--- title: "StaffPad - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "MADE FOR COMPOSERS ------------------------- StaffPad is designed for composers who want to write music effortlessly, using music notation and audio. Write your music using Apple Pencil, and the app w" --- # StaffPad — United States > Music Notation and Composition ![StaffPad App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple126/v4/92/3b/0c/923b0c53-8390-aa13-9a73-1cf001085fc2/AppIcon-0-1x_U007emarketing-2-85-220.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [StaffPad](https://apptail.io/developer/staffpad-fsT) **Category:** Music **Rating:** 4.0/5 (629 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** net.staffpad.StaffPad **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 1.6.4 (released 2023-11-10) **Original Release:** 2020-02-04 **Languages:** Spanish, German, Chinese, Korean, French, English, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1442074103) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/staffpad-ikdl/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/staffpad-ikdl/united-states) ## StaffPad Description MADE FOR COMPOSERS ------------------------- StaffPad is designed for composers who want to write music effortlessly, using music notation and audio. Write your music using Apple Pencil, and the app will transform your writing into beautifully typeset notation that can be edited, played back, printed and shared. Record or import audio directly onto your score and edit it intuitively with Apple Pencil. Magically convert your real piano playing or existing recordings into notation using advanced on-device machine learning. Add video, smart symbols and use world leading sample libraries and mix your score with a suite of studio effects. From basic idea to a full film score; StaffPad is the easiest, most powerful and most intuitive way to compose music on iPad. WRITE NATURALLY ------------------- Write your score with the fluidity of natural handwriting. Use touch and Apple Pencil to quickly edit your notation. Transpose, repeat and structure your score with intuitive gestures and tools. Customise the tempo with a unique tempo staff (or import a tempo map from a MIDI file), add chords either manually or automatically with the chord staff. You can even copy music written in StaffPad into other apps, simply using the normal copy and paste functions. HEAR YOUR MASTERPIECE ---------------------------- With a groundbreaking playback engine and over 55 included instruments, StaffPad is ready to perform your written piece instantly. Add industry-standard sample libraries, adapted and customised for StaffPad, from some of the world's leading sample developers. This is a leap forward for composers working at the highest levels. SHARE WITH SCORESYNC --------------------------- Once you're ready to perform or record your work, tap the ScoreSync button in StaffPad and your score is instantly shared across a Wi-Fi network to any device running the free StaffPad Reader app (available in the App Store). The Readers present each individual musical part beautifully formatted, update in realtime with any changes you make to your score, handle automatic page turns, and play back in perfect time with a synchronised metronome, for capturing the perfect recording every time. IMPORT AND EXPORT --------------------------- StaffPad imports and exports MusicXML and MIDI files for easily working with other music apps. You can also export your playback as WAV, AAC or MP3. You can import audio files into your score, with support for most major audio formats. WORK WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO -------------------------------- For the first time, you can seamlessly mix audio with your notated score. Record directly onto the score canvas using your device's in-built microphones, or import loops, Tempo map freeform/rubato performances using the tempo staff. Add shine to your production with a suite of studio quality DSP effects, and polish with precise automation. PIANO AND MIDI CAPTURE --------------------------- Record your real piano and convert it into notation. Don't have a real piano? Don't worry - you can connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard and record your performance in realtime, converting to notation as you play. PRINT / PDF ------------ As well as digital parts via ScoreSync, StaffPad will automatically format and print parts or export PDFs for you. Customise the paper size, bar number styles, number of bars per line, scaling, margins, multi-bar consolidation and more. StaffPad automatically formats the score for consistent presentation. ## StaffPad Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/bf/ec/fd/bfecfd4a-ac0e-fe5c-e65c-e06c23d133ec/61ef486a-4f1c-415e-ae73-519162f84da1_2732x2048bb.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/8a/04/54/8a045403-20f6-4743-dfcd-ed0005ab6059/b0a5ec86-8537-402b-b491-f1593c0e8834_2732x2048bb-2.