MIDI Score vs PiaBookPlayer
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
PiaBookPlayer
This app displays musical scores from built-in lesson songs and practice pieces on Kawai digital pianos. It allows users to view scores, listen to playback through the instrument, and utilize features like phrase repetition and hands-free page turning via pedals.
- View musical scores
- Listen to built-in songs
- Digital score viewer
- Repeat phrase function
- Hands-free page turning
- Bluetooth MIDI connectivity
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"PiaBookPlayer" is a musical score display app for Kawai digital pianos. It allows you to view the notated scores of the many lesson songs and practise pieces built into the digital piano, and listen to them playing back through the instrument. [*] *^ Music playback requires the digital piano be connected to an iPhone/iPad. ・View various lesson song scores Access high quality music scores for the wide variety of lesson songs/practise pieces built into Kawai's digital pianos. ・Listen to built-in songs easily Select the lesson song/practise piece you wish to listen to using the familiar music player app interface. ・Digital musical score viewer Transform your iPad or iPhone into a digital musical score viewer, allowing immediate access to hundreds of professionally created scores. ・Repeat phrase function feature Tap a bar on the score to specify the play position or playing range. Once the start and stop points are set, the passage will repeat continuously until stopped. ・Hands-free page turning using pedals Turn pages of the musical score using the sostenuto or soft pedals, allowing players to concentrate on their performance. ・Bluetooth MIDI connectivity PiaBookPlayer takes advantage of the wireless Bluetooth MIDI feature built into many Kawai digital pianos, allowing players to enjoy listening to classical pieces and viewing their musical scores from the comfort of an armchair. ■ Included lesson songs/practise pieces Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101) Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100) Czerny 100 (Hundert Übungsstücke, Opus 139) Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849) Sonatinen Album 1 J.S. Bach: Inventionen Chopin Walzer (Chopin waltzes series) Chopin Etudes (Opus 10) ■ Compatible models Please check our website. www.kawai-global.com/piabookplayer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PiaBookPlayer at none against MIDI Score's 1. PiaBookPlayer also leads on ads (none vs shown). MIDI Score's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 21%) and ratings volume (151 vs 5). On price and device support 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. MIDI Score sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PiaBookPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.
MIDI Score holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDI Score has 151 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of MIDI Score's written reviews are positive against 21% of PiaBookPlayer's.
MIDI Score ships an update every 2 months, PiaBookPlayer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Score | PiaBookPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (151 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| 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 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AmoriyA | Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
MIDI Score
PiaBookPlayer
In-app purchases
MIDI Score
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
PiaBookPlayer
No in-app purchases
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