Page2Play vs Pianora

Got a keyboard at home but never learned to read sheet music? Page2Play turns any printed score into a playable practice piece. Scan or photograph the page, touch up the recognition in a built-in notation editor, and play the song by watching falling bars on a synced piano keyboard, with no note-reading required. Everything runs on your device. No account, no sign-in, no internet required for the core flow. Your scans, MIDI, and practice settings never leave your phone. CAPTURE • Import a scanned page (PNG, JPG, or pages exported from a PDF). Flat, evenly lit scans give the cleanest recognition. • Phone photos also work when scans aren't available; expect more cleanup in the editor on noisy phone shots. • Or skip recognition entirely and import existing MIDI or MusicXML. A REAL EDITOR, NOT JUST A VIEWER Recognition is rarely perfect, so Page2Play ships with the tools to fix anything the recognizer missed, right on the phone, with no desktop round-trip: • Tap a note and change its pitch. • Change the key signature when the recognizer guessed wrong. • Change the time signature per measure. • Insert or delete measures anywhere in the score. • Wrap notes into tuplets (triplets and other 3:2 groupings). • Multi-page navigation with per-page editing. • Undo and redo across the whole session. • Export to MusicXML (round-trip with desktop notation software), MIDI, or PDF, either a single page or the entire score. PRACTICE WITHOUT READING • Falling bars: notes drop onto a piano keyboard at the speed you choose. Watch the bars, press the matching keys on your piano. That's it. • Mute either hand to focus on the other. • A/B loop any passage until it clicks. • Slow it down or speed it up while keeping the pitch intact. • No MIDI cable? Play along on any acoustic or digital piano and Page2Play listens through the microphone. A Bluetooth or USB MIDI keyboard also connects, for the tightest timing. • Listen back with a built-in upright-piano sound. • Score mode: play a song on your MIDI keyboard or through the microphone for a graded run, with accuracy, combo, and a full-combo goal, plus your best score saved per song. • Practice stats: daily practice time, a running streak, and per-song totals for plays, time, and best score. RECOGNITION PIPELINE Page2Play uses an on-device optical music recognition pipeline trained on printed scores. It handles multi-staff piano music, key and time signatures, rests, ties, accidentals, and clef changes. Recognition takes roughly a minute or two per page depending on your device and whether GPU acceleration is enabled (Settings, then GPU acceleration). PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No analytics, no advertising, no tracking. • Optional crash reporting (Sentry) sends only stack traces, with no images, no MIDI, and no titles. • No data is uploaded for model training or any other purpose. Full privacy policy: https://page2play.app/privacy WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone with a keyboard at home and a song they want to play, who never got around to learning to read music, or got rusty. • Self-taught players who learn by watching, not by reading. • People with a stack of sheet music collecting dust. WHAT YOU NEED • A mobile phone. • A piano or keyboard to play along on (any acoustic, digital, or MIDI controller works; Page2Play tells you what to press, you press it). • A clean scan (PNG, JPG, or PDF page export) works best for recognition. • Optional: a Bluetooth or USB MIDI keyboard for the most responsive play-along. The microphone works fine without one.

Turn sheet music into sound. Turn songs into piano notes. Found a sheet of music but don't know how it should sound? Heard a beautiful melody but can't find the sheet music? Pianora helps you turn both into playable piano notes, so you can listen, follow along, and practice in a more intuitive way. From sheet music to piano Take a photo of your sheet music, import images or a PDF, or open a MusicXML file. Pianora recognizes the notes and opens them in a built-in player, ready for practice. Instead of guessing how the music should sound, you can hear it first, follow the currently playing measure, and learn at your own pace. From songs to piano notes Sometimes you don't have sheet music—just a song you love. Import an audio or video file, record directly from your piano, or paste a link to content you have the rights to use. Pianora analyzes the piano performance and converts it into playable notes. Audio recognition is optimized for piano music. Recordings with clear piano audio will produce the best results. A player built for piano practice Pianora is more than a music player. It helps you see what's happening while you listen. • Highlight the currently playing measure • Watch an 88-key piano light up as each note is played, with different colors for the left and right hands • Tap anywhere on the score to jump to that position • Swipe through Falling Notes mode to quickly navigate your performance Choose the view that fits the way you practice: • Sheet Music + Piano Keyboard • Sheet Music only • Falling Notes for a more visual learning experience Practice your way Everyone learns differently. With Pianora, you can: • Slow down or speed up playback without changing pitch • Adjust the tempo (BPM) • Transpose up or down by up to 12 semitones • Show or hide note names in Falling Notes mode For music converted from audio, you can also switch between the original recording and the generated piano playback to compare the result. Export your music Save and share your work in popular formats: • MIDI • MusicXML • WAV • M4A (AAC) Your music stays on your device Sheet music recognition and audio recognition are processed directly on your iPhone. Your sheet music and recordings are not uploaded to a server during processing, giving you greater privacy and letting you work with confidence on your own music. Whether you're learning, teaching, or simply exploring Whether you're just starting your piano journey, preparing lessons for your students, or curious about how a piece is played, Pianora makes learning piano more visual, more intuitive, and more enjoyable.