Scorelyr vs NovaNota

Scorelyr revolutionizes group music practices by offering a platform that perfectly synchronizes the conductor's device with the musicians'. Forget fumbling through all your scores. With Scorelyr, each score is distributed instantaneously and in a targeted way, based on each musician's instrument. The app optimizes not only band member management and event scheduling, but also makes it easy to create programs for concerts and rehearsals, making preparation as efficient as ever. Available on all the platforms, Scorelyr is THE unavoidable tool for a harmonious and collaborative music band management.

NovaNota is your central app for sheet music management—designed for musicians, bands, and choirs who want more than just a PDF viewer. Organize your pieces, play them back directly, and share them in seconds. Features: Everything in one place: - Import PDF and MXL files - Import entire libraries – bring in one or more folders of PDFs, MusicXML, MXL and MIDI files in one go, duplicates are detected - Open MIDI files – NovaNota turns them into sheet music on your device to view and play back - Get organized with AI – suggestions for titles, composers, categories and instruments with Apple Intelligence right on your device - Calendar for rehearsals and gigs – with meeting time, dress code, program and reminders; subscribe to your choir's or band's calendar or share your own - Sidebar – Library, For You, Statistics and your collections always one tap away - Drag files in – simply drag PDFs, MusicXML files and images into the window, on the Mac too - Clear library with filters, ratings, and collections - Find music quickly through smart organization Play, don't just view: - Crisp, optimized display of PDF sheet music - Handwritten notes saved reliably and clearly visible in Dark Mode, double-tap Apple Pencil to switch between pen and eraser - Manage pages – add pages to PDF and image scores from Files, Photos or a camera scan, reorder and remove them - Table of contents – your own chapters for PDF scores, title suggested from the PDF, a toolbar button jumps straight there - Convert PDF to MXL sheet music - Play MXL files directly - Perfect for practice, rehearsals, and performances Edit & compose scores (Pro): - Create new pieces, enter notes with the keyboard or directly in the score - Slurs, accidentals, lyrics, chord symbols, repeats and endings - Correct imported MusicXML scores Play along & practice smarter: - Virtual instruments: piano, kalimba, tin & low whistle, guitar and bass - Practice statistics – how often and how long you practice each piece, visible only to you - Player with time slider, tempo right on the timeline and page turns with a tap on the page edge - Violin and viola – with string fingerings below the notes - Play-along for strings – for violin, viola, cello and double bass the notes fall in string lanes onto a play line, with fingering and a lit-up fingerboard - Note names, kalimba numbers, whistle fingerings or guitar and bass TAB below the notes - Volume, instrument, key and transposition per track - Loop any section to practice Backing tracks, metronome & tuner: - Play along with your backing tracks - Integrated metronome for precise timing - Tune your instruments or monitor your playing accuracy - Ideal for effective practice BandConnect – easy sharing: - Share sheet music via QR code or link - Perfect for bands, ensembles, and lessons - No searching, no clutter Hands-free control: - Support for Bluetooth foot pedals - Turn pages and control playback hands-free - Control score playback from the Lock Screen and with your headphone buttons On all devices: - iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch (sync via iCloud, Nextcloud, or Google Drive) - Ready for iPhone Duo - Menu bar and keyboard shortcuts on iPad and Mac, in the editor type notes with A–G and choose note values with 1–6 - Tempo via the Digital Crown on Apple Watch Your sheet music, always with you! NovaNota is the perfect solution for musicians, bands, and choirs looking to organize, play, and share their sheet music digitally—simply, quickly, and reliably.