SheetMuse vs WNP EarShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SheetMuse
This music practice app offers synced chords, guitar tabs, lyrics, and native sheet music. It allows musicians to mute or solo instruments, transpose tracks, and build setlists for performances. It's designed as a dedicated practice tool, not a generic PDF viewer.
- Synced chords, tabs, and lyrics
- Native, moving sheet music
- Instrument stem muting and soloing
- Speed and pitch transposition
- Band sync for rehearsals
- Setlist creation for gigs
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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.
WNP EarShot
This app identifies music playing through your audio equipment and sends track information to a companion client. It's designed for DJs and streamers using setups not directly supported by other services, offering continuous listening and automatic server discovery.
- Identifies music from vinyl, CDJs, and analog gear
- Sends track info to WNP client
- Continuous listening mode
- Automatic WNP server discovery
- On-device audio processing
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Requires a subscription. Free 30-day trial included. WNP EarShot is the companion app for What's Now Playing. It uses Apple's Shazam technology to identify music playing through your vinyl decks, CDJs, analog gear, mixer, or any other setup, and automatically sends the track info to your WNP client. Perfect for DJs and streamers whose equipment isn't directly supported by What's Now Playing. If it plays music, EarShot can track it. Requires What's Now Playing 5.2.0 or later running on Mac, PC, or Linux. Features: - Continuous listening mode with configurable auto-stop - Automatic WNP server discovery on your local network - Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - On-device audio processing for privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SheetMuse at 90% against WNP EarShot's 50%. SheetMuse also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). WNP EarShot's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. SheetMuse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and WNP EarShot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SheetMuse ships an update every 4 days, WNP EarShot monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SheetMuse | WNP EarShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Step-In CTO Pty Ltd | Allen Wittenauer |
Customer experience
SheetMuse
WNP EarShot
In-app purchases
SheetMuse
- SheetMuse Pro Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- SheetMuse Pro Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
WNP EarShot
- Yearly Access1 Month trial$9.991 Year
