# Paperless Music vs String Theory

The clearest difference is price: Paperless Music at Free against String Theory's $1.99. Paperless Music also leads on ratings volume (904 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). String Theory's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Paperless Music is free to download; String Theory costs $1.99 up front. Paperless Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. String Theory asks for nothing beyond the download.

String Theory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperless Music has 904 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Paperless Music's written reviews are positive against 100% of String Theory's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Paperless Music | String Theory |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | [4.8 (904 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paperless-music/id951039841/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/string-theory-guitar-practice/id6760247019/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **904** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.6** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Agilstream](https://appshunter.io/developer/951039840) | [DANIEL NIKOLAS SZTURM](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883123507) |

## What reviewers say

### Paperless Music

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paperless-music/id951039841)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Access | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Best music reader and annotation app
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 💡 Excellent for organizing and managing music
- 👍 Great for live performances
- 👍 Seamless integration with Bluetooth page turner

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Screen flashes on page turn
- 🔒 No cloud sync feature
- 👎 Inconvenient to transfer files between devices
- 👎 Lacks search functionality for tunebooks
- 👎 No looping or bookmarking features

**Reported bugs**

- Stopped working with Bluetooth pedal during performance
- Unable to import PDFs on certain iOS versions

**Requested features**

- 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)


### String Theory

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/string-theory-guitar-practice/id6760247019)

This app helps guitarists explore scales and chords with an interactive fretboard. It allows users to compare scales, test custom tunings, and record riff ideas. The tool is designed for practicing improvisation, learning theory, and saving musical inspiration.

**Highlights:** Interactive guitar fretboard with scale mapping, Scale and Chord Finder tools, Custom tunings with octave control, Riff recording and vault organization, Left-handed mode, Scale comparison overlay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Paperless Music free?

Paperless Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is String Theory free?

String Theory costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Paperless Music or String Theory?

String Theory is rated higher. Paperless Music averages 4.8 out of 5 from 904 ratings, while String Theory averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Paperless Music or String Theory have ads?

Neither Paperless Music nor String Theory shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*