Comparison

Score Creator vs MCMF

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

MCMF

Features
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The official app of the Melles Classical Music Foundation. Discover symphonic music by composer Gerrit Melles, listen to concert recordings, and stay up to date with all upcoming events at De Doelen, Rotterdam, and beyond. LISTEN TO CONCERT RECORDINGS Enjoy a growing library of recordings from MCMF concerts. From symphonic works by Gerrit Melles to classical masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms – performed by internationally renowned orchestras such as the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie and the Sinfonieorchester Aachen. Listen movement by movement, mark your favorites, and leave a rating. CONCERT CALENDAR & PROGRAM Browse all upcoming and past concerts with full program details: date, venue, soloists, conductor, and orchestra. Read program notes for each work and discover which young soloists are performing at each event. TICKETS & APPLE WALLET Register for concerts and save your digital ticket to Apple Wallet. Your QR code is always with you for fast, paperless check-in. Receive notifications about ticket availability and concert news. PERSONAL LIBRARY Mark recordings and works as favorites and give star ratings (1–5). Build your own personal classical music collection within the app. ABOUT THE MELLES CLASSICAL MUSIC FOUNDATION MCMF was founded in 2010 by concertmaster Martin Haunhorst and composer Gerrit Melles, with the goal of performing Melles's symphonic music and giving young soloists (under 21) the opportunity to perform with a professional orchestra. The foundation organizes two to three concerts per year at De Doelen, Rotterdam, with international orchestras and soloists. MULTILINGUAL The app is available in Dutch and English. PRIVACY & SECURITY All streaming content is encrypted via AES-128 HLS. Your account and personal data are managed in compliance with GDPR. You can fully delete your account and data at any time from the app settings.

Screenshots

Score Creator4 screens
MCMF3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MCMF at none against Score Creator's 7. MCMF also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). Score Creator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price 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. Score Creator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MCMF asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score Creator ships an update every 11 days, MCMF daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Score Creator versus MCMF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore CreatorMCMF
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (495 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings495 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRAN PHUONGNiels Johan Adriaan Weggeman

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

MCMF

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$33.491 Year
One-time2
  • Basic user - full version$69.99
  • Lifetime full version$98.99
None

MCMF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Score Creator free?
Score Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MCMF free?
MCMF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Score Creator or MCMF have ads?
MCMF shows ads; Score Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, Score Creator or MCMF?
Score Creator ships an update every 11 days, and MCMF daily. Most recently, Score Creator was updated on November 6, 2026 and MCMF on October 31, 2026.

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