Comparison

Musicnotes vs MobileSheets®

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

Head to head
About

Musicnotes

Access and play a vast library of digital sheet music. Practice with interactive tools, transpose keys, and annotate scores. Organize your music into set lists for lessons, rehearsals, or performances.

Highlights
  • Interactive sheet music player
  • Key transposition tool
  • Annotation and markup
  • Set list organization
  • 500,000+ sheet music arrangements
  • Personal sheet music upload
  • Interactive playback with tempo control
Features
Currently charting
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Musicnotes is your digital sheet music reader, player and music library for practice, performance, and learning. Access and print over 500,000 officially licensed printable sheet music arrangements, scores, and practice materials to play, study, and build your skills wherever you go. Whether you're a student, teacher, hobbyist, or professional musician, Musicnotes provides reliable, interactive annotation tools to support your musical education, rehearsal, and personal growth. Musicnotes brings sheet music and scores to life with interactive playback, helping you follow the notation as you listen, learn, and practice. WHY MUSICNOTES? • Sheet music player and reader for practice, rehearsal, lessons, and performance • Read, play, organize, annotate, perform, and print from one of the most trusted sheet music apps • Transpose songs into different keys for vocal training, music theory study, and instrument practice • Mark up your sheet music with a stylus or finger to improve sight-reading, interpretation, and recall skills • Organize your sheet music and scores into set lists for lessons, recitals, rehearsals, performances or group practice • Browse over 500,000 officially licensed printable sheet music arrangements, study scores and practice sheets • Receive 100 free sheet music titles, blank sheet music and scales, to support your learning and education journey • Upload and store your personal sheet music PDFs online for easy access • Easily import your Music notes sheet music pieces into the ForScore Pro app for note management • Discover popular musicals and artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, La La Land, Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars ACCESS A WORLD OF EDUCATIONAL MUSIC RESOURCES • Take your digital sheet music library offline—perfect for students, teachers, and performers seeking reliable music reference material • Scan printed scores and convert them into digital study material • Explore free and paid music for all skill levels, instruments and voice: piano, guitar, drums, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, accordion, percussion, banjo, saxophone, tuba, baritone horn and more • Learn classical repertoire, lullabies, jazz standards, christmas classics or modern pop • Perfect for use in private lessons, school programs, and conservatory training PRACTICE TOOLS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION • Customize key and tempo for vocal range exercises or skill development • Use interactive playback with the music note player to improve rhythm, timing, and accuracy • Loop difficult sections for targeted repetition and muscle memory • Practice music theory fundamentals with harmony playback and tempo control • Organize your music note sheets into set lists to prepare for lessons, practice routines, or recitals ANNOTATE & TEACH MORE EFFECTIVELY • Highlight, write, and add custom markings to reinforce learning points • Switch between annotated and clean sheet music scores • Sync notes across devices with Musicnotes Pro, ideal for teachers & students THE BEST TOOL FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, AND PERFORMING • Tap or swipe to turn pages—or use AirTurn & Pageflip for hands-free playing • Customize paper backgrounds to mirror physical sheet music • Print purchased scores for classroom or in-person lessons • Use Musicnotes Pro Credits to redeem arrangements for your music curriculum • High-resolution PDFs available with Pro membership Try Musicnotes today and discover why music teachers, students, and performers trust it as the #1 sheet music reader, player, and performance app Musicnotes Pro is an annual subscription that will charge to your App Store Account & auto-renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your App Store Account will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription & auto-renewal can be managed in your Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.musicnotes.com/TermsOfUseApp.html

About

MobileSheets®

This app is a digital sheet music manager and viewer for musicians. It allows you to store, organize, and access your entire music library on your device, eliminating the need for physical copies. Features include hands-free page turns, annotation tools, and custom audio playback.

Highlights
  • Digital sheet music management
  • Hands-free page turns
  • Music annotation tools
  • Custom audio player
  • Library synchronization
  • Metronome
  • Setlist creation
Features
Currently charting
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MobileSheets is the ultimate sheet music viewer for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. It frees you from having to lug around books and binders, and gives you the ability to access any score in your library in seconds. It also comes with a number of powerful features for musicians including: - Connect to other devices running MobileSheets on any platform, and easily share songs and setlists. - Synchronize device libraries using WiFi, bluetooth or the cloud - Multiple modes of operation including two pages side-by-side, half page turns, and vertically scrolling pages. - Hands-free page turns using any bluetooth or usb devices (including two and four pedal models), through the automatic scrolling feature, or by using face gestures such as an open mouth or smile. - Annotations for marking up music including support for freeform drawing, basic shapes, text and stamps - Connect multiple tablets over WiFi or bluetooth in book mode to display two pages at once - A custom audio player for playing audio tracks with your scores. Audio player supports a-b looping and multiple sizes. - Custom page ordering, making it easy to cut out unnecessary pages, repeat pages or change the sequence of pages without affecting the original document. - A metronome with multiple display modes and sound effects - Bookmarks for quick and easy access to sections in scores - Link points for handling repeats and quickly jumping between pages - Smart buttons that can be placed on a score to activate configurable actions when pressed - Support for multiple file types including images, PDFs, text files and chord pro files. - Support for importing CSV index files to break up large PDF songbooks - Support for communicating with MIDI devices over USB, Bluetooth and WiFi to load songs or trigger actions. - The ability to transpose chords in text and chord pro files. - Manual and automatic cropping to completely eliminate unnecessary margins - Support for setlists and collections to efficiently group songs for playback. - Powerful library management features with a huge list of supported metadata fields, giving you complete control over the data in your library - A free companion application for the PC that makes it a breeze to create and edit songs Give MobileSheets a try today and experience the freedom of having all your scores just a simple tap away. NOTE: This application does not include any sheet music - you must provide your own. This application can not play back PDFs, images or text/chord pro files. It can only display those files and play back audio files. The companion app is for your PC and is not included. You can download the companion app for free here: https://www.zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/companion.php Privacy Policy: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/privacy_policy_ios.html Terms of Use: https://zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/terms_and_conditions_ios.html

