Show|Ready vs MTI RehearScore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Show|Ready
This app provides essential music rehearsal tools for musical theater productions. It offers playback features on iOS devices and director's editing on iPads. A license from a theatrical publisher is required to use the app.
- Music playback
- Director's editing (iPad)
- iOS compatibility
- License integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Show|Ready Mobile is the ultimate music rehearsal solution for musical theater. Show|Ready Mobile gives you all the playback features of the desktop Show|Ready on your iOS device. Additionally The director's editing features are available only on the iPad. A valid license of Show|Ready must be purchased first from Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Samuel French, Steele Spring or Plays for Young Audiences before you can use Show|Ready Mobile. Show|Ready Mobile only needs to be purchased once and then can be used with multiple Show|Ready licenses.
MTI RehearScore
This app provides a virtual accompanist for musicians and theater performers. It offers full musical scores with adjustable tempos, looping capabilities, and the ability to isolate or remove individual vocal tracks. Users can also transpose songs, jump to specific measures, and add cuts or vamps.
- Virtual accompanist for rehearsals
- Adjustable tempo and looping
- Isolate/remove vocal tracks
- Transpose songs to different keys
- Jump to any measure
- Add cuts and vamps
- Save and distribute changes
Read full descriptionHide full description
Learn your music and run rehearsals right from your mobile device using the new RehearScore App! Sometimes, finding a rehearsal pianist that meets your budgeting and scheduling needs can be challenging. The new RehearScore® is a complete digital rendition of the Piano-Conductor Score, sequenced by a top Broadway accompanist, precisely the way the composer intended. Every musical number (including scene changes, dance music, and underscoring) is recorded in its entirety so you can rehearse even if you don’t have a pianist. ● Every cast member can have access to RehearScore® ○ Simply download the App right from the App Store to access your show! ● Conduct dance or choral rehearsals. ○ With the ability to change the tempo and loop a dance break, you can run multiple rehearsals at once without the need of a separate pianist or recording. ● Find the right key – transpositions are easy. ○ Adjust your songs into the key that best suits your performer. ● Isolate, increase, or remove any particular vocal line. ○ Because each singer’s part has been recorded on a separate track, it can be played back with or without accompaniment (or louder or softer, relative to the accompaniment). ● Click and jump to any measure. ○ Measure numbers match each individual score. ● Add cuts and vamps. ○ Edit the songs down to the specific cutting you need and find the perfect number of vamps you’ll need in each song. ● Save your changes. ○ After adjusting the songs, save your changes to distribute to your cast and crew. For more information on Music Theatre International and RehearScore, please visit https://www.mtishows.com/marketplace/resource/pre-performance/rehearscore.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: MTI RehearScore at free against Show|Ready's paid. MTI RehearScore also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for Show|Ready against 2.8 for MTI RehearScore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 195 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Show|Ready's written reviews are positive against 31% of MTI RehearScore's.
Show|Ready ships an update every 4 months, MTI RehearScore every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Show|Ready | MTI RehearScore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (81 ratings) | 2.8 (195 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 | 195 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Right On Cue Services, LLC | Music Theatre International |
Customer experience
Show|Ready
MTI RehearScore
User reviews
Show|Ready
From 81 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Handy tool for learning parts
- 👍 Useful for theater kids
- 👍 Good for practicing songs
- 👍 Helpful for learning harmonies
- 👍 Can layer voices in/out
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly crashing
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🐛 App freezes often
- 🐛 Hard to play transition tracks
- 🐛 Sound stops instead of restarting
MTI RehearScore
From 195 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Ability to isolate individual vocal parts for practice
- 🎯 Customizable accompaniment mixing and muting options
- 📍 Measure number navigation for precise song positioning
- 🎭 Access to musical theater tracks not available on streaming platforms
- ⏱️ Adjustable tempo control for practice flexibility
Room to improve
- 🔇 Audio requires phone ringer to be ON (major usability issue)
- 🐛 Frequent audio/sound failures and glitches
- 📵 Music stops when phone screen locks or goes to sleep
- ❌ No background audio playback capability
- 🎹 Poor MIDI instrument quality and limited instrument variety
Bugs and requests
Show|Ready
Reported bugs
31 issues- App crashes constantly
- App freezes frequently
- App glitches
- App randomly kicks user out
- Buttons not visible on iPhone screen
Show 26 moreShow fewer
- Passcode entry crashes app
- Settings do not save
- App disappears from phone
- App needs to be reloaded
- Crashes when trying to repeat songs
- Music stops playing, only click track
- Tempo changes disappear after freeze
- Glitches on vamps/repeats/cesuras
- Needs complete reboot
- UI issues on iPhone/iPad
- No vocal tracks
- App crashes on login
- Tracks not loading
- App closes immediately upon opening
- Audio freezes
- Tempo issues or song stops briefly
- Song comes in/out at specific measures
- Adjustments do not save
- Parts not playing sometimes
- Cannot play parts after repeat/fermata
- Constantly crashing when opening app
- Doesn't show music
- Randomly mutes everything
- New update hides song title
- Instruments sound bad
- Laggy performance
Requested features
10 requests- More musical sounds than synth
- Minute/seconds counter for song length
- Ability to move tab bar to bottom
- Mobile view score
- Ability to make notes on the score
Show 5 moreShow fewer
- Option to mute metronome in mixer tab
- Score in the app
- Ability to loop sections
- Dark mode option
- Better quality instruments
MTI RehearScore
Reported bugs
14 issues- Audio doesn't work on specific iOS versions (iOS 15.4, iOS 16, iPhone 7)
- Sound fails intermittently despite correct volume settings
- App crashes and closes unexpectedly
- Music disappears mid-playback requiring restart
- Practice loop skips random measures
Show 9 moreShow fewer
- Vocal parts not clearly labeled or inconsistently named
- Rhythm timing sounds off and clunky
- App stops playing when notifications arrive
- Device sleep/screen lock stops playback
- Inconsistent performance between iPhone and iPad
- Login credentials don't work after app reinstall
- Missing vocal parts for certain musicals
- Audio output inconsistency across devices
- Vamp sections have synchronization issues
Requested features
15 requests- Display full lyrics on screen (karaoke-style)
- Allow background audio playback while using other apps
- Prevent device from sleeping during playback
- Add diverse MIDI instrument options for vocal parts
- Support for landscape mode and iPad multitasking
Show 10 moreShow fewer
- Measure-by-measure forward/backward navigation buttons
- Save default track mix settings per show
- Auto-advance feature for vamps
- Website/desktop version for broader device compatibility
- Better documentation of ringer requirement
- Ability to edit/cut measures for modified arrangements
- Different instruments for singers vs accompaniment
- Improved drag bar sensitivity for seeking
- Keep phone awake during playback
- Account creation prompts for new users
In-app purchases
Show|Ready
No in-app purchases
MTI RehearScore
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Show|Ready free?
Is MTI RehearScore free?
Which has better reviews, Show|Ready or MTI RehearScore?
Do Show|Ready or MTI RehearScore have ads?
Which is updated more often, Show|Ready or MTI RehearScore?
Other comparisons
