessions can provide a quick reset. Longer sessions allow you to settle deeper into the experience. MAKE IT YOURS • Build playlists and save your favourite tracks • Explore different categories and intensity levels • Follow the artists and creators behind the music • Continue sessions where you left off • Discover new sound journeys for different moments and needs OFFLINE, ALWAYS AVAILABLE Download your favourite tracks and listen without an internet connection - whether you're in a studio, bedroom, retreat space or somewhere completely offline. THE FULL EXPERIENCE The app can be enjoyed through headphones or speakers, but the ViBoard is where the music becomes physical. Lie down on the board and experience sound simultaneously through your ears and your body. Low-frequency vibration travels through the surface beneath you, creating a tactile dimension that ordinary speakers cannot provide. SCIENCE BEHIND Our research shows significant increase of HRV, decrease of heart rate and enhanced autonomic nervous system activity during sessions. FOR DEEP IMMERSION Use VibroAcoustics music for meditation, sleep, relaxation, breathwork, yoga, bodywork, focused work, creative exploration and recovery - at home or through professional sessions. Experience it independently, with a trained facilitator, or at one of our partner locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vibro Acoustics at Free against forScore's $24.99. Vibro Acoustics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). forScore's advantage is chart position (#10 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 1). On update cadence and ads 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
Vibro Acoustics is free to download; forScore costs $24.99 up front. forScore sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Vibro Acoustics asks for nothing beyond the download.
forScore ships an update every 9 days, Vibro Acoustics weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | forScore | Vibro Acoustics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (43K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | forScore LLC | Jonata Ferreira |
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
Vibro Acoustics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
forScore
- forScore Pro$14.991 Year
- 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
Vibro Acoustics
No in-app purchases
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