![]() ![]() We’re close to nine years with the iPad, and I’m still using the original purchase of forScore that I bought for $0.99 at that time. The idea of a buy once-use forever app is hard to justify. I think we all see subscriptions as an evil necessity (although Paul is reluctant to buy apps that require them). Paul Shimmons ( ) and Robby Burns ( were just talking about subscriptions a few weeks ago on Twitter. You can get a subscription for $4.99 a month or $15.49 a year. The suprise for buyers will be PlayScore 2’s purchase options…the use of all features requires a subscription. The developers were aware of the issue, and this morning (as I write this post) a new version of the app came out that solved that problem. In a moment of transparency, the first version of PlayScore 2 that I used “hung up” on a choral score that had staves that appeared and disappeared along the way (very common in choral scores). PlayScore 2 does not import lyrics or text-but their website ( ) indicates this is in development (with no specific timeline). The selling points of PlayScore (Lite, Pro, or 2) have always been speed and accuracy-including pulling in additional markings (diacritical markings like staccato and accents, crescendos, and dynamics). PlayScore 2 now adds the ability to import a PDF directly into the app, and to recognize all the pages of a score at the same time. PlayScore 2 works very similar to PlayScore Lite and PlayScore Pro (which are also still available, and might add some confusion) in that you can take pictures of your score and the app recognizes the music, making it able to play your music or to export it as a MusicXML file to another app (or using AirDrop, to your Mac). There is a new version of PlayScore 2, which answers the difficulties that I experienced trying to get PlayScore Pro to fit into my workflow.Īs a side note, I have to mention that I don’t think the creators of PlayScore 2 were worried about my individual work flow…the improvements to the new version just happen to address them. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the creators of PlayScore Pro, which is owned and operated by Dolphin Computing Ltd and Organum, Ltd. Over a year ago, I wrote a blog post about PlayScore Pro, an app that had a lot of promise, but didn’t work for my personal work flow. ![]()
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