Notalune vs Opuscan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notalune
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Notalune shows the name of every note, right on your own sheet music. Point your iPhone or iPad at printed sheet music and Notalune overlays the note names directly above the notes: English (C D E F G A B), German and Czech (C D E F G A H), solfège (do re mi) or Japanese katakana (ド レ ミ). No typing, no searching, no flipping through theory books. BUILT ON TRUST Notalune follows one rule: blank beats wrong. If it is not sure about a note, it leaves it unnamed instead of guessing. One tap on the traffic light shows how confident every name is (green, orange, red). Every scan starts with a quick clef check, and any name can be corrected in two taps. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Quick reading: point at one measure or a whole page and get the names in seconds. Nothing to create first; keep the reading or let it go • Any measure opens in place, with practice, editing, re-reading and sharing tools around it • Pieces: build your own library, piece by piece, measure by measure • Whole pages: photograph a full page or import a scan, map its measures, and read them one tap at a time • PDF import: title, composer and tempo fill in from the file, and every measure reads itself in while you watch • Open in Notalune: send a PDF from Mail, Files or WhatsApp straight into the app • Octave numbers, if you want them: c¹ c² in the Central European style, C4 C5 elsewhere • Annotated page: the assembled page with every name in place; practice from it with pinch-zoom and free pan • Print and share: export the annotated page or the whole piece as a PDF (Pro) • Metronome: a real mechanical metronome with tap tempo, free and unlimited • Corrections: fix any name, change the clef or key, or revert; uncertain notes are easy to spot FOR REAL SHEET MUSIC From method books and first songbooks up to harder repertoire. Recognition works best on printed music photographed up close, one measure at a time. In My Sheet Music you can assemble and read whole pages, measure by measure. A SCAFFOLD, NOT A CRUTCH The names are made to be hidden. In practice mode, tap a single name to hide just that note and test yourself. Tap again to reveal it, or bring them all back at once. The goal is the day you read without Notalune. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. Photos are processed on-device and stored only in the app. No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. The app never connects to the internet. If you opt in to help improve recognition, correction snippets are stored locally on your device; you decide if and when to share them, manually. FREE AND PRO Free: 10 quick readings in total, 3 pieces with one page each, the full metronome, practice mode, and every reading and correction tool. The 10 readings are a one-off allowance, not a daily quota - nothing resets, and nothing expires. Pro: Notalune Pro is a one-time purchase - no subscription, no trial to expire - that removes the limits and adds printing & sharing of annotated PDFs. Family Sharing included. IPHONE AND IPAD One purchase covers both. On iPad the reading page shows at close to print size, so you can play straight from the stand. LANGUAGES Seven: English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese. Note naming in English (B), German and Czech (H), solfège, or Japanese katakana. The naming follows your choice, not your phone's language: a fixed-do player keeps do re mi on an English phone. Notalune reads notes so you can play them.
Opuscan
Transform printed sheet music into editable digital scores. Convert photos or PDFs into MusicXML and MIDI formats compatible with your favorite notation apps and DAWs. Pay only for the pages you convert, with no ongoing subscription.
- Scan sheet music from photos or PDFs
- Convert to MusicXML and MIDI
- Works with notation apps and DAWs
- Pay-per-page conversion model
- No subscription required
- Supports printed and engraved music
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Turn printed sheet music into an accurate, editable score in seconds, right from your iPhone or iPad. Snap a photo of a page, import a PDF, or add images from Photos or Files, and Opuscan gives you clean MusicXML and MIDI ready for the notation app or DAW you already use. No sign-in, no subscription: you pay only for the pages you convert. MUSIC AI THAT ACTUALLY READS MUSIC Opuscan runs on Tutteo's own optical music recognition model, built and trained in-house and served from our cloud. It doesn't just spot symbols on the page, it reads and understands the music on the staff, so the details that make a score correct come through far more often. Powerful cloud GPUs do the work, so every conversion is fast and always uses our newest, most accurate model. FROM PAGE TO EDITABLE SCORE IN FIVE STEPS 1. Import: snap a photo, open a PDF, or add images from Photos or Files 2. Pages: reorder, rotate, and crop 3. Convert: see exactly what it costs before anything runs 4. Review: confirm the title, score language, and each part's instrument and transposition, with a confidence hint on every guess 5. Export: save as MusicXML or MIDI, or send it straight to your editor WORKS WITH THE APPS YOU LOVE Hand your score to a notation editor (MuseScore, Dorico, Sibelius, Flat, or Finale) or drop the MIDI into your DAW (Logic Pro, GarageBand, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, or Reaper). PAY ONLY FOR WHAT YOU CONVERT No subscription. Buy a pack of page credits, spend them only when you convert, and always see the price up front. Credits never expire. BUILT FOR PRINTED AND ENGRAVED MUSIC Opuscan shines on printed and digitally engraved music: solo parts, grand-staff pieces, full multi-instrument scores, and lead sheets with chords. For the sharpest results, use clean, high-resolution pages that sit upright and flat, and keep one piece per file. An internet connection is required. Handwritten music and tablature are not supported. YOUR MUSIC STAYS YOURS We train the model on synthetic scores from our own engraving engine and public-domain music. Your scores, uploads, and private work are never used for training. Bring your printed music to life. Scan, convert, and keep composing. QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? Reach us at hello@opuscan.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Opuscan at none against Notalune's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Notalune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Opuscan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Notalune ships an update every 10 days, Opuscan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notalune | Opuscan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAVID CHRISTIAN LICHTAG | Tutteo Limited |
In-app purchases
Notalune
- Notalune Pro$9.99
Opuscan
No in-app purchases







