Comparison

StreetSampler vs ChoirXML

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

Head to head
About

StreetSampler

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THE WORLD IS YOUR SAMPLE LIBRARY StreetSampler is a sampler that turns everyday sounds into music. Record a train, a door, a voice, or the sound of the street wherever you find it. Trim and shape the sound, play it on 16 pads, and build a sequence while the inspiration is still fresh. CAPTURE FAST • Start recording instantly from the REC widget • Import audio from video • Automatically add clear, location-based titles • Create offline SHAPE YOUR SOUND • Trim intuitively with a clear waveform • Adjust pitch, speed, volume, pan, and looping • Play sounds on 16 responsive pads • Copy and rearrange pads without interrupting your flow BUILD THE BEAT • Create patterns with the built-in step sequencer • Set the BPM and save your work as a project • Automatically share recordings and projects with StreetSampler on Mac, with easy DAW import PLAY THE FX PAD • Drag a finger across the FX Pad to add effects to the whole song while it plays • Five effect banks: Aggressive, Spatial, Glitch, Shimmer and Chaos • Record your performance with REC and keep it as a new sound YOUR FILES, YOUR WAY • Recordings are saved as WAV files in the Files app, ready to open in other apps • Share projects and recordings from Projects with Messages, Mail, AirDrop and more FROM STREET TO STUDIO Pair with StreetSampler on Mac to automatically sync recordings and projects over your local Wi‑Fi network. Some sync features require Pro. STREETSAMPLER PRO UPGRADE • Unlimited saved projects • Unlimited automatic sync with Mac • StreetSampler for Mac: export, drag to DAW and more with the same purchase • One-time purchase with no subscription The Free version includes recording, editing, 16 pads, sequencing, the FX Pad, sharing, three saved projects, and 15 Wi‑Fi transfers. One purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac signed in with the same Apple Account.

About

ChoirXML

Transform printed sheet music into an editable digital format. Convert PDFs, scans, or photos into MusicXML, allowing playback, transposition, and sharing with notation apps. All processing is done locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Import sheet music from PDF, images, or camera
  • Automatic page straightening
  • Recognizes notes, rests, dynamics, and lyrics
  • Editable score with bar-by-bar correction
  • Playback with piano and choir sounds
  • Export to MusicXML for notation apps
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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ChoirXML reads printed choral scores and turns them into MusicXML – the file every common notation app can open. An old sheet, a scan or a photo becomes an editable score you can listen to, transpose, re-engrave or share with your choir. IMPORT • PDF or image from Files, a photo from your library, or scan with the camera • several pages into one song • pages are straightened automatically • choose the kind of score or let ChoirXML tell: choir, piano, choir with piano, instrumental RECOGNITION • staves, clefs, key and time signatures, including changes along the way • notes and rests down to sixteenths, dots, triplets, chords and several voices per staff • ties, slurs, fermatas, multi-bar rests and pickup bars • lyrics with several verses – even when printed once for all voices • dynamics (pp to ff), crescendo and diminuendo hairpins, accents, staccato, tenuto and breath marks • chord symbols above the notes • pale, grey photocopies too CHECK AND CORRECT Your original on top, the recognised music below – bar by bar in the same place. Only what was uncertain is marked in red, and ChoirXML asks exactly about it: Is the length right? Is the pitch right? Does this syllable belong to this note? A loupe shows that spot of the original. • tap a note to change pitch, length, accidental, voice or expression • delete single notes of a chord • insert missing notes for one voice or for both – also onto the stem of a note where the voice divides • insert missing bar lines, set or remove a pickup bar • confirm a voice that sings only a few notes of its own right where they stand • assign a syllable by tapping its note • set clefs, keys, time signatures, slurs, fermatas, final bars and repeats • undo and redo every change LISTEN Play back what was recognised before you share it: with a recorded grand piano and a choir sound, the singing voices as a choir or as a piano. The sounding notes light up, and you set the tempo. EXPORT MusicXML with all voices, verses, markings and chord symbols – with one staff per voice (soprano, alto, tenor, bass, each with its own sound and part in your notation app) or like a piano score on two staves. Save it to Files or share it straight to your notation app. PRIVATE Everything happens on your iPad. No account, no subscription, no ads, no data collection. Your music leaves the device only when you share it. GOOD TO KNOW Recognition works best with cleanly printed music. Handwriting, smudged copies or very dense scores need more corrections – ChoirXML shows you exactly where. Please respect the rights to the music you scan.

Screenshots

StreetSampler4 screens
ChoirXML4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChoirXML at none against StreetSampler's 1. ChoirXML also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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. StreetSampler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChoirXML asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StreetSampler ships an update every 6 weeks, ChoirXML every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
StreetSampler versus ChoirXML: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreetSamplerChoirXML
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomocreate, Inc.Jonathan Froese

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StreetSampler

One-time1
  • StreetSampler Pro$9.99
None

ChoirXML

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StreetSampler free?
StreetSampler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChoirXML free?
ChoirXML is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StreetSampler or ChoirXML have ads?
Neither StreetSampler nor ChoirXML shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StreetSampler or ChoirXML?
StreetSampler ships an update every 6 weeks, and ChoirXML every 6 days. Most recently, StreetSampler was updated on October 31, 2026 and ChoirXML on November 6, 2026.

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