Comparison

the Craic vs MobileSheetsLite

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

Head to head
About

the Craic

This app transforms your device into a portable digital tunebook, offering thousands of traditional tunes in ABC notation. Easily search, play, and organize music for various instruments, with options to create custom sets and collections. Import tunes from multiple sources and share them as ABC or PDF.

Highlights
  • Searchable tune library
  • Create and play tune sets
  • Organize favorite tunes
  • Import ABC notation
  • Playback with tempo control
  • Edit ABC notation
  • Print and share tunes
Features
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Stop rummaging through paper tunebooks - turn your iPad or iPhone into a portable tunebook. Quickly search, display and hear thousands of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other tunes for fiddle, flute, bagpipes, banjo, mandolin, concertina or accordion. Please leave a review or rate the app if you enjoy it - it helps! Subscribe either monthly or yearly to help support ongoing development. - includes a selection of 76 commonly played session tunes (lots more on the Internet!) - create, play and print sets of tunes - create collections of your favourite tunes and sets, print them as tune books or as incipits - import ABC notation via iTunes, cloud services like iCloud and Dropbox, email or the internet - bagpipe notation for tunes with HP or Hp key - search online or on your iPad or iPhone - online search results can be quickly imported into your library - simple playback with tempo control and looping - choose flute, whistle, fiddle, banjo, guitar, piano, harp or accordion - create and edit ABC notation on your iPad with a keyboard extension to simplify entry - external keyboard fully supported - print - share via email as ABC notation or PDF - open as a PDF in other applications Use of the Craic is governed by the standard Apple Terms of Use. You can view this at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MobileSheetsLite

This app digitizes your sheet music library, offering quick access to any score. It provides powerful tools for musicians, including hands-free page turns, annotation capabilities, and custom audio playback. Manage your entire music collection efficiently on your device.

Highlights
  • Digital sheet music library
  • Hands-free page turns
  • Annotation tools
  • Custom audio player
  • Library synchronization
  • Metronome
  • Setlist management
Features
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MobileSheets is the ultimate sheet music viewer for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. It frees you from having to lug around books and binders, and gives you the ability to access any score in your library in seconds. It also comes with a number of powerful features for musicians including: - Connect to other devices running MobileSheets on any platform, and easily share songs and setlists. - Synchronize device libraries using WiFi, bluetooth or the cloud - Multiple modes of operation including two pages side-by-side, half page turns, and vertically scrolling pages. - Hands-free page turns using any bluetooth or usb devices (including two and four pedal models), through the automatic scrolling feature or by using face gestures such as an open mouth or smile. - Annotations for marking up music including support for freeform drawing, basic shapes, text and stamps - Connect multiple tablets over WiFi or bluetooth in book mode to display two pages at once - A custom audio player for playing audio tracks with your scores. Audio player supports a-b looping and multiple sizes. - Custom page ordering, making it easy to cut out unnecessary pages, repeat pages or change the sequence of pages without affecting the original document. - A metronome with multiple display modes and sound effects - Bookmarks for quick and easy access to sections in scores - Link points for handling repeats and quickly jumping between pages - Smart buttons that can be placed on a score to activate configurable actions when pressed - Support for multiple file types including images, PDFs, text files and chord pro files. - Support for importing CSV index files to break up large PDF songbooks - Support for communicating with MIDI devices over USB, Bluetooth and WiFi to load songs or trigger actions. - The ability to transpose chords in text and chord pro files. - Manual and automatic cropping to completely eliminate unnecessary margins - Support for setlists and collections to efficiently group songs for playback. - Powerful library management features with a huge list of supported metadata fields, giving you complete control over the data in your library - A free companion application for the PC that makes it a breeze to create and edit songs Give MobileSheets a try today and experience the freedom of having all your scores just a simple tap away. The free version has the following limitations: - Only 8 songs are allowed in your library - Only 2 link points per song - Only 2 bookmarks per song - The Connect Tablets feature can only be used for 90 seconds - The library synchronization feature is unavailable - The advanced camera features such as automatic document detection and image correction are not available All other features are intact and identical to the paid version. NOTE: This application does not include any sheet music - you must provide your own. This application can not play back PDFs, images or text/chord pro files. It can only display those files and play back audio files. The companion app is for your PC and is not included. You can download the companion app for free here: https://www.zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/companion.php Privacy Policy: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/privacy_policy_ios.html Terms of Use: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/terms_and_conditions_ios.html

