Comparison

Simple Trombone vs ScoreLibrary

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

Head to head
About

Simple Trombone

Features
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Experience the warm and expressive sound of the trombone on your iPhone and iPad. Simple Trombone is a modern trombone simulator built for focused practice, learning, and creative music making - featuring an authentic trombone sound, songs, rhythms, MIDI playback, and a simple recording library. AUTHENTIC TROMBONE SOUND Play with a carefully designed trombone sound that captures the character and depth of the instrument. SONGS + MIDI PRACTICE Practice with built-in songs, follow MIDI playback using a falling-note style visual guide, and adjust playback speed to match your learning pace. RHYTHMS & GROOVES Add rhythm accompaniment to strengthen timing and make practice sessions more engaging. MANAGE YOUR RECORDINGS Record your trombone performances, replay them anytime, and keep all recordings neatly organized. If you’re looking for a portable trombone app for students, brass players, or casual jam sessions, Simple Trombone keeps your music flowing wherever you are.

About

ScoreLibrary

Features
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ScoreLibrary is a music score reader built for daily practice rather than the concert stage. It's the first score app with a real time-machine view of your annotations. 【Time Machine】 Every pen stroke is auto-snapshotted hourly. The vertical slider in the PDF viewer lets you scrub the timeline: - See only what you wrote this morning - See only the conductor's notes from last week's rehearsal - "Pin this as current" promotes a past state without losing the future snapshots This is unique among score reading apps. 【Smart Japanese Instrument Detection】 When you import PDFs, on-device OCR picks out the instrument and part number, automatically renaming "15_Trumpet3.pdf" to "Murdoch's Last Letter_Tp_3rd.pdf" or your localized equivalent. - 90+ instrument patterns (Western and Japanese) - Composer / arranger detection - Both vertical and horizontal text 【Multiple Import Paths】 - Multi-PDF picker with batched import - Whole-folder import - Camera scan to high-quality PDF - "Open in ScoreLibrary" from Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox - Files app, Mail, LINE share sheet support 【Annotations】 - Apple Pencil pen input - Two page-turn modes: paper Page Curl and smooth Slide - Attach photos anywhere on the page 【Concert / Event Management】 - Per-event annotations (your notes for Concert A don't bleed into Concert B even on the same score) - Setlists with reordering - Add multiple flyer images per event (front, back, handouts), viewable full screen - Auto-generated mute lists for what to bring 【Practice Tools】 - Chord card with audible chord lookup - Score reading card for note name / interval reference - Built-in metronome with compound-meter support (6/8, 9/8, 12/8) 【Trilingual】 Japanese / English / 简体中文 with instant in-app switching. 【Pro Tier (one-time $4.99)】 Unlocks Time Machine slider operation, "Pin this as current," paw- shaped slider thumbs, an alternate paw-stamped app icon, and a faint paw-print decoration across the tab backgrounds. Snapshots are recorded in the background for everyone, so Pro can be purchased anytime later without losing your past practice history. One-time purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

Simple Trombone4 screens
ScoreLibrary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScoreLibrary at none against Simple Trombone's shown. Simple Trombone's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). On price, 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. Simple Trombone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ScoreLibrary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Trombone ships an update every 4 weeks, ScoreLibrary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Simple Trombone versus ScoreLibrary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple TromboneScoreLibrary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa DemirDaisaku Seto

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Trombone

One-time1
  • Get Premium$4.99
1 purchases

ScoreLibrary

One-time1
  • ScoreLibrary Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Simple Trombone free?
Simple Trombone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScoreLibrary free?
ScoreLibrary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Trombone or ScoreLibrary have ads?
Simple Trombone shows ads; ScoreLibrary does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Trombone or ScoreLibrary?
Simple Trombone ships an update every 4 weeks, and ScoreLibrary every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Trombone was updated on August 22, 2026 and ScoreLibrary on September 15, 2026.

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