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title: "Best sheet music apps for iPad in 2026: 8 apps ranked"
date: 2026-10-06
updated: 2026-10-06
author: "SheetMusicApps Editorial Team"
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# Best sheet music apps for iPad in 2026: 8 apps ranked

**In short.** forScore is the best sheet music app for iPad, scoring 8.4 on our iPad list for its page turning, Apple Pencil annotation and library, all for a one-time $24.99. MobileSheets (8.3) is the better pick if you also use Android or Windows, Newzik (8.1) suits ensembles that share parts, and Piascore is the best free iPad reader.

## Ranking

Ranked by a score for this list, which weights our seven criteria for this need; the overall score uses the standard weights.

1. forScore (Best for iPad): 8.4/10 for this list (overall 7.5/10), iPad, iPhone, Mac, $24.99. Review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/forscore/
2. MobileSheets (Best one-time price across devices): 8.3/10 for this list (overall 7.9/10), iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, $15.99. Review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/mobilesheets/
3. Newzik (Best for sharing and ensembles): 8.1/10 for this list (overall 8.0/10), iPad, iPhone, Web browser, Free / $24.99. Review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/newzik/
4. BandHelper (Best for gigging bands): 7.3/10 for this list (overall 7.6/10), iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, Web browser, Subscription
5. Planning Center Music Stand (Best for church teams): 7.2/10 for this list (overall 7.4/10), iPad, iPhone, Android, Web browser, $2/mo per team. Review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/planning-center-music-stand/
6. Piascore (Best free iPad reader): 7.2/10 for this list (overall 6.3/10), iPad, iPhone, Free. Review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/piascore/
7. OnSong (Best for chord charts): 7.1/10 for this list (overall 6.8/10), iPad, iPhone, Mac, Free / $29.99/yr. Review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/onsong/
8. unrealBook (Best for fake books): 7.1/10 for this list (overall 6.3/10), iPad, $14.99

Disclosure: Newzik is a commercial partner of this site. Scores are calculated from published criteria.

## Key takeaways

- forScore leads our iPad ranking with 8.4 out of 10: it scores 9.5 on reading, annotation and library, and one $24.99 purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro.
- MobileSheets is a tenth of a point behind (8.3) for a one-time $15.99 on the App Store, and the same reader runs natively on Android and Windows, bought separately on each.
- Newzik (8.1) has the strongest sharing tools on iPad, with shared projects and annotation layers, but LiveScore, face gestures and unlimited projects need Premium at $44.99/year.
- Piascore is the best free iPad reader: annotation, setlists, half-page turns, Bluetooth pedals and face-gesture page turns cost nothing.
- This list weights reading (30%) and annotation (25%) most and leaves out platform reach, because every app on it already runs on iPad.

The iPad has the widest choice of sheet music apps: 17 of the 18 apps we cover run on it natively, and several of the best readers, including forScore, Piascore and unrealBook, run only on Apple devices. Add an Apple Pencil for markings and a Bluetooth pedal for page turns, and an iPad replaces the folder on your stand.

This page ranks eight apps with a native iPad version, using weights built for the iPad: reading and page turning count for 30% of the score, annotation for 25%, library and setlists for 15%, and smart notation, sharing and value for money for 10% each. Platform reach, which carries 15% in our [overall ranking](/best-sheet-music-apps/), is left out, since every app here already runs on your iPad. That is why forScore, which is Apple-only, ranks first here and third overall. [How we rank](/how-we-rank/) explains what each criterion rewards. Prices are US prices as of October 2026.

## Our picks, ranked

forScore is the best sheet music app for iPad, with a score of 8.4 for this list, and MobileSheets is a tenth of a point behind. Newzik (8.1) is third, ahead of two band services, BandHelper and Planning Center Music Stand. Piascore, OnSong and unrealBook complete the list, each for a narrower need.

### 1. forScore: Best for iPad

- Score for this list: 8.4/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 7.5/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad, iPhone, Mac
- Price: $24.99, one-time + optional subscription, no free tier
- Best for: Solo players, pianists and accompanists on iPad or Mac who want the most refined reader for a one-time price.
- Not ideal for: Bands with Android or Windows members, and anyone who needs playback, transposition or shared ensemble libraries.
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06
- Full review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/forscore/

forScore has the highest scores on this list for the three criteria that carry most of the weight: reading, annotation and library (9.5 each). It supports every page-turn method we track: Bluetooth pedals, AirPods head gestures in the base app, camera face gestures with forScore Pro, adjustable half-page turns, and Cue, which sends page turns and score changes from a leader device to nearby forScore devices without an internet connection.

