SongSheet Remote vs Newzik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SongSheet Remote
Control your music sheet app wirelessly from another device. Mount your phone on your instrument and use gestures or a foot pedal to navigate songs and control playback without touching your main screen.
- Wireless control of SongSheet Pro
- Gesture-based navigation
- Foot pedal integration
- Customizable commands
- Step through stanzas and songs
- Play/pause music playback
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SongSheet Remote lets you wirelessly control SongSheet Pro running on your iPad. Mount your iPhone or iPod Touch running Remote directly on your guitar and forget about awkward reaches to touch your iPad’s screen! Operation is straightforward. In order to make a connection between the Remote and SongSheet Pro, all you need to do is: 1. Make sure WiFi or Bluetooth is enabled on your iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch. There is no need to be connected to a WiFi network in order for the apps to connect to each other. 2. Launch SongSheet Pro on your iPad and the Remote app on your iPhone or iPod Touch. 3. In SongSheet Pro, select the first song in the set list you wish to control and tap the phone icon in the top left to display the Remote browser. 4. When your remote appears in the browser, tap it to send an invitation to connect. 5. In the Remote app, when the invitation appears, tap it to accept, and the connection will be made. If you have previously connected SongSheet Pro and the Remote, they will attempt to auto-connect when you first go to the song display view. Once connected, you can use various gestures to send messages to SongSheet Pro. For example, you can step through the stanzas by tapping on your iPhone’s screen, swipe to get to the next song, and so on. If you have a Bluetooth-based controller connected to your phone (e.g. an AirTurn pedal) you can also use this to send commands via the Remote to SongSheet. To return to the connection screen, just tap and hold for several seconds. You can customise what commands are sent for the various supported gestures and foot pedal switches in the configuration screen. The Remote can send the following commands to SongSheet: • Go to the top of the song • Go to the next/previous stanza, next/previous chorus, or the bridge. • Play/pause • Go to the next/previous song
Newzik
Digitize your sheet music with AI-powered tools. Listen to your scores, collaborate with musicians in real-time, and transpose PDFs instantly. Access your music library from any device with cloud storage.
- AI music recognition for scores
- Real-time collaboration with musicians
- PDF score transposition
- Embedded metronome, tuner, and recorder
- Bluetooth pedal compatibility for hands-free page turning
- Cloud storage for music library access on any device
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Go paperless and discover the power of digital sheet music with our musical pdf reader. Listen to your scores thanks to our AI, collaborate instantly with your band, and benefit from all the tools you need in just one app. Approved by 400K+ users. > AI MUSIC RECOGNITION FOR YOUR SCORES Import your PDF sheet music or scan your scores and convert them to LiveScores, using our artificial intelligence. You can then listen to your score, generate playback for your musical practice, and export it to musicXML. > COLLABORATE WITH OTHER MUSICIANS Newzik is the best collaborative tool for teachers, bands, choirs and ensembles. Broadcast your scores and annotations in real-time with other musicians, and always remain up-to-date. > PDF TRANSPOSITION Transpose your PDF scores in one click. Newzik’s AI rewrites your scores for you. > ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO PERFORM Newzik offers embedded metronome, tuner and recorder. The app is compatible with bluetooth pedals, for hand-free page-turning. > YOUR SCORES ACCESSIBLE ON ANY DEVICE With Newzik, your music is safe: your library is stored in the Cloud. Thus, you can access it on any device. > OUR PRICING Trial Version: Try Newzik for free with your 3 first scores, and convert up to 10 pages into LiveScores using our AI. Newzik Essentials - One-time purchase: Store up to 1000 parts in the Newzik Cloud and access them on any device. Newzik Premium - Yearly subscription: Enjoy all the features of Newzik without limits: unlimited storage, unlimited LiveScore conversions, unlimited collaborative projects. Try it for free. Your Newzik Pro subscription will be billed to your Apple ID at the date of purchase, and renewed automatically unless you cancel 24h before the renewal date. > WHICH INSTRUMENTS CAN USE NEWZIK? Any musician of any level using sheet music can benefit from Newzik. For instance, this app is for you if you play one of the following instruments: Piano Singing Violin Saxophone Guitar Flute Have a question or suggestion? Send us an email at contact@newzik.com General Terms and Conditions of Use: https://newzik.com/en/general-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SongSheet Remote at none against Newzik's 4. SongSheet Remote also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). Newzik's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 4). On price, ads 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. Newzik sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SongSheet Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Newzik holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newzik has 1.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of SongSheet Remote's written reviews are positive against 65% of Newzik's.
SongSheet Remote ships an update every 14 months, Newzik every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SongSheet Remote | Newzik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 65.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ghostdust | Syncsing - Newzik |
Customer experience
SongSheet Remote
Newzik
Bugs and requests
SongSheet Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Newzik
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes when opening new scores
- Incorrect tempo and pitch playback
- Inability to properly import and read certain music file formats
- Syncing issues between devices and lost data
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for sorting music by genre, origin, or type
- Improve live score playback accuracy, especially for jazz and swing styles
- Implement a dark mode option for better visibility
- Allow more flexibility in organizing and rearranging setlists
- Provide a desktop app or better web integration
In-app purchases
SongSheet Remote
No in-app purchases
Newzik
- Newzik Pro (monthly)$9.991 Month
- Newzik Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Newzik Essentials$24.99
- Newzik Premium (lifetime)$179.00









