Comparison

Newzik vs PiaBookPlayer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

PiaBookPlayer

This app displays musical scores from built-in lesson songs and practice pieces on Kawai digital pianos. It allows users to view scores, listen to playback through the instrument, and utilize features like phrase repetition and hands-free page turning via pedals.

Highlights
  • View musical scores
  • Listen to built-in songs
  • Digital score viewer
  • Repeat phrase function
  • Hands-free page turning
  • Bluetooth MIDI connectivity
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"PiaBookPlayer" is a musical score display app for Kawai digital pianos. It allows you to view the notated scores of the many lesson songs and practise pieces built into the digital piano, and listen to them playing back through the instrument. [*] *^ Music playback requires the digital piano be connected to an iPhone/iPad. ・View various lesson song scores Access high quality music scores for the wide variety of lesson songs/practise pieces built into Kawai's digital pianos. ・Listen to built-in songs easily Select the lesson song/practise piece you wish to listen to using the familiar music player app interface. ・Digital musical score viewer Transform your iPad or iPhone into a digital musical score viewer, allowing immediate access to hundreds of professionally created scores. ・Repeat phrase function feature Tap a bar on the score to specify the play position or playing range.  Once the start and stop points are set, the passage will repeat continuously until stopped. ・Hands-free page turning using pedals Turn pages of the musical score using the sostenuto or soft pedals, allowing players to concentrate on their performance. ・Bluetooth MIDI connectivity PiaBookPlayer takes advantage of the wireless Bluetooth MIDI feature built into many Kawai digital pianos, allowing players to enjoy listening to classical pieces and viewing their musical scores from the comfort of an armchair. ■ Included lesson songs/practise pieces Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101) Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100) Czerny 100 (Hundert Übungsstücke, Opus 139) Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849) Sonatinen Album 1 J.S. Bach: Inventionen Chopin Walzer (Chopin waltzes series) Chopin Etudes (Opus 10) ■ Compatible models Please check our website. www.kawai-global.com/piabookplayer

Screenshots

Newzik4 screens
PiaBookPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Newzik at 66% against PiaBookPlayer's 23%. Newzik also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). PiaBookPlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Newzik sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PiaBookPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Newzik holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newzik has 1.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Newzik's written reviews are positive against 23% of PiaBookPlayer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newzik ships an update every 3 weeks, PiaBookPlayer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Newzik versus PiaBookPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewzikPiaBookPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better22.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSyncsing - NewzikKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Newzik

All ratings1,556 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews433 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral8.5%
Negative25.9%

PiaBookPlayer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative72.7%

Bugs and 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

PiaBookPlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Newzik

Subscriptions2
  • Newzik Pro (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Newzik Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time2
  • Newzik Essentials$24.99
  • Newzik Premium (lifetime)$179.00
None

PiaBookPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newzik free?
Newzik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PiaBookPlayer free?
PiaBookPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Newzik or PiaBookPlayer?
Newzik is rated higher. Newzik averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while PiaBookPlayer averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Newzik or PiaBookPlayer have ads?
Neither Newzik nor PiaBookPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Newzik or PiaBookPlayer?
Newzik ships an update every 3 weeks, and PiaBookPlayer every 5 months. Most recently, Newzik was updated on October 29, 2026 and PiaBookPlayer on October 25, 2026.

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