# BandScore

> Music score reader

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1541169630](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1541169630)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1541169630`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Matthias Santer
- **Category:** Music
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-26
- **First published:** 2023-07-05
- **Size:** 232 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bandscore/id1541169630)
- **Website:** [https://www.musician-apps.com/bandscore-score-player-and-editor/](https://www.musician-apps.com/bandscore-score-player-and-editor/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.musician-apps.com/about/](https://www.musician-apps.com/about/)

## Description

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/

## Rankings

- #1,806,993 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1541169630)