Comparison

Acapella Band vs OnScore

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

Head to head
About

Acapella Band

Features
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Your voice is every instrument. Acapella Band is a mobile music studio that turns your voice into a full band. Sing, hum, or beatbox into your phone, then hear it back as piano, guitar, drums, bass, or any of 120+ instruments. No gear, no keyboard, no experience needed. Auto-tune built in. Every vocal gets pitch-corrected automatically, so your recordings always sound polished and professional. Sing beyond your range. Record in your comfortable octave, then transpose up or down. Your vocal range is no longer a limitation. Drag between instruments. Every track is an instrument lane. Drag a clip from vocals to piano, it plays as piano. Drag it to drums, instant beat. Drag it back, original vocals, untouched. Compose by touch. Select, copy, paste, and loop any section. Drag edges to extend clips with seamless looping. Rearrange your whole song with drag and drop. Shape your sound. Switch to waveform view and use pinch gestures to adjust volume, louder, quieter, right where you need it. Make music with the instrument you were born with. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OnScore

This app serves as a digital music stand for musicians, allowing them to import, annotate, and organize sheet music. It includes practice tools like a metronome and tuner, and supports hands-free page turning. Users can also create and edit music notation, and collaborate with others.

Highlights
  • Import and organize sheet music (PDF, MusicXML)
  • Annotate with Apple Pencil or finger
  • Hands-free page turning via gestures
  • Built-in metronome, tuner, and tempo trainer
  • Create setlists for performances
  • Edit and write music notation
  • Collaborative rehearsal features
Features
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OnScore is a music stand for musicians: import your scores, mark them up, order them into setlists, and perform straight through. Metronome, tuner, tempo trainer and recorder are built in. Bring your music in as PDF or MusicXML, photograph paper with the camera, or search free public domain scores. Then read it, mark it up, practise it and perform from it, all in one place. READING Page turns that keep up with you. Tap the edge of the page, swipe, or use a Bluetooth pedal. Choose the layout that suits the music: single page, two page spread, half page so there is no gap at the turn, continuous scroll, or reflow, which re-engraves a structured score to fit your screen. HANDS FREE Turn pages with a glance. Wink, turn your head, nod, raise an eyebrow or open your mouth. You choose the gesture and how sensitive it is. The camera work happens on your device and nothing leaves it. MARKING UP Fingerings, bowings, dynamics, cues and reminders, written with the Apple Pencil or your finger. A full set of musical stamps drawn in professional notation, plus text, highlights and shapes. Keep your marks on separate layers, so a teacher's notes and your own can be shown or hidden independently. Originals are never altered. SETLISTS AND PERFORMANCE Put pieces in the order you will play them, with markers for sections, intermissions or a note to yourself. Performance Mode clears the screen, keeps it awake, and preloads pages so turns never stutter. PRACTICE A metronome with tap tempo, count in and subdivisions. A chromatic tuner with adjustable reference pitch and transposition for wind and brass players. A tempo trainer that raises the tempo stage by stage. A recorder for takes you want to hear back. Your sessions and streak are kept so you can see the work adding up. WRITING AND EDITING Edit structured scores note by note: pitches, accidentals, dynamics, lyrics, whole staves. Write by hand on blank manuscript paper in the layout you choose. Export MusicXML, MIDI, a single part, or a PDF with your annotations included. PLAYING TOGETHER Lead a rehearsal over the local network. Everyone follows the same piece, the same page and the same place in the setlist. YOUR LIBRARY Folders, tags, collections, composers, genres and instruments, with search across all of it. Backup and restore when you want to move to a new device. DRAW MUSIC. Turn drawings into music. Every line you draw plays as music: height sets the pitch, colour picks the instrument, and shapes make rhythm. Choose from sounds like grand piano, strings and synths, add layers like tracks, and pick a style from lo-fi to cinematic. Made for every age, with no music knowledge needed. Export a video with your drawing coming to life, and share it anywhere. You can even turn it into sheet music and edit. BUILT FOR IPAD AND IPHONE Designed for the iPad on the stand and the iPhone in your pocket, with the layout adapting to whichever you are holding. Available in multiple languages. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://harmono.app/onscore/privacy

Screenshots

Acapella Band4 screens
OnScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnScore at none against Acapella Band's 3. Acapella Band's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Acapella Band sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. OnScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Acapella Band versus OnScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcapella BandOnScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAKE MICHAEL WARBURTONHarmono LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Acapella Band

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Annually$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

OnScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acapella Band free?
Acapella Band is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OnScore free?
OnScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Acapella Band or OnScore have ads?
Neither Acapella Band nor OnScore shows ads.

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