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| App | Our score | Platforms | Starting price | Free tier | Page-turner pedals | Hands-free page turns | Synced page turns | Cloud sync | Sharing | Ensemble tools | Opens MusicXML | PDF to interactive score | Web app | Sheet music store or library | Chord & lyric charts |
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 Newzik | 8.0 | iPad, iPhone, Web | Free / $24.99 | Yes | Yes | Paid plan | No | Yes | Yes | Paid plan | Yes | Paid plan | Yes | Partly | Yes |
 MobileSheets | 7.9 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows | $15.99 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | No | No | No | No | Yes |
 BandHelper | 7.6 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, Web | Subscription | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partly | No | Yes |
 forScore | 7.5 | iPad, iPhone, Mac | $24.99 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | No | No | No | Partly | No |
 Planning Center Music Stand | 7.4 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Web | $2/mo per team | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
 SongbookPro | 7.2 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows | $5.99 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Paid plan | Partly | Paid plan | No | No | Partly | No | Yes |
 OnSong | 6.8 | iPad, iPhone, Mac | Free / $29.99/yr | Yes | Paid plan | Partly | Paid plan | Paid plan | Paid plan | Paid plan | No | No | Partly | Paid plan | Paid plan |
 Enote | 6.5 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac | Free / $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | No | No | Paid plan | Yes | Partly | Yes | No | No | Paid plan | No |
 Piascore | 6.3 | iPad, iPhone | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partly | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
 unrealBook | 6.3 | iPad | $14.99 | No | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly | No | No | No | No | Partly |
 nkoda | 6.1 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac | $14.99/mo | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Partly | No | No | Partly | Paid plan | No |
 Tomplay | 6.0 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Web | $19.99/mo | No | Yes | Partly | No | Yes | Partly | Partly | No | No | Partly | Yes | No |
 Soundslice | 5.8 | Web | Free / $50/yr | Yes | Not confirmed | No | No | Yes | Paid plan | Paid plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly |
 Musicnotes | 5.7 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Web | Free / per song | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partly | No | No | No | No | Partly | Yes | No |
 Henle Library | 5.4 | iPad, iPhone, Android | Free / per piece | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Partly | Partly | No | No | Partly | Yes | No |
 MuseScore | 4.7 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Web | Free / from $6.99 | Yes | Not confirmed | Partly | No | Yes | Partly | Partly | Not confirmed | Partly | Yes | Yes | No |
 PlayScore 2 | 4.4 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows | Free / $34.99/yr | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Partly | No | Yes | No | No | No |
 Sheet Music Direct | 4.2 | iPad, iPhone, Web | Free / $9.99/mo | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partly | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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Two pay-once readers with deep page turning and library tools. forScore is the refined Apple choice, MobileSheets the one that runs almost everywhere. How they differ, criterion by criterion.
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Piascore costs nothing on iPad and iPhone, and forScore costs $24.99 before you can open it. What the extra money buys, criterion by criterion, and when the free reader is all you need.
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Two iPad readers built for different jobs: forScore for the solo player who wants the most refined page turning, Newzik for groups that share parts and markings. Criterion by criterion, with each app's real limits.
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A cloud app built for ensembles against a pay-once reader that runs almost everywhere. Where each one wins, criterion by criterion, and where each falls short.
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Two ChordPro apps for gigging and worship musicians. SongbookPro is a one-time purchase that runs almost everywhere; OnSong is an Apple-only subscription with more stage control. How they differ, criterion by criterion.
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