It is also built around the Apple Pencil. You can save unlimited pen presets, work in layers, place stamps (including your own) and draw dynamic shapes such as slurs and crescendos. The library handles thousands of scores with metadata, setlists and iCloud sync. As of October 2026 it is rated 4.81 on the US App Store from more than 43,000 ratings.

One $24.99 purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, and forScore Pro ($14.99/year) is optional. The limits: there is no free trial of the app (a $2.99 30-day pass covers only the Pro extras), no MusicXML, playback or transposition, and no Android or Windows version for bandmates. Read the [forScore review](/reviews/forscore/), or see how it compares with the runner-up in [forScore vs MobileSheets](/compare/forscore-vs-mobilesheets/).

Pros:
- Every page-turn method: pedals, AirPods gestures, face gestures (Pro), half-page turns and Cue
- Annotation with layers, stamps, presets and dynamic shapes
- One $24.99 purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro

Cons:
- Apple only: no Android, Windows or web version
- No MusicXML, notation playback, transposition or OMR
- No free trial before buying the app

### 2. MobileSheets: Best one-time price across devices

- Score for this list: 8.3/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 7.9/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows
- Price: $15.99, one-time purchase, free tier available
- Best for: Players on Android tablets or Windows 2-in-1s, and anyone with a very large library who wants one-time pricing.
- Not ideal for: Players who want automatic account sync, notation playback or MusicXML.
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06
- Full review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/mobilesheets/

MobileSheets finishes a tenth of a point behind forScore, and it is the stronger choice if your iPad is not your only device. The same reader runs natively on Android and Windows, and Connect Tablets lets one leader device load songs and turn pages on followers across all three platforms: any number over Wi-Fi, or up to seven over Bluetooth. Book mode pairs two tablets as one two-page display.

It scores 9 on reading and annotation and 9.5 on library, tied with forScore for the best here. It has a dedicated Half Page mode, face-gesture turns, hundreds of stamps, layers and stylus pressure, and version 3.9.45 added Apple Pencil squeeze actions. The App Store version costs a one-time $15.99 and supports Family Sharing, and the free MobileSheetsLite holds 8 songs, so you can test it with your own scores.

It ranks second on slightly lower reading and annotation scores. Its interface is designed to look and work the same on every platform rather than to follow iPad conventions, which brings a learning curve, and sync is a manual merge through a cloud folder such as iCloud or Dropbox rather than an account. Some 2025 and 2026 reviews report crashes or freezes. The [MobileSheets review](/reviews/mobilesheets/) covers the setup.

Pros:
- Native apps on Android, Windows, iPad and iPhone
- Every page-turn method, including face gestures and Connect Tablets
- Library tools built for thousands of scores

Cons:
- Each platform is a separate purchase
- Sync is a manual cloud-folder merge, with no account
- No MusicXML, notation playback or OMR

### 3. Newzik: Best for sharing and ensembles

- Score for this list: 8.1/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 8.0/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad, iPhone, Web browser
- Price: Free / $24.99, one-time + optional subscription, free tier available
- Best for: Orchestras, choirs, bands and teachers who share parts and markings, and players who want PDFs to play back.
- Not ideal for: Android or Windows tablet users, solo players who want a one-time price, and anyone who needs two-tablet page turns.
- Disclosure: commercial partner of this site
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06
- Full review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/newzik/

Newzik scores 8.1 on this list and leads every iPad app on sharing and ensembles (9.5). A conductor, section leader or teacher can put parts into a shared project, where each musician's markings sit on private, public or shared annotation layers and parts can be replaced or versioned. Its annotation score (9) reflects pens, symbols, text and a Shapes tool for slurs and hairpins added in February 2026.

LiveScore converts a PDF into notation you can play back, transpose and export as MusicXML or MIDI, which no other app on this list does. Newzik loses ground on reading (7.5): face-gesture turns need Premium and a Face ID iPad, and linked page turns between devices went away when Band Mode was dropped in Newzik 6.0 (April 2021).

