DeepDish GigBook vs NextPage Sheet Music Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DeepDish GigBook
This app transforms your iPad into a mobile music library for scores, charts, and lyrics. Organize your music with powerful sorting, create custom collections and binders, and build dynamic set lists for performances. It's designed for musicians with stage-ready tools.
- Mobile musical library
- Organize scores and charts
- Create custom collections and binders
- Dynamic set list creator
- Handwritten notation on scores
- Foot pedal support
- Performer's metronome
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DeepDish GigBook turns your iPad into a truly accessible mobile musical library, keeping your scores, songbooks, charts, and lyric sheets at the tip of your fingers, ready at a moment's notice. With its powerful organizing features you can sort your music to fit your individual needs. Keep all your songbooks in one place with "Collections." Compile scores into infinite personalized Binders. Create dynamic Set Lists. Carry hundreds or thousands of scores with you wherever you play. DeepDish GigBook is built specifically with the performing musician in mind, with tools and a user interface no other sheet music reader offers. Add, Sort and Organize - Simple and intuitive design - Works with PDF files - Cross-reference scores in multiple custom binders and set lists - Pull individual scores from large books to use in binders or set lists - Back up and restore your entire GigBook, including importing and exporting files using Apple's native file sharing, which lets you share with any file-sharing app on your iPad (Apple's Files, iCloud, Dropbox, Drive, etc.) Notes and Data - Assign metadata and typed notes to each score - Add and view typed notes - Write handwritten notes, fingerings, and markings directly on the scores with precision and ease - Batch-edit genres, composers, collections, binders, and set lists - Link scores with audio tracks on your iPad for reference, practice, or performance Ready for the Stage - The most powerful and easy-to-use set list creator for the iPad - Set Lists are independent of one another for ultimate flexibility - Create charts, notes, and handwritten stage directions and view them alongside your PDF scores - Fast page turns - Support for AirTurn Direct pedals (PED / PED 500, PEDpro, DUO 500, and BT200S series) and Bluetooth & USB foot pedals like the AirTurn BT-105 and PageFlip Cicada, to name a few - Performer's Metronome — designed specially for stage use with an auto-off timer, tap-in tempo, and full customization for each individual score - Performance Mode — seamlessly view your set list, notes, and scores in an elegant, easy-to-read format View and Share with bandmates using Email, Messages, and AirDrop - Scores always appear in full screen - Zoom — pinch in and out, or use one- or two-finger tap gestures - Email individual scores or entire set lists with attached scores - Upload scores, binders, and set lists using Apple's native file sharing *DeepDish GigBook does not include any built-in scores. Scores in the images are for reference only.* "DeepDish GigBook does what many other sheet music reader apps do, which is displaying and organizing your sheet music, but what sets GigBook apart are its features for performing musicians, and its sense of style." — Adam Ballif, AppAdvice Please visit our website for more support, including video tutorials and additional screenshots. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with news and feature updates. DeepDish GigBook is designed by professional musicians and music educators. We use DeepDish GigBook every day for every gig, every rehearsal, and in our classroom. We think you'll love GigBook as much as we do.
NextPage Sheet Music Reader
This app digitizes your sheet music, eliminating the need for paper. Effortlessly turn pages with a swipe or tap, or jump to specific pages. It's designed for musicians to focus on performance and rehearsal without technological distractions.
- Digital sheet music library
- Effortless page turning (swipe/tap)
- Page Link for quick navigation
- Wireless pedal support (AirTurn)
- Simple and efficient interface
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Imagine having all of your music on one iPad, and never another page turn to worry about. NextPage was made by a lifelong musician and software engineer for one job: reading music in rehearsal and on stage. TURN PAGES WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT • Tap or swipe to turn, or use a Bluetooth page-turn pedal and keep both hands playing. • Page Links jump straight to any page, a repeat, a coda or the next verse with one tap. • The bars fade away while you play, so the music fills the screen. • Crop away wide margins, and rearrange, repeat or skip pages without touching the PDF. MARK IT UP LIKE PAPER • Use pens, a highlighter that tints the page without hiding the notes, musical symbols, shapes and text notes. • Write with Apple Pencil using Apple's own pens, pencil and marker. • Share any song as a PDF with all your markings, ready to send to the band or print. BUILD THE SET • Line up your songs for the performance and step easily through them from one to the next. • Keep as many set lists as you need and reuse them. • Bring in charts from the Files app, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive and Planning Center. KNOW EVERY SONG AT A GLANCE • Song Info keeps the key, tempo, composer and arrangement for each song, with a circle of fifths for picking the key. • Attach a rehearsal track from the Music app or the Files app and play along from the bar at the bottom of the screen. • A built-in metronome keeps counting as you move from song to song. KEEP IT SAFE • Back up your songs, set lists and markings to iCloud or Dropbox, and bring them back on a new iPad. • Show the music on an external display or projector. • Dark music mode shows white notes on black paper for dim stages. NextPage Annual subscription NextPage is free to try: 5 songs in your library and one set list of up to 3 songs. A NextPage Annual subscription removes those limits and unlocks everything: • Every song in your library — import as many charts as you like • Set lists of any length, and as many of them as you need • Backup & Restore for your library, set lists and markup Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time. Cancelation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nextpageapp.com/privacy/ Designed and built in the USA
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NextPage Sheet Music Reader at Free against DeepDish GigBook's $9.99. DeepDish GigBook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). On review sentiment, 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
NextPage Sheet Music Reader is free to download; DeepDish GigBook costs $9.99 up front. NextPage Sheet Music Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. DeepDish GigBook asks for nothing beyond the download.
DeepDish GigBook holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DeepDish GigBook has 165 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 51% and 50% positive.
DeepDish GigBook ships an update fortnightly, NextPage Sheet Music Reader every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DeepDish GigBook | NextPage Sheet Music Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (165 ratings) — better | 3.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deep Dish Designs, LLC | OnStage Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
DeepDish GigBook
NextPage Sheet Music Reader
Bugs and requests
DeepDish GigBook
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when trying to link audio tracks
- Inability to input time signatures or other score details
- Issues with super bookmarks and page navigation
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions and devices
- Unreliable Dropbox and email sharing functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Improved annotation tools with text, highlighting, and drawing
- Ability to sync setlists and collections across devices
- Integration with more cloud storage providers (e.g., Google Drive)
- Enhanced metronome and practice tools
- Streamlined workflow for managing large music libraries
NextPage Sheet Music Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DeepDish GigBook
No in-app purchases
NextPage Sheet Music Reader
- NextPage Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
- Professional Edition$17.99
Questions
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