Comparison

APTuner vs ScoreShelf

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

Head to head
About

APTuner

This application provides highly accurate chromatic tuning for a wide range of instruments. It features a clear interface, customizable settings, and the ability to detect note deviations with precision.

Highlights
  • Automatic note and cent deviation detection
  • Accurate to 1/1000 semitone
  • High contrast, high visibility UI
  • Instrument presets
  • User selectable noise threshold
  • Settable A4 frequency
  • Historical temperaments
Features
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Features: + Automatically detects the note and cent deviation for a wide variety of instruments + Accurate up to 1/1000 semitone (0.1 cent) + High contrast, high visibility user interface + Instrument presets + User selectable noise threshold + Settable A4 frequency + Frequency table + Select and edit historical temperaments

About

ScoreShelf

Features
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ScoreShelf is a simple sheet music viewer designed to help you manage PDF scores comfortably on iPad. Import PDFs into your library, organize them as scores, and quickly resume practice from the last page you opened. With Apple Pencil support, you can write notes and marks directly on your scores, just like on paper. Bookmarks let you remember pages you often return to or important places in a score. You can also save current practice locations as “Practice Spots,” so you can return to the parts you want to work on next without searching. Practice History helps you look back on your practice in a quiet, visual way. You can view a calendar-style heatmap of your practice, see which scores you worked on in the past, and return directly to the score and page you were practicing. ScoreShelf is not an app that pushes you to practice or judges your progress. It is a quiet shelf for your daily practice, remembering the scores you need, your handwritten notes, your practice history, and the places you are working on. Main Features: ・Import and manage sheet music PDFs ・PDF score viewer ・Write with Apple Pencil ・Save handwritten notes per page ・Bookmarks ・Practice Spot management ・Practice History with calendar-style heatmap ・View previously practiced scores and pages ・Return directly to a score and page from practice history ・Remember the last opened page ・Show today’s time spent on each score If you manage sheet music as PDFs but find it hard to write notes, keep track of practice locations, or look back on what you have practiced, ScoreShelf is a simple and calm score management app for you.

Screenshots

APTuner4 screens
ScoreShelf1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ScoreShelf at every 3 weeks against APTuner's every 3 months. APTuner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APTuner ships an update every 3 months, ScoreShelf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
APTuner versus ScoreShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPTunerScoreShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph BromsHiroshi Kojima

In-app purchases

None

APTuner

No in-app purchases

None

ScoreShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APTuner free?
APTuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScoreShelf free?
ScoreShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APTuner or ScoreShelf have ads?
Neither APTuner nor ScoreShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APTuner or ScoreShelf?
APTuner ships an update every 3 months, and ScoreShelf every 3 weeks. Most recently, APTuner was updated on August 20, 2026 and ScoreShelf on September 8, 2026.

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