Comparison

MIDI Score vs digitalScore

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Converts MIDI to sheet music
  • Synchronized playback
  • Supports multiple clefs
  • Track selection
  • Song management
  • Web and iTunes download
Features
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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

About

digitalScore

This app provides a digital music stand for musicians to read, annotate, and practice sheet music. It offers hands-free page turns, editable annotations, and practice tools like a metronome and tuner. Features include library management, collaboration tools, and a built-in public domain music library.

Highlights
  • Editable annotations
  • Hands-free page turns
  • Visual library management
  • Practice tools (metronome, tuner)
  • Collaboration and sync
  • Built-in public domain library
  • Apple Intelligence integration
Features
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Read, annotate and practice your sheet music on iPad, iPhone and Mac, with annotations that stay editable, hands-free page turns and Apple Intelligence built in. digitalScore is the music stand built by musicians who understand your workflow. It's a complete digital studio for conservatory students, professional performers and serious musicians who expect more from their tools. VISUAL LIBRARY MANAGEMENT · Folders and subfolders with custom colors and icons · Personalized score covers that make browsing instant · Smart folders that organize automatically by composer, instrument or tags · Multi-movement works with a proper structure · Auto-fill metadata that saves hours of manual entry · Trash and archive to keep your library under control PERFORMANCE-READY READING · Half-page preview removes awkward page turns · Fast page rendering, even with heavy annotations · Turn pages with face gestures, Bluetooth and MIDI pedals, touch gestures or a game controller · Dual-device mode: use two iPads as an open book ANNOTATIONS THAT STAY EDITABLE · Move and resize every symbol, text or marking after you place it · Smart Eraser: remove notes while keeping staff lines intact · Collage Tool: copy a passage and paste it anywhere to simplify difficult sections · Action Buttons: tap to start audio, open the metronome or jump to another score · Stickers, stamps and your own images · Full Apple Pencil support with PencilKit PRACTICE TOOLS THAT ACTUALLY HELP · Mark sections as practice tasks and jump between them · Track practice time and unlock achievements · Set daily and weekly goals and follow your progress · Pro Metronome with saved custom patterns and gradual tempo increase · Audio player with independent tempo and pitch control · Recorder with reverb · Built-in tuner, drone and piano keyboard APPLE INTELLIGENCE, SIRI AND WIDGETS · Name suggestions for new folders and playlists, based on the scores inside · Practice insights that summarize how your work is going · Siri and Shortcuts: open scores and playlists, start the metronome or tuner and check today's practice hands-free · Home Screen widgets for your practice and your scores · Apple Intelligence runs on device, so your library stays private COLLABORATION AND SYNC · iCloud sync across iPad, iPhone and Mac · SharePlay: video call while you view and annotate the same score in real time · Orchestra Mode: connect several devices so everyone follows the leader's page turns · Automatic and manual backups with version history A PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY BUILT IN Search and download scores from a huge catalog of public domain classical music without leaving the app. WHY DIGITALSCORE? Because your tools should be designed around how you actually work. Every feature exists because a real musician needed it: the pianist who wanted dual-screen reading, the violinist who needed hands-free page turns in fast passages, the student managing a conservatory library across years. Download digitalScore and see what sheet music software should have been all along. Privacy Policy: https://digitalscore.app/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://digitalscore.app/terms Attributions: flaticon.com

Screenshots

MIDI Score4 screens
digitalScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: digitalScore at 4.6 against MIDI Score's 4.0. digitalScore also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). MIDI Score's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MIDI Score sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and digitalScore sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

digitalScore holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 622 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 43% and 44% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIDI Score ships an update every 2 months, digitalScore every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MIDI Score versus digitalScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIDI ScoredigitalScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (151 ratings)4.6 (622 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews43.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings151622 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmoriyASymphonic Hub Sociedad Limitada

Customer experience

MIDI Score

All ratings151 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative44.3%

digitalScore

All ratings622 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral17.1%
Negative39.0%

Bugs and requests

MIDI Score

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

digitalScore

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when editing and arranging pages
  • Annotations disappear when moving between layers
  • Scores randomly disappear without recovery option
  • PDF import fails or requires multiple attempts
  • Renamed files revert to 'droppedScore'
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  • Slow document opening times
  • Page turning cycles through entire set instead of single page
  • Controls accidentally trigger page turns
  • Facial gesture recognition conflicts with facial tics
  • Drag and drop metronome broken on iPad OS 17
  • Pro version purchase not unlocking features
  • Server error messages preventing score access
  • Forced app closures losing unsaved work
  • Review rating system finalizes prematurely

Requested features

11 requests
  • Dark mode or adjustable brightness settings
  • Android version availability
  • Bluetooth page turning device support
  • Replace/overwrite feature for duplicate imports
  • Reorderable playlists
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  • Swipe gestures for page navigation
  • Adjustable gesture sensitivity controls
  • Better help documentation and tutorials
  • Note typing for second octave with ledger lines
  • Drag and drop metronome functionality
  • Support for external storage services (Synology, OneDrive)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MIDI Score

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
6 purchases

digitalScore

Subscriptions3
  • Sheet Music Premium, Monthly$2.991 Month
  • 1-year Premium (Discount)$9.991 Year
  • Music Stand Premium, Yearly14 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • Upgrade to PRO with Discount$2.99
  • Pro Upgrade - Lifetime$24.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$34.99

Questions

Is MIDI Score free?
MIDI Score is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is digitalScore free?
digitalScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MIDI Score or digitalScore?
digitalScore is rated higher. MIDI Score averages 4.0 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while digitalScore averages 4.6 from 622 ratings.
Do MIDI Score or digitalScore have ads?
MIDI Score shows ads; digitalScore does not.
Which is updated more often, MIDI Score or digitalScore?
MIDI Score ships an update every 2 months, and digitalScore every 9 days. Most recently, MIDI Score was updated on November 6, 2026 and digitalScore on November 8, 2026.

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