My TSO vs Henle Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My TSO
Access Toronto Symphony Orchestra events and manage your tickets on the go. Browse upcoming concerts, view performance details, and easily get tickets for shows.
- Digital ticket access
- Download tickets to wallet
- Share tickets with friends
- Browse upcoming concerts
- View performance details
- Get tickets for events
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My TSO is your digital, mobile companion to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Now you have access to the TSO's events anytime, anywhere. This is a free application. * WHAT’S NEW Easily access your tickets for upcoming TSO performances, download them to your Apple or Google Wallet or share them with a friend. * CONCERTS & EVENTS Browse upcoming Toronto Symphony Orchestra concerts. Get complete performance information including venue, dates and repertoire. Want to attend? Click the "Get Tickets" button. Visit TSO.CA/App to learn more. My TSO is powered by InstantEncore.
Henle Library
Access high-quality digital Urtext editions of classical music scores on your tablet. Practice, rehearse, and perform with a range of interactive features designed for musicians of all levels. Enjoy annotations, metronome, playback, and more.
- Digital Urtext editions
- Customizable score purchases
- Print and export PDFs
- Score modification and annotations
- Metronome and recording
- Part and score switching
- Explanatory notes access
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“With the Henle Library app a new era begins for classical musicians.” Daniel Hope An indispensable app for professional musicians, amateurs, students and teachers. The Henle Library app delivers G. Henle Publishers’ reliable Urtext editions straight to your tablet. You can practise, rehearse and make music – whenever and wherever you like. And you can enjoy the many unique features of Henle’s digital scores. Features: - Filter Henle Urtext according to your individual needs and purchase as required (individual part, single movement, bundles etc.) - Free version available for music students (licences for music colleges) - Print, export PDFs, share - Modify the score to suit your needs - Superimpose alternative professional fingerings (or choose “No fingerings”) - Unlimited possibilities for your own annotations - Easily switch between the part and the score at exactly the same measure - Open explanatory notes (footnotes, Critical Report etc.) at the appropriate place in the score - Record and play back your own recordings - Use the integrated metronome - Navigate extremely rapidly - Create and use playlists Do you like our app? Please consider writing a review. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My TSO at none against Henle Library's 12. My TSO also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Henle Library sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. My TSO asks for nothing beyond the download.
My TSO ships an update every 4 months, Henle Library every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My TSO | Henle Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 34.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Guenter Henle Verlag |
Customer experience
My TSO
Henle Library
Bugs and requests
My TSO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Henle Library
Reported bugs
20 issues- Annotations deleted after app updates or restarts
- Eraser function fails to remove marks consistently
- Marks don't record when crossing between staff lines
- App crashes when opening purchased scores
- Purchased scores disappear from library
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- Blank pages appear when turning pages
- App freezes during export to PDF
- Infinite loading screen in online store
- Confirmation emails for credit purchases don't arrive
- App takes 40+ seconds to start
- Scores don't load immediately after purchase
- Annotation dots appear randomly when lifting pen
- Fingering annotations shrink in upper ledger lines
- Score skips to random pages during performance
- Export PDF quality is low resolution and fuzzy
- Annotation layer prevents writing in certain areas
- Zoom function jumps back to start of page
- Eraser requires tapping far from annotation to delete
- Palm rejection fails with Apple Pencil
- Print layout produces single-line pages for multi-movement pieces
Requested features
20 requests- Undo/redo functionality for annotations
- Ability to print entire multi-movement pieces together
- Half-page turning option for performers
- Playlist or collection grouping system
- Individual score parts (not just full scores)
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- Better annotation layer management
- Improved Apple Pencil support and sensitivity
- Customizable eraser behavior
- Page turn animation or visual cues
- Ability to hide specific staves or parts
- Microphone-activated page turning commands
- Difficulty ratings visible before purchase
- Digital-physical score bundling/discounts
- Better search and filtering in store
- Support for foot pedal page turners
- Ability to import scores from other sources
- Multiple annotation layers with visibility toggle
- Customizable metronome settings
- Landscape orientation improvements
- Persistent user settings and preferences
In-app purchases
My TSO
No in-app purchases
Henle Library
- 10 Credits$0.99
- 22 Credits$1.99
- 55 Credits2 variants$5.99
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- 100 Credits2 variants$9.99
- 200 Credits2 variants$19.99
- 300 Credits$29.99
- 500 Credits$49.99
- 1000 Credits$79.99









