Notanica

Audi. Disce. Crea.

Listen. Learn. Create.

Scan a page of sheet music, hear it, practice it and write your own. For students and hobby players, teachers, families, makam players and conservatory musicians.

Coming soon

7 days free

A two-part score open on an iPad
A scanned score with a banner saying two measures need a check
The Add sheet: scan a page, open a file, choose photos

Teach a class from one screen.

Invite your students, give each one a piece and see how they practice. Show the score on a TV with a six-character code.

A class session with the class code, the invite and the TV button
Choosing a part for each group in the class

Children practice, parents stay in charge.

A parent sets up the app and hands it over. Exercises are read aloud, and the app asks whether it is enough for today.

A child's exercise on the blackboard, answered right
The list of lesson topics

Makam in its own tuning.

Koma accidentals are written and played in 53-comma tuning. The header names the makam and the usul.

A makam score open on an iPad
A makam score, Hicaz Aksak, with koma accidentals

Practice for conservatory study.

Transposing instruments, one part at a time, ear training and a timed exam.

The lesson topics on an iPad
A score for clarinet in B flat, in concert pitch
A timed exam question about an interval

Play a real score.

This is the app's own score view, running here. Press play, change the key, or switch to note names and chords.

Ode to Joy by Beethoven, the first eight measures

Tempo
View
Key

What it does.

Get your music in.

Photograph a printed page, choose photos, or open a PDF, MusicXML or MIDI file.

  1. Scan a page
  2. Open a file
The Add sheet: scan a page, open a file, choose photos

Check only what is unsure.

Measures the app could not read with confidence are marked. Compare them with the original page and fix a note with a tap.

  1. Two measures to check
  2. Names in your system
  3. Press play
A scanned score with a banner saying two measures need a check
A two-part score playing, with the sounding notes marked

Play it the way your instrument reads.

Switch a transposing part between written and concert pitch. Mute a part, play it alone, or set its volume.

  1. Play a part alone
  2. Mute a part
  3. Volume of each part
The parts sheet with mute, solo and volume for each part
A score for clarinet in B flat, in concert pitch

Practice at your own pace.

A metronome with five scenes, and a speed trainer that raises the tempo after clean passes.

  1. Five scenes
  2. Set or tap the tempo
A metronome standing on a desk
The speed trainer settings

Learn theory, train your ear.

Lessons from the first notes up, with exercises that check your answer. Dictation, intervals by ear and a timed exam.

  1. Name the interval
  2. Listen again
  3. Your answer is checked
A timed exam question about an interval
The lesson topics on an iPad

Write your own.

Type notes, add a second voice or a TAB staff, and hear it as you go. Export PDF, MusicXML or MIDI, or share a song card.

  1. A TAB staff
  2. Two voices
  3. Hear it
A draft with two voices and a TAB staff
Exporting as PDF, MusicXML, MIDI or a song card

Makam, written and played as it is.

Koma accidentals are written and played in 53-comma tuning. The header names the makam and the usul, and the tuner has a 53-koma mode.

  1. Makam and usul
  2. A koma accidental
A makam score, Hicaz Aksak, with koma accidentals
The tuner, with instruments and a 53-koma mode

Run the class from your tablet.

Invite students with a link, show the score on a TV with a code, and give each group its own part.

  1. Class code
  2. Show it on a TV
A class session with the class code, the invite and the TV button
Choosing a part for each group in the class

Questions on the blackboard.

Children answer short exercises, and the app tells them kindly when to try again. A parent keeps the account and sees a weekly summary.

  1. Read aloud
  2. Right, or try again
A child's exercise on the blackboard, answered right
The same exercise answered wrong, with a hint to try again

Counted in the app.

One plan for iOS and Android.

Every plan starts with 7 days free. Buy on either store and it works on both.

Annual
$59.99per yearAbout $5 a month
Monthly
$11.99per month
Weekly
$4.99per week

Without a plan your library stays open, and you can view and play every score you have.

Prices are in US dollars. The store shows the price for your country.

Questions

What is Notanica?
Notanica is a sheet-music app for iPhone, iPad and Android. It turns a photographed or PDF score into music you can play, loop and transpose, and it teaches theory and ear training.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets. One subscription works on iOS and Android.
How much does it cost?
$59.99 a year, $11.99 a month or $4.99 a week, in US dollars. Every plan starts with 7 days free.
Can it read a photographed score?
It reads printed pages from a photo or a PDF and plays them back. Measures it is unsure about are marked, so you can check them against the original page.
Which languages does it speak?
English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian and Turkish.

Start with a page of music.

Coming soon

7 days free