Comparison

Notation vs Midi to Sheet

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

Head to head
About

Notation

Create, edit, and share professional sheet music on your mobile device. This app offers intuitive touch notation, multi-staff playback, and web score sharing for composers, arrangers, and students. Export to various formats and collaborate easily.

Highlights
  • Touch notation keyboard
  • Multi-staff playback
  • Web score sharing
  • MusicXML, MIDI, PDF export
  • Cloud sync
  • Lyrics and chord support
Features
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Notation is professional sheet music notation for composers, arrangers, and music students. Capture a motif at the piano, tweak harmony on your commute, or share a link before rehearsal—all on iPhone or iPad with lyrics and chords. If you read a staff, you can go from a piano sketch to multi-staff scores for class and rehearsal. TOUCH NOTATION A notation keyboard replaces deep menus: tap notes and markings, or select on the staff to edit. Undo/redo for commutes, rehearsal gaps, or at the piano. On the free tier, inserting or editing measures shifts later bars automatically so the rest of the score stays aligned. WRITE AND HEAR IT Multi-staff playback; on long scores, playback follows your edit position. Composer Pro: per-staff Mute and Solo for full scores. WEB SCORE SHARING Generate a web score link—text or email to teachers, singers, or collaborators. Any browser shows standard notation and multi-part playback without installing the app. Print-friendly pages for handouts. PDF for archives and fixed layout; web links when your choir or band needs to hear the piece before rehearsal. Many mobile apps stop at PDF or screenshots; Notation shares playable web scores with the same playback and layout as on your device. EXPORT AND INTERCHANGE MusicXML, MIDI, PDF (screen preview + A4 print PDF). Import MusicXML without length limits—continue in MuseScore, Sibelius, etc. Free tier: starter export allowance. Composer Pro: unlimited export, clean PDF (see app for web-link limits). IPAD PRO WORKSPACE On iPad, library and score sit side by side for desktop-like sessions. iPhone: full notation and sharing when you are catching ideas on the go. YOU CAN ALSO: - Piano keyboard chord stacks; multi-verse lyrics with melismas and paste lyrics line by line; measure insert/copy/paste/delete - Ties, slurs, manual beams—free - Cloud sync (web links need sign-in + sync); Composer Pro: 8 staves, 2 voices per staff, transpose, meter changes NOTATION COVERAGE: * Notes/rests, dots, ties, slurs, beams (manual break/join) * Triplets; quintuplets–septuplets (Composer Pro) * Ornaments, articulations, dynamics, hairpins * Lyrics (verses), chords; title/composer/lyricist header * Clefs, time, tempo; major/minor keys; accidentals * Repeats, voltas, D.S./D.C.; pickups; measure-level edits * Templates: piano grand, treble/bass single staff, custom; long-score paging SUBSCRIPTION & LEGAL (COMPOSER PRO — OPTIONAL) Notation offers an optional paid membership called Composer Pro. You can subscribe in the app under Me → Upgrade. No subscription is required to create, edit, save, or play scores on the free tier. AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION • Name: Composer Pro — Weekly Plan • Length: 1 week (renews every week) • Price: Shown on the in-app purchase screen before you confirm (localized price; may vary by country or region). If a free trial is available in your region, it is displayed on the subscription screen before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. WHAT COMPOSER PRO INCLUDES • Advanced composing: full transposition and any key; up to 8 staves and 2 voices per staff; meter changes and special/additive meters; undo/redo; advanced repeat playback • Delivery & export: unlimited exports (MusicXML, and web score links); • Playback: full instrument library; per-staff mute and solo • Other: ad-free experience; community publishing; priority support Privacy Policy: https://solfegehub.com/UserManagerPrivacy_en.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://solfegehub.com/UserManagerTerms_en.html

About

Midi to Sheet

Features
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Midi to Sheet Convert your MIDI files into readable and customizable sheet music. Midi to Sheet is an application designed for musicians, pianists, teachers, and students who want to work easily from MIDI files. View, listen to, edit, and export your sheet music with a wide range of tools built for musical practice. Main Features MIDI → Sheet Music Conversion • Import MIDI files in format 0 and 1 • Automatic sheet music generation • Automatic key signature (KS) and time signature (TS) detection • Manual signature editing Display Modes • Smooth horizontal scrolling • Page view display Playback and Practice Tools • Adjustable playback speed • Built-in metronome • Beat pulse playback • Pulse management options • A/B loop to repeat a passage • Count-in before playback Instrument and Track Management • Instrument switching • Load your own SoundFonts • Global or per-instrument transposition • Track muting • Track hiding Advanced Notation Features • Customizable layout • Automatic clef changes • Ottava management • Automatic ornament detection (turns and trills, experimental) • Dynamic markings support (experimental feature) Piano and Orchestral Practice • Ideal for hands-separate practice • Accompaniment practice • Suitable for four-hand pieces and orchestration work Export and Saving • PDF export • MIDI file-specific presets Connectivity • MIDI connection support Midi to Sheet is the perfect tool to learn, analyze, and practice your music from MIDI files, with an experience designed for everyday musical work. Midi to Sheet is free to download and lets you try its main features. Full access to all tools may be available through an in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Notation4 screens
Midi to Sheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Midi to Sheet at none against Notation's shown. Notation's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Midi to Sheet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notation ships an update every 10 days, Midi to Sheet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Notation versus Midi to Sheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotationMidi to Sheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer凯 张Romaric de Perier

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Notation

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Subscription · NotationAI3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access · NotationAI$19.99
1 purchases

Midi to Sheet

One-time1
  • MIDI to Sheet — Full Version$11.99

Questions

Is Notation free?
Notation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Midi to Sheet free?
Midi to Sheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notation or Midi to Sheet have ads?
Notation shows ads; Midi to Sheet does not.
Which is updated more often, Notation or Midi to Sheet?
Notation ships an update every 10 days, and Midi to Sheet every 3 weeks. Most recently, Notation was updated on November 5, 2026 and Midi to Sheet on November 10, 2026.

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