Comparison

MIDI Pro vs Drumsheet Scanner

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

Head to head
About

MIDI Pro

This app generates customizable MIDI sequences for musicians to practice, experiment with musical ideas, and create original compositions. It offers a built-in instrument tuner and allows users to import and play MIDI files.

Highlights
  • Generates MIDI sequences
  • Customizable percussion and melody tracks
  • Built-in instrument tuner
  • Import and play MIDI files
  • Save and export MIDI compositions
  • Experiment with chord progressions and scales
Features
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**MIDI Pro — Backing Tracks and Composition Ideas** MIDI Pro helps musicians practice, experiment with musical ideas, and create MIDI sequences that can serve as starting points for original compositions. Whether you're practicing an instrument, exploring chord progressions, or developing a new song, MIDI Pro provides customizable percussion and melody tracks to play along with. **Create Your Own Musical Ideas** MIDI Pro combines structured musical rules with an element of randomness to generate unique MIDI sequences based on your preferences. Choose a rhythm, key, scale, and chord progression to create music tailored to your style. Each generated sequence includes percussion and four melody tracks that can be individually adjusted, allowing you to experiment with different musical arrangements. **Practice and Play Along** Selectively enable or disable percussion and melody tracks to create backing music for your preferred instrument. Explore different combinations of rhythms, melodies, and harmonies to inspire your playing and compositions. **Built-in Instrument Tuner** Use MIDI Pro's built-in tuner to tune your instrument before practicing or playing along. The tuner detects the pitch of notes played through your device's microphone, helping you get your instrument ready to play. **Import and Play MIDI Files** Open MIDI files directly from the Files app on iPhone and iPad, or from Finder on Mac. Use MIDI Pro's built-in player to listen to imported MIDI files and navigate through them using playback controls. **Save and Continue Creating** With the paid version, you can save generated MIDI files for later use or import them into your favorite Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) to develop more complex arrangements. MIDI Pro is designed to complement your creativity, providing musical ideas and a flexible environment for experimentation, practice, and composition.

About

Drumsheet Scanner

Features
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DrumSheetScanner turns drum notation into a playable, editable groove. Photograph a drum sheet or import an image. DrumSheetScanner finds the page structure and reads the notation into a drum pattern you can inspect and refine. Use the groove grid to correct hits, change the tempo, shape the pattern, and play it back with a built-in drum kit. When your groove is ready, export it as a standard MIDI file or a lossless WAV file for use in your music workflow. Features: • Scan drum notation with the camera or import a page from Photos • Detect staff notation and drum note positions • Edit kick, snare, hi-hat, cymbal, and tom hits in a step grid • Change tempo, time signature, subdivisions, and pattern structure • Play patterns back with a built-in SoundFont drum kit • Keep multiple sessions and patterns on the device • Export MIDI for DAWs, MuseScore, and GarageBand • Export lossless WAV audio • Work privately on-device with no account, analytics, or advertising Designed for drummers, teachers, students, and producers who want to move quickly from a written groove to something they can hear and edit.

Screenshots

MIDI Pro4 screens
Drumsheet Scanner2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drumsheet Scanner at none against MIDI Pro's 1. Drumsheet Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. MIDI Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drumsheet Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIDI Pro ships an update every 2 months, Drumsheet Scanner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
MIDI Pro versus Drumsheet Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI ProDrumsheet Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB112 MB
Age rating+44+
Developerrenee zuletaFrank Wockenfu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MIDI Pro

One-time1
  • Full Access Purchase$12.99
None

Drumsheet Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIDI Pro free?
MIDI Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drumsheet Scanner free?
Drumsheet Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MIDI Pro or Drumsheet Scanner have ads?
Neither MIDI Pro nor Drumsheet Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIDI Pro or Drumsheet Scanner?
MIDI Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Drumsheet Scanner every 4 days. Most recently, MIDI Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Drumsheet Scanner on October 31, 2026.

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