iWriteMusic SE vs Our Score
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWriteMusic SE
Create professional-quality sheet music efficiently, even on small screens. This app offers intuitive interfaces and powerful tools for musicians of all levels, from beginners to professionals. Easily compose, edit, and share your musical ideas.
- Intuitive and simple user interface
- Highly efficient input systems (One-Flick & Traditional)
- Professional quality sheet music creation
- Supports major notation elements
- Useful playback options for practice
- Data and sheet music sharing (PDF, JPG, MIDI)
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Less learning. More music. Professional notation without the lengthy learning process. Fast note entry with OneFlick, extensive notation options, scores and individual parts, flexible page layouts, and playback for checking and practice. With clear, intuitive controls, iWriteMusic helps you turn inspiration into finished notation. If you’re getting started with iWriteMusic, we recommend the integrated version. The integrated version is free to download, with features available through one-time in-app purchases. Future new features will also be offered in the integrated version. This SE version remains available to support existing users. For the time being, it will continue to receive bug fixes and OS compatibility updates, but it will not receive new features or support in-app purchases. Limits on the number of saved songs and playback duration, along with watermarks, apply.
Our Score
Create and share simple musical scores with a unique keyboard for efficient notation. Automatically generate diatonic chords by inputting the key. Export your compositions as PDF files for easy collaboration.
- Custom keyboard for notation
- Automatic diatonic chord generation
- PDF export for sharing
- Degree name input
- Key input for chord suggestions
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作曲やRecに必要な、簡単な譜面(サイズ譜)を作成するのに特化したアプリです。 レッテルの記入やコードの記入に独自のキーボードを導入。これによりサクサク記述していくことが可能。 その他、ディグリーネームでの記入や、keyを入力することでダイアトニックコードを自動で割り出し、記入することも可能。 最終的にはPDFファイルを作成し、メンバーやエンジニアの皆さんに共有することができます。 ぜひOur Scoreを用いて快適な譜面ライフを！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Our Score at 5.0 against iWriteMusic SE's 4.4. Our Score also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). iWriteMusic SE's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Our Score holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iWriteMusic SE has 148 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iWriteMusic SE ships an update every 2 weeks, Our Score every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iWriteMusic SE | Our Score |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (148 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 148 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iWriteMusicProject | Ryota Okuno |
Customer experience
iWriteMusic SE
Our Score
Bugs and requests
iWriteMusic SE
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes when adding rests at beginning of measure
- App crashes when adding/removing notation
- App freezes when entering notes on certain pitches
- App randomly quits during composition
- Note placement inaccuracy on iPhone with retina display
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- Notes appear in wrong location despite correct placement
- Playback cuts off after 30 seconds
- Playback audio not working despite phone not being muted
- Incorrect note playback (different octave than entered)
- Lyric input not functioning
- Crashes after large file operations
- Data loss when closing without saving
- Crashes when using multiple staves
- Crashes during save operation
- Crashes when reinstalling after purchase
- Watermark reappears after reinstall
- App becomes laggy over time
- Staccatos, crescendos, and accents not played back
- Ritards and accelerandos ignored in playback
- Trill notation not functioning properly
Requested features
20 requests- Auto-save functionality
- MusicXML file transfer support
- Guitar tablature (TAB) notation
- Ability to change time signature mid-composition
- Better grace note controls
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- Slur and tie playback support
- Crescendo and diminuendo playback
- More instrument templates (duets, trios)
- Audio sharing/export capability
- Arpeggio playback support
- Individual grace note value assignment
- Pianissimo (ppp) dynamic marking
- Bracket notation for grouped instruments
- More percussion instruments (Baritone, Euphonium, Mellophone)
- Text formatting (bold, italic)
- Customizable bottom navigation bar
- iPad-native version
- MIDI export to Logic Pro and Sibelius
- Searchable help guide with index
- Ability to extend bar lines across measures
Our Score
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iWriteMusic SE
No in-app purchases
Our Score
No in-app purchases
Questions
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