Afinar
Afinar vs forScore
forScore combines score reading, annotations, setlists, and recording. Afinar brings your music, instrument tone, and practice takes into one Mac app.
Reading and organizing in forScore.
Reading on iPad. forScore runs on iPad and other Apple devices.
Annotations. Mark fingerings, cuts, and reminders on your scores. Afinar does not include score markup.
Setlists. Arrange scores into the order you need for a rehearsal or performance.
Recording. forScore can record audio and link it to the current score. You can return to those takes later. See forScore’s recording guide.
forScore’s Replay saves your page turns while linked audio plays, then repeats them during playback. Both apps offer ways to keep the score moving with the music. See forScore’s audio and Replay guide.
Practicing in Afinar.
Play hands-free. Afinar tries to sync your score to the recording. Teach it the timing when it needs a hand, or turn pages with your Bluetooth pedal.
Your sound with the music. Play through Afinar’s amps and effects and record your part with the music. Use ToneSwap to change the sound of a saved take.
Files and websites. Bring your scores, audio files, and lesson websites into one library.
Make room for your part. Separate the recording into stems, then lower or mute the instrument you want to play.
| Feature | forScore | Afinar |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Apple Vision Pro | Mac. Afinar is coming to iPad. |
| Annotations and markup | Drawing, text, stamps, and layers | No |
| Setlists | Yes | No |
| Recording linked to a score | Yes | Yes |
| Slow down, pitch shift, A-B loop | Loop linked audio; speed and pitch options depend on the track | Local audio: speed and loop controls. Websites use their own controls. |
| Score movement | Replay saved page turns with linked audio | Score syncing with manual teaching; steady scrolling and pedal page turns |
| Practice audio | Record and save audio with the score | Record your instrument with source audio |
| Price | Check current forScore pricing and optional forScore Pro | First year free in the beta, then $39.99 a year |
Afinar is in beta. Join now and your first year is free. After that it’s $39.99 a year, everything included. See what’s included.
Choose for your practice.
forScore suits reading, marking up, and organizing scores for performance.
Afinar suits practice with your scores and lesson websites, amps and effects, and saved takes on Mac.