Comparison

BandoPlay vs ScoreFlow

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

Head to head

Score Reading & Annotations

Free

🎵 Music

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About

BandoPlay

Features

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BandoPlay unterstützt Dich beim Erlernen des Bandoneons/der Konzertina. Deine Stücke werden als MusicXML importiert, mit Markierungen für Zug und Druck. Du kannst dann Note für Note das Stück durcharbeiten und die App zeigt Dir an, welche Tasten für welche Noten zu drücken sind.

About

ScoreFlow

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Key Features: * Professional Rendering: Supports PDF sheet music in single-page, double-page, continuous scrolling, and partial next-page preview modes. * Precision Annotation: Low-latency Apple Pencil support on iPad for marking performance details. Apple Pencil is not supported on Mac. * Smart Tools: Custom text and measure numbers to keep practice organized. * iCloud Sync: Sync annotations and library items across devices seamlessly. * CueRack Score Timestamps: Link video collections shared from CueRack to a score, display timestamps on the score, and jump to the corresponding playback position. Control playback, skip 10 seconds, and set A–B loops in ScoreFlow. Requires CueRack. * Bluetooth Pedal Support: Hands-free page turning for rehearsals and performances. * PNG Pre-rendering: Improves loading and page-turn performance for large scores. 1. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 2. Privacy Policy: https://score-flow-indol.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

BandoPlay4 screens

ScoreFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScoreFlow at Free against BandoPlay's $3.99. BandoPlay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On update cadence, 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

ScoreFlow is free to download; BandoPlay costs $3.99 up front. ScoreFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BandoPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

BandoPlay versus ScoreFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BandoPlay	ScoreFlow
Price	$3.99	Free — better
Update frequency	Fortnightly	Fortnightly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	18.6
Further details — not scored
Size	17 MB	44 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Jörg Bleymehl	Wei Te Hsu

In-app purchases

None

BandoPlay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ScoreFlow

Subscriptions2

ScoreFlow Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
ScoreFlow Pro Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is BandoPlay free?

BandoPlay costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is ScoreFlow free?

ScoreFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do BandoPlay or ScoreFlow have ads?

Neither BandoPlay nor ScoreFlow shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BandoPlay or ScoreFlow?

BandoPlay ships an update fortnightly, and ScoreFlow fortnightly. Most recently, BandoPlay was updated on October 31, 2026 and ScoreFlow on November 5, 2026.