StaffPad

Yes it does! More updates and even better. The sample library are superb. Visanor

Finally a serious notation app. The sound packs are of desktop quality. The most boring thing with composing is to copy down the music. Using Staffpad is like writing on paper. No hazzles. My Apple Pencil is working perfectly with StaffPad, and it’s really easy to copy down the music I hear in my head. Expensive? Not really, if you compare with desktop programs… with them you even have to use a mouse… Staffpad is a clear five stars app.

Do not buy this app unless you plan to only compose. The sound librarys sounds terrible and you have to buy librarys that cost 10 time the price of the app. If you import xml files with sounds that Staffpad doesnt have, then it wont play and you cant even change instruments. But worst of all: There is no free testing, and If you regret bying it, there is no refund…

I have used Symphony Pro 5, Notion and Notateme. StaffPad is the best, no doubt! It is also very expensive (or maybe not considering). Highly recommended that you watch some YouTube videos in order to imitate the best writing style for this app. After that, this app has no problems recognizing my hand writing. So many clever choices made in this app that makes writing music faster and more fun than ever.

Many Nice features but It doesn’t recognize handwriting very well. You have to write very accurate. I hope for bug fixes in the future. The features an tutorials are very promising, but if it don.’t works it’s a waste of money!

The concept of this app is amazing and the layout is amazing. But the most prominent feature is not that great. The handwriting recognition for notes is god awful. I can’t change any values unless a I change them manually. I would like to write them instead. I can’t even writing articulation correctly. Does an accent look like a staccato? Because StaffPad sure does think that. I draw obvious notes and articulations and StaffPad makes something completely different. This app desperately needs an update to make handwriting recognition better, and make it do what it was built to do: RECOGNIZE OUR HANDWRITING.

So far, I have really been liking staff pad. I’ve never liked notation softwares so I have always relied on paper. However, though it is intuitive and easy to use there are a few things missing for me that I bet if added could be perfect for A LOT of composers. Overall I just find it bit too traditional. As someone interested in experimenting and in avant-garde techniques, I find myself unable to use certain types of notation that are not even that uncommon in today’s age. Since I’ve never been interested in notation softwares for listening to my own music, I would love if microtonal accidentals could be added as an option even if it doesn’t change the audio. Another thing that would be great for me is being able to just write the note heads or neumes for the musician to improvise. Something else that I really wish would be added is cross staff notation and being able to hide time signatures and barlines. Or just be able to select no time signature as an option. As I said, this could make it perfect for more modern composers like me. Who are not too interested in listening back to their music but need these kinds of notation. One more suggestion would be being able to “format the score” my way. Not always trying to fit 4, 6, or 8 bars into each system. But to be able to really customize the end product of your score. I really hope these can soon be integrated! it would make it the best for me and many other composers and I think it doesn’t need too many changes. Keep up the good work

Writing music in this app is impossible. Flats, natural signs, triplets are extremely temperamental and will not read even when written clearly. I want a refund

Staffpad used to be a dream to work with because it was easy to use. Out of nowhere, the app started to crash everytime I tried to edit any score. I emailed them for help to which they used to respond. Then they left me high and dry for no reason after contiguous back and forth emails. The issue still hasnt been fixed. Horrible sevice and broken app.

Strengths: -Lasso tool is a huge time saver once you learn how to use it -Recording and digital audio interface functions mended with notation Is game changer for getting together the desired sound. -instrument library sounds pretty great out of the box -changing note lengths and pitch by dragging Opportunities: -lyrics spacing should be given priority over note spacing on print at the individual parts -note stamp tool (just preset some lasso quarter/eighths/etc.) when you tap a button -hand recognition still needs work. Coming from original w8 StaffPad, there used to be an option to identify which piece is not recognized in the measure and allow for corrections with a “did you mean?” Prompt. This worked a lot better than the report function. (I’m sure there is not a lot of useful info coming from these reported bars and just creates white noise for the developers)