MIDI Score vs Notation Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDI Score
This app transforms MIDI files into synchronized sheet music. View musical notes as the music plays, with support for various clefs and track selection. Manage your songs and download new ones directly.
- Converts MIDI to sheet music
- Synchronized playback
- Supports multiple clefs
- Track selection
- Song management
- Web and iTunes download
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[MIDI Score] is an app that converts MIDI files to sheet music. While you are listening to music, you can see musical notes synchronized. FEATURES - Converts MIDI files to sheet music - Plays the sheet music with the synchronization - Supports the treble clef, the bass clef, and both - Track Selection to display the sheet music - Song management by title, artist, and tags - Song download from the web browser, and iTunes file sharing - Automatic synchronization between iOS devices via iCloud PRO VERSION (In-App Purchase) - AB Repeat - Scaling the sheet music - Adjusts the bar width and octave - Playback speed - Transposition - Fingering of piano and guitar - PDF Export, Print, and Share - Removes Ads
Notation Scanner
This app allows users to scan and recognize sheet music using their device's camera or existing images. It functions as a sheet music reader and player, supporting over 100 instruments and offering playback controls. Users can also export their recognized scores in various formats.
- Scan sheet music via camera or image library
- Recognize and playback music scores
- Support for over 100 instruments
- Adjust tempo and voice parts
- Export as MusicXML, MIDI, PNG, PDF
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A powerful scanner for sheet music lovers to recognize sheet music. A handy music OCR tool for you to scan and playback sheet music. Just try to take a photo on the printed sheet music and enjoy it. It dose the recognition process on server side, so it can recognize many more music stuffs than other apps. You could use it as a simple sheet music reader or player as you want. It supports more than 100 different types of instrument along with a very nice sound effect. ----------------------- Features: -Scan the whole sheet at once using the built-in camera or a picture from your image library. -Tap a bar to play the song from. -Support multi-page and reorder them as you wish. -Support up to 8 systems. -Support for changing tempo speed. -Turn up/down the voice of each part. -Export MusicXML, MIDI, PNG and PDF files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MIDI Score at Free against Notation Scanner's $2.99. Notation Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, 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
MIDI Score is free to download; Notation Scanner costs $2.99 up front. MIDI Score sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notation Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for MIDI Score against 4.1 for Notation Scanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 730 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of MIDI Score's written reviews are positive against 50% of Notation Scanner's.
MIDI Score ships an update every 2 months, Notation Scanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Score | Notation Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (151 ratings) | 4.1 (730 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 49.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 | 730 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AmoriyA | 嵩 张 |
Customer experience
MIDI Score
Notation Scanner
Bugs and requests
MIDI Score
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Notation Scanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot recognize any photos or scans of sheet music
- Playback skips notes and has timing issues
- App crashes frequently when trying to scan music
Requested features
3 requests- Allow users to manually correct scanned music
- Improve recognition accuracy for different sheet music styles
- Add more instrument options beyond just piano
In-app purchases
MIDI Score
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
Notation Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MIDI Score free?
Is Notation Scanner free?
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