Comparison

forScore Cue vs Paperless Music

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

Head to head
About

forScore Cue

This app allows you to remotely control another device running a music score application. You can turn pages, navigate between songs, and even view the screen of the controlled device. It's ideal for musicians who need to manage their scores hands-free during performances.

Highlights
  • Remote page turning
  • Navigate between scores
  • Scroll up/down
  • Toggle half-page turns
  • View controlled device screen
  • Dual Page mode for two-page display
Features
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Remotely control forScore with Cue! Connect wirelessly to one or more nearby devices using forScore and you’ll be able to turn pages, go to a specific page, scroll up and down or toggle half-page turns (depending on each device’s layout), and navigate to any score that’s present on all connected devices. You can even view a device’s screen* to follow along as they play! Cue works with forScore 6.1 or later (sold separately). With Dual Page mode, you can use forScore on one device and Cue on another device to display two full-sized pages simultaneously. Your page and its annotations are sent wirelessly, and tapping or swiping on either device turns two pages at a time—just like a book. Dual Page mode even supports links and buttons, so you can tap on them no matter which side they’re on and they’ll work just like you expect. Cue now even includes a free watchOS app so you can use your Apple Watch as a Bluetooth page turner. Choose from four different button layouts and enable “watch remote” support in forScore’s Devices panel to get started (requires forScore 15.2 or later). Visit forScore.co/cue to learn more! *Performance can vary greatly based on settings, environmental factors, and network availability. A wifi connection is strongly recommended. Image quality can be adjusted in the Settings app.

About

Paperless Music

Digitize your entire music library, including sheet music, tabs, and scores. Organize, annotate, and perform your music seamlessly with powerful tools. Practice and tune your instrument with built-in features, and even use a second screen for a larger view.

Highlights
  • Import sheet music, tabs, and scores
  • Scan documents with camera
  • Organize music with detailed metadata
  • Create custom collections and setlists
  • Add and sync audio tracks
  • Built-in instrument tuner and metronome
  • Annotate and edit music with drawing tools
Features
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Free 90-day trial! Add your sheet music, guitar tabs, fake books, and scores, and leave your paper behind. Organize, annotate, practice, and perform with the most powerful yet easy-to-use music viewer and manager. Whether you’re a student or teacher, whether you play in a band, sing in a choir, or gig on the weekends, and no matter what your style of music is, you can count on the app’s reliability for live performances and go paperless with confidence. Build Your Library • Import PDF files from the Files app, a web browser, or from many other apps and sources. • Scan your music with the camera-based document scanner. • Import images from the Photos app. Organize Your Music • Describe and classify your music in great detail with information like title, composer, artist, genres, tags, instruments, key, duration, time signature, rating, difficulty, tempo, web link, and notes. • Add scores with multiple movements or books with multiple songs, then organize them into sections. • Create collections to make groups of music, such as setlists, virtual binders, or books. • Easily find the music and collections you’re looking for with filters. With a few taps, for example, you can see all music that’s in a major key with a 4/4 or 6/8 time signature, having a tempo between 120 - 135 beats per minute. • Create smart folders to automatically keep your music and collections organized. Add Audio Tracks • Add tracks from the Music app. • Record your own audio. • Import audio files. • Adjust pitch and playback speed. • Turn pages automatically while audio plays. Stay In Tune • Tune your instrument using the device microphone. • Generate a tone using a variety of instruments and sounds. • Adjust the A4 frequency. • Select from 10 temperaments to customize the tuning. Practice and Perform • View music in portrait or landscape mode. • Scroll music horizontally or vertically. • Turn pages by swiping, moving the slider, using a Bluetooth page turner, tapping the edge of the screen, following a link, making a facial gesture, or playing audio that has automatic page turning enabled. (Facial gestures require a device with a TrueDepth camera.) • Create links to jump or scroll to another page. Links are great for music with repeats or codas. They also allow music to be automatically scrolled with precise timing. • Use the pencil and highlighter tools to write on music with your finger or with the Apple Pencil. All Apple Pencil settings are supported. • Add text with options for size, rotation, color, font, and justification. • Choose from a wide selection of symbols and shapes to add fingerings, dynamics, accidentals, and more. • Use the low-latency metronome with options for sound, visuals, accent, and count off. See More with Second Screen • Connect two devices and see more of your music. • When viewing music on the main device, it will extend onto the other device’s screen. Share and Back Up • Share your music and collections with other Paperless Music users, with or without your annotations or audio tracks. • Share music in native format to preserve all information, or share in PDF format for general sharing and printing. • Create a backup of your library to keep your data extra safe and to easily transfer everything to other devices. And Much More • Set the page color of your music. • Undo changes made to any page while the viewer is open. • Choose from six library view modes for music and three modes for collections. • Batch edit genres, tags, and instruments. • Adjust the text size in the Settings app to boost or shrink the size of text throughout Paperless Music. • Search using Spotlight. Find and launch right into your music even when the app isn’t running. Learn more by reading the integrated, searchable user guide, accessible from the app’s home screen and from the website. Paperless Music has no ads and no subscriptions. There is no sign-in and there are no accounts. www.paperlessmusic.com

Screenshots

forScore Cue4 screens
Paperless Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paperless Music at 79% against forScore Cue's 30%. Paperless Music also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.2). forScore Cue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). On ads 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

Paperless Music is free to download; forScore Cue costs $4.99 up front. Paperless Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. forScore Cue asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paperless Music holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperless Music has 907 ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of forScore Cue's written reviews are positive against 79% of Paperless Music's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

forScore Cue ships an update every 5 months, Paperless Music every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
forScore Cue versus Paperless Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterforScore CuePaperless Music
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (89 ratings)4.8 (907 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89907 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperforScore LLCAgilstream

Customer experience

forScore Cue

All ratings89 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral13.0%
Negative56.5%

Paperless Music

All ratings797 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral13.1%
Negative7.7%

Bugs and requests

forScore Cue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paperless Music

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Stopped working with Bluetooth pedal during performance
  • Unable to import PDFs on certain iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Shuffle option for collections
  • Export set lists or playlists
  • Ability to straighten scanned music sheets
  • Integrate audio playback of associated tracks
  • Add more music notation tools (arrows, brackets, chords)

In-app purchases

None

forScore Cue

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Paperless Music

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is forScore Cue free?
forScore Cue costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperless Music free?
Paperless Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, forScore Cue or Paperless Music?
Paperless Music is rated higher. forScore Cue averages 4.2 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Paperless Music averages 4.8 from 907 ratings.
Do forScore Cue or Paperless Music have ads?
Neither forScore Cue nor Paperless Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, forScore Cue or Paperless Music?
forScore Cue ships an update every 5 months, and Paperless Music every 2 months. Most recently, forScore Cue was updated on November 11, 2026 and Paperless Music on November 11, 2026.

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