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/0e/33/14/0e331497-85b5-8dea-b141-44dd0af70259/3a9a3693-b976-4699-92ff-052f86f4890e_2732x2048bb-3.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/12/95/6c/12956c7e-1613-8b79-41b5-433d965cee30/70ded53d-c243-46d5-9abe-3373b46e700b_IMG_941A6FD0E537-1.jpeg/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/aa/e6/f6/aae6f696-e514-d3a1-b508-4bd6e6684b0c/0873ac6c-ca8c-4f4e-95df-e0834cb970ee_IMG_F754F67A3661-1_2.jpeg/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/63/d1/41/63d141e5-f693-0359-0873-eec6088c29ac/43f84d7f-76c3-4a90-b1d2-0ef31fe81df9_2732x2048bb-4.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/25/7b/3e/257b3eab-9d87-f727-8204-d2bcb97632b4/2a0c01d6-8fd5-4a19-a0be-f92ad18f7b3a_2732x2048bb-5.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/ae/51/ef/ae51ef9e-a402-7cf5-c2d4-47f4d0da7918/842d48e5-0c39-4e83-9ba6-d30ca511091d_2732x2048bb-6.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/11/50/f5/1150f536-31a9-c750-6d57-ce125e219491/e71ca2cf-86a7-4879-9592-16ca9437b7f7_2732x2048bb-7.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 10](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/65/d7/eb/65d7eb55-a8df-3894-66b3-35f4076d038f/8b0112c7-7a7b-42d5-b39a-2878629d7c95_2732x2048bb-8.png/2732x2048.png) ## StaffPad Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 397 (63%) - 4 stars: 66 (10%) - 3 stars: 32 (5%) - 2 stars: 39 (6%) - 1 stars: 95 (15%) ## StaffPad Reviews in United States ### *---- "Kills creativity because interface." Update your interface. You didnt allow trial before buying now i know. Work with some actual musicians and pay close attention to problem areas. -- Michael Bruce Allen, 2024-11-20 ### *---- "Handwriting Recognition" The handwriting recognition for this app is so bad that it is unusable… I bought the app specifically for that feature and was very disappointed. I spent hours trying to practice to no avail. Borderline false advertising unless I’m doing something wrong. -- Dan_W_98, 2024-11-05 ### ***** "Wonderful app for all levels of composers" I have been so happy, busy and excited since coming across this app. It’s been a lot more efficient when coming to compose, transcribe, or even arrange and mix a song. I would love to see an update where there is an option for the jazz font, also the ability to make time signatures bigger for the bigger scores that require the tablet size paper. Oh, and also the ability to change the number of bars at the end of a piece so there isn’t just only 4 bars to add unnecessary bars or paper when printing. But StaffPad regardless is a masterful app for all musicians. Keep up the good work! -- Bighorse55, 2024-10-15 ### *---- "Terrible Handwriting Detection" For an app that relies solely on detecting your handwriting for note input, it better have darn good handwriting detection. StaffPad simply does not have the handwriting detection it needs. Not only does it force me to notate how it wants me to notate (draw an S for a quarter rest, draw 7 for an eighth rest, etc…), 50% of the time it wont even notice its own drawing recommendations! I have to draw, erase, draw, erase over and over again until it finally recognizes my handwriting! This could all be fixed by adding some way, just any possible way to input notes without having to use an Apple Pencil. The absolute worst offender I have encountered with the app is that it genuinely refuses to recognize any dynamic markings besides forte. Even forte it forces you to draw in a specific way! So if I wan a piano dynamic marking, you are forced to draw a lower case t (tell me how that makes sense), double tap to realize it as a forte marking, then click and drag down on the marking until it turns in into a piano marking… I’ve been trying to make this software work for months, but I can’t take it anymore. At this point I’d rather use pen and paper. For any creative workflow the goal of a piece of software should be to make it as seamless and intuitive a process as possible. StaffPad is the opposite of this. I spend more time fighting the software than I spend writing music. Once the devs at StaffPad fix their handwriting detection, and add a secondary way to notate, then I would happily return to the app. Until then, I’m removing it from my iPad and will not be using it again. -- Prices?, 2024-10-06 ### **--- "Music notation app for unserious music notators" Looking for a music notation app that is reliable and doesn’t lose your scores? Look further because this one lost all of mine, and doesn’t offer any solutions anywhere. I used this app back in 2018 and it worked really well while I wrote small scores in college. It only had minor bugs that I could work around, with its biggest issue being formatting at final export. I haven’t used the app for a while and recently started getting back into writing again, so I decided