Comparison

Subdivide vs OnScore

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

Head to head
About

Subdivide

This app is a rehearsal engine for musicians, offering precise control over tempo, timing, and transitions. It includes a metronome, chromatic tuner, and the ability to import and practice with audio files, making it ideal for daily practice and ensemble rehearsals.

Highlights
  • Custom click track builder
  • Chromatic instrument tuner
  • Practice with imported audio files
  • Tempo change transitions
  • Looping and count-off features
  • Track sharing and export
  • Customizable metronome settings
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Subdivide is the rehearsal engine for musicians: a precision metronome, programmable click tracks, audio cue practice, and a chromatic tuner in one app. Built for soloists, educators, drumlines, and marching ensembles — practice with the exact clicks your music needs, then share them with everyone on the field. PRECISION METRONOME • Subdivisions from quarters to septuplets, with per-beat accents • Mute individual subdivision notes to test your internal clock • Tap tempo, presets, and a hold-to-cut long tone for ensemble cutoffs • Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island CLICK TRACKS FOR ENTIRE PIECES • Build multi-section tracks: tempo, time signature, and subdivision changes • Smooth accelerando and ritardando transitions between sections • Import MusicXML and generate the whole track from your score • Count-offs, looping, and custom start/stop bounds for woodshedding • Speed up or slow down the whole track without changing pitch MADE FOR THE MARCHING ARTS • Drill Mode organizes your track by drill page and counts • Share tracks to your whole ensemble with a QR code — they don't need an account • Export any track as audio to rehearse on any device AUDIO CUES • Import any recording and drop cue points on the waveform • Count in right on the beat, loop tough sections, adjust speed • Share cues — audio included — with your section CHROMATIC TUNER • Fast pitch detection with cents display • Reference tones for tuning by ear WORKS THE WAY YOU PRACTICE • Bluetooth foot pedal and page-turner support • Siri Shortcuts and Action Button control • Practice stats and iCloud sync across devices Subdivide Pro unlocks the tuner, track creation, audio cues, sound sets, and subdivision muting — try it free. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of use: https://www.subdivide.app/terms Privacy policy: https://www.subdivide.app/privacy

About

OnScore

This app serves as a digital music stand for musicians, allowing them to import, annotate, and organize sheet music. It includes practice tools like a metronome and tuner, and supports hands-free page turning. Users can also create and edit music notation, and collaborate with others.

Highlights
  • Import and organize sheet music (PDF, MusicXML)
  • Annotate with Apple Pencil or finger
  • Hands-free page turning via gestures
  • Built-in metronome, tuner, and tempo trainer
  • Create setlists for performances
  • Edit and write music notation
  • Collaborative rehearsal features
Features
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OnScore is a music stand for musicians: import your scores, mark them up, order them into setlists, and perform straight through. Metronome, tuner, tempo trainer and recorder are built in. Bring your music in as PDF or MusicXML, photograph paper with the camera, or search free public domain scores. Then read it, mark it up, practise it and perform from it, all in one place. READING Page turns that keep up with you. Tap the edge of the page, swipe, or use a Bluetooth pedal. Choose the layout that suits the music: single page, two page spread, half page so there is no gap at the turn, continuous scroll, or reflow, which re-engraves a structured score to fit your screen. HANDS FREE Turn pages with a glance. Wink, turn your head, nod, raise an eyebrow or open your mouth. You choose the gesture and how sensitive it is. The camera work happens on your device and nothing leaves it. MARKING UP Fingerings, bowings, dynamics, cues and reminders, written with the Apple Pencil or your finger. A full set of musical stamps drawn in professional notation, plus text, highlights and shapes. Keep your marks on separate layers, so a teacher's notes and your own can be shown or hidden independently. Originals are never altered. SETLISTS AND PERFORMANCE Put pieces in the order you will play them, with markers for sections, intermissions or a note to yourself. Performance Mode clears the screen, keeps it awake, and preloads pages so turns never stutter. PRACTICE A metronome with tap tempo, count in and subdivisions. A chromatic tuner with adjustable reference pitch and transposition for wind and brass players. A tempo trainer that raises the tempo stage by stage. A recorder for takes you want to hear back. Your sessions and streak are kept so you can see the work adding up. WRITING AND EDITING Edit structured scores note by note: pitches, accidentals, dynamics, lyrics, whole staves. Write by hand on blank manuscript paper in the layout you choose. Export MusicXML, MIDI, a single part, or a PDF with your annotations included. PLAYING TOGETHER Lead a rehearsal over the local network. Everyone follows the same piece, the same page and the same place in the setlist. YOUR LIBRARY Folders, tags, collections, composers, genres and instruments, with search across all of it. Backup and restore when you want to move to a new device. DRAW MUSIC. Turn drawings into music. Every line you draw plays as music: height sets the pitch, colour picks the instrument, and shapes make rhythm. Choose from sounds like grand piano, strings and synths, add layers like tracks, and pick a style from lo-fi to cinematic. Made for every age, with no music knowledge needed. Export a video with your drawing coming to life, and share it anywhere. You can even turn it into sheet music and edit. BUILT FOR IPAD AND IPHONE Designed for the iPad on the stand and the iPhone in your pocket, with the layout adapting to whichever you are holding. Available in multiple languages. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://harmono.app/onscore/privacy

Screenshots

Subdivide4 screens
OnScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnScore at none against Subdivide's 3. OnScore also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Subdivide's advantage is ratings volume (191 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Subdivide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OnScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OnScore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subdivide has 191 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subdivide ships an update every 10 days, OnScore every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Subdivide versus OnScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubdivideOnScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (191 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings191 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTap FiveHarmono LLC

Customer experience

Subdivide

All ratings189 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OnScore

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Subdivide

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$44.99
None

OnScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subdivide free?
Subdivide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OnScore free?
OnScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subdivide or OnScore?
OnScore is rated higher. Subdivide averages 4.7 out of 5 from 191 ratings, while OnScore averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Subdivide or OnScore have ads?
Neither Subdivide nor OnScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subdivide or OnScore?
Subdivide ships an update every 10 days, and OnScore every 4 days. Most recently, Subdivide was updated on October 24, 2026 and OnScore on October 29, 2026.

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