Comparison

SheetMuse vs Choordinator

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

Head to head
About

SheetMuse

This music practice app offers synced chords, guitar tabs, lyrics, and native sheet music. It allows musicians to mute or solo instruments, slow down tracks, and transpose without losing sync. Features include band synchronization and setlist building.

Highlights
  • Synced chords, tabs, and lyrics
  • Native sheet music with playhead sync
  • Instrument stems for muting/soloing
  • Tempo and pitch adjustment
  • Band synchronization over Wi-Fi
  • Setlist creation
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

Choordinator

Synchronize song charts and lyrics across multiple devices in real-time for live music sessions. Organize your personal music library, build setlists, and collaborate with groups. Features include individual transposition, practice tools, and offline access.

Highlights
  • Live session synchronization
  • Personal music library organization
  • Setlist building
  • Group collaboration
  • Per-person transposition
  • Practice mode with metronome
  • Offline access
Features
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Choose a song on your device. Everyone else's screen changes to the same chart, in the same key, at the same moment. No more shouting song titles across a noisy room while five people dig through folders or a 200 page PDF. WHAT IT DOES Live sessions Start a session and share a code. Anyone can join from a phone browser with that code, so the people following along don't need this app or an account. Pick the next song and every screen follows. If you auto-scroll, or manually scroll to a specific spot in the song, every screen follows to that line. Your library, your charts Paste a chart, or upload a PDF or DOCX songbook and let Smart Imports split it into separate songs. Nothing gets scraped or generated. These are the charts you already own, organized and searchable, with tags and play counts. Setlists Build a set ahead of a gig and use it as a baseline. We estimate each song's length as you go, so you know if the set fits the slot. Groups/Bands Set up a group workspace with a shared library, shared setlists, and shared notes. Owner, editor, and member roles keep the chart from getting rewritten during a gig. A new player gets every chart the moment they join. Transpose per person Most useful for capos or down-tuned instruments. Individual users can transpose up/down on a per-song basis, and the leader can also shift everyone up/down at once if needed. Practice mode Tap a chord to see the fingering and hear it. Run a metronome at the song's saved tempo, and keep a link to the recording you're learning from. Offline Your library, setlists, and group charts, are available offline. Basically everything is available offline except for live sessions. Live sessions require an internet connection to broadcast positioning between devices. Foot pedals Bluetooth page-turner pedals work for scrolling and song changes. Works with the web app Same account, same library. Lead from the app, follow on a laptop, join from someone's browser. It's all one thing. WHO USES IT Jam hosts running a weekly night. Stand-ins for live performances. Band practice. Worship teams with a rotating roster. Teachers keeping a class on the same page. Open-mic hosts backing up whoever walks in. Imagine your mandolin player has to miss a gig and you have a random musician standing in for them. With Choordinator, that stand-in can follow along with your entire set without ever touching a device or having to stare at the lead guitar player's hands the whole gig. Slap a tablet in front of them following your session and they're good to go. PRICING Free covers a personal library, imports, practice mode, joining a group, and following any session. Leading a session and creating a group are Pro. Only one Pro subscription is required for a whole band/group. Questions? Reach us at support@choordinator.com.

Screenshots

SheetMuse4 screens
Choordinator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Choordinator at none against SheetMuse's 2. Choordinator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). SheetMuse's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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 $12.99 per month. Choordinator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Choordinator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of SheetMuse's written reviews are positive against 100% of Choordinator's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SheetMuse versus Choordinator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheetMuseChoordinator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStep-In CTO Pty LtdChoordinator LLC

Customer experience

SheetMuse

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Choordinator

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SheetMuse

Subscriptions2
  • SheetMuse Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • SheetMuse Pro Annual$99.991 Year
None

Choordinator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SheetMuse free?
SheetMuse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Choordinator free?
Choordinator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SheetMuse or Choordinator?
Choordinator is rated higher. SheetMuse averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Choordinator averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SheetMuse or Choordinator have ads?
Neither SheetMuse nor Choordinator shows ads.

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