Comparison

Caternome vs Pure Score Reader

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Visual caterpillar animation
  • Customizable tempo
  • Duple or triple division types
  • Adjustable beat division levels
  • Pulse, division, and subdivision visualization
Features
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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.

About

Pure Score Reader

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Caternome3 screens
Pure Score Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Caternome versus Pure Score Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaternomePure Score Reader
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaura GabrielsonSukodama Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Caternome

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pure Score Reader

One-time1
  • Pure Score Reader Essential$17.99

Questions

Is Caternome free?
Caternome costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pure Score Reader free?
Pure Score Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Caternome or Pure Score Reader have ads?
Neither Caternome nor Pure Score Reader shows ads.

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