Three ways to turn without your hands
A pedal sends a key press to the tablet when you tap it with your foot. It is simple and predictable, but you still choose the moment, and your foot has to be free.
A gesture works the same way, with your face instead of your foot: the front camera watches for a wink, an open mouth, a head turn or where your eyes are. You still choose each turn.
Listening takes the turn off your mind. The app hears what you play, works out where you are in the score and turns the page itself. It is the only way that follows your tempo as it changes. Done well, it also knows what to do when two passages sound alike: SheetScroll holds the page until the music tells them apart.
Timed auto-scroll, which moves the page at a speed you set, is a fourth option in some apps. It doesn't know where you are, so it can't wait when you slow down or stop.
Apps that turn the page by listening
| App | Hears you through | Platforms | Price (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SheetScroll | Microphone, or a digital piano over USB or Bluetooth MIDI | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android, Windows, Linux, web | Free reader; Pro $5.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $79.99 once |
| Newzik (AudioScore) | The tablet's microphone | iPad, iPhone, Mac; Newzik Web in a browser | Free for 3 scores; Essentials $24.99 once; Premium $9.99 a month or $44.99 a year |
| Smartleggio | Microphone, or a MIDI connection | iPhone and iPad (iOS 13 or later) | Free |
SheetScroll turns two beats before the end of the page, never early. When two passages sound alike, it holds the page and outlines the places it is choosing between until the music tells them apart. It follows repeats, first and second endings, D.S. and coda, finds you again when you stop or go back, and follows piano, keyboards, strings, woodwinds, brass, voice and guitar. It reads your own PDFs, scans and photos of paper music as well as digital formats.
Newzik describes AudioScore as comparing the notes it hears through the tablet's microphone with the score and turning near the end of the page. It runs on Apple devices and in a browser.
Smartleggio turns using the microphone or MIDI on iPhone and iPad and reads MusicXML and PDF; its listing says it is focused on piano.
Apps that turn the page by face or eye gestures
| App | Gestures | Platforms | Price (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| forScore | Wink, mouth movement or head turn (with forScore Pro, on devices with face tracking) | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Apple Vision Pro | $24.99; forScore Pro $14.99 |
| MobileSheets | Open mouth or smile | Android, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Mac | $15.99 on Google Play and the App Store |
| Newzik | Facial movements (Premium) | iPad, iPhone, Mac, web | Premium $9.99 a month or $44.99 a year |
| SightTune | Eye gaze and head movement; a head turn on iPads without Face ID | iPad, with iPhone for importing | 30 days free; $19.99 unlock; optional subscription |
| AI Page Turner | Wink, mouth opening, kiss and more | iPhone, iPad | Free; Pro $0.99 |
Gesture turning still leaves each turn to you, as a pedal does, with your face instead of your foot. It needs the front camera to see your face, enough light, and practice so a turn doesn't fire by accident.
Piascore takes another route: its companion app, Piascore Air, lets an iPhone turn the pages on your iPad without touching the screen. Piascore also supports AirTurn pedals and automatic vertical scrolling.
Pedals: the baseline
Most apps on this page list Bluetooth page-turn pedal support. It never turns on its own, so it never surprises you, and it needs no camera or microphone. Its costs are the pedal itself, a free foot, and remembering to press in time.
In SheetScroll, most pedals work as they are (Page Down and Page Up, the arrow keys, Space), and keys can be set in Settings → Pedals and keyboard. A pedal works alongside listening: a press or a tap always wins and tells SheetScroll where you are. More in Bluetooth page-turn pedals.
How to choose
| Your situation | Choose |
|---|---|
| Piano or another instrument that needs both hands, and you don't want to think about turns | A listening app |
| Digital piano | A listening app that reads MIDI: SheetScroll or Smartleggio |
| Your feet are busy (organ, harp, drum kit) | A listening app |
| You want to make some turns yourself | SheetScroll with a pedal: it works alongside listening and always wins |
| Android, Windows or Linux | SheetScroll: of the listening apps here, the only one that runs there |
| Playing in a group | SheetScroll's Play together: one device listens and everyone's pages turn with it over Wi-Fi |
Try SheetScroll on your own music: the pieces with repeats, the quiet passages and the page that always comes at a bad moment. The reader is free, and Pro's yearly plan starts with 2 weeks free. For how listening works, see Automatic page turning.
What about Enote?
Enote is a sheet music app built around a large digital library: over 80,000 scores, including urtext editions, with markers to jump repeats, D.S. and coda and change a score's key. Its site and App Store listing, as we checked them, don't describe turning pages by listening or by gestures.
Questions
Is there an app that turns sheet music pages by listening?
Yes. SheetScroll Pro, Newzik (AudioScore) and Smartleggio listen as you play and turn the page. SheetScroll and Smartleggio can also follow a digital piano over MIDI, and only SheetScroll runs on Android, Windows and Linux.
Can I turn pages with my face?
Yes. forScore Pro, MobileSheets, Newzik Premium and AI Page Turner turn pages with face gestures such as a wink or an open mouth, and SightTune uses eye gaze and head movement on iPad.
Which page turning app works on Android?
SheetScroll, which turns pages by listening as well as with pedals. MobileSheets also runs on Android, with pedals, face gestures and auto-scroll.
Is listening better than a pedal?
Listening frees your feet and your attention; a pedal never turns on its own. In SheetScroll you have both: the pedal works alongside listening and always wins.
Does auto-scroll work for page turning?
Timed auto-scroll moves at a speed you set, so it doesn't wait when you slow down, stop or repeat a section. Listening apps follow where you are instead.
Related
- Automatic page turnersEvery way to turn sheet music pages hands-free, from pedals to apps that listen, with the pros and cons of each and how a listening page turner decides.
- Bluetooth page turn pedalsHow a Bluetooth page-turn pedal works, how to pair it with iPad, Android, Windows or Mac, which mode to pick, and notes on AirTurn, PageFlip and Donner.
- SheetScroll vs NewzikBoth turn pages by listening. SheetScroll adds MIDI, native Android, Windows and Linux apps, no account and a free reader. Checked October 2026.
- Best sheet music appsSheetScroll, forScore, MobileSheets, Newzik, Piascore, Enote and Smartleggio compared by platform, page turning, free tier and price. Checked October 2026.
- PianistsA sheet music app for pianists: it listens through the mic or a digital piano over MIDI and turns the page two beats early, never early. Free reader.
- forScore alternativeforScore runs on Apple devices only. SheetScroll runs on Android, Windows, Linux, the web, iPad, iPhone and Mac, and brings a forScore library across.
Sources
- Newzik on AI features and AudioScore, checked October 22, 2026
- Newzik pricing and platforms, checked October 22, 2026
- Newzik on the App Store (US prices), checked October 22, 2026
- Smartleggio on the App Store, checked October 22, 2026
- forScore face gestures, checked October 22, 2026
- forScore on the App Store (price, forScore Pro), checked October 22, 2026
- MobileSheets on Google Play, checked October 22, 2026
- MobileSheets on the App Store, checked October 22, 2026
- SightTune on the App Store, checked October 22, 2026
- AI Page Turner on the App Store, checked October 22, 2026
- Piascore on the App Store, checked October 22, 2026
- Enote's site, checked October 22, 2026
- Enote on the App Store, checked October 22, 2026