Who should skip it: solo players who want to pay once, since LiveScore, face gestures and unlimited projects need Premium ($44.99/year), while the $24.99 Essentials purchase caps the library at 1,000 pieces and one project. If Premium lapses with more than three pieces in your library, Newzik restricts access until you resubscribe or buy Essentials, and recent App Store reviews report LiveScore playback errors on complex scores. Bands with Android or Windows players should note that the reading app runs only on iPad and iPhone. See the [Newzik review](/reviews/newzik/) and [Newzik vs forScore](/compare/newzik-vs-forscore/).

Pros:
- Shared projects with private, public or shared annotation layers for whole sections and ensembles
- LiveScore turns PDFs into notation you can play back, transpose and export to MusicXML or MIDI
- Newzik Web lets members without an iPad reach the same library from any computer

Cons:
- No native Android, Windows or Mac app: other devices get Newzik Web in a browser
- LiveScore, face gestures and unlimited projects need Premium ($44.99/year)
- If Premium lapses with more than 3 pieces, library access is restricted

### 4. BandHelper: Best for gigging bands

- Score for this list: 7.3/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 7.6/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, Web browser
- Price: Subscription, subscription, no free tier
- Best for: Gigging bands and band leaders who run shows from shared charts, set lists and backing tracks.
- Not ideal for: Classical players reading notated scores, and Windows-only musicians.
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06

BandHelper is a band management service, and on an iPad it does what a reader alone cannot: one subscription keeps a whole band's songs, set lists, charts and backing tracks in sync, with admin roles and parts assigned to specific players. Live Sharing lets the leader change songs and page positions on up to 15 other devices, and between iOS devices it needs no router or internet connection.

Its score here (7.3) is lower than its overall score (7.6) because this list drops platform reach, where BandHelper is strong, and gives more weight to reading and annotation, where it scores 7 each. PDF handling is basic: pages are set to Letter or A4, with no custom sizes, and there is no dedicated half-page turn and no face-gesture turn. There is no free tier, only a 30-day trial. Band plans start at $4/month or $40/year for 2 to 5 users, and a solo plan starts at $2.25/month.

Pros:
- One subscription covers the whole band
- Admin roles, per-player parts and shared or personal annotations
- Live Sharing drives songs and pages on up to 15 devices

Cons:
- Basic PDF reader for notated scores
- No free tier
- No native Windows app

### 5. Planning Center Music Stand: Best for church teams

- Score for this list: 7.2/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 7.4/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android, Web browser
- Price: $2/mo per team, subscription, no free tier
- Best for: Church worship teams that already plan services in Planning Center.
- Not ideal for: Musicians who want a personal library outside a church account.
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06
- Full review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/planning-center-music-stand/

Planning Center Music Stand is the simplest choice for a church that already plans services in Planning Center Services. Musicians open the date, and the chosen key, charts and rehearsal audio for that service are already on their iPad. Sessions let one device turn pages for the whole team, and the worship leader's annotations can be merged into each player's own.

It ties Piascore at 7.2 on this list and ranks ahead on overall score (7.4 against 6.3). It scores 9 on sharing and 7 on reading, held back by the lack of half-page turns, although pedals and facial-gesture turns work. Three new annotation tools arrived on iOS in June 2026. The add-on costs $5/month for Services plans up to 50 team members and $10/month for 150 or more, and it does nothing without a Services account. Our [Music Stand review](/reviews/planning-center-music-stand/) and [worship team ranking](/best/sheet-music-apps-for-worship-teams/) go further.

Pros:
- Charts, keys and audio arrive with each service plan
- Leader-driven page turns for the whole team
- Annotation sharing from the worship leader

Cons:
- Works only with Planning Center Services
- Files must be uploaded in Services first
- No half-page turns, tuner or recording

### 6. Piascore: Best free iPad reader

- Score for this list: 7.2/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 6.3/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad, iPhone
- Price: Free, free + paid plans, free tier available
- Best for: Students and players on iPad or iPhone who want a solid reader without paying.
- Not ideal for: Anyone who needs Android or Windows, or a library that syncs between devices.
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06
- Full review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/piascore/

Piascore is the best free sheet music reader for iPad. Annotation, tags, setlists, half-page turns, Bluetooth pedals and face-gesture page turns on Face ID devices cost nothing, and its sync page turning links devices in Lead and Follow roles. IMSLP search is built in, so you can download public-domain editions without leaving the app.

