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✓ So much better than the competition!This app is amazing, effective, and MILES AHEAD of the competition..Version: 2.2
✓ Best notation app on iPadEasily the most complete and versatile notation app for iPadOS. I’m very happy that they removed the limit on number of instruments per score. Please add two finger drag support for external trackpads. It’s frustrating having to reach up and touch the screen everytime I’d like to scroll within the app and settings menus. Also please add more features to Engrave mode, notation options would be nice, as well as Master Pages support. I shouldn’t have to use my laptop just to add a subtitle and composer field, or change chord symbol abbrivations from E- to Em. Please add support for folders to better organize files, and also the ability to easily duplicate files..Version: 1.2.2
✓ Does everything you hoped it wouldAs someone with a typing keyboard and a midi one, I feel right at home with Dorico for iPad. Seems that all the key commands are the same. I would however like a higher instrument capacity, as well as better sounds. In the mean time, it’s off to a great start!.Version: 1.0
✓ Very impressive full-featured Notation app on iPad!Like another reviewer said, this is a very good port of the desktop app. I’m a recent convert from 3 other notation softwares I’ve purchased over the years and I’m really happy that Steinberg offers a full-featured iPad version of Dorico. I mean, what good is a half-baked version of your desktop notation software? Got most of your score done on your Mac and it’s time to run out? Carry your iPad and complete your score somewhere else… maybe your favorite coffee shop or restaurant? Dorico for iPad is an invaluable tool for composers, arrangers, transcribers, etc. No, I do NOT work for Steinberg, I’m just really WOW’ed by this product. Dorico and forScore are now my Goto, Must-have, musician tools. TIP! Dorico’s keyboard shortcuts are great time savers. I highly recommend having a QWERTY keyboard hooked up to your iPad and having an Apple Pencil or mouse to select individual notes, rests, bars, clefs, etc..Version: 2.5.11
✓ Great for getting ideas down on the goThere’s no denying that iPad screens tend to be a bit small for all this UI, but this is the real dorico engine, so it can render everything flawlessly, and things you put in here translate perfectly back to your main computer. I’m excited to see how much more of “big” dorico the developers will manage to cram into this portable form factor. Word to the wise: I think a physical qwerty keyboard is a must: it’s very helpful to use all the usual key commands..Version: 1.2.2
✓ Great free versionThe free features are quite generous, especially compared to other apps, and is more than capable for my hobbyist piano transcription and arrangement use. However using files from cloud locations other than iCloud seems to result in an error every time, and only iCloud works for me Dragging and moving the score around is also a little laggy and glitchy, and sometimes skips around erratically in my experience so far.Version: 2.5
✓ Great app, but freezes and crashes oftenThe functionality of Dorico for iOS has been a game changer. I love the tools available in this software and have made this my notation software of choice. However, I have been experiencing frequent freezing and crashes since using the app. I haven’t yet nailed down what is causing this issue. When using the app normally, it will suddenly lag really badly. Next, the menu options will darken as if being pressed, but nothing will happen. This requires a restart every time, often reverting any progress since the last save. I have been extremely impressed by this software, but the freezing issue has caused a great deal of frustration in my work..Version: 5.0.20
✓ Improvements in version 2.4Now very easy to choose where to store projects, either on iCloud or local storage on iPad. Also easy to move project previously created on iPad to iCloud, and vice versa. Great version of Dorico for those working on the move..Version: 2.4
✓ Loving DoricoI’ve been using Dorico for about four years now and it just keeps getting better. I’ve written scores for over two dozen songs and I’ve been able to generate audio demos for musicians to listen to and decide whether or not they want to work on the project. Then as part of the project I’ve been able to use templates that format the scores professionally for copyrighting and archiving. In addition to the software the support staff, training staff and community support have all made my life easier by helping me better understand how and why things work and how to build a better workflow for composing and scoring music. I’ve used multiple apps for writing music but now only use Dorico because I believe my time is better spent learning and contributing to a great product with unlimited potential..Version: 2.4.10
✓ By far the best notation softwareHaving used Dorico on a desktop since version one, I was delighted to see an iPad version, and was amazed to see that it is virtually identical to the desktop version. It is so convenient to have all of my scores on my very portable iPad. The team at Dorico have done a terrific job with this app, and it will only continue to get better..Version: 2.0
