Reflow - Score Editor

Name: Reflow - Score Editor
Rating: 3.5 (33 reviews)
Author: Gargant

Guitar Tab & Score Editor

Free · In‑App Purchases

33 Ratings
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Years
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Developer

Gargant
Language

EN
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93.2
MB

New: MIDI import, lyrics, harmonics, virtual fretboard & piano, scale tool. Guitar Pro 7/8 import. One-time purchase — no subscription. Reflow is a tablature and notation editor for guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals. Write tabs, compose songs, import Guitar Pro and MIDI files, and hear everything played back with realistic instruments. Trusted by thousands of musicians for over a decade. Import Your Files - Open Guitar Pro 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 files (.gp, .gp5) - Import Standard MIDI files with track mapping and quantization controls - Import MusicXML files - Access thousands of tabs shared online Tablature & Notation - Guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, and any stringed instrument - Bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, and all standard techniques - Lyrics with auto-advance — press Space or Hyphen to chain syllables across beats - Standard notation stays in sync above the tab staff - Custom tuning support Virtual Instruments - Interactive piano keyboard — tap to enter or preview notes - Interactive fretboard — see note names, tap to enter notes - Scale overlay — display any scale on the keyboard or fretboard Drum Notation - Full drum kit mapping on a standard percussion staff - Custom drum mapping editor — assign any MIDI note to any staff position - Enter beats with keyboard shortcuts, numeric keypad, or tap input Chord Diagrams - Built-in library with 89 chord types and voicings - Add diagrams above any beat - Chord names display automatically Multi-Track Scores - Combine guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals in one score - Solo, mute, and adjust volume and pan per track - Realistic instrument sounds across 128 instruments - Rack view with per-track controls and custom track colors Edit While It Plays - Edit your score during playback — hear changes in real time - Add notes, adjust dynamics, switch instruments without stopping Audio & Practice - High-quality instrument sounds with instant playback - Adjustable playback speed from 0.25x to 2x - Metronome, precount, and playback tracking - MIDI input from external controllers View Modes - Continuous vertical scroll — modern reading experience - Page view with Fit Page Width - Free zoom and horizontal scroll Export & Share - Export to GP5, GP7, MIDI, WAV, M4A, and PDF - Print your scores directly - Bundled sample songs to explore and learn from Keyboard Shortcuts - Full keyboard support on Mac and iPad with hardware keyboard - Works on all keyboard layouts — AZERTY, QWERTZ, and more Privacy First - All data stored locally on your device - iCloud backup and sync - No account, no login, no tracking - Works fully offline One-Time Purchase - Free to try — all features available in evaluation mode - Evaluation watermark on PDF and print export only - Purchase once to remove the watermark — no subscription Download Reflow and start creating music today.

Ratings & Reviews

3.5

out of 5

33 Ratings

Retracted Bad Review - Beaming
12/20/2019

Hazyegg
I sincerely apologize for the bad review based on the beaming capabilities of Reflow. I have since figured out what I was doing incorrectly with the software. I do wish that the software was a bit more intuitive but it DOES do beaming by using the [+] or [-] keys. I used to be a software developer and I believe that software stands on the ease of use through its interface. I am still learning this app and had trouble even after reading the manual. Anyway, Reflow does create nice looking scores and with a little more manipulation and time I’m sure this software will train me how to use it more effectively. To the software developers... please accept my humble apologies for the previous bad review. You efforts are appreciated. My scores look juvenile at best without the ability to connect notes with beams. Every picture on your app page shows beautiful scores with nice tidy beams. I paid for this to do basic scores on drums for students right from my iPad. I will have to just find another solution. This looks horrible and I feel like you’ve misrepresented the product. Reflow has no business being in the Apple Store for iOS. Shame on you! Seriously. This is a pitiful effort bringing a half thought out effort to the market place. Please disclose your application’s limitations on your Apple Store page for iPad users. This app is of limited value to iOS users.

