Comparison

Score Creator vs FX Remote

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

Head to head
About

Score Creator

Easily compose and edit sheet music on your mobile device. This app simplifies music creation with a text-keyboard-like interface for notes and chords, supports multiple instruments and clefs, and allows for lyric and chord symbol writing. It's ideal for songwriters, teachers, and students.

Highlights
  • Compose music scores with various clefs and symbols
  • Write lyrics and chord symbols
  • Multi-track support for different instruments
  • Playback sound for each instrument
  • Transpose songs and import/export MIDI/MusicXML
  • Export to PDF and audio files
  • Editing assistant features
Features
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Score Creator is a music composition application that is specially designed for mobile platforms. It's a simple but powerful music creation tool that caters to your need to write music on the go. *** The app's user experience is completely optimized to make composing music on mobile devices easier and faster than ever. No more "tapping and zooming" the screen just to add a music note or a chord symbol. No more "dragging and dropping" from the palette just to add a sharp/flat sign. All you need to do to write a song is tap the keyboards (notes and chords) that are designed like a text keyboard. COMPOSING MUSIC IS NOW AS SIMPLE AS TEXTING YOUR FRIENDS! *** Apart from being a songwriting app for songwriters, Score Creator also functions as a music teaching and learning tool for music teachers and students. Teachers can teach students how to read music notation by directly entering music notes into the app and playing back the song, while music students can practice by themselves by notating their favorite songs in the app and playing along with their own musical instruments. *** The app is a perfect tool for writing different types of sheet music, including lead sheets, solo instrument scores, SATB choir scores, sheet music for brass & woodwind bands, and more. *** FEATURES: - Compose music scores. The app supports treble, alto, bass and neutral clefs, with a wide range of notes and music symbols: note lengths, time signatures, key signatures, slurs, ties, dynamics, articulations & ornaments, and more. - Write lyrics. - Write chord symbols. - Multiple tracks with different instruments: piano, guitar, violin, saxophone, drums, flute, horn, tuba, ukulele, mandolin, and more. - Scores for transposing instruments: saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone), Bb clarinet, Bb trumpet, and more. - Playback sound for each instrument. - Transpose songs into any key. - Import songs from MIDI & MusicXML files. - Change clef, time/key signature and tempo in the middle of a song. - Export songs to MIDI or MusicXML files so that they can be imported into other apps such as Finale, Encore, MuseScore, and Sibelius. The files can be copied to your computer or sent via email. - Send exported MIDI files to other apps on your current device. - Import MIDI files from other apps. - Export songs to PDF files. - Export songs to audio files (.wav, .mp3). - Editing features: multi-note selection, copy & paste, undo & redo, and more. - SCAN SHEET MUSIC FROM PHOTOS. - SCAN SHEET MUSIC FROM PDF FILES. *** End User License Agreement: https://www.termsfeed.com/eula/c6cf438c81097acbfd5a7d51600b6bba *** Privacy policy: The app does not collect or store any kind of personal information.

About

FX Remote

Control digital audio mixer effects remotely with a gig-ready interface. Features smart tap tempo, instant FX mutes, and a global kill switch for live sound engineers and musicians.

Highlights
  • Smart Tap Tempo for BPM sync
  • Instant FX Mutes
  • Global Kill Switch for effects
  • High-contrast, dark UI
  • Supports X32, XR18, M32 consoles
  • Adapts to iPhone and iPad
Features
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DISCLAIMER: FX Remote is an independent, third-party utility app developed by SR Nix Corp. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with Behringer, Midas, Music Tribe, or any of their affiliates. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. FX Remote is a professional, gig-ready utility app designed specifically for live sound engineers and musicians. Built to communicate seamlessly with X-series and M-series digital mixers, it provides a highly focused, high-contrast interface for managing your most critical effects on the fly. Whether you are mixing from the front of house or controlling your own monitor rig on stage, FX Remote ensures your delay and reverb trails are always perfectly timed and easily managed without menu-diving. Key Features: Smart Tap Tempo: A massive, easy-to-hit Tap Tempo button instantly calculates your BPM and syncs the delay time directly to your mixer's FX engine via OSC. Instant FX Mutes: Four dedicated, high-visibility buttons to toggle your FX returns on and off instantly. Global Kill Switch: A master "Kill All" toggle to instantly mute all effects between songs or during stage banter, and seamlessly restore them when the next song starts. Gig-Ready Interface: A dark, high-contrast industrial UI designed specifically to be readable in dark venues and outdoor stages without blinding the user. Universal Console Support: fully compatible with X32, XR18, XR16, XR12, M32 and MR18 series digital consoles. Universal Layout: Adapts beautifully to both iPhone and iPad, automatically adjusting for portrait or landscape orientations. Multiple band members can use the app simultaneously. Note: FX Remote requires a local Wi-Fi connection to the same network as your digital mixing console. Your device and the mixer must be connected to the same WIFI network. Make sure to allow the app local network access the first time you run it.

Screenshots

Score Creator4 screens
FX Remote2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Score Creator at Free against FX Remote's $2.99. Score Creator also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 17.6). FX Remote's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On update cadence, 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

Score Creator is free to download; FX Remote costs $2.99 up front. Score Creator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FX Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score Creator ships an update every 10 days, FX Remote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Score Creator versus FX Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore CreatorFX Remote
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.5 (494 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings494 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRAN PHUONGSr Nix Corp

Customer experience

Score Creator

All ratings494 ratings
Positive59.7%
Neutral15.0%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews615 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral15.6%
Negative23.9%

FX Remote

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Score Creator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sudden loss of data and unsaved work
  • Playback issues, including notes not playing correctly
  • Instrument key signatures not working as expected
  • App crashing on launch or when opening certain scores
  • Inability to edit or modify existing compositions

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more percussion instruments
  • Implement dynamics, articulations, and expression markings
  • Allow for more than 2 instruments in the free version
  • Improve the drum notation and playback
  • Add support for chords, trills, and other advanced notation
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  • Implement a swing/shuffle feature
  • Improve the transposition and key signature handling

FX Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Score Creator

Subscriptions5
  • One-month full version$4.991 Month
  • Basic user - one year$6.993 Months
  • Three-month full version$10.993 Months
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  • Basic user - one year$20.991 Year
  • One-year full version$32.991 Year
One-time2
  • Basic user - full version$69.99
  • Lifetime full version$98.99
None

FX Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Score Creator free?
Score Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FX Remote free?
FX Remote costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Score Creator or FX Remote have ads?
Neither Score Creator nor FX Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Score Creator or FX Remote?
Score Creator ships an update every 10 days, and FX Remote weekly. Most recently, Score Creator was updated on October 17, 2026 and FX Remote on October 8, 2026.

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