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Best Sheet Music Reading Apps for iPhone (2026)

11 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Music Reading.

MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords is the top-ranked of 11 sheet music reading apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.6/5 from 79,205 ratings.

  1. 1
    MuseScore-Sheet Music & ChordsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 79,205 ratings · score 95
  2. 2
    forScoreS
    $24.99 · ★ 4.8 · 43,409 ratings · score 95
  3. 3
    Sheet Music ScannerS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 6,482 ratings · score 93
  4. 4
    Tomplay Sheet MusicS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,165 ratings · score 93
  5. 5
    Piascore - Sheet Music ReaderA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 1,882 ratings · score 90

What belongs in this list

Open and read sheet music on my phone, such as scores and PDFs, so I can play a piece.

Not here: Music reading lessons alone; Sight reading practice exercises alone; Music theory flashcards alone; A general PDF reader alone; A music player alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. Read the full method →

S
MuseScore-Sh…forScoreSheet Music ScannerTomplay
A
PiascoreSongbookProPlayScore 2
B
SongSheet ProSheet Music Direct
C
MultiTracks.…OnSong 2026
D
None at D yet
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    MuseScore-Sheet Music & ChordsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 79,205 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  2. 2
    forScoreS
    $24.99 · ★ 4.8 · 43,409 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  3. 3
    Sheet Music ScannerS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 6,482 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  4. 4
    Tomplay Sheet MusicS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,165 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  5. 5
    Piascore - Sheet Music ReaderA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 1,882 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  6. 6
    SongbookPro - Digital SongbookA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,732 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  7. 7
    PlayScore 2A
    Free download · ★ 4.1 · 4,752 ratings · score 82 · excellent
  8. 8
    SongSheet Pro: Setlist helperB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,717 ratings · score 79 · good
  9. 9
    Sheet Music DirectB
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,832 ratings · score 79 · good
  10. 10
    MultiTracks.com ChartBuilderC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,159 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  11. 11
    OnSong 2026C
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 5,662 ratings · score 65 · situational · provisional

Questions people ask

What is the best sheet music reading app for iPhone?
MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords, S tier, ranked #1 of 11, rated 4.6 by 79,205 people.
Which sheet music reading apps are free?
10 of 11 are free to download: MuseScore-Sheet Music & Chords (S), Sheet Music Scanner (S), Tomplay Sheet Music (S), Piascore - Sheet Music Reader (A) and more. 4 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which sheet music reading app has the best App Store rating?
forScore at 4.8 from 43,409 ratings.
How many sheet music reading apps reach S or A tier?
7 of 11.

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