Its reading score (8.5) is the third-highest on this list, and its value score (9) the highest. It ranks sixth because annotation (7.5) has no advanced layers, scores and annotations do not sync between your iPad and iPhone, and there is no MusicXML, playback or transposition. A one-time $5.99 Full Upgrade adds a tuner, a voice recorder, an in-score music player and export of annotated PDFs.

Version 7, released in September 2026, requires iPadOS 26 and drew reports of broken bookmark navigation, slower page turns and crashes, with fixes in 7.0.5 to 7.0.9. Update before a rehearsal rather than the night before a gig. See the [Piascore review](/reviews/piascore/), [forScore vs Piascore](/compare/forscore-vs-piascore/) and our [free sheet music apps](/best/free-sheet-music-apps/).

Pros:
- Free reader with annotation, setlists and half-page turns
- Face-gesture and pedal page turns
- IMSLP search built in for public-domain scores

Cons:
- iPad and iPhone only
- No cloud sync of scores or annotations
- No MusicXML, playback or transposition

### 7. OnSong: Best for chord charts

- Score for this list: 7.1/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 6.8/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad, iPhone, Mac
- Price: Free / $29.99/yr, free + paid plans, free tier available
- Best for: Worship leaders and gigging bands on Apple devices who play from chord charts.
- Not ideal for: Bands with Android or Windows members, and classical players reading notation.
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06
- Full review: https://sheetmusicapps.com/reviews/onsong/

OnSong has the deepest chord-chart engine on the iPad. Its ChordPro charts handle transposition, capo, Nashville numbers and roman numerals, and since version 2026.0 ChordFlow can transpose chords inside text-based PDFs. Worship teams can import from Planning Center, SongSelect and PraiseCharts, and Premium adds backing tracks, MIDI and band streaming.

It ties unrealBook at 7.1 and ranks ahead on overall score. It sits low on this list because annotation (6.5) needs Premium, and pedals, setlists and transposition need a paid plan. The free version is a 30-song viewer; Essentials costs $29.99/year and Premium $59.99/year. OnSong runs only on iPad, iPhone and Mac. Read the [OnSong review](/reviews/onsong/) or [OnSong vs SongbookPro](/compare/onsong-vs-songbookpro/).

Pros:
- Deep ChordPro engine with capo, Nashville numbers and transposition
- Runs a live show with pedals, MIDI and backing tracks
- Imports from Planning Center, SongSelect and PraiseCharts

Cons:
- Apple devices only
- Free tier is a 30-song viewer
- Sync needs Premium and a cloud folder

### 8. unrealBook: Best for fake books

- Score for this list: 7.1/10 (this page's weights)
- Score: 6.3/10 (calculated from 7 weighted criteria)
- Platforms: iPad
- Price: $14.99, one-time purchase, no free tier
- Best for: Jazz and gigging musicians who play from fake books on an iPad.
- Not ideal for: Anyone outside the iPad, or players who want a modern interface and cloud sync.
- Facts last checked: 2026-10-06

unrealBook is built for jazz and gigging musicians who read from fake-book PDFs. You can import a book's table of contents, build indexes, pull single tunes out of a book into a setlist, and use on-page hot spots, MIDI or a Bluetooth MIDI foot switch to jump to a D.S. or a coda. In master and slave mode, a bandleader can call up songs and turn pages on other musicians' iPads over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

It scores 8 on reading and library and costs a one-time $14.99 with no account. It runs on iPad only (the iPhone companion, unrealBook Mobile, is a separate $4.99 app), has no cloud library beyond Dropbox and Box, and its menus look dated. If you read classical parts or a mixed library, forScore and MobileSheets cover more.

Pros:
- One-time $14.99, no account
- Strong fake-book indexing
- Bandleader control of other iPads

Cons:
- iPad only
- No cloud library or accounts
- Dated, menu-heavy interface

Two apps missed the list by a tenth of a point, with 7.0 each. Enote reads your own PDFs and MusicXML files for free and adds an 80,000-score classical library with Premium ($9.99/month or $99.99/year). SongbookPro is a one-time $5.99 chord-chart app on iPad that also runs on Android and Windows.

