Comparison

Sheet Music Maker & Scanner vs GigTab

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

Head to head
About

Sheet Music Maker & Scanner

This app helps musicians of all levels learn, create, compose, and write songs. It offers tools for editing PDFs, organizing lyrics with AI assistance, and digitizing paper music sheets. Sync your work across devices and share it easily.

Highlights
  • Compose and customize melodies with templates
  • Edit and annotate PDF sheet music
  • AI-assisted lyric writing
  • Digitize paper music sheets via scanning
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Import PDF sheet music from external platforms
  • Organize music with folders and notebooks
Features
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Sheet Music brings score writing, PDF sheet music, practice tools and songwriting together on iPad and iPhone. Compose a piece and hear it played, mark up your part for rehearsal, practice with a metronome and tuner, and perform with hands-free page turns. WRITE AND EDIT SCORES Start from a blank score, from Piano Solo to Full Orchestra, or from more than 150 public-domain examples. Open MusicXML files from other notation apps and keep editing in the same file. Enter notes from the palette, drag symbols onto the staff, use keyboard shortcuts, play the on-screen piano or connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard. Add slurs, tuplets, grace notes, dynamics, articulations, ornaments, lyrics, chord symbols, repeats and endings. Transpose by key or interval, view individual parts and rearrange instruments as your piece grows. HEAR EVERY NOTE Play your score with a grand piano recorded at 16 dynamic levels, plus strings, brass, flute, harp and drums. Playback follows dynamics, pedaling, ornaments, tempo changes and repeats, and highlights each part in its own color. Balance the parts in the Mixer, loop a passage, add a count-in or metronome, or turn on Wait for Me and the score waits for you to play each note. READ AND MARK UP Import PDF sheet music from the Files app or other apps, or scan paper music with your camera. Annotate PDFs and scores with Apple Pencil, highlight passages and record yourself as you play. Add notes, dynamics, articulations, bowings and other marks from Music Symbols; notes snap onto the staff. Find your way through long books with bookmarks and search. PERFORM WITH CONFIDENCE Performance Mode shows your music full screen. Turn pages with a tap, a keyboard or a page-turner pedal, and use half-page turns to see what comes next before you reach it. Add jumps for repeats, D.S. and Coda so the right page is always waiting. PRACTICE SMARTER Open Practice for a metronome with tap tempo, a chromatic tuner and a play-along track: add a recording, loop a passage and slow it down without changing the pitch. The Practice Log shows how much time you spend with each score. WRITE SONGS Write ChordPro chord sheets with chord diagrams, transposition, capo and auto-scroll for the stage. Find rhymes and check the syllable count of every line of your lyrics. Need a spark? Chat with the AI Assistant to brainstorm ideas, or ask it to rewrite, correct or translate your lyrics. STAFF PAPER AND TEMPLATES Choose from more than 200 templates for staff paper, piano, voice and choir, guitar tab, band and orchestra, and music theory. Or design your own staff paper with the clef, staff size, layout and number of staves you need. ORGANIZE AND SHARE Keep scores, chord sheets and lyrics in folders and find them with search. iCloud keeps your library in sync across your devices. Export scores as audio, MIDI or MusicXML, open MIDI files as editable scores, and share your music with your band, choir or students. From the first idea to the final bow, Sheet Music keeps all your music in one place. Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GigTab

Features
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GigTab is the setlist and lyrics app for live musicians. Build your setlist, tap Live and swipe from song to song with lyrics and guitar chords on screen, auto-scrolling and ready to play. PLAY LIVE: SETLIST, LYRICS & CHORDS ON STAGE • Live mode made for gigs: swipe through your setlist, one song per page • Auto-scroll lyrics at your tempo, with big, readable chord charts • Transpose chords in one tap and find the best capo position • Announcements and notes as their own cards between songs • Works with Apple Pencil for handwritten notes on your charts DARK MODE FOR DARK STAGES • A true dark mode that is easy on your eyes backstage and in dim venues • Light, dark or automatic: GigTab follows your device SONGBOOK: CHORD & LYRICS LIBRARY • Unlimited songs with lyrics and chords, typed or pasted in simple ChordPro format • Key, BPM, song length, favourites and tags for every song • Chord diagrams, chord finder and power chords for guitar SETLIST BUILDER FOR GIGS • Plan your next gig with title, date, time and setlist • Set duration is calculated for you • Share and export your setlist as a PDF TOOLS FOR GUITARISTS AND MUSICIANS • Chromatic tuner for guitar and bass • Metronome and adjustable reference tone (concert pitch A) • Backing tracks and looper for practice • Fretboard with scales and CAGED shapes, plus a capo calculator • Practice list for the songs you still want to learn BAND SYNC & ICLOUD • Share setlists and gig details with your band, so everyone stays on the same page • Sync gigs with Apple Calendar • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad TRY IT FREE Start with 3 songs free. Unlock everything free for 7 days, then get GigTab Pro with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. Made for guitarists, bassists, singers, wedding musicians, cover bands and solo performers who want to play with confidence and practice smarter. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sheet Music Maker & Scanner4 screens
GigTab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GigTab at 5.0 against Sheet Music Maker & Scanner's 2.6. GigTab also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Sheet Music Maker & Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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. Sheet Music Maker & Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and GigTab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GigTab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sheet Music Maker & Scanner has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sheet Music Maker & Scanner ships an update every 9 days, GigTab every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sheet Music Maker & Scanner versus GigTab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheet Music Maker & ScannerGigTab
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size498 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairoos Solutions SLJan Niklas Exner

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sheet Music Maker & Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Sheet Music Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Sheet Music Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Pro Unlock$14.99
1 purchases

GigTab

One-time1
  • GigTab Pro – Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Sheet Music Maker & Scanner free?
Sheet Music Maker & Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GigTab free?
GigTab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sheet Music Maker & Scanner or GigTab?
GigTab is rated higher. Sheet Music Maker & Scanner averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while GigTab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sheet Music Maker & Scanner or GigTab have ads?
Neither Sheet Music Maker & Scanner nor GigTab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sheet Music Maker & Scanner or GigTab?
Sheet Music Maker & Scanner ships an update every 9 days, and GigTab every 3 months. Most recently, Sheet Music Maker & Scanner was updated on November 4, 2026 and GigTab on November 10, 2026.

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