✓ Dorico for iPad is amazing!Dorico is a game-changer for writing music notation on the iPad. I have tried virtually all earlier notation apps but none are as good as Dorico and the iPad app closely mirrors desktop Dorico so that learning either makes using the other very much easier. I would give more stars if I could….Version: 1.0
✓ Works Well - looking forward to new featureI have an iPad Pro M1 which is better than my brand new HP ProBook laptop. Dorico works very well and so it will be fantastic when features found on the Windows version are available on the iPad. Especially score layout and Apple Pencil support. The ability to use 3rd Party samples is wonderful and the engraving features are good..Version: 2.5.30
✓ Powerful, exactly what I neededAs I age, my eyes are getting weak. I needed to re-score some music, and pencil on manuscript paper wasn’t cutting it. I went searching, and found this software. I was able to input my score, bass clef and treble, with fingerings and lyrics, everything I needed. I could set playback, to see if I’d entered it correctly. I would need to pay, to add chord letter-markings, but I can input the chords themselves with the free version. (I may upgrade to the paid version at some point, but right now, the free version is powerful enough to meet my needs.).Version: 5.1.21
✓ SiiickkkkI use Dorico on windows. I was a literal INCH away from buying Staffpad, but the shady reviews and huge up front asking price put me off greatly. I will be subscribing to this instead. The idea that my iPad notation app is effectively the exact same as my main computer notation software, is just nothing short of incredible. This app has been optimized fantastically, and I have zero doubt that only better things are to come. I’m sure I’ll run across some issues here and there but even then, it is an incredibly usable tool as it stands. not having to relearn new software, and having that interface familiarity on my tablet is epic. I hope dorico monopolizes the notation software industry one day, as it stands they are already way ahead of the competition in so many ways. Keep it up!.Version: 2.1
✓ A professional product at a bargain price!I’ve been using this app for 9 months now & have been amazed at it’s power. If you have the least interest in this kind of product, then I urge you to give it a try. There has a been continuous improvement in the program since I first got it, & it is now not only more capable, but much more stable. Having the power to edit your score, much like text in a word processor is such a luxury. The desktop version of Dorico seems to be largely aimed at & used by professional musicians, but this app has much of its capability, & would be useful to anybody with a basic ability to read music. The documentation & YouTube tutorials have also improved a great deal since I wrote my initial review which I will leave below for information. This is obviously an enormously powerful program, but it’s crashed on me at least 6 times in the few hours that I’ve been playing around with it. I already own Notion & Cubasis 3 & I’m wondering whether the learning curve is going to be worth the effort. Help tutorials on YouTube seem to be aimed at users familiar with the desktop version. Here are some of my initial impressions: 1) Although based on keyboard commands, there doesn’t seem to be a list of them anywhere??? Not even start/stop transport controls. 2) Tempo control is very temperamental & sometimes reverts back to 120. A slider provides very rough control- if you can get it to appear that is. 3) The rewind button has no colour, or any indication that it has been pressed, which I find very irritating. Sometimes you can only return to the beginning of a piece while it’s playing, not while it’s paused. 4) Although it will play through a Bluetooth (musical) keyboard, there is no easy way to connect one in the settings. I googled it & found you have to connect it through GarageBand first. It will play then but seems to introduce significant delays. 5) The program itself seems very sluggish with delays between pressing buttons & the response (running on a brand new iPadPro). 6) It handles multiple voices & ties better than Notion. I really hope they continue developing this for iPad & I’ll persevere with it for a while, but at the moment it feels very much like a desktop application. So much potential to improve touch control & integrate with the Apple Pencil. I don’t have a problem with the subscription model as long as it pays for continuous development. After using for a few days… I’ve upped my rating from 3 to 4 stars as I’ve realised what massive capabilities the app has. I’m liking it a lot more after using it for several more hours. Finally found the keyboard shortcuts, but you have to search for ‘Quick reference card’ in the help. Not that obvious in my view. Also I have connected a Bluetooth mouse which makes navigating the touch screen a lot easier (it clearly wasn’t initially designed for iPad). I was really impressed with the way it handles grace notes. I’d never heard of Dorico before & I think a beginners guide might be an idea, for iPad users who are used to just dragging notes around on the screen. I’m intrigued enough to keep working at it & may well subscribe..Version: 2.4
✓ ExcellentGreat integration and functionality for the iPad good features for touch and quick access to all key Dorico functionality (available in desktop applications) ..Version: 5.0.20
