Caternome vs Pure Score Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caternome
This app offers a unique metronome experience with a visual caterpillar that moves to the rhythm. Customize tempo, division types, and beat division levels to suit your practice needs.
- Visual caterpillar animation
- Customizable tempo
- Duple or triple division types
- Adjustable beat division levels
- Pulse, division, and subdivision visualization
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Feel the beat as you move along with the caterpillar in this fun metronome alternative. Choose your: - tempo - division type (duple or triple) - beat division level (pulse, division, subdivision) The caterpillar sways with the pulse (macrobeat), stomps to the duple or triple beat division (microbeat), and pulses to the subdivision.
Pure Score Reader
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Your sheet music, always on stage. Pure Score Reader is a fast, distraction-free reader for your PDF scores. Import, annotate, and build setlists — then turn pages with a tap, a swipe, or a Bluetooth pedal. Everything a performer needs, and nothing in the way. ■ Distraction-free reading Read one page at a time or as a two-page spread. Smart zoom crops blank margins so the music fills the screen — nothing else gets in the way. ■ Effortless page turns Turn pages with a tap, a swipe, or a Bluetooth foot pedal — and pick up right where you left off. ■ Annotate in layers Mark up with a pressure-sensitive pen and highlighter. Keep fingerings, cuts, and cues on separate layers you can show or hide per performance. ■ Setlists Build a virtual score book — pages picked from any piece, in your running order. Jump straight to the next number. ■ Find any score fast Organize with labels and folders, and search by title or composer. Your whole library is one tap away. ■ Sync through your Drive Keep every device in sync through your own Google Drive. Your scores stay yours — there's no account to create. ■ Your library stays yours Works offline. No ads, no analytics profile, no selling your data. Just your music. ■ Simple, fair pricing Start free with up to 4 scores, 2 setlists, and PDFs up to 15 MB — annotations, layers, and Drive sync included. Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase (Essential): unlimited scores, unlimited setlists, any PDF file size, and all future updates. No subscription — pay once, keep it forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pure Score Reader at Free against Caternome's $0.99. Caternome's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Pure Score Reader is free to download; Caternome costs $0.99 up front. Pure Score Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Caternome asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Caternome | Pure Score Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laura Gabrielson | Sukodama Inc. |
In-app purchases
Caternome
No in-app purchases
Pure Score Reader
- Pure Score Reader Essential$17.99
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