StaffSinger vs FiveLeaf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
StaffSinger
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Don't just count a new score in your head. Hear it. StaffSinger lets you copy a confusing passage onto a staff and plays it back with the exact rhythm and pitch. Tap the staff or use the keys Press and hold the staff to choose a pitch, or tap the two-octave piano keyboard to add a note. Choose from whole notes down to sixteenths, dotted notes, triplets and rests, and remove the note you just added in one tap. Play along with a metronome After a count-in, the score plays to the metronome click and the note that is sounding is highlighted in color. Change the tempo and time signature in Settings. Chords and multiple voices Stack notes on the same beat to make a chord, and split the music into separate voices. Key signatures and treble, alto and bass clefs are supported. Solfege dictation Say the note names in time with the metronome and they go onto the staff as notes. Speak on the beat and the rhythm is captured too. Say do re mi fa sol la ti in English; speech recognition runs entirely on your device. Paste a score as text Paste text written in a fixed format and the staff fills in. Copy the rule, give it to an AI along with a photo of your score, then paste what it returns. Reference photo Take a photo of the score you are reading and keep it on screen to compare while you copy it out. Keep it beside you for choir, church music, instrument lessons and music school entrance prep, whenever you need to read music quickly.
FiveLeaf
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Keep your day in five letters. You do not have to write much. Five letters are enough to hold on to today. It takes five seconds, and those five seconds become the most precious thing five years from now. β Five letters Β· One entry a day, five letters only Β· Written late at night? You can still fix it until noon the next day Β· After that it stays as the words of that day β One frame of today Β· Add a single photo or a five-second video Β· The original stays untouched β film filters are laid on when you look Β· The color of the day, the place and the weather are quietly noted with it β It changes as it piles up Β· A month flows down the screen like a strip of film Β· Locked entries β cover a day you would rather not show with Face ID Β· Send a day to your future self and let it come back later β Quiet principles Β· No account. There is no sign-in screen Β· Entries stay on this device, and you export a backup whenever you want Β· No ads, no friends, no likes FiveLeaf Plus Unlocks every film filter, the widgets, icon and paper choices, the yearly Mood palette, Years β the same date across many years in one column, Monthly Film, and letters you write to your future self. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Subscriptions are charged to your App Store account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://letsean.dev/fiveleaf/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StaffSinger at none against FiveLeaf's 3. StaffSinger also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). FiveLeaf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. FiveLeaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. StaffSinger asks for nothing beyond the download.
StaffSinger ships an update every 3 weeks, FiveLeaf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StaffSinger | FiveLeaf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hyunho lee | SUNHO CHOI |
In-app purchases
StaffSinger
No in-app purchases
FiveLeaf
- Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Plus Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Plus Lifetime$59.99