Screenshots

Musicnotes4 screens
MobileSheets®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Musicnotes at Free against MobileSheets®'s $15.99. Musicnotes also leads on ratings volume (43K vs 66) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). MobileSheets®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, chart position, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Musicnotes is free to download; MobileSheets® costs $15.99 up front. Musicnotes sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. MobileSheets® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Musicnotes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Musicnotes has 43K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Musicnotes's written reviews are positive against 81% of MobileSheets®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musicnotes ships an update fortnightly, MobileSheets® every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Musicnotes versus MobileSheets®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicnotesMobileSheets®
PriceFree — better$15.99
Rating4.8 (43K ratings) — better4.6 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews54.9% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43K — better66
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#171#82 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB129 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMusicnotesMichael Zuber

Customer experience

Musicnotes

All ratings43,265 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews607 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative32.5%

MobileSheets®

All ratings64 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative17.7%

User reviews

Musicnotes

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great convenience
  • 🎹 Fantastic range of music
  • 🎶 Adjustable to skill level
  • 💻 Reliable and responsive
  • 🎨 Helpful playback and annotation features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Overpriced compared to other options
  • 🔒 Restrictive printing and usage policies
  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🖥️ Inconsistent pricing between app and website
  • 📱 Poor iPad and iPhone X support

MobileSheets®

From 66 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Cross-platform compatibility
  • 👍 Excellent organization and tagging
  • 💡 Powerful features for musicians
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Great customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Sync issues
  • 🐛 Import problems
  • 🐛 UI can be overwhelming

Bugs and requests

Musicnotes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to access purchased content
  • Crashes and performance problems, especially on newer devices
  • Inconsistent behavior when navigating and scrolling sheet music
  • Unreliable playback and sync features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to permanently delete pre-installed songs
  • Improve note-taking and annotation tools, including Apple Pencil support
  • Implement better browsing and search functionality
  • Allow more flexible printing and copying options
  • Add seamless syncing between app and website purchases

MobileSheets®

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App not opening after update
  • Slider bar gets stuck and glitches
  • Menu bar not appearing when clicked
  • Synchronization lag between devices
  • First pages are black during sync
Show 14 more
  • Titles disappear after backup
  • App crashes when entering annotations
  • App crashes after opening sheet music
  • App not working after iOS 18 update (metronome, page turning)
  • Syncing deleting files from computer instead of adding to iPad
  • Two-way sync does not synchronize annotations
  • App freezes on 'please wait' when exiting editing mode
  • Annotations lost after app crashes
  • Difficult to reconnect devices after crashes
  • Import not working on iPad
  • App crashes when downloading too many pages simultaneously
  • Titles no longer available after recent updates
  • Sheets covered with gray background after update
  • Edit mode for .cho files is difficult to handle

Requested features

15 requests
  • Ability to adjust display and page turning options per song
  • Save custom colors for annotations
  • Shortcuts or faster access to sync button
  • Display time during app usage
  • Integrated tuner
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  • Keyboard with transpose function
  • Better PDF cropping and scaling
  • Ability to set custom colors for drawing tools
  • Button for direct start of scroll function
  • Support for more file types (Word Docs, images)
  • Move shortcut box to center bottom of screen
  • Add more templates for blank pages
  • Auto-sync option for cloud services
  • iCloud file access support
  • Tabs for multiple songs open simultaneously

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Musicnotes

Subscriptions1
  • Musicnotes Pro$14.991 Year
One-time11
  • PDF Sheet Music Arrangement2 variants$2.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement$3.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Sheet Music Arrangement$5.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement$6.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement$7.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement$8.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement + PDF$8.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement + PDF$9.99
  • Sheet Music Arrangement$12.99
  • Pro Credit Pack (3 Credits)$12.99
None

MobileSheets®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musicnotes free?
Musicnotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MobileSheets® free?
MobileSheets® costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Musicnotes or MobileSheets®?
Musicnotes is rated higher. Musicnotes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while MobileSheets® averages 4.6 from 66 ratings.
Do Musicnotes or MobileSheets® have ads?
Musicnotes shows ads; MobileSheets® does not.
Which is updated more often, Musicnotes or MobileSheets®?
Musicnotes ships an update fortnightly, and MobileSheets® every 9 days. Most recently, Musicnotes was updated on October 30, 2026 and MobileSheets® on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Musicnotes or MobileSheets®?
Musicnotes currently peaks at #171 in the App Store charts, and MobileSheets® at #82. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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