enScore vs CantaVue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
enScore
This app is a digital sheet music viewer and organizer for musicians. It allows users to import, annotate, and display scores on Apple devices, with features for page turning, bookmarking, and a built-in metronome. Optional pro features and cloud sync are available.
- Import unlimited PDFs
- Annotate with Apple Pencil or finger
- Full-screen, side-by-side, single-page layouts
- Customizable page turns
- Built-in metronome
- Bookmark scores
- Annotation layers
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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
CantaVue
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CantaVue From the first read-through to your next performance. Bring your scores, annotations and practice together in one focused space. A home for your repertoire Import PDFs, organize with tags, favorites and libraries, then bring scores or page ranges into your next setlist. A clearer view of your music Single-page, two-page and continuous reading, with zoom and quick page navigation to suit your score. Make the score your own Capture fingering and expression with ink, highlights, text and music symbols. Organize revisions with layers and history. Give your practice a rhythm Bring goals, session records and local recordings together. Listen back, reflect and keep moving with purpose. Ideas can change. Originals should stay. Annotations and reading adjustments preserve the original PDF. Your library is stored locally, with exports and backups you control. Data is transferred only when you connect a service and explicitly start an operation. Automatic cloud sync is not available. Does photo import recognize musical notes? Image and scan import creates a PDF for reading and annotation. It does not convert notes into editable notation. Music recognition remains a research direction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CantaVue at none against enScore's 10. enScore's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. enScore sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CantaVue asks for nothing beyond the download.
enScore ships an update every 2 days, CantaVue every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | enScore | CantaVue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Vardouniotis | FindTop Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
enScore
- enScore Sync (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- enScore Sync (Yearly)$14.991 Year
- 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
CantaVue
No in-app purchases









