Comparison

Quick Pocket Tuner vs Music Reader

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

Head to head
About

Quick Pocket Tuner

This music app helps you stay in tune with various instrument options and a chromatic tuner. It's designed to be a simple, essential tool for musicians and singers.

Highlights
  • Pitch Pipe
  • Guitar tuning
  • Bass tuning
  • Piano tuning
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Note identification
Features
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Always in your pocket, always in tune! Need to tune your guitar or find the right note for your choir? Free Tuner will make sure you have the pitch you need. Everything you need, nothing you don't. You will always be in tune with Free Tuner. Your choice of notes: Pitch Pipe, Guitar, Bass or Piano. In addition the chromatic tuner can listen to your instrument or voice and tell you the pitch to dial in the perfect note. Remember to take your device off of mute to get started!

About

Music Reader

This app is a comprehensive tool for sheet music. It allows users to view, learn, listen, mark, and play musical scores. It supports various music genres and instruments, acting as a portable songbook and powerful player.

Highlights
  • View and play sheet music
  • Mark and annotate scores
  • Import MusicXML and NotationPad files
  • Supports dark mode
  • Transposition (PRO)
  • Change instrument parts (PRO)
Features
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Music Reader provides all you need about sheet music. You could view, learn, listen, mark and play music notes and notations as you want. it is your portable songbook and a powerful sheet music reader & player. A easy-to-use painting system for you to draw any marks on sheets. From classic to popular, from rock to country, from piano to symphony, all kinds of music played well in Music Reader. *Compatible with dark mode *Supports importing MusicXML(.xml) and NotationPad(.ecz) file PRO ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - No Ads - Transposition - Change instrument for parts - Support layers for painting marks - The subscription price is $4.99/monthly, $14.99/yearly - 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 service, where applicable - Terms of use: https://service.notationpad.com/sheetmusicplus/terms_service.html

Screenshots

Quick Pocket Tuner4 screens
Music Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Music Reader at 4.5 against Quick Pocket Tuner's 3.7. Music Reader also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (192 vs 3). Quick Pocket Tuner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Music Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Quick Pocket Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Music Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Reader has 192 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Quick Pocket Tuner's written reviews are positive against 51% of Music Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Pocket Tuner ships an update every 31 months, Music Reader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Quick Pocket Tuner versus Music Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Pocket TunerMusic Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (192 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews51.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3192 — better
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUSTIN W MARRIOTT嵩 张

Customer experience

Quick Pocket Tuner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Music Reader

All ratings188 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative44.9%

In-app purchases

None

Quick Pocket Tuner

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Music Reader

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Access$2.991 Month
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Pro Access$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Quick Pocket Tuner free?
Quick Pocket Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Reader free?
Music Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Pocket Tuner or Music Reader?
Music Reader is rated higher. Quick Pocket Tuner averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Music Reader averages 4.5 from 192 ratings.
Do Quick Pocket Tuner or Music Reader have ads?
Both Quick Pocket Tuner and Music Reader show ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Pocket Tuner or Music Reader?
Quick Pocket Tuner ships an update every 31 months, and Music Reader every 4 months. Most recently, Quick Pocket Tuner was updated on November 1, 2026 and Music Reader on November 3, 2026.

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