to try the app that I remembered so fondly. My experience? Disappointing. My old files are completely inaccessible and I can no longer see my old work. I scoured the web for answers and tried changing file location, updating the app, and my iPad, but had no success. Maybe it could be a change in file type, but I honestly have no idea because any research I did on the StaffPad website just brought on more confusion and unhelpful, redundant advice. Okay then, I accepted the loss and said oh well those scores are old any ways I’ll start anew. First bar I tried to write wouldn’t allow me to insert a simple sharp accidental know matter how many different methods I tried. Needless to say, I got frustrated, gave up, and came here to write about my experience. I regret my purchase and wish something could be done about this. I would have given one star, but I do remember it working well once upon a time. This app has such great potential, just no follow through, and for that I’m giving it a 2 star. -- Jake Miluso, 2024-10-06 ### ***-- "Really cool idea, poor pen detection" The app almost works….for $50 it should be flawless -- khalilypad, 2024-09-23 ### ***-- "PLEASE ADD ACCIDENTALS TO TOOL BAR" I really enjoy this app but it is excessively difficult to consistently draw the accidentals correctly. Flats in particular are especially hard to get right. It’s moments like this that can really kill the momentum of writing. Adding accidentals to the tool bar will be a very simple fix to this issue that way I can just toggle to the accidental I need instead of fighting with my iPad to draw the accidentals perfectly. You should also add note values to the tool bar. Just about every notation software has this option and will be a game changer for this app. Again, instead of fighting with my iPad to write out the notes perfectly, I can just select the note value I need and put it on the staff. In fact, why not combine both of those ideas. For example, if you need to draw quarter notes, just select the quarter note value in the tool bar before you draw the notes. That way, the software knows no matter how poorly the note is drawn that its supposed to recognize the notes as quarter notes. Same thing with tuplets. These two things alone will easily make this the best music notation software bar none. The interface is gorgeous and the sounds are phenomenal. However, all of that is useless if 99% of your time is spent fighting with the software. I am BEGGING you guys to please include these features in the next update. -- DANKMEISER, 2024-09-20 ### *---- "StaffPad Crashing" StaffPad literally crashes as soon as I put my Apple Pencil on the score. It is impossible to use at this current moment. I tried multiple scores, and it kept crashing the second my Apple Pencil touched the screen, but no other apps are having issues with my Apple Pencil. -- CarlosTheTrombonist, 2024-09-19 ### ***** "Game changer for composing" StaffPad is a revolutionary app for professional composers and hobbyists like myself. The ability to handwrite notes and instantly hear them come to life is nothing short of magical. While there is a learning curve for using the Apple Pencil to write in notes, even someone like me with terrible handwriting was able to learn quite quickly. The user interface is intuitive, making the entire process from score creation to playback seamless and enjoyable. I purchased four of the 3rd party sound packs and all of them have an incredible sound for an even more incredible price. I hope to see a more expanded library of sound packs in the future. Overall, StaffPad is a must-have for anyone serious about music composition. Five stars, well-deserved! -- quantum_t, 2024-08-30 ### **--- "Frustrating" I read the reviews about the handwriting detection issues, but still bought the app. I’ve been working with the app now for weeks and still have to enter notes over and over to get it right. I’d put in the practice if I knew of a clear tutorial for getting better, but as it is I’m on the verge of giving up. -- Brad Quinn, 2024-07-09 [View all StaffPad reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## StaffPad Discovered Keywords - staffpad ## Apps Similar to StaffPad - [Notation Pad-Sheet Music Score](https://apptail.io/app/notation-pad-sheet-music-score-MOi/united-states) - [Cubasis 3 - DAW & Music Studio](https://apptail.io/app/cubasis-3-daw-music-studio-Vrl/united-states) - [nkoda: sheet music](https://apptail.io/app/nkoda-sheet-music-MJn/united-states) - [Composer Pro-Sheet Music Maker](https://apptail.io/app/composer-pro-sheet-music-maker-gay/united-states) - [Enote - Sheet Music App](https://apptail.io/app/enote-sheet-music-app-SHlb/united-states) - [Henle Library](https://apptail.io/app/henle-library-Kumh/united-states) - [MusicPad – Music Writing](https://apptail.io/app/musicpad-music-writing-Wksk/united-states) - 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