## How do the top iPad apps compare?

forScore and MobileSheets are the most complete readers on the iPad, and Newzik is the only app on the list that converts PDFs into playable notation. The first table shows score, platforms, starting price and free tier for all eight; the second compares the features behind the top four.

| App | Score | Platforms | Starting price | Free tier | Best for |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| forScore | 7.5/10 | iPad, iPhone, Mac | $24.99 | No | Solo players, pianists and accompanists on iPad or Mac who want the most refined reader for a one-time price. |
| MobileSheets | 7.9/10 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows | $15.99 | Yes | Players on Android tablets or Windows 2-in-1s, and anyone with a very large library who wants one-time pricing. |
| Newzik | 8.0/10 | iPad, iPhone, Web browser | Free / $24.99 | Yes | Orchestras, choirs, bands and teachers who share parts and markings, and players who want PDFs to play back. |
| BandHelper | 7.6/10 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, Web browser | Subscription | No | Gigging bands and band leaders who run shows from shared charts, set lists and backing tracks. |
| Planning Center Music Stand | 7.4/10 | iPad, iPhone, Android, Web browser | $2/mo per team | No | Church worship teams that already plan services in Planning Center. |
| Piascore | 6.3/10 | iPad, iPhone | Free | Yes | Students and players on iPad or iPhone who want a solid reader without paying. |
| OnSong | 6.8/10 | iPad, iPhone, Mac | Free / $29.99/yr | Yes | Worship leaders and gigging bands on Apple devices who play from chord charts. |
| unrealBook | 6.3/10 | iPad | $14.99 | No | Jazz and gigging musicians who play from fake books on an iPad. |

| Feature | forScore | MobileSheets | Newzik | BandHelper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading & performance: Page-turner pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reading & performance: Hands-free page turns | Yes | Yes | Paid plan | No |
| Reading & performance: Half-page turns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly |
| Reading & performance: Synced page turns | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reading & performance: Setlists | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reading & performance: Works offline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annotation & practice: Annotation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annotation & practice: Audio linked to scores | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annotation & practice: Recording | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Annotation & practice: Metronome | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annotation & practice: Tuner | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing & ensembles: Sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing & ensembles: Ensemble tools | Partly | Partly | Paid plan | Yes |

The performance rows explain much of the order. forScore, MobileSheets and BandHelper all link page turns across devices, which Newzik has not done since 2021. Newzik and BandHelper lead on sharing because their libraries sync between users through an account rather than through exported files. To compare other apps, use the [comparison tool](/compare/).

## How do you choose a sheet music app for iPad?

Start with who you play with, then with how you want to pay. A solo player who reads PDFs should start with forScore; a band, choir or church team should look first at the app the whole group can use.

### Do you play alone or in a group?

Solo pianists, accompanists and students get the most from forScore, MobileSheets or, for free, Piascore. Our [piano ranking](/best/sheet-music-apps-for-piano/) covers keyboard players in more detail. For a section or orchestra that shares parts and markings, Newzik's projects are the most complete tool here. Gigging bands that run shows from charts and backing tracks fit BandHelper, and church teams on Planning Center fit Music Stand.

### Do you need several iPads to turn together?

Most apps here link devices, but each does it differently. forScore's Cue drives nearby forScore devices, MobileSheets' Connect Tablets works across iPad, Android and Windows, Piascore and unrealBook link iPads in leader and follower roles, BandHelper mirrors the leader's page on up to 15 devices, and Music Stand's Sessions turn pages for a whole team. OnSong's band streaming needs Premium, and Newzik has no linked page turns. To spread two pages across two iPads, forScore needs its separate Cue app ($4.99), while MobileSheets has a built-in book mode.

### How do you want to pay?

Four apps need no subscription: Piascore (free, with a $5.99 upgrade), unrealBook ($14.99), MobileSheets ($15.99) and forScore ($24.99, with optional Pro). Newzik Essentials is also $24.99 once, but Newzik's headline features need Premium. BandHelper, Music Stand and OnSong are subscriptions, which make the most sense when one plan covers a band or a church. If anyone in your group reads from another device, see our [Android](/best/sheet-music-apps-for-android/) and [Windows](/best/sheet-music-apps-for-windows/) rankings.