Screenshots

the Craic4 screens
MobileSheetsLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MobileSheetsLite at Free against the Craic's $4.99. MobileSheetsLite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MobileSheetsLite is free to download; the Craic costs $4.99 up front. the Craic sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. MobileSheetsLite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for the Craic against 4.4 for MobileSheetsLite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of the Craic's written reviews are positive against 80% of MobileSheetsLite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

the Craic ships an update every 2 months, MobileSheetsLite weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
the Craic versus MobileSheetsLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe CraicMobileSheetsLite
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWil MacaulayMichael Zuber

Customer experience

the Craic

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative16.1%

MobileSheetsLite

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

the Craic

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Won't read past errors in older ABC spec
  • Doesn't report ABC spec errors
  • No support for multi-voice (e.g., SATB grandstaff)
  • Small note heads
  • Does not cover concertinas
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  • App freezes up
  • Not all ABC tunes get imported
  • Setting markers for playback is unintuitive
  • Selections with pick-up notes don't loop properly
  • Multiply editing/saving can create multiple copies
  • GUI could be more intuitive/standard
  • Freezes up when editing first/second endings
  • No iCloud sync for tunes
  • No bagpipe option in instrument selection
  • App freezes on download
  • Gets stuck in a loop during download
  • Does not support drum notation
  • With iOS 12, staff lines don't display
  • Latest version freezes after a couple of minutes
  • App freezes on download
  • Crashes when deleting tunes
  • Default library reappears after deleting all tunes
  • Does not allow playback of tunes
  • Less than 100 tunes initially
  • Does not play tunes
  • Too difficult for usage
  • Tunes not sortable into books/set lists
  • Does not play tunes

Requested features

32 requests
  • Support for multi-voice ABC notation
  • Larger note heads
  • Support for concertinas (especially CG Anglo)
  • Option to select tunes only from Favourites list
  • Option to rearrange items within a set
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  • More intuitive marker setting for playback
  • Fix looping with pick-up notes
  • Prevent multiple copies when editing/saving
  • More intuitive/standard GUI elements
  • iCloud sync for tunes
  • Wider range for speed adjustment (slower)
  • Slight pause before tune starts playing
  • Drone note before tune starts
  • Choice of two or three GM instruments for playback
  • Light, bar, or dot that follows notes during playback
  • Provision to stop or interrupt downloads
  • Visually highlight notes as they play
  • Simpler way to add tunes to a set list
  • Groupings for different genres (Irish, Scottish, etc.)
  • More stability in the app
  • Ability to make entire library from zero
  • Export/import entire folder tree on cloud storage (Dropbox)
  • Read/write directly to ABC files on cloud storage
  • Ability to separate music by collections
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Support for drum notation
  • Support for bagpipes
  • Support for concertinas
  • Support for older ABC spec files
  • Better error reporting for ABC files
  • Support for SATB grandstaff

MobileSheetsLite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

the Craic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly supporter7 Days trial$1.391 Month
  • Yearly supporter$12.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
  • Huge Tip$19.99
None

MobileSheetsLite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is the Craic free?
the Craic costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MobileSheetsLite free?
MobileSheetsLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, the Craic or MobileSheetsLite?
MobileSheetsLite is rated higher. the Craic averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while MobileSheetsLite averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do the Craic or MobileSheetsLite have ads?
Neither the Craic nor MobileSheetsLite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, the Craic or MobileSheetsLite?
the Craic ships an update every 2 months, and MobileSheetsLite weekly. Most recently, the Craic was updated on October 15, 2026 and MobileSheetsLite on October 20, 2026.

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