Comparison

Sheetly vs Drumsheet Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Sheetly

Scan sheet music with your phone to hear it played back, loop difficult sections, and change tempo. Get instant answers to your musical questions with an AI coach.

Highlights
  • Scan sheet music with camera
  • Play back scores at any tempo
  • Loop tricky sections
  • AI coach for musical questions
  • Import MusicXML files
  • Change playback instrument
Features
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Sheetly is a sheet music scanner with an AI coach built in: point your phone at any score and hear it play. Ever stare at a new piece and have no idea how it's supposed to sound? Or lose the tempo halfway through because counting just isn't clicking? Sheetly fixes that. Point your camera at any sheet music and Sheetly plays it back to you. Hear the piece before you play it, slow it down while you learn it, and loop the exact bars you keep messing up until they stick. And when you're unsure about a note — what it is, how it's played, what position or fingering to use — just ask. Sheetly's built-in AI coach reads your score and answers instantly, like having a teacher in your pocket. WHAT SHEETLY DOES • Scan sheet music with your camera — it turns into playable, interactive notation • Hear any piece played back, at any tempo • Loop tricky sections until they're muscle memory • Change the playback instrument • Ask the AI coach about notes, rhythms, keys, positions, and anything else in your score • Import MusicXML files directly FREE AND PRO Free: play, loop and record the starter scores, and scan one page a month. Pro: unlimited scans, unlimited AI coach questions, export to PDF, MIDI and MusicXML, and MusicXML import. Every score comes with three free coach questions. WHO IT'S FOR Whether you're a student learning your first pieces, playing in a school band or orchestra, or coming back to an instrument after years away — if you read sheet music, Sheetly makes practice faster and less frustrating. Sheetly was built by a teenage trombonist who was tired of losing count and forgetting positions. It's the practice tool I wished existed, so I made it. Your music, understood. SUBSCRIPTION Sheetly Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available as: • Sheetly Pro Monthly — 1 month — US$11.99 • Sheetly Pro Yearly — 1 year — US$39.99 (with a free trial) Prices are shown in your local currency in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.trysheetly.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.trysheetly.com/privacy

About

Drumsheet Scanner

Features
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DrumSheetScanner turns drum notation into a playable, editable groove. Photograph a drum sheet or import an image. DrumSheetScanner finds the page structure and reads the notation into a drum pattern you can inspect and refine. Use the groove grid to correct hits, change the tempo, shape the pattern, and play it back with a built-in drum kit. When your groove is ready, export it as a standard MIDI file or a lossless WAV file for use in your music workflow. Features: • Scan drum notation with the camera or import a page from Photos • Detect staff notation and drum note positions • Edit kick, snare, hi-hat, cymbal, and tom hits in a step grid • Change tempo, time signature, subdivisions, and pattern structure • Play patterns back with a built-in SoundFont drum kit • Keep multiple sessions and patterns on the device • Export MIDI for DAWs, MuseScore, and GarageBand • Export lossless WAV audio • Work privately on-device with no account, analytics, or advertising Designed for drummers, teachers, students, and producers who want to move quickly from a written groove to something they can hear and edit.

Screenshots

Sheetly4 screens
Drumsheet Scanner2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drumsheet Scanner at none against Sheetly's 4. Drumsheet Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Sheetly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Drumsheet Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sheetly ships an update every 5 days, Drumsheet Scanner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sheetly versus Drumsheet Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheetlyDrumsheet Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB112 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCARL HENRIK RANMARFrank Wockenfu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sheetly

Subscriptions4
  • Sheetly Pro Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Sheetly Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Sheetly Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Sheetly Pro Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Drumsheet Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sheetly free?
Sheetly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drumsheet Scanner free?
Drumsheet Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sheetly or Drumsheet Scanner have ads?
Sheetly shows ads; Drumsheet Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Sheetly or Drumsheet Scanner?
Sheetly ships an update every 5 days, and Drumsheet Scanner every 10 days. Most recently, Sheetly was updated on October 14, 2026 and Drumsheet Scanner on October 9, 2026.

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