Comparison

Piascore vs CGDA Tuner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

CGDA Tuner

Features
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CGDA Tuner is a fast, friendly tuner built for string players. Play a string and the whole screen responds — green means you're in tune, warm colours mean you're sharp or flat. No cluttered dials, no guesswork. NINE MODES, ONE TUNER - Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin - Chromatic mode for everything else CLEAR, GLANCEABLE FEEDBACK - Full-screen colour that turns green when you're in tune - Note name, frequency (Hz), and cent offset at a glance - Fine-grained meter for landing exactly on pitch - Over-tension warning helps protect your strings TUNE BY EAR, TOO - Play a sustained reference tone for any string and match it — just like tuning to a piano ALTERNATE TUNINGS - Guitar: Drop D, DADGAD, Drop C, Open G, Open D, Half-Step Down - Bass Guitar: Drop D, Half-Step Down - Ukulele: standard high-G and low-G - Your last tuning is remembered for each instrument - Proper flat spelling (E flat, A flat …) where it belongs MADE FOR PRACTICE - Starts instantly and works completely offline - No account, no sign-up - All instruments and tunings are free — an optional Pro purchase simply removes ads Whether you're unpacking your cello before rehearsal or dropping your guitar into DADGAD, CGDA Tuner gets you in tune and back to playing.

Screenshots

Piascore4 screens
CGDA Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Piascore at none against CGDA Tuner's shown. CGDA Tuner's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Piascore sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and CGDA Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piascore ships an update weekly, CGDA Tuner daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Piascore versus CGDA Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiascoreCGDA Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiascore, Inc.Sijun Yang

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

CGDA Tuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Piascore

One-time9
  • Music Sheet$0.99
  • Music Sheet$1.99
  • Music Sheet$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
1 purchases

CGDA Tuner

One-time1
  • CGDA Tuner Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Piascore free?
Piascore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CGDA Tuner free?
CGDA Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piascore or CGDA Tuner have ads?
CGDA Tuner shows ads; Piascore does not.
Which is updated more often, Piascore or CGDA Tuner?
Piascore ships an update weekly, and CGDA Tuner daily. Most recently, Piascore was updated on November 5, 2026 and CGDA Tuner on October 28, 2026.

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