NotationPlayer vs Scorelio

NotationPlayer turns your sheet music into sound. Open any MusicXML or ABC file, choose from over 100 realistic instruments, and hear your music played back instantly - with full tempo control, transposition, and a built-in metronome. Try every feature free for 7 days. After that, a single one-time purchase keeps NotationPlayer fully working - no subscription, no ads. Built for trad and folk musicians, with full MusicXML support for classical, jazz, choral, and any sheet music you read. Now in English, Spanish and German. PLAY YOUR MUSIC • Play MusicXML and ABC notation files with realistic instrument sounds • Adjust tempo from half speed to double speed without changing pitch • Transpose to any key with one tap • Built-in metronome with click, woodblock, and bodhrán sounds • Count-in option for a clean start • Auto-scroll follows the music as it plays FIND NEW TUNES • Search over 30,000 traditional tunes from The Session • Browse the ABC Notation archive and Henrik Norbeck's collection • Paste ABC or MusicXML notation directly into the app • 55 sample tunes included - Celtic, Classical, Bluegrass, and Jazz LEARN AND PRACTISE • Tap any note to set a cue point and play from there • Loop any section by selecting start and end notes - perfect for tricky passages • Show note names on every note - as letters (C, D, E), in solfège (Do, Re, Mi) or German style (H, B) • Lyrics displayed and synced to playback • Swing control for jazz and traditional styles MULTI-TRACK MIXER • Assign different instruments to each voice or part • 100+ instruments including fiddle, tin whistle, mandolin, piano, guitar, flute, choir, and more • Volume, pan, mute, and solo controls per track • Hide parts from the score - see just your own line while the others keep playing • Guitar chord accompaniment from chord symbols ANNOTATE YOUR SCORES • Draw on your scores with pen and highlighter • Add text notes anywhere on the page • Multiple colours and tools • Your annotations are saved with each tune ORGANISE YOUR MUSIC • Build tune sets - group tunes into medleys that play seamlessly • Create playlists with sets and individual tunes • Ensemble mode - add backing instruments to your playlists • Speed control for playlist playback • Favourites and search across your library EXPORT AND SHARE • Export scores as PDF for printing or sharing with bandmates • Export audio as MP3 • Share with other musicians WORKS OFFLINE NotationPlayer works without an internet connection. Your tunes, instruments, and playlists are always available - perfect for rehearsals, sessions, and practice anywhere. FREE TRIAL, THEN BUY ONCE Every feature is unlocked for your first 7 days. After the trial, scores still open and play a 30-second preview; a one-time purchase unlocks everything again, for good. There is no subscription, and purchases can be restored on a new device. Built for musicians who want their notation to do more than just sit on the page. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Scorelio plays the score files you already have — MusicXML, MIDI, MuseScore and Finale. Mute, solo and rebalance any part — reading, listening and practice all happen on one phone. No score at hand? Try the bundled sample — a four-part choir piece — right away. ■ Supported file formats - MusicXML (.xml / .musicxml / .mxl) - Standard MIDI File (.mid / .midi) - MuseScore (.mscz / .mscx) - Finale (.musx / .mus) ■ Reading - Orchestral playback with a cursor that follows the music in real time - Tap anywhere on the score to play from there; jump to any measure or section - Turn pages or hold the playback position centred or left of centre; pinch-to-zoom, double-tap to fit, full-screen paper layout, single-line horizontal scroll - Solfège syllables (movable do) under the notes, taken from the key signature and following changes of key - Write on the score: text notes and a freehand pen. What you write stays on the same notes when you change the staff size or the layout, and the score file itself is never changed - Dark theme, with an option to invert the score colors ■ Practising part by part - Per-part mute, solo, volume and instrument (sound) - Hide the other staves and read only your own line (hidden parts keep playing) - A-B repeat with beat-snapped markers, and a tempo that can rise each lap - Tempo from 50 to 300 BPM, with a one-bar count-in - Metronome with selectable click sounds, on every beat or on the offbeats - Chord track: automatic backing that follows the chord symbols in the score, with selectable voicings - Audio track: your own backing or reference recording in sync with the score — it follows even when you change the tempo - Settings and annotations are remembered per score and come back when you reopen it - Recent scores on the home screen, and lists to group them by band or concert - Play and pause from the lock screen or headphones - Control from an external keyboard or a page-turner pedal, and screen reader support (VoiceOver) ■ Ways to practice - Solo your own part to learn it, then mute it and play along with the rest - Loop the two bars that keep going wrong, slowly at first, faster each lap - Read your own staff large while the rest of the ensemble keeps playing - Play through against a backing track, the metronome or the chord backing - Sight-read something new with the solfège syllables to hear how the notes relate ■ Scorelio Pro (one-time purchase) A single purchase unlocks everything below and restores on your other devices with the same account: - Remove ads - An additional sound font, plus your own sound fonts (.sf2 / .sf3) - Export scores and performances (MusicXML, also compressed .mxl / MIDI / PDF / audio .m4a / video .mp4) - Transpose by semitone - Play in full-page view, with the current bar marked and pages turning on their own - Notation and reference pitch: show transposing parts as written or as they sound, and tune to A=442 or another reference ■ Privacy-friendly by design - The contents and names of the scores you open are processed only on your device and never uploaded - Viewing, playback and Pro features such as transpose and export work without an internet connection — you only need a connection to purchase or restore Pro - No name, email, or account sign-in required - An advertising ID is collected for ad delivery, and anonymous usage and crash data for quality improvement (see the privacy policy) ■ Languages English / German / Japanese / Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / Korean / Vietnamese / French / Portuguese (Brazil) Whether you sing in a choir, play in a wind ensemble, rehearse in a band, or prepare for your next lesson, Scorelio fits in your pocket.