MuseScore: sheet music

Just put in a refund request with the Apple Store. This app is advertised to look free and then it tricks you into thinking you have to do a free trial but then the “free trial” just defaults you to paying over $100 instantly. I love the website so i thought i would try a trial but this is scam levels of sketchy. They need to simplify the way they display the pricing. Plus. If it’s not a free app just say so. But the app literally makes you wait and go through a questionnaire and a fake loading screen before you even get to the pay options. It’s intentionally made to deceive people into paying by playing on their impatience.

These guys steal your money. I tried a free trial but the it charged me over $100 immediately. This is so stupid I hate musescore!!!

Almost everything within the app requires some form of payment. Want to download moonlight sonata? Gotta pay for that, even though you can find it for free in the library of congress! Want to see the official sheet music for another, popular song? That’s not only premium restricted, it’s premium+. Don’t use. Find an alternative.

They charged more than 200 dollars without any notice.

Musescore is a crappy website and I would not recommend using it

Like another user mentioned, I signed up for a free trial over the holidays to try out some holiday music for my 5 year old who just started learning piano. I missed the deadline to cancel within 7 days (my fault), and 5 hours after getting billed $89, I emailed to request to cancel and get a refund. Here was their reply: Hello, Thank you for contacting MuseScore Support. I can see that you started a 7 -Day free trial with a 12-month subscription and didn't cancel it before the end of the free trial period. You were informed about the price and subscription plan while subscribing. So you were charged for a PRO+ with LEARN Lite subscription as advertised. This purchase was fully pre-authorized on your side while subscribing. I have decided to discuss the case with my head office and asked them to reduce the price. So here is our special offer for you. Would you agree to get 10-month of additional access to PRO+ with LEARN Lite or a 35% refund? This way, you will keep PRO+ with LEARN Lite access not only in the web account but also in our Mobile App. Please consider the options: Option a: 10-month additional access + your current 1-year PRO+ with LEARN Lite access + PRO+ with LEARN Lite features in mobile apps included (by choosing this option, you get in total 22 months of PRO+ with LEARN Lite without additional charges) Option b: 35% refund + your current 1-year PRO+ with LEARN Lite access + PRO+ with LEARN Lite features in mobile apps included (this way, you get back 35% of the paid funds and keep your 12-month subscription) So which option do you prefer, a 35% refund for the current year or a subscription extension (+10 additional months of the service)? Clearly, subscription cancellation oversights are a significant part of their revenue.

This application had been my go to for years as a piano player, however, in recent months the app seems to have gotten more and more stringent in providing people with their service. No longer can I see many choices for pieces but get around 10 per search when I could scroll endlessly to find what I needed. Now this seems sad as I really used to love MuseScore years ago.

As a tenor saxophone player, there are some good options. If you could make some stuff free and not locked behind musescore pro, it would be better

Fix the unintuitive UI and stop pestering me every five minutes to review your app. It’s mid at best and the annoyances take it down to the bottom. Seriously, stop pestering to leave a frickin review. All I want is to use the app and it won’t stop asking. Paid for a year of membership even. What a waste. I can’t recommend this at all until that is fixed.

As a piano teacher, I’ve recommended MuseScore to my students especially when seeking arrangements of pop music. There are many talented arrangers and it’s great to see even long forgotten or obscure pieces. The free version gives access to a decent library of pieces though some may be less than perfect. I’ve made a game of it for my students to find the mistakes and correct them. The latest update doesn’t allow me to read or submit comments nor can I see a display of further arrangements or compositions by a MuseScore user. I have to go between the app and website to do so… it’s annoying. But not the worst thing… My grief is with how terrible the app is making people pay for subscriptions they didn’t want. You may think you’re purchasing the basic subscription (example) for $100 and MuseScore SNEAKS in ANOTHER subscription during the quick transaction and you find yourself paying DOUBLE because it signed you up for another subscription. This makes for a bitter kickoff. This is absolutely wicked when many are on budgets or want to gift this app. I recommend that you refuse autopay and do not renew subscription. I requested a refund for the subscription I did not want. Worst yet…. It is very concerning that I’m reading similar reviews … people not receiving refunds AND still being billed year after year despite unsuccessful attempts at cancellation. I will update my rating if customer support follows through with my refund. I hope this app improves as well as customer support. I’ve loved this app for many years and recommended it to my students.