Is there a forScore app for Android, Windows or Linux?
No. forScore's site lists four platforms: iPad (iPadOS 18 or later), iPhone (iOS 18 or later), Mac (macOS 15 or later) and Apple Vision Pro (visionOS 2 or later). One purchase covers all of them. It lists no Android, Windows or Linux version, and none for the web.
So if you play from an Android tablet, keep your music on a Windows laptop, use Linux, or share a library between an iPad and a PC, you need a reader that runs there. SheetScroll runs on all of them, opens the PDFs you already have, and brings your forScore library along.
Which sheet music readers run where forScore doesn't
| SheetScroll | MobileSheets | Newzik | forScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPad and iPhone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mac | Yes | Yes (Apple silicon) | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes (Android 9 or later) | Yes (Android 7 or later) | Not listed | No |
| Windows | Yes | Yes (Windows 10 1809 or later) | In a browser | No |
| Linux | Yes (.deb, .rpm, AppImage) | Not listed | In a browser | No |
| Web browser | Yes | Not listed | Yes (Newzik Web) | Not listed |
SheetScroll is the only one with a native app on every platform in the table, and it listens as you play to turn the page. MobileSheets runs on Android and Windows as well as Apple devices, with pedal, MIDI and multi-tablet features, but lists no Linux or web version and no listening turn. Newzik runs on Apple devices and in a web browser, with cloud sharing for ensembles.
Linux users: forScore and MobileSheets list no Linux version. SheetScroll ships .deb, .rpm and AppImage packages for x64 and Arm, and Newzik Web runs in a browser.
What SheetScroll does as a forScore alternative
SheetScroll is a sheet music reader with a page turner that listens. The reader is free on every platform, and it covers the everyday work a forScore user expects:
- Your own PDFs and scans, shown exactly as they look on paper, markings and all. It also opens photos of paper music, MusicXML, MuseScore, Guitar Pro, MIDI, ABC, MEI, Humdrum, chord charts and text tabs.
- Annotations: pencil, highlighter, fingerings and symbols that stay with their bars in every view.
- Setlists where each piece opens by itself, one after another.
- Views: one page, two pages side by side, half-page turns, or line by line.
- Bluetooth page-turn pedals and taps.
- Sync through your own iCloud Drive, Google Drive or a synced folder, end-to-end encrypted. No account.
With SheetScroll Pro, it listens through the microphone, or follows a digital piano over USB or Bluetooth MIDI, and turns the page for you: two beats before the end of the page, never early. It follows repeat signs, first and second endings, D.S. and coda, and finds you again when you stop or go back.
What forScore adds
- Apple hardware: Apple Pencil hover gestures, Apple Vision Pro, and page turns from an Apple Watch running the Cue app.
- forScore Pro adds face gestures: turn pages with a wink, a mouth movement or a head turn, on devices that support face tracking.
- It works with page-turning devices, MIDI signals and its own remote control system, which can turn pages on nearby devices together.
- It can play along with an audio track.
forScore's site and store listing don't describe turning pages by listening to you play, and it runs only on Apple devices. SheetScroll does both.
Bring your forScore library across
You don't have to start over. Export your metadata as a CSV from forScore's Backups panel, put it in one folder with your PDFs and any shared setlists (.4ss files), and choose Add → From another app in SheetScroll's library. Titles, composers, tags and setlists come across, and bookmarked pieces inside a book become pieces of their own.
The full steps are in Move from forScore or MobileSheets.
What each costs
| App | Free to use | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| SheetScroll | The complete reader, free forever | Pro (listening and automatic turns): $5.99 a month, $29.99 a year with 2 weeks free, or $79.99 once |
| forScore | No | $24.99 once; forScore Pro is an optional subscription, $14.99 in the App Store |
| MobileSheets | Trial versions | $15.99 on Google Play and the App Store; sold in the Microsoft Store with a 14-day trial |
| Newzik | Up to three scores | Essentials $24.99 once; Premium $9.99 a month or $44.99 a year; Premium lifetime $179 |
Store prices change and differ by country. The stores show the price where you live.
Questions
Is forScore available for Android?
No. forScore runs on iPad, iPhone, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. On Android, SheetScroll and MobileSheets both run on phones and tablets.
Is there forScore for Windows or PC?
No. On a Windows PC you can use SheetScroll (64-bit PCs, Intel, AMD and Arm), MobileSheets from the Microsoft Store, or Newzik Web in a browser.
Is there a free forScore alternative?
SheetScroll's reader is free forever, with every format, view, annotations, setlists and pedal turns. Listening and automatic page turns are SheetScroll Pro, with the first 2 weeks of the yearly plan free.
Can I use forScore on my iPad and SheetScroll on my PC?
Yes. They are separate apps, so each keeps its own library. You can bring a copy of your forScore library into SheetScroll with its titles, tags and setlists.
Does SheetScroll turn pages automatically?
Yes, with Pro. It listens through the microphone or MIDI and turns two beats before the end of the page, never early. When it isn't sure where you are, it holds the page.
Related
- Moving from forScore or MobileSheetsHow to bring a forScore or MobileSheets library into SheetScroll with its titles, tags and setlists: what to export, where to put it, what comes across.
- SheetScroll vs forScoreSheetScroll turns the page by listening, on seven platforms, with a free reader. forScore is a paid PDF reader for Apple devices. Checked October 2026.
- MobileSheets alternativeSheetScroll runs on Android, Windows, Linux, the web, iPad, iPhone and Mac, turns pages by listening, and brings a MobileSheets library across.
- AndroidA sheet music reader for Samsung and other Android tablets and phones, Android 9 or later. It listens and turns the page, never early. Free reader.
- WindowsA sheet music reader for 64-bit Windows PCs (Intel, AMD, Arm), Surface too. It listens and turns the page, never early. Free reader; Pro by license key.
- Best sheet music appsSheetScroll, forScore, MobileSheets, Newzik, Piascore, Enote and Smartleggio compared by platform, page turning, free tier and price. Checked October 2026.
Sources
- forScore's site (platforms and features), checked October 22, 2026
- forScore on the App Store (price, forScore Pro, release notes), checked October 22, 2026
- forScore Pro, checked October 22, 2026
- forScore face gestures, checked October 22, 2026
- forScore 15.2 user guide: Backups, checked October 22, 2026
- MobileSheets' site (platforms and features), checked October 22, 2026
- MobileSheets on Google Play, checked October 22, 2026
- MobileSheets on the App Store, checked October 22, 2026
- MobileSheets for Windows, checked October 22, 2026
- Newzik pricing and platforms, checked October 22, 2026
- Newzik on the App Store (US prices), checked October 22, 2026