Handstrudel vs OnScore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handstrudel
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HandStrudel turns your hands into a musical instrument. Using your iPhone's camera and real-time hand tracking, every gesture becomes sound. PLAY THREE WAYS • Melodic Mode — wave your hands to control pitch, filter, reverb, and more • Grid Mode — pinch to play notes on a visual grid, hold to sustain, slide between notes • Drum Mode — pinch to trigger drums across 6 lanes: kick, snare, hi-hat, crash, ride, tom MUSIC THEORY BUILT IN • Pick any key (C through B) and scale (Major, Minor, Dorian, Pentatonic, Blues) • Chord mode plays full triads • Circle of fifths navigation with hand position SOUND DESIGN • 4 waveforms: saw, square, triangle, sine • Dual drum tracks with independent BPM • XY pad controls drum intensity and complexity • Lock any parameter to manual control RECORD & SHARE • 7-second screen recording with one tap • Share directly to Instagram Stories or Reels • Camera filters: Warm, Cool, Vivid, Noir, Vintage, Neon, and more • Motion trails show your hand paths in neon glow BUILD COMPOSITIONS • Record loops in grid or drum mode • Layer multiple loops on top of each other • Loops auto-play and repeat • Export audio as M4A JAM WITH FRIENDS • SharePlay support — jam together on FaceTime • Everyone hears each other's notes in real-time 4 FREE PRESETS • Dreamy — floaty reverb & delay • Gritty — crunchy distortion • Bouncy — playful filter bounce • Chill — slow & spacious Plus premium presets, drum kits, and filters available as in-app purchases. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
OnScore
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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. 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnScore at none against Handstrudel's 7. Handstrudel's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 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
Both are free to download. Handstrudel sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. OnScore asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Handstrudel | OnScore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khalil Hughes | Harmono LLC |
In-app purchases
Handstrudel
- HandStrudel+$2.991 Month
- HandStrudel+ (Annual)$19.991 Year
- 808 Drum Kit$0.99
- Electronic Drum Kit$0.99
- Party Pack$1.99
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- Studio Preset Pack$1.99
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
OnScore
No in-app purchases









