# Newzik vs Score Wizard

The clearest difference is price: Newzik at Free against Score Wizard's $7.99. Newzik also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 12). Score Wizard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (83% vs 65%). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Newzik is free to download; Score Wizard costs $7.99 up front. Newzik sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Score Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Newzik against 4.5 for Score Wizard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newzik has 1.6K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Newzik's written reviews are positive against 83% of Score Wizard's.

Newzik ships an update every 3 weeks, Score Wizard monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Newzik | Score Wizard |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $7.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (1.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newzik-sheet-music-reader/id966963109/reviews)** | [4.5 (12 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/score-wizard/id1438151717/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.6K** | 12 |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | **83.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Monthly |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 208 MB | 49 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Syncsing - Newzik](https://appshunter.io/developer/470159089) | [Ron Regev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1438151716) |

## What reviewers say

### Newzik

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newzik-sheet-music-reader/id966963109)

Digitize your sheet music with AI-powered conversion, playback, and transposition. Collaborate with other musicians in real-time and access your library across all devices. Includes essential performance tools like a metronome and tuner.

**Highlights:** AI music recognition for scores, Real-time collaboration with musicians, PDF score transposition, Embedded metronome, tuner, and recorder, Bluetooth pedal support for hands-free page turning, Cloud storage for library access on any device

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Newzik Pro (monthly) | $9.99 | per month |
| Newzik Premium (Yearly) | $44.99 | per year |
| Newzik Essentials | $24.99 | one-time |
| Newzik Premium (lifetime) | $179.00 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great app for musicians
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 💡 Useful features like tuner, metronome, and live score playback
- 🚀 Reliable and stable performance
- 👍 Excellent customer support

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Inaccurate live score playback, especially for rhythms and dynamics
- 🐛 Limited free version with restricted features
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with older devices
- 🐛 Unreliable page turning with Bluetooth pedals

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### Score Wizard

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/score-wizard/id1438151717)

This app is a PDF reader designed for musicians that automatically turns pages by listening to your performance. It also offers tools to clean up scanned sheet music, convert photos to PDF, and organize your music library.

**Highlights:** Intelligent score following listens to playing, Automatic page turning, Clean, crop, and straighten scanned music, Import from IMSLP, Convert photos to PDF, Bluetooth pedal and gesture controls, Music-optimized video conferencing

**Features:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Newzik free?

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

### Is Score Wizard free?

Score Wizard costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Newzik or Score Wizard?

Newzik is rated higher. Newzik averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Score Wizard averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.

### Do Newzik or Score Wizard have ads?

Neither Newzik nor Score Wizard shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Newzik or Score Wizard?

Newzik ships an update every 3 weeks, and Score Wizard monthly. Most recently, Newzik was updated on November 1, 2026 and Score Wizard on November 2, 2026.

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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.*