Comparison

SheetMuse vs NoteHound

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

Head to head
About

SheetMuse

Features
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SheetMuse is the practice app for musicians: synced chords, guitar tabs, lyrics, native sheet music, and stems — one app. Not a PDF viewer with ads. SHEET MUSIC Engraved Sheet Music moves with the playhead. Native notation for practice — the flagship SheetMuse view. CHORDS, TABS & LYRICS Chord banner and karaoke lyrics stay locked to the track. Guitar Tab on the beat grid. Fretboard chord diagrams for every change. STEMS & TRANSPOSE Mute or solo vocals, guitar, piano, drums, bass. Slow down, speed up, and transpose without losing lock. BAND SYNC & SETLISTS Rehearse together on the same Wi‑Fi. Build setlists for gigs and lessons. THE REAL SHEETMUSE Seller: Step-In CTO / sheetmuse.app. Search SheetMuse — this is the practice app, not a third-party PDF score viewer. Privacy Policy: https://sheetmuse.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

About

NoteHound

Features
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NoteHound is the music practice app for musicians who learn by ear. Slow any song to 0.1× without dropping the key. Loop the trickiest bar with sample-accurate A-B markers and a count-in click. Transcribe what you hear onto a piano roll, a 4-to-8-string guitar tab, or a live fretboard. Export to MIDI, PDF, MusicXML, plain-text tab, or a ZIP bundle for your teacher. No subscription. No account. Your audio and your transcriptions stay on your device. FEATURES SLOW DOWN MUSIC • 0.1× to 3.0× variable speed • Pitch-preserving time-stretch — the key never changes, even at the extremes • Speed ramp: automatically walk a loop from slow to performance tempo over n repetitions • Tap tempo and BPM detection • Tempo-map aware — handles songs that change tempo A-B LOOPING & PRACTICE TOOLS • Sample-accurate loop boundaries on the waveform • Count-in beats and pre-roll bar so you join the loop on the downbeat • Per-loop speed settings • Named sections (verse / chorus / solo / bridge) painted onto the waveform • Audio notes — pin a voice memo anywhere on the waveform (a fingering cue, a practice reminder, a note from a teacher) and the recording auto-plays when the playhead reaches that point • Practice tracking with mastery stages: learning → practising → up-to-speed → mastered • Per-loop attempt history with max-speed-reached PIANO ROLL EDITOR • Tap notes onto a quantised grid; drag, multi-select, group, draw • Audio sync — your transcription follows the recording bar by bar • Independent display transpose so you can read in any key • Plays through nine built-in synth voices LIVE FRETBOARD VIEW • Tap a note, see exactly where it lives on the neck • Multi-string highlighting for chord shapes • Adapts automatically to the project's tuning (standard, drop D, drop C, DADGAD, baritone, 7- and 8-string) • Full-fingerboard or focused-range display • Pairs with the tab editor — every note tapped on the tab lights up on the fretboard, and vice versa GUITAR TAB EDITOR • 4 to 8 strings, any tuning • 25+ articulations: bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, palm mutes, ghost notes, dead notes, vibrato, trills, grace notes, tied notes, let-ring • Automatic fret-position suggestions based on the previous and next notes • Audio sync with the recording so the tab cursor tracks playback • Works for guitar, bass, baritone guitar, 7- and 8-string electric, ukulele 9-INSTRUMENT MULTI-TOUCH KEYBOARD • Acoustic piano, electric piano, Rhodes, organ, synth pad, strings, bass, guitar, vibraphone • Velocity-sensitive on supported devices • Doubles as a real-time MIDI-input target MIDI • Class-compliant USB and Bluetooth MIDI controllers — plug in, no drivers, no setup • Learn-mode mapping for any control to any parameter (foot pedal → play/pause, knob → speed, pad → loop toggle) • Real-time note input straight to the piano roll • MIDI file import preserves notes, tempo map, and section markers EXPORT • MIDI, PDF, MusicXML, plain-text tab, .tab, or a ZIP bundle of all of them • Hand a transcription to any DAW or notation app: Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore, Finale, Guitar Pro FREE vs PRO Free includes two starter projects, basic A-B looping, the on-screen keyboard, and the 0.25× to 1.5× speed range. NoteHound Pro is a one-time $4.99 unlock — no subscription, restore on every device with the same Apple ID. Pro adds: • Unlimited projects • Full 0.1× to 3.0× speed range • Piano roll editor • Guitar tab editor + live fretboard view • MIDI input and MIDI file import • Every export format • Speed ramp, named sections, audio notes per section DESIGNED FOR Self-taught guitarists, pianists, and bassists. Music students. Music teachers preparing materials. Producers reverse-engineering a sample. Drummers learning fills. Anyone who learns songs by ear. Requires iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or later. No account needed.

Screenshots

SheetMuse4 screens
NoteHound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SheetMuse at every 4 days against NoteHound's every 9 days. 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. SheetMuse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and NoteHound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SheetMuse ships an update every 4 days, NoteHound every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SheetMuse versus NoteHound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheetMuseNoteHound
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStep-In CTO Pty LtdFrancesco Farruggia

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SheetMuse

Subscriptions2
  • SheetMuse Pro Monthly1 Year trial$9.991 Month
  • SheetMuse Pro Annual$59.991 Year
1 purchases

NoteHound

One-time1
  • NoteHound Pro$9.99

Questions

Is SheetMuse free?
SheetMuse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteHound free?
NoteHound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SheetMuse or NoteHound have ads?
Neither SheetMuse nor NoteHound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SheetMuse or NoteHound?
SheetMuse ships an update every 4 days, and NoteHound every 9 days. Most recently, SheetMuse was updated on October 1, 2026 and NoteHound on September 21, 2026.

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