### Is your iPad ready?

Check the minimum iPadOS before you buy: forScore needs iPadOS 18, and Piascore's version 7 needs iPadOS 26. Our guide to [the best iPad for sheet music](/guides/best-ipad-for-sheet-music/) compares models and screen sizes, [the best page-turner pedals](/guides/best-page-turner-pedals/) covers hands-free turning, and [how to annotate sheet music](/guides/annotate-sheet-music/) helps you mark parts with an Apple Pencil.

forScore has no free trial of the app itself. MobileSheetsLite (8 songs), Newzik's free version (3 pieces), OnSong's free viewer (30 songs) and BandHelper's 30-day trial let you test with your own scores first, and Piascore is free outright.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the best sheet music app for iPad?

forScore is the best sheet music app for iPad in 2026, with a score of 8.4 on our iPad list. It has every page-turn method, deep Apple Pencil annotation and a library built for thousands of scores, for a one-time $24.99 that covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro. MobileSheets (8.3) is close behind and also runs on Android and Windows.

### What is the best free sheet music app for iPad?

Piascore. Its free version includes annotation, setlists, half-page turns, Bluetooth pedals, face-gesture page turns and IMSLP downloads, and the optional Full Upgrade is a one-time $5.99. MobileSheetsLite (8 songs), Newzik (3 pieces) and OnSong (30 songs) also have free versions, but their limits make them trials.

### Is forScore better than MobileSheets on iPad?

On an iPad alone, slightly: forScore scores 8.4 on our iPad list against 8.3 for MobileSheets, with higher reading and annotation scores and an interface designed for Apple devices. MobileSheets costs less ($15.99 once against $24.99) and runs natively on Android and Windows, so it suits bands with mixed devices better.

### Which iPad sheet music apps can turn pages on several iPads at once?

forScore (Cue), MobileSheets (Connect Tablets), Piascore (sync page turning), unrealBook (master and slave mode), BandHelper (Live Sharing, up to 15 devices) and Planning Center Music Stand (Sessions) all link page turns, and OnSong does it with Premium. Newzik has had no linked page turns since Band Mode was removed in version 6.0 in April 2021.

### Do I need a subscription for a sheet music app on iPad?

No. forScore ($24.99), MobileSheets ($15.99), unrealBook ($14.99) and Piascore (free, with a $5.99 upgrade) work without one, and forScore Pro is optional. BandHelper, Planning Center Music Stand and OnSong are subscriptions, and Newzik's LiveScore, face gestures and unlimited projects need Premium at $44.99/year.

## Sources

- [forScore on the US App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/forscore/id363738376) (Apple)
- [forScore Pro](https://forscore.co/pro/) (forScore)
- [Page turning devices](https://forscore.co/page-turners/) (forScore)
- [forScore and AirPods](https://forscore.co/airpods/) (forScore)
- [MobileSheets on the US App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobilesheets/id1620569987) (Apple)
- [MobileSheets features: collaboration](https://www.zubersoft.com/mobilesheets/features/collaboration) (Zubersoft)
- [Newzik: pricing, compatibility and FAQ](https://newzik.com/en/) (Newzik)
- [Synchronizing page turns across devices with Band Mode](https://support.newzik.com/en/support/solutions/articles/77000153578-synchronizing-page-turns-across-devices-with-band-mode) (Newzik help center)
- [What happens when my subscription to Newzik Premium expires?](https://support.newzik.com/en/support/solutions/articles/77000537507-what-happens-when-my-subscription-to-newzik-premium-expires-) (Newzik help center)
- [BandHelper pricing](https://www.bandhelper.com/main/pricing.html) (BandHelper)
- [BandHelper tutorial: Live Sharing](https://www.bandhelper.com/tutorials/live_sharing.html) (BandHelper)
- [Planning Center Music Stand](https://www.planningcenter.com/music-stand) (Planning Center)
- [Link multiple devices to control page-turning](https://help.planningcenter.com/en/138513-link-multiple-devices-to-control-page-turning.html) (Planning Center)
- [Piascore on the US App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/piascore-sheet-music-reader/id406141702) (Apple)
- [Piascore Help: About Full upgrade](https://help.piascore.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000578931-About-Full-upgrade) (Piascore)
- [OnSong pricing](https://onsongapp.com/pricing/) (OnSong)
- [OnSong feature comparison](https://onsongapp.com/features/comparison) (OnSong)
- [unrealBook on the US App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unrealbook/id370135173) (Apple)
- [Enote on the US App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/enote-sheet-music-app/id1539408514) (Apple)
- [SongbookPro pricing](https://songbook-pro.com/pricing) (SongbookPro)
