Musescore.com has a rating of 1.3 stars from 219 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Musescore.com most frequently mention free trial, credit card, and customer service problems. Musescore.com ranks 119th among Instrument sites.
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I am so happy I found MuseScore the piano sheet music is amazing from beginners to advance and you can download without any issues. MuseScore has a wide variety of sheet music for piano and they are so amazing. Thank you MuseScore!
I agree with a number of other reviewers that this company's sales tactics are designed to be confusing. I wanted to get a free 7-day trial and thought that's what I was signing up for. There wasn't a page checkout page with the price clearly stated until after I checked out with PayPal and discovered I'd just paid $55 for something I don't want and can't use. I'm hoping their customer service dept. will refund the ridiculous fee. If they do, I will amend this review.
This ended up being a great lesson for our daughter. She has a debit/MC card and she works to load her own money into it. She now understands that free trials can be a scam. She emailed them the same day she saw the $180 charge hit her account.
Here is a copy of my daughter's email to Musescore: "I'm 14 years old and my name is____. I signed up for a free trial of muse score. I didn't cancel it before the free trial was over so I payed $179.99 for MuseScore PRO for a year. I didn't know I was going to be paying as much as I did. I didn't know I payed that much within 14 days of paying so I didn't end up cancelling within 14 days, and I understand that's the policy. I've made a big mistake and ended up upsetting my parents in the process. I'm wondering if there's a way an exception could be made and I can get my money back?"
I've worked in customer service for years. As an act of goodwill, I would have refunded this child. Here's their response with this laughable phrase about them going to their "head office" to get clearance for a less than generous offer:
"Maria Anderson (MuseScore)
Dec 1,2022, 17:28 GMT+1
Hello,
Thanks for your message.
According to your account history, you started a LEARN subscription for $179.99 USD with a 7-day free trial period. You were informed about the price and the subscription plan while subscribing, so you were charged for the LEARN subscription as advertised.
But taking into consideration the inconvenience of the existing situation I decided to discuss your issue with our head office. So here is our special offer for you. Would you agree to get free 10-month additional access to LEARN or a 35% refund? "
An additional 10 months for a service she found she didn't need after a week? Or a $60 refund on $180 service?
In the end, she got an eye opening lesson that will save her maybe thousands of dollars in the future and she won't fall for "free trials" again, so it's a silver lining. However, this company gets nothing more from us ever again, except a rare, heartily negative review. (I just realized she signed up for the LEARN service, but learned something entirely different!;-))
Tip for consumers:
We have had better experiences with JW Pepper or Tapspace.
Products used:
LEARN TRIAL
They offer a 7 day trial but make you use a credit card and charge you right away. They refunded me $7.50. Stay away from these crooks.
Tip for consumers:
They don't honor their 7 day free trial.
Products used:
None
My complaints are the same as all of the other reviews. Totally unethical
Company. Save your time and money and shop elsewhere.
Don't use their service, they use a very scummy business tactic that forbids people to get full refunds. They need to start facing lawsuits.
Hello John, Thank you for your feedback. Yes, our refund policy does not imply a full refund due to licensing agreements https://musescore.com/legal/terms.
Find another site. There's a free notation software than this. Music editions are terrible. This is a joke.
Tip for consumers:
Find another notation software. There's noteflight where you can write notes for free and also a site with better editions unlike this cr*p.
Products used:
Getting the sheet music
I like the app. It is helpful as for amateur artists as for professional composers I guess. Anyway I find it cool.
The free version is fine. Customer Service was quick to respond but not very helpful. Don't bother paying for it.
Hello John,
Thank you for reaching out. If you have any questions, please contact us at support@musescore.com. We will be happy to help.
Avoid these slimebags if you dont want to be completely ripped off. They will screw you with an autorenew. Should be shut down.
Tip for consumers:
avoid these slimbuckets
Products used:
Garbage company
I use all MuseScore products for many years. My fav is free soft for desktops. If all of them were free it'd be marvelous.
They charged me without any notification! It freaked me out. I contacted them as soon as I noticed it. And they рelped me to figure everything out
Hi, I'm Tom aka RazorBlade. Just want to thank the musescore support reps. They fixed my issue in an hour, good supoprt.
I am a beginner piano player and wanted to use this product to enhance my learning experience. Unlike most of the others here, I signed up for a PRO+ membership for $35.99 intentionally. I wanted to use it on my IPAD as well as my desktop PC. I found out that important features such as transcribing to a different key don't work in the PC web version of the software. However, if you try to use the mobile version of the software as instructed by the web version, you run into MAJOR costly problems. When you login to your account on the mobile app, you are told that you are on a 7-day trial and will be automatically charged for a year if you don't cancel before the end of the trial. If you try to continue further in the hope of getting to a menu where you can stop the 7-day trial, you end up on a page which tells you to choose one of 3 extremely expensive subscriptions. One is selected by default. There is a continue button at the bottom of the page which appears to immediately bill you for a year worth of subscription at a VERY high cost. I could not see any option to cancel the trial or to exit that page without hitting the continue button and purchasing an expensive subscription. So, I went to the IPAD home screen and deleted the application. I reinstalled the application hoping to make another attempt to stop the 7-day trial. Whenever I restart the application, it brings me to that continue button which appears to be the one that will probably bill me for another new subscription immediately. So, I tried to click the support button on the Apple App Store page. However, it just brings me to an error screen saying that the web page doesn't exist. So, I entered a support message through the PC web version of the application. I received what appears to be an automated response saying that it will take up to 7 days for MuseScore to respond to me. I know that there is no use in cancelling my web membership even though I'm within the 14-day period where I can request a refund. The reason is that if you read their refund policy, I will get little or nothing back out of the amount that I paid for the membership which was $35.99. So, I might as well use the limited functionality which is available to me. Still, I am more worried about whether they are going to try to charge me for the IPAD app membership resulting from a free trial which they appear