Developer Response
Hi, of course Reflow can do beaming. If you’re getting trouble with beaming you can always reach me by mail at mail@reflow.app . When you start a fresh new drums score beaming is automatic, maybe there is some misunderstanding. Regards.
Retracted Bad Review - Beaming
12/20/2019

Hazyegg

I sincerely apologize for the bad review based on the beaming capabilities of Reflow. I have since figured out what I was doing incorrectly with the software. I do wish that the software was a bit more intuitive but it DOES do beaming by using the [+] or [-] keys. I used to be a software developer and I believe that software stands on the ease of use through its interface. I am still learning this app and had trouble even after reading the manual. Anyway, Reflow does create nice looking scores and with a little more manipulation and time I’m sure this software will train me how to use it more effectively. To the software developers... please accept my humble apologies for the previous bad review. You efforts are appreciated. My scores look juvenile at best without the ability to connect notes with beams. Every picture on your app page shows beautiful scores with nice tidy beams. I paid for this to do basic scores on drums for students right from my iPad. I will have to just find another solution. This looks horrible and I feel like you’ve misrepresented the product. Reflow has no business being in the Apple Store for iOS. Shame on you! Seriously. This is a pitiful effort bringing a half thought out effort to the market place. Please disclose your application’s limitations on your Apple Store page for iPad users. This app is of limited value to iOS users.
Developer Response 12/17/2019
Hi, of course Reflow can do beaming. If you’re getting trouble with beaming you can always reach me by mail at mail@reflow.app . When you start a fresh new drums score beaming is automatic, maybe there is some misunderstanding. Regards.
Writing a score for Piano
01/23/2024

1anonymous
It has been a few years since I have used Reflow. I used to use it a lot and am now getting reacquainted with it. There seems to have been quite a few changes. Using it on a grand staff is a bit more difficult, I’m sure I will get used to it, but there are changes that are not intuitive for someone writing a score for piano. Also, the button for sharps is not working. I hope you put out an update that fixes this soon.
Writing a score for Piano
01/23/2024

1anonymous

It has been a few years since I have used Reflow. I used to use it a lot and am now getting reacquainted with it. There seems to have been quite a few changes. Using it on a grand staff is a bit more difficult, I’m sure I will get used to it, but there are changes that are not intuitive for someone writing a score for piano. Also, the button for sharps is not working. I hope you put out an update that fixes this soon.
Disappointed
11/17/2025

AlienMindProbe
I purchased Reflow a few years ago through the App Store. It was never great but worked well enough to transcribe drum scores and be able to view them on a screen. Now, a few years later, I open the app to use it again and see that it has changed to a subscription model. Despite having purchased it already, not all of the previous functions are available to me anymore — unless I pay for a subscription. I understand why the change was made but I am still disappointed. I don’t use Reflow enough to justify paying for yet another subscription so I guess I am back to writing out drum scores with pencil and paper.
Disappointed
11/17/2025

AlienMindProbe

I purchased Reflow a few years ago through the App Store. It was never great but worked well enough to transcribe drum scores and be able to view them on a screen. Now, a few years later, I open the app to use it again and see that it has changed to a subscription model. Despite having purchased it already, not all of the previous functions are available to me anymore — unless I pay for a subscription. I understand why the change was made but I am still disappointed. I don’t use Reflow enough to justify paying for yet another subscription so I guess I am back to writing out drum scores with pencil and paper.
It’s improved, but it still has problems...
01/13/2020

Rateorama 123
This is your long-time Reflow user again, back all the way from Version 2. Thanks a lot for fixing my problems with version 15.2, especially the ones dealing with volume dynamics! However, we still have these problems to deal with:– Text on a staff shows if you’re in page view, but it DOES NOT APPEAR if you’re in horizontal view, which I use all the time!– If you use an instrument with a grand staff and add some notes to the staff, or some dynamics, you get a RIDICULOUSLY large gap between the top staff and the bottom staff (even if none of the notes are on ledger lines) and there’ll also be more space than necessary between the bottom staff and the bottom of the page (in horizontal mode).– I increased the tempo of a section of measures, which started with two tied whole notes, to be DOUBLE of that of the previous section, and the tied note played for the length of two tied whole notes at the tempo BEFORE the actual tempo change instead of at the correct tempo!– If you’re in page mode and have a lot of stuff on the page at once (e.g. a full band’s worth of staves), the page content does NOT resize to fit the page (or vice versa), meaning that you can easily have parts that are clipped off or even removed entirely by the bottom of the page!– Occasionally, when I’m in Edit mode and go to the instruments panel and click on an instrument’s info button, the app will crash. Note that I’m currently using iOS 13.3 on an iPhone 6S+.– Having more variety of bends would be nice on the mobile version.– Could you note (if you haven’t already) how long a double-dotted note should be in relation to a normal note in the user manual? I think it should be the note length plus 3/4 of that note’s length, but I’m not certain. NOTE: Double-dotted quarter notes still render as a quarter note plus an eighth note PLUS a dotted sixteenth!– If you change a stringed instrument’s tuning (e.g. tune all the strings down by a half-step), it doesn’t automatically transpose the tablature notes to their original correct pitches. In case someone wants to keep the same fretting (with this new, different pitch), this should be an option.– We still can’t change the tempo marking midway through a measure; only at the start of it.The good news is that this time around, the number of problems are far fewer than in 15.2. However, they should still be checked out when you guys get the chance, particularly the first five I listed here.Thanks for your consideration and support!

