Comparison

forScore vs Prog Magazine

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

Prog Magazine

Explore the world of progressive music with in-depth interviews, artist spotlights, and comprehensive reviews. Discover pioneers and modern innovators in the genre. Access exclusive content through trials, single issues, or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • In-depth interviews
  • Artist spotlights
  • Album and concert reviews
  • Latest music news
  • Access to back issues and specials
Features
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Prog is the only magazine dedicated exclusively to progressive music in all its forms—from the genre’s pioneers to today’s innovators. Whether you’re into Pink Floyd, Genesis, Marillion, or modern visionaries like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, and The Mars Volta, Prog covers it all. Each issue features: - In-depth interviews with legends like Steve Hackett and Mike Oldfield - Spotlight features on rising artists redefining the genre - Comprehensive reviews of albums, concerts and reissues - The latest news from across the progressive music world Celebrating the past, present, and future of prog rock, this is your essential guide to the music that dares to be different. ------------------- Once you’ve downloaded our app, you will need to take a free trial or purchase a single issue or subscription to access our in-depth content. We also publish specials and guides - browse our publications, read what interests you most, and get inspired. Back issues, specials, and future issues are available for purchase within the app. Subscriptions are available on various monthly and annual terms, and auto-renew until you decide to cancel it. Check inside the app for current pricing. *** Please Note: Our digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with the print edition *** • The free trial offer is only available to new subscribers. If you have previously subscribed then payment will be taken immediately. • You can cancel at any time during the free trial period and you will not be charged. Simply turn off auto-renew in your Apple account subscriptions page at least 24 hours before the auto-renew is due. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for that product. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase . • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. This does not affect your statutory rights. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • We will be collecting information about your use of the app both when you are online and offline. To find out more please see our privacy policy. The subscription will include the current issue if you don't already own it and subsequently published future issues for the duration of your subscription period. ------------------- By purchasing a subscription or downloading an app you agree that you have read and accept Future Publishing Ltd's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: www.futureplc.com/privacy-policy/ www.futureplc.com/terms-conditions/

Screenshots

forScore4 screens
Prog Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prog Magazine at Free against forScore's $24.99. Prog Magazine also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). forScore's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (44K vs 264). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Prog Magazine is free to download; forScore costs $24.99 up front. forScore sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Prog Magazine sells 31 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for forScore against 4.8 for Prog Magazine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: forScore has 44K ratings behind it against 264, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of forScore's written reviews are positive against 26% of Prog Magazine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

forScore ships an update every 9 days, Prog Magazine every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
forScore versus Prog Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterforScoreProg Magazine
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (44K ratings) — better4.8 (264 ratings)
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews — better26.5% of reviews
Number of ratings44K — better264
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB25 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperforScore LLCFuture plc

Customer experience

forScore

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

Prog Magazine

All ratings264 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative67.6%

User reviews

forScore

From 44K 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

Prog Magazine

From 264 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great in-depth articles
  • 👍 Fantastic source of info
  • 👍 Best progressive Rock Magazine
  • 👍 Quality, content and uniqueness
  • 👍 Amazing magazine

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App very poor
  • 🐛 App issues and account setup
  • 🐛 Purchased issues deleted/not restored
  • 🐛 Login failures
  • 🐛 Cannot change password

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

Prog Magazine

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Purchased issues not available
  • App crashes
  • Login failures
  • Cannot change password
  • Blurry text
Show 4 more
  • Lost all back issues after update
  • App doesn't work at all
  • Subscription not transferred
  • Emails ignored

Requested features

7 requests
  • Restore previous purchases
  • Fix app issues
  • Make app simple to read
  • Add page zoom function
  • Add portrait/landscape viewing option
Show 2 more
  • Put adverts back
  • Allow access on multiple devices

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
31 purchases

Prog Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • Prog Magazine1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Prog Magazine1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time29
  • Issue 145$3.99
  • Issue 148$3.99
  • Issue 160$3.99
Show 26 more
  • Issue 76$3.99
  • Issue 159$3.99
  • Issue 158$3.99
  • Issue 157$3.99
  • Issue 156$3.99
  • Issue 155$3.99
  • Issue 154$3.99
  • Issue 153$3.99
  • Issue 152$3.99
  • Issue 151$3.99
  • Issue 150$3.99
  • Issue 172$6.99
  • Issue 171$6.99
  • Issue 170$6.99
  • Issue 168$6.99
  • Issue 164$6.99
  • Issue 163$6.99
  • Issue 63$6.99
  • Issue 48$6.99
  • Issue 56$6.99
  • Prog Issue 58$6.99
  • Issue 66$6.99
  • Issue 68$6.99
  • Issue 71$6.99
  • Issue 161$6.99
  • All Prog back issues$49.99

Questions

Is forScore free?
forScore costs $24.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Prog Magazine free?
Prog Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, forScore or Prog Magazine?
forScore is rated higher. forScore averages 4.8 out of 5 from 44K ratings, while Prog Magazine averages 4.8 from 264 ratings.
Do forScore or Prog Magazine have ads?
Neither forScore nor Prog Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, forScore or Prog Magazine?
forScore ships an update every 9 days, and Prog Magazine every 11 months. Most recently, forScore was updated on October 30, 2026 and Prog Magazine on October 29, 2026.

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