✓ One of the best apps for composingThis is probably the best app for writing music and very easy to get used to, I genuinely cannot find a single flaw overall a very good app!.Version: 2.3.10
✓ Love the 1.1 Update, but where are my Audio Units?I paid for the subscription to Dorico specifically because I would have access to my iPad Audio Unit apps as well as the included sound collection. But I've just downloaded the 1.1 update, and I can no longer access my Audio Units. Not happy, Jan..Version: 1.1.0
✓ The most powerful creator app I’ve usedBecause it’s the most closest to the desktop version. Photoshop, Lightroom, Numbers and many other apps for doing work are either stripped down, or have greatly different interfaces that frankly are too hard to work with for any serious business. The Steinberg team did an amazing thing here in that the app is just like the desktop version, minus features which were pulled for the first release (mainly Engrave mode). I’m completely impressed with how much they managed to do on an iPad, it’s finally (with Dorico) fulfilling it’s promise that you can do work on the device. In my experience, other than word processing, the iPad is only good for content consumption. Since there’s a subscription model, I wouldn’t be surprised if it more or less gets parity with Dorico pro, minus the sample library handling of course being we’re on iOS. But meanwhile it’s allowing me to ditch the paper and pencil finally for initial sketching out. So pull out a MIDI keyboard and computer keyboard paired with your iPad and you’ll forget you’re not using Dorico on the desktop..Version: 1.0
✓ Excellent with the desktop version and also in its own rightThis is an amazing achievement for notating music on iPad, made even better by the recent expansion to unlimited instruments. Very happy to have Dorico on my side!.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Deserves to be a huge successIt’s my first time using notation software (I’m a fairly intense user of Logic) and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. There is a learning curve though; I think the developers might have assumed a degree of familiarity with the desktop version (which I didn’t have), so I’d recommend any other newbies watch the Dorico SE tutorial videos and keep a list of key commands nearby (this app really demands a keyboard (QWERTY style rather than MIDI) - it feels like a desktop app on an iPad, which once you get used to it is actually quite wonderful). One thing is frustrating though - saved projects are stored within the app’s container, which makes easy sharing between iPad and desktop a bit cumbersome. Hopefully they can find a way to resolve that soon. Finally, it’s great to see the developers and support team really engaging with users. They clearly love music and music software. Don’t be put off by some of the dated (and hopefully not-to-be-around-much-longer) Steinberg weirdness with accounts and licensers..Version: 1.2.2
✓ I’m impressedI am very impressed with Dorico for iPad! It is basically the same as Dorico on my Mac or PC. Everything is right where it would be on Mac. It is extremely powerful and really well done. Thank you for releasing this! My only concern is the subscription model. I get why you choose that for Dorico for iPad, but please don’t let that make its way into Dorico and Cubase for Mac and PC..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Best app for songwritingI have continually been impressed with the app and it’s easy-to-use functions. It has everything I would ever need as a composer/songwriter/arranger and I am very pleased with it. It makes songwriting fun and simple, and I would highly recommend this app to anyone..Version: 2.5.30
✓ Best for printed musicThe desktop version of Dorico is simply the best music notation software, and it’s the same for Dorico on iPad..Version: 1.2.2
✓ GreatDorico on iPad is great for writing music quickly and accurately. It is very comprehensive, my main difficulty is finding the functions I need, but there are good teaching videos to help..Version: 2.5.11
✓ I’ll never tie another fly again without it!This application has put my bass tracker back in the water, my wife out to pasture and my rod firmly in my hand. thank you, Jimmy Dean..Version: 2.5.11
✓ Absolutely awesomeEven though there are some bugs in the iPad version in regards to the Apple Pencil, the program is magnificent. And I know I’ve only scratched the surface. I’m using it on both iPad and desktop..Version: 2.5.11
✓ Bluetooth and Dorico v1.2 for iPadGreat to see that v1.2 includes a Bluetooth MIDI Devices button in the Preferences/Play menu. BUT, although my Yamaha BT-MD-101 Bluetooth wireless MIDI adapter is now ‘seen’ by Dorico in my 2021 iPad Pro, (and is now shown in it as being connected), my Yamaha Genos midi keyboard is still not working with it. I am using the ‘All Parts’ midi template on the Genos so it should have been ok I would have thought? The BT-MD-101 works fine with OnSong in the iPad Pro, but I cannot get Dorico to read in notes played in from the Genos?? Am I missing something?.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Another Great Reason to Stay on iPadThis most recent update of Dorico makes working on an iPad Pro with an external trackpad and keyboard so nice! They fixed the motion bugs and weird flashy bits from older versions and added great features from Dorico Pro to further flesh out this release. I switched from Finale on Windows to Dorico on iPad because of the promise of professional notation on a do-it-all device, and this app has not disappointed. I bought the one-time purchase for Dorico for iPad and I think it’s absolutely worth every pence. Thank you Daniel Spreadbury and the rest of the team at Steinberg who are working on this app, you’ve done an excellent job! I’d love to see some more options for tuplets in tempo equations, like duple eighth = quarter..Version: 5.0