Developer Response
Hi,First of all, I'd like to thank you sincerely for this highly constructive feedback. Be sure that every single item you're pointing out has been written down right now and I will address all of them according to my priority list. Some of the problems you mentioned will be fixed as soon as I can as they're clearly defuncts.Thank you also for being a long time Reflow user, getting feedback from you is so valuable and gives me a boost to take Reflow to the next level.If you've got more ideas or suggestions, feel free to post them on our newly installed forum at https://talk.reflow.app I will be happy to discuss some of your ideas and exchange with you.Sincerely,Sebastien
It’s improved, but it still has problems...
01/13/2020

Rateorama 123

This is your long-time Reflow user again, back all the way from Version 2. Thanks a lot for fixing my problems with version 15.2, especially the ones dealing with volume dynamics! However, we still have these problems to deal with:– Text on a staff shows if you’re in page view, but it DOES NOT APPEAR if you’re in horizontal view, which I use all the time!– If you use an instrument with a grand staff and add some notes to the staff, or some dynamics, you get a RIDICULOUSLY large gap between the top staff and the bottom staff (even if none of the notes are on ledger lines) and there’ll also be more space than necessary between the bottom staff and the bottom of the page (in horizontal mode).– I increased the tempo of a section of measures, which started with two tied whole notes, to be DOUBLE of that of the previous section, and the tied note played for the length of two tied whole notes at the tempo BEFORE the actual tempo change instead of at the correct tempo!– If you’re in page mode and have a lot of stuff on the page at once (e.g. a full band’s worth of staves), the page content does NOT resize to fit the page (or vice versa), meaning that you can easily have parts that are clipped off or even removed entirely by the bottom of the page!– Occasionally, when I’m in Edit mode and go to the instruments panel and click on an instrument’s info button, the app will crash. Note that I’m currently using iOS 13.3 on an iPhone 6S+.– Having more variety of bends would be nice on the mobile version.– Could you note (if you haven’t already) how long a double-dotted note should be in relation to a normal note in the user manual? I think it should be the note length plus 3/4 of that note’s length, but I’m not certain. NOTE: Double-dotted quarter notes still render as a quarter note plus an eighth note PLUS a dotted sixteenth!– If you change a stringed instrument’s tuning (e.g. tune all the strings down by a half-step), it doesn’t automatically transpose the tablature notes to their original correct pitches. In case someone wants to keep the same fretting (with this new, different pitch), this should be an option.– We still can’t change the tempo marking midway through a measure; only at the start of it.The good news is that this time around, the number of problems are far fewer than in 15.2. However, they should still be checked out when you guys get the chance, particularly the first five I listed here.Thanks for your consideration and support!
Developer Response 12/03/2019
Hi,First of all, I'd like to thank you sincerely for this highly constructive feedback. Be sure that every single item you're pointing out has been written down right now and I will address all of them according to my priority list. Some of the problems you mentioned will be fixed as soon as I can as they're clearly defuncts.Thank you also for being a long time Reflow user, getting feedback from you is so valuable and gives me a boost to take Reflow to the next level.If you've got more ideas or suggestions, feel free to post them on our newly installed forum at https://talk.reflow.app I will be happy to discuss some of your ideas and exchange with you.Sincerely,Sebastien

Reflow is now a one-time purchase! Existing and past subscribers get a lifetime unlock. New in v26.0: - Guitar Pro 7 and 8 import (.gp files) - MIDI file import with interactive track mapping and quantization - Lyrics with auto-advance (Space/Hyphen to chain syllables) - Harmonics: natural, artificial, pinch, semi, feedback - Virtual piano keyboard and fretboard in the bottom panel - Scale overlay on keyboard and fretboard - New audio engine with better instrument sounds and instant playback - Continuous vertical scroll view mode - Inline editing for title, lyrics, rehearsal signs, and beat text - Per-note velocity, offset, and duration controls - Tools palette with variant popup buttons for all editing tools - Redesigned interface with floating controls - Track Settings with per-voice rendering, custom colors, drum mapping - Export dialog: GP5, GP7, MIDI, WAV, M4A, PDF - Keyboard shortcuts work on all layouts (AZERTY, QWERTZ) - iPad hardware keyboard: note letter keys, Shift to chord, dotted toggle - 29 bundled sample songs in the Reflow Library

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