From detailed hand-written scores to fleeting ideas you don’t want to lose, MusicPad is a modern pen-and-paper experience designed specifically for musicians and composers.
— A true handwritten notation
Built on Apple’s PencilKit, MusicPad delivers near-zero latency and natural handwriting — turning your iPad into a real music notebook for sheet music and scoring.
• Handwrite music with Apple Pencil using expressive inks and gesture-based tools
• Solid undo across multiple pages for confident edits
• Redesigned tool picker and smooth vector-based zooming
• On-screen controls for zoom, grid, and gestures
Whether you’re working on classical notation, contemporary scoring, or harmonic exercises, MusicPad adapts to your workflow.
— Pages that adapt to your score
Every composition evolves differently. MusicPad lets each page adapt to your notation style.
• Unlimited notepads with customizable sheet music pages
• Per-page configuration: page size, margins, stave layout, spacing, and visibility
• Show or hide staves — ideal for graphic notation, diagrams, or title pages
• Grouped staves and vertical grid for structured layout and clean engraving
Designed for real composers who value both freedom and clarity.
— Effortless navigation
Navigate your score as naturally as paper and as powerfully as a graphic editor.
• Pinch to zoom, scroll, and swipe between pages
• Navigator to reorder, copy, and paste full pages
• Add multiple pages at once
• Built to support long-form scoring and complex compositions
— Built for the Apple Ecosystem
MusicPad integrates seamlessly with iPadOS and iOS.
• Export full scores as PDF
• Share MusicPad files with musicians, students, and collaborators
• System-wide page thumbnails for easy file recognition
• Native file system integration with iCloud syncing
• Full support for Apple Pencil Pro, including hover, squeeze, and double-tap
Designed for iPad. Available everywhere.
MusicPad 2.0 is optimized for iPad as your primary writing surface, with iPhone support focused on viewing and page editing.
Please note that writing on the iPhone is not supported.
FREE APP
The free version lets you:
• Create unlimited MusicPad files
• Add up to one page per document
• Access all writing tools
• Sync files across devices with iCloud
UNLOCK ALL FEATURES
Support the ongoing development of MusicPad with a one-time purchase and unlock:
• Unlimited pages
• Full page configuration and navigation
• Export documents as PDF
• Bookmarks, grids, and advanced layout tools
Educational institutions may purchase –MusicPad Education Edition– without in-app purchases..
MusicPad 2.0 runs on iOS and iPadOS 18 or later.
Create music. Simplified.
Solid App for music educators, composers and practitioners
Jenny M V
I was very impressed with the various functionalities this app offers to facilitate music scoring, and sharing in various formats, including converting scores into pdf. It is a great tool for those developing tunes, those learning how to score musical pieces and those seeking to collaborating with others seamlessly in a digital space. Excellent value!
Very good and very well built app
Daniel09812
I would like to see stamps in the future,like of clefs for example. I bought the full version because this is a very well built app
Developer Response
Thanks for the review! I’m busy with stamps as we speak, stay tuned for more ;)
What’s the difference?
Jguy3139
I bought the full version after testing it a little and there is no compositional advantage I can see. No OCR, no stamps. Basically this is a drawing program with staff paper. Am I missing something?I’m guessing the sharing feature is important to some but for me it was a waste of money. Sigh…
Developer Response
Sorry to hear that Jguy3139. "Drawing over staff paper" is more important than what you make it look like, not just for me but for many others. That is the compositional advantage indeed. OCR will not be part of this app but stamps will be in a future release.You're always welcome to ask for a refund from Apple if you're unsatisfied with your purchase. Thanks for your review!
Clean and Simple
Auto Penny
What more can I say, easy to use for somebody who likes to hand write charts. Highly recommended.
- Improved compatibility with iPadOS 26.4
- Various internal fixes
Version 2.0.1
The developer, Juan Andres Verdaguer, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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