Piascore vs IMSLP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piascore
This app allows musicians to digitally browse, annotate, and manage their sheet music. It offers features like free classical score downloads, automatic page turning, and integrated practice tools. Easily organize and access your entire music library from your device.
- Digital sheet music browsing
- Score annotation with pens and stamps
- Free classical sheet music search (IMSLP)
- Automatic vertical scrolling and half page-turning
- Page layout rearrangement and jump buttons
- Integrated metronome and practice tools
- Air Page Turning and Bluetooth pedal support
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** More than 7,000,000 musicians around the world use Piascore! ** ** Fully optimized for iPad Pro and iPhone 18! ** Piascore is a digital sheet music reader for iPad and iPhone, made for pianists, guitarists and every other musician who plays from a score. The idea behind it is simple: all the world's sheet music, right there in your hands. It takes on the everyday problems every performer knows too well. No more hauling a bag of heavy binders to rehearsal, and no more digging through piles of paper for the one piece you need. ** Features ** : Annotate freely Six pens, each with its own color, thickness and nib, let you mark up a score exactly as you would on paper. Stamps for dynamics and other symbols, plus text boxes, make annotating quick. : Smart browsing Our own rendering engine gives you page turns among the fastest anywhere. Jump straight to the first or last page, preview a page before you turn to it, and crop pages to enlarge the staves for easier reading. Password-protected PDFs are supported. : Automatic vertical scrolling and half-page turns Let the score scroll by itself and forget about turning pages altogether. The scrolling speed is yours to set. : Over 130,000 classical scores to download for free Piascore connects to IMSLP (the International Music Score Library Project) / Petrucci Music Library, so you can download 131,000 public domain works by 16,200 composers, free of charge. : Plenty of ways to bring in your own scores Piascore reads PDF files. Transfer your own scores over iTunes File Sharing, import them from Dropbox, photograph printed music with the camera, or download a score you found in Safari. : Easy library management Tags and setlists keep even a large library in order, with powerful sorting and keyword search. : Metronome A metronome with a natural, realistic sound to keep your daily practice on track. : Piascore music tools Everything a musician needs beside the score: a keyboard, a chromatic tuner, a music player (iTunes) and a voice recorder. : Custom covers Use a photo or any image you like to give each score its own cover. : Editable table of contents Build your own table of contents, or import one from the PDF. : Reorder pages, jump between them Put the pages in whatever order suits you. For repeats, D.S. and the like, place a jump button on the page and go straight where the music takes you. : Export your scores Print an annotated score over AirPrint, or send it by email. : The Piascore Store Classical works, folk songs and easy arrangements, all in one store. Search by genre or by artist and find that piece you have been looking for. : Air Page Turning (iPhone required) Pair an iPhone running the companion app "Piascore Air" and turn pages more easily than ever, without touching the screen at all. : AirTurn Bluetooth pedal support Connect an AirTurn pedal and turn pages with your foot. ** Praise ** "This is a sheet music viewer that is genuinely worth having" - GRAMOPHONE "Very easy to use, a beautiful sound library" - appPicker "The most wonderful and convenient music sheet viewer you can't miss!" - Best10Apps.com "Impressed with the outstanding visibility!" - AppBank ** Award ** : 2011 International Business Awards - Consumer Entertainment / Information (Distinguished Honoree) : 2012 4th SF NewTech Japan Night Winner ** FAQ ** : https://help.piascore.com/ ** Contact ** : https://piascore.com/ : support@piascore.com
IMSLP
Access a vast digital library of classical music scores on your iOS device. Enjoy full access to commercial recordings, instant downloads, and new uploads with a membership subscription. Support the music community while exploring a comprehensive collection.
- Browse IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library
- View musical scores
- Access commercial recordings
- Instant downloads
- Access new uploads instantly
- Membership subscription benefits
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Browse IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library and view scores from the comfort of your iOS device. IMSLP Membership Subscription Length of subscription: 1 month. Benefits include: • Full access to commercial recordings • Access all features in this app • No waiting for downloads • Access new uploads instantly • Knowing that you helped keep IMSLP running and serving the music community Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Service and Privacy policy - https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Terms_of_Service_and_Privacy_policy_(app)
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Verdict
Piascore and IMSLP both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Piascore's written reviews are positive against 70% of IMSLP's. Piascore also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 507). IMSLP's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Piascore sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and IMSLP sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Piascore against 4.6 for IMSLP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 507 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Piascore's written reviews are positive against 70% of IMSLP's.
Piascore ships an update weekly, IMSLP every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piascore | IMSLP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better | 4.6 (507 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 507 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piascore, Inc. | Project Petrucci LLC |
Customer experience
Piascore
IMSLP
User reviews
Piascore
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient digital sheet music management
- 💡 Useful features like annotation, metronome, and tuner
- 👍 Seamless integration with cloud storage
- 👍 Affordable paid version with additional functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🔒 Concerns about syncing and backup capabilities
- 👎 Limitations in editing and organizing sheet music
IMSLP
From 507 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Integrated IMSLP library
- 👍 Well-made app
- 👍 Game changer for musicians
- 👍 Indispensable for professionals and amateurs
- 👍 Fantastic offering
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when zooming in and annotating
- 💰 Money grabbing with constant subscription prompts
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Annotation issues and lost data
- 🐛 Battery drain on iPad
Bugs and requests
Piascore
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unreliable facial gesture page turning
- Issues with downloading and importing files
- Inconsistent behavior when making edits
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to add/insert pages to existing scores
- More customization options for annotations and page turning
- Improved syncing across devices
- Better support for guitar tablature and chord charts
IMSLP
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes when opening scores
- Scores disappearing from library
- Login issues and lost data
- Incompatibility with older devices after updates
- Annotation issues causing loss of data
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- Inability to edit file information after import
Requested features
11 requests- Predictive text for score annotations
- Ability to restore original zoom settings
- Metric to indicate device performance during page turns
- Folder-like organization system
- Color wheel and custom pen/highlighter options
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- Ability to rename music files
- Different color folder options
- Split view support
- Easier way to import scores from other sources
- Instrumentation information for scores
- Sorting by instrumentation
In-app purchases
Piascore
- Music Sheet$0.99
- Music Sheet$1.99
- piaScore music tools$1.99
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- Music Sheet$2.99
- Music Sheet$3.99
- Music Sheet$4.99
- Piascore Full Upgrading$5.99
- Music Sheet$5.99
- Music Sheet$6.99
- Music Sheet2 variants$9.99
- Music Sheet$22.99
IMSLP
- Membership Subscription$3.991 Month







