Comparison

enScore vs OpenScore

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

Head to head
About

enScore

This app helps musicians read, annotate, and perform sheet music. Organize your entire library, add notes with a stylus or finger, and turn pages hands-free. It also offers research tools and practice aids.

Highlights
  • PDF sheet music reader
  • Hand-free page turning
  • Digital annotation tools
  • Library organization and search
  • Integrated research features
  • Practice tools with looping and slowing
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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enScore is a sheet music reader for PDF scores. Write on your music with Apple Pencil or your finger, turn pages with a foot pedal, and keep your whole library organised and searchable. Free to download. PAGE TURNS Half-page turns show the top of the next page while you finish the current one. Turn by tap, swipe, a Bluetooth foot pedal or a MIDI controller. Setlists move from one piece to the next, and the screen stays on while you play. ANNOTATION Add fingerings, bowings, text and stamps, highlight passages, and white out printed markings. Works with Apple Pencil or your finger, and responds to pressure. YOUR LIBRARY Import a folder of PDFs and enScore names them for you: "scan_0014.pdf" becomes "Cello Concerto, Elgar", with the title and composer filled in. Search IMSLP's public-domain library from inside the app and import a score in one tap. Search your own library by title, composer, tag, key or text in the PDF, and scan pages with your camera or a scanner. RESEARCH Open Research beside the score to learn the story behind the piece: when and why it was written, its composer, and what to listen for. Key points come in plain language, musical terms are explained in your language, and exam-style questions help students prepare for music exams. Anything you look up stays available offline. PRACTICE Attach a recording or a YouTube video and the pages turn with it. Loop a section and slow it down. A practice log tracks your daily time and streaks. FROM FORSCORE Import your library from a .4sc file, including annotations, stamps and layers. EVERY DEVICE enScore runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. With Sync, your scores and annotations stay the same on every device you sign in to. Without an account, everything works offline on one device. PRICING The app is free with no time limit: unlimited scores, annotation, page turns, pedals, scanning, metronome and tuner. enScore Pro is a one-time purchase that adds setlists with page ranges and tempos, annotation layers, Score Snips, Score Shortcuts and IMSLP search. Sync is an optional monthly or yearly subscription for using your library on more than one device. Purchases unlock on every device you sign in to. ALSO INCLUDED - Metronome, tuner and pitch generator - MIDI program changes when a score opens - Share a setlist as one file - Light, dark, sepia and inverted page colours - Blank manuscript paper - Print and export with annotations - Recently Deleted, so nothing is lost by accident - 18 languages Questions or ideas: support@enscore.app Terms: https://enscore.app/terms

About

OpenScore

Features
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Open your sheet music and focus on playing. OpenScore brings score management, annotation, page turning, and practice tracking together in one app. From daily practice to stage preparation, open the music you need on iPhone and iPad. • Import PDFs and photos of your scores, or capture paper sheet music with the camera. Arrange your pieces into setlists so the music you need for practice and performance comes up in order. • Mark fingerings, expression, and tricky spots with freehand notes and the highlighter. Keep what you learned in your lesson and noticed while practicing right on the page. • Turn to the next page with a wink or a nod. Keep reading even while both hands are on the instrument. • Set your tempo with the metronome and record your playing. Listen back to find what to polish in your next session. • Check your practice time by piece and your daily history. Look back on the practice you've built up and shape a routine of your own. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

enScore4 screens
OpenScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

enScore and OpenScore are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. enScore sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and OpenScore sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

enScore ships an update every 2 days, OpenScore every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
enScore versus OpenScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterenScoreOpenScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan VardouniotisNemo Studio (KR)

In-app purchases

10 purchases

enScore

Subscriptions2
  • enScore Sync (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • enScore Sync (Yearly)$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • Sheet music edition$2.79
  • Sheet music edition$3.79
  • Sheet music edition$4.39
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  • Sheet music edition$4.79
  • Sheet music edition$5.49
  • Sheet music edition$6.49
  • Sheet music edition$7.49
  • enScore Pro$9.99
3 purchases

OpenScore

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus$19.99

Questions

Is enScore free?
enScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenScore free?
OpenScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do enScore or OpenScore have ads?
Neither enScore nor OpenScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, enScore or OpenScore?
enScore ships an update every 2 days, and OpenScore every 3 days. Most recently, enScore was updated on November 13, 2026 and OpenScore on November 10, 2026.

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