# Flat: Sheet Music Maker & Tabs

> Compose, Notate & Play Scores

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1177592149](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1177592149)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1177592149`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tutteo Limited
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (6,858 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.09.01
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2017-10-25
- **Size:** 202 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flat-sheet-music-maker-tabs/id1177592149)
- **Website:** [https://flat.io](https://flat.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://flat.io/legal/privacy-policy](https://flat.io/legal/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Flat: Sheet Music Maker & Tabs** is a music notation and composition app for creating, editing, playing, and sharing scores on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web. Use touch piano, guitar fretboard, drum pads, MIDI devices, and hundreds of notation symbols to write music for more than 90 instruments. Import MusicXML, MIDI, PDFs, and photos, then convert them into editable scores.

Collaborate in real time with comments, explore hundreds of thousands of community scores, and share music publicly or privately. Flat Power adds cloud storage, automatic sync, advanced audio and export controls, custom layouts, version history, premium instruments, and additional PDF import pages.

## Rankings

- #22,162 — Overall
- #9 — tab
- #53 — music
- #80 — editor
- #81 — writer's block

## Review summary

Users praise Flat for being easy to use, good for learning, and capable of recreating real songs, with a free tier and a paid Power option. However, recurring concerns center on pricing and gated features, account/data loss issues, and reliability problems such as performance bottlenecks and data integrity when handling larger scores.

### Pros

- Easy to use and beginner friendly with an intuitive interface.
- Strong for learning and composing music; accessible for beginners.
- Ability to recreate real songs and arrangements within the app.
- Free tier available, making it accessible to new users.
- Flat Power unlocks unlimited scores and high‑quality instruments for paying users.

### Cons

- High cost and feature gating: the free plan is limited and many features/instruments require a paid Flat Power subscription.
- Persistent account and data issues: school/education account problems, login redirects, and data loss or scores being erased after account changes.
- Reliability and performance problems: app can struggle with many instruments, experiences long load times, and shows glitches or data changes after closing.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1177592149)