MusicBook Pro vs Pure Score Reader

MusicBook Pro is a private Apple-native songwriting, songbook, setlist and live performance app for singer-songwriters, solo performers, guitarists and small bands. WRITE AND ORGANIZE Capture text, audio and video Ideas before they disappear. Develop related Ideas in Projects, move them into editable Drafts or Songs, and keep lyrics, chords, sections, keys, capo, tuning, tempo, notes and versions together. PERFORM YOUR WAY Build ordered setlists with Songs and timed or untimed breaks. Open Performance with large readable lyrics and chords, or use the full Setlist View to keep the complete running order visible with the current song highlighted. Switch views from Live Settings whenever the stage situation changes. STAGE-SAFE TOOLS Use deliberate next-song safety, Performance Lock, Panic recovery, SmartScroll, set timers, break timers, pedal reminders, optional MIDI cues, external display and iPhone Remote controls. Sessions save rehearsal or concert timing without recording the performance. SMART, REVIEWABLE HELP SmartFunctions can assist with layout, rhymes, writing feedback, chord inspiration, setlist order and rehearsal focus. Transcribe turns recordings of your own ideas into editable Draft Lyrics with Apple speech technology. Suggestions remain review-first and under your control. YOUR APPLE WORKFLOW Work across iPhone, iPad and Mac, capture quick Ideas from Apple Watch and widgets, and use the free Apple TV companion for read-only big-screen lyrics and Performance. Optional private iCloud sync keeps supported library data across your own devices. FREE EXPERIENCE Every feature is included in the free version. Save up to 6 Songs, 2 Drafts, 2 Ideas, 2 Projects and 2 Setlists; Sessions are unlimited. Full Version removes those library limits with one purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No third-party tracking. No automatic lyric or chord downloads. MusicBook Pro is for original songs and cover material you have the right to use.

Your sheet music, always on stage. Pure Score Reader is a fast, distraction-free reader for your PDF scores. Import, annotate, and build setlists — then turn pages with a tap, a swipe, or a Bluetooth pedal. Everything a performer needs, and nothing in the way. ■ Distraction-free reading Read one page at a time or as a two-page spread. Smart zoom crops blank margins so the music fills the screen — nothing else gets in the way. ■ Effortless page turns Turn pages with a tap, a swipe, or a Bluetooth foot pedal — and pick up right where you left off. ■ Annotate in layers Mark up with a pressure-sensitive pen and highlighter. Keep fingerings, cuts, and cues on separate layers you can show or hide per performance. ■ Setlists Build a virtual score book — pages picked from any piece, in your running order. Jump straight to the next number. ■ Find any score fast Organize with labels and folders, and search by title or composer. Your whole library is one tap away. ■ Sync through your Drive Keep every device in sync through your own Google Drive. Your scores stay yours — there's no account to create. ■ Your library stays yours Works offline. No ads, no analytics profile, no selling your data. Just your music. ■ Simple, fair pricing Start free with up to 4 scores, 2 setlists, and PDFs up to 15 MB — annotations, layers, and Drive sync included. Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase (Essential): unlimited scores, unlimited setlists, any PDF file size, and all future updates. No subscription — pay once, keep it forever.