BandScore
Music score reader
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
Unlock your musical potential with BandScore: import scores, add audio, and manage songs seamlessly across devices with interactive playback features.
BandScore features:
Simple mode:
- Import audio files to create songs
- Play with optionally adjusted playback speed audio pitch for transposition or fine-tuning
- Set markers to define play ranges for looping
- Import, extract and edit lyrics and see them in play mode
- Your songs are stored on device and in your iCloud account, so you can use it with multiple Apple devices
Advanced mode:
- Import score files with format GuitarPro (GPX/GP2/GP3/GP4/GP5/GP/GP7), MusicXML or MIDI
- Add audio playback files or Apple Music tracks
- Display the score as guitar tab, regular staff, percussion staff, percussion tab, piano staff or piano tab
- Manage your songs in sets
Score player (advanced mode):
- The score is scrolling during playing while indicating the play position
- Adjust playback speed
- Adjust audio pitch for transposition or fine-tuning
- Loop your playing
- Optional count-in
- Define one or more play ranges (start, end)
- Optionally play score notes with built-in MIDI player
Lead sheet:
- Show lyrics and chord signs
- Play to the audio track
- Export PDF
WITH PLAYER VERSION (In-App Purchase) YOU RECEIVE IN ADDITION THESE FEATURES:
Manage unlimited number of songs (device and iCloud storage restrictions apply).
Playlists:
- Assign songs to one or multiple play lists
Recording:
- Record you playing from your connected instrument
- Export your recording as audio file
- Mix your recording with the song playback tracks for playback and export
- Audio processing (volume, pan, EQ, compressor, reverb) for the recording
Band network:
- Connect to nearby devices using BandScore
- Synchronize play start/stop with the connected peers
- Send song selection and song play parameters to peers
- Send messages and transfer songs to peers
Audio Separation:
- Split audio file into stems for vocals, drums, bass, piano, and other instruments
- Stem splitting is done on device, so no cloud service required and no extra fees
- Supported devices: Mac with Apple Silicon CPU, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 14 and newer, iPadPro from 2018 onwards. iPad Air from 2022 onwards.
WITH THE FULL VERSION YOU RECEIVE IN ADDITION:
- All the features from the player version
Song parts:
- Add, delete or merge song parts
Score editing (NOT AVAILABLE on iPhone):
- Add or delete measures/bars
- Add, delete or edit notes and chords
- Adapt tempo on each measure, i.e. align the score to the playback audio track
- Detect transients and beats from audio file
- Adapt tempo based on detected transients and beats
- Adjust playback audio with tools for cut/delay/silence insert
- Add markers for song sections
- Define MIDI controls for program or control changes
- Export PDF for score
Lyric editor (NOT AVAILABLE on iPhone):
- Edit lyrics on the beat grid
- Import lyrics from internet, LRC file or plain text
- Extract lyrics from audio (requires macOS/iOS 26)
- Export LRC file
- Export PDF for score/lyrics
Chord list editor (NOT AVAILABLE on iPhone):
- Create chord progressions using blocks and lists
- Text editor and grid edit mode
Player:
- Send defined MIDI controls
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Songs & Library
• Song list: show number of songs, play history, search includes songs in other sets
• Song sets are now optional
• Song details: playback files can be set in order
• Song details: assigned PDFs stored/recovered (fixed), stale PDFs can be deleted (fixed)
Playback & Player
• Capture tap tempo during playback
• Simple mode: show multiple assigned audio files in scroll view
• Simple mode: scroll via overview drag, accurate playback position at reduced speed (fixed)
• Playback sync: fixed audio/display sync issues with Bluetooth devices
• Recording mixer: fixed playback positioning with multiple files and speed changes
Lyrics & Karaoke
• Lyric editor: new implementation, import from internet (LIBLRC), consolidated import screen, prompt import when lyrics are empty, improved PDF export
• Lead sheet: edit lyrics option, improved presentation for lyrics and chords, improved PDF export
• Play mode: simple and advanced modes with karaoke-style lyric display
Score Editor
• Delete following measures
• Add panel: add measure at beginning/end, add lyrics, add chord signs
• Rename save state
• Navigation on macOS: left/right cursor keys move between measures
• Tempo & playback: improved automatic tempo alignment, metronome silent on start (fixed), play selected removed
• Editing improvements: improved bend curve editor, cleanup tab for guitar tabs, show percussion destination type while dragging
• Fixes: overlapping notes fixed, note “Listen” fixed, legato stop issue fixed, part transpose/playback file persistence fixed, transpose for non-pitch notes
Chords & Harmony
• Chord list: define song key, chord name suggestions, history, restore save state
• Settings: unified “show chord signs” and “show chord names”
UI, Navigation & Platforms
• Function search in Help and Score Edit with navigation and instructions
• Onboarding dialog
• iPad: Menu entries for iOS 26
• iPhone: chord list and lyric editor available
Playlists
• Playlist: optional emoji, option to remove songs in trash (fixed)
Import, Export & Integration
• Apple Music import screen fixed
• Alternative tuning import fixed
• Band network: optional transfer of playback files
• MIDI export (ghost notes) fixed
Advanced Audio & Tools
• Stem splitter continues queue after cancel/complete (fixed)
Licensing
• One-time full version purchase option
The developer, Matthias Santer, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Information
- Seller
- Matthias Santer
- Size
- Up to 243.4 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Full version (one time purchase) $34.99
- Player version $12.99
- Full version (1 year) $17.99
- Copyright
- © 2023-2025 Matthias Santer