Comparison

iWriteMusic Pro vs PianoLink

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

Head to head
About

iWriteMusic Pro

Create beautiful, professional-quality sheet music with an intuitive interface. This app offers efficient input systems, comprehensive notation tools, and useful playback options for musicians of all levels. Easily share your compositions as PDFs, JPGs, or MIDI files.

Highlights
  • Intuitive and simple user interface
  • Efficient One-Flick and Traditional Entry Systems
  • Professional quality sheet music creation
  • Comprehensive notation element support
  • Useful playback options with mixer
  • Export to PDF, JPG, and MIDI
  • Easy score and parts management
Features
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Music Writing is easy and fun when you use iWriteMusic! Experience the perfect harmony of ease and versatility in sheet music creation with iWriteMusic! Say goodbye to complicated notation apps and hello to intuitive design. Enjoy quick and beautiful sheet music creation with a comprehensive suite of essential tools for concerts, lessons, and music classes. Best fit for professional musicians, music teachers and students. For songwriters, composers and arrangers. For both singers and instrumentalists (piano, violin, cello, guitar, flute, saxophone, trumpet, drums, etc.). Great for writing down ideas, creating lesson materials, creating lead sheets, or creating scores and parts for chorus groups, choirs, chamber orchestras, jazz bands, Latin bands, orchestras, and more. For daily practice, rehearsals, concerts, iWriteMusic will help you enrich your musical life! Check out 7 reasons to choose iWriteMusic. 1. You can understand this app almost instantly! Because of Truly Intuitive and Extremely Simple user interface, you barely need to read pages of manuals nor watching numbers of instruction videos. Unlike Finale, Sibelius and other similar apps, you just have a few things to learn to be able to use this app pretty well. 2.Double your productivity with our Highly Efficient Input System. If you’re already familiar with notation apps and looking for faster & more efficient entry system, try our innovative One-Flick Entry System along with Traditional Entry System to get your job done in no time! What is Traditional Entry System? - The choices will appear with ToolBox. - Select a value and the location separately. - Recommended to those who are not yet familiar with any music notation apps. What is OneFlick Entry System? - The choices will appear when you touch the screen. - Select a location and the value at once. - The selection will change as you slide your finger to left/right. - Recommended to those who are familiar with music notation apps and looking for faster and more efficient entry system. 3. Creates beautiful sheet music / music score - absolutely professional quality! - rich options for page layout adjustment - easy parts creation - easy score/parts management - direct print-out via AirPrint 4. Supports most of major notation elements - multi-track writing - multi-voice writing - percussion/drums notation - chord symbols and lyrics - multi-bar rest - time change - key change - clef change - tempo change - grace note - articulations and dynamics marks - easy song transpose - partial transpose and many more! 5. Useful playback options for practice - mixer with solo, mute and voice select - loop and swing options 6. Data & sheet music sharing - exports/Imports iWriteMusic data file - exports PDF or JPG - exports Standard MIDI file which can be imported by other apps such as GarageBand 7. Extremely Compact Size (15 MB) You can save your device storage space for photos and other apps. ATTENTION: Latency during playback and drawing may occur by device capacity or number of tracks and background applications.

About

PianoLink

Features
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Discover PianoLink, the revolutionary app that transforms the way you experience your passion for the piano! With PianoLink, the world of music is at your fingertips. Easily book dedicated spaces to play the piano in your vicinity. Whether you're a beginner looking for a quiet corner to practice or a professional in search of a concert hall, PianoLink is the perfect solution. Plus, access a wide range of musical activities: participate in exclusive masterclasses, enroll in advanced courses, and interact with a community of enthusiasts and professionals. Join PianoLink and let yourself be inspired by music wherever you are!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PianoLink at Free against iWriteMusic Pro's $12.99. PianoLink also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

PianoLink is free to download; iWriteMusic Pro costs $12.99 up front. iWriteMusic Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PianoLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iWriteMusic Pro versus PianoLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWriteMusic ProPianoLink
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (533 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings533 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiWriteMusicProjectPianoLink

Bugs and requests

iWriteMusic Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to save or export files after iOS 7 update
  • Crashing when editing certain notation elements
  • Playback issues with repeat signs and tempo changes

Requested features

5 requests
  • MusicXML import/export support
  • Ability to change note sizes and fonts
  • More time signature options
  • Improved copy/paste functionality
  • Folder organization for saved files

PianoLink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iWriteMusic Pro

One-time1
  • Advanced File Management$0.99
None

PianoLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iWriteMusic Pro free?
iWriteMusic Pro costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PianoLink free?
PianoLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iWriteMusic Pro or PianoLink have ads?
Neither iWriteMusic Pro nor PianoLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWriteMusic Pro or PianoLink?
iWriteMusic Pro ships an update monthly, and PianoLink monthly. Most recently, iWriteMusic Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and PianoLink on October 18, 2026.

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