✓ WowSo powerful..Version: 1.0
✓ Like it so far!Longtime Finale user just getting into Dorico. On first look it seems simple and intuitive. Looking forward to exploring more. I don’t mind the subscription - it’s reasonably priced and not so different from many other apps. The desktop version is no subscription and that’s great..Version: 1.0
✓ Dorico for iPadThis is such a fantastic port for the iOS! It is fast and once registered unlocks most all functionality of the desktop version! Really nice job. I am hoping for Apple Pencil support soon as that would be really nice. The user base and support are also amazing!.Version: 1.2.2
✓ Audio unitThis is a great app and I own cubase 11, Cubasis. Dorico is not recognizing my audio unit but my Cubasis is. Is there a setting I’m not activating or is it an app issues. Is anyone else experiencing this..Version: 1.1.0
✓ Amazing iPad implementationIf you use Dorico on a laptop or desktop computer, you will be amazed at how well Steinberg has brought the desktop experience to the iPad. And if you haven’t used Dorico before, the iPad app is a fully featured, powerful composing tool - score, parts, beautiful layout, the works. You can write for 2-4 players for free, and the subscription model (the Apple store makes it impossible to pay for updates, so subscription is the only possibility for Steinberg) lets you write for 12 players (this number may increase in the future). Totally worth it in my opinion, and of course you can unsubscribe at any time..Version: 1.0
✓ Just like the desktop version.Easily work on a piece originated on the desktop or iPad, since they're virtually identical, and continue development on either or both. Consequently, the learning curve is extremely shallow. An extremely useful app for all genres, including easy guitar input. Considering this is just the initial version 1.0, its very polished, and it's encouraging to know that the desktop and app versions will develop in tandem (in fact some features in the app will appear in the next version of the desktop, v 4.0). I really like the way it can be used as a musical sketchpad too, to quickly capture an idea before it floats off into deep space! (v handy polyphonic keyboard makes it a snap to enter notes).Altogether a significant milestone in scoring software - highly recommended..Version: 1.0
✓ Desktop app is perfectly designed for iPad…I really like their desktop app and I am always working on learning more and more of what one can do with it. The iPad app makes music creation a lot more relaxed for me. I can hang out anywhere really and work on a song idea, and then take it back to the desktop version where I have a bigger screen and work on it more. I seriously can’t wait to see how both the iPad and desktop app grow together..Version: 1.1.0
✓ BrilliantAs a long-time Dorico power user, I admit I was skeptical when I heard about this. But I’m really, really pleased at how it turned out. Note entry, editing, play mode.... It’s... Dorico, just on iPad. It doesn’t feel like a compromise at all. Bravo to the team..Version: 1.0
✓ Great app - an affordable access to DoricoI continue to be impressed with this and it is a pleasure to use. The scores “out of the box” always look good, and there are myriad ways of tweaking it to one’s liking. I keep finding “I didn’t realise it could do that” features. There is a learning curve involved, but it is worth persevering. For any new users, one tip I would highlight is don’t forget to explore the properties panel - it gives you many tweakable options for selected objects..Version: 2.0
✓ AlrightThis app works fine for a composer like myself but is sometimes hard to use..Version: 2.4
✓ Really convenient tool for my needs.Only drawback is the bias towards western music. I’d like to be able to easily express Arabic maqam and Iqa, but maybe that requires some advanced customization..Version: 2.5.11
✓ A massive achievementThis is very impressive, especially considering that it’s a first release. It works beautifully with the desktop software and I can see multiple uses for it. The whole Dorico project just gets better and better..Version: 1.0
✓ Excellence through and throughMade by the amazing Steinberg team. This app is almost identical to the Dorico Pro version available on the desktop. A true music engraving piece of software has made it to the iPad. I have used Dorico from day 1, and the work the development team does is unparalleled in the engraving software market..Version: 5.0
✓ It’s the real thing!Unlike a lot of iPad versions of desktop pro apps, Dorico on the iPad is the real thing. Dorico for desktops is a mature, professional environment for musicians, composers, arrangers, and educators. Some have complained about the subscription model, but at only $40/year, it’s a bargain. I would like to see them have a “bundle” where the desktop users get the iPad version for free, but I’ve heard that may be coming..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Excellent programIt’s a dream to have Dorico on and for the iPad, and feels very comfortable. There are no GUI compromises, and you don’t have to really compromise using different key commands. Great job Steinberg..Version: 1.2.2
✓ PerfectIncredible - does nearly everything you could possibly want for composing big band or other ensemble scores.Version: 2.4
✓ Great app, a few bugsI am very happy with this app. Amazing notation software for the iPad that I have always been looking for. However, the app does crash sometimes, and while not deleting any files, is still pretty annoying. I’ve also been having this problem of when sometimes I add a 2nd part to a measure, it glitches out and adds other 2nd parts to every other measure in the file. I’m not quite sure if I am the one doing anything wrong, but it’s been very annoying..Version: 5.0.11
✓ SuperbAs others have said, this is the iPad version of Dorico’s desktop notation program. You always expect tablet versions of desktop programs to be scaled back in terms of functionality but that really isn’t the case here. Pretty much everything you need to do professional music notation is already here. Note entry is quick and everything else you’re likely to need - dynamics, ornaments, lyrics etc. are just a single button-press away. I’m blown away by how detailed it all is - a terrific achievement by the developers..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Full-power Composing on iPadI use Dorico Pro on both desktop (Mac and PC) and the iPad, and I’ve found that the iPad version has nearly all of the same functionality. I have found it very easy to use touch and pen input, and the subtle interface differences still make sense to me. On top of it all, I discovered that my MIDI keyboard plugs in by USB (via the special Apple adapter that adds a full USB-A port), and works just as well as the desktop version. This allows all my different modes of interaction with the software to be available to me, along with touchscreen input. I think I will still be finishing scores on the version, but the iPad version is no slouch. I could probably complete full projects on here..Version: 5.1.10
✓ An outstanding accomplishment!Dorico for iPad is an impressive achievement. It is the first app for iOS that has allowed me to do serious work and complete projects from start to finish. Although it is designed to function without any external peripherals, I personally prefer to use an Apple keyboard to type in my shortcuts; but it works surprisingly efficiently without it. With an active subscription, it could be called Dorico Elements+ for iPad. Although it has a simplified engrave mode and a limit of 12 players with a subscription, the full richness of Doroco’s features (gorgeous automatic engraving, playback controls, flows, and so much more) is available to users through a splendid UI, thoughtfully ported from the desktop application. I have completed two fairly significant test scores with it, and I am presently using it when I have some free time during a short mountain trip because I still don’t know how to take a real vacation! On top of it, the subscription cost (unavoidable in the iOS world to support real development) is very reasonable. I really must congratulate the Dorico team for such a tremendous accomplishment. I was sceptical at first, but I am now a true believer: it’s an iPad miracle!.Version: 1.0
✓ Anyone who wishes to engrave music should have thisThe best professional notation app has now been ported to the iPad and it just works. I use it professionally, but for creating the odd lead sheet, materials for teaching or school project, a little time investment in getting to grips with its complexities is well worth it. I had to buy a usb c hub (YXwin hub from Amazon) in order to connect power supply, qwerty keyboard and midi keyboard to my iPad Pro but now I can write scores as fast as I do in the Mac full version on the fly. The support team at Steinberg are second to none which means I expect this app will get even better in time, but in its current form it’s pretty good already. Hoping for Apple Pencil support one day so for instance note input would be similar to StaffPad, just writing music as you would using pencil and paper (actually StaffPad has its problems making this an easy task, I’ve got a feeling it could be improved upon). Thanks Steinberg, long may you prosper!.Version: 1.1.0
✓ Dorico is Great and Cross CompatibleThis app has increased the efficiency of my workflow significantly, being able to work on the go or in convenient locations has really helped me get lots done fast and professionally. If Steinberg were to ever add handwriting recognition like staffpad, they would definitely steal tons and tons of users from from various other competitors I think, they already put Sibelius in there place..Version: 1.2.2
✓ A step forwardAfter decades of the other two major engraving programs we now have a program built to prioritize the compositional process with an uncompromising eye on engraving consistency. Bravo Dorico!.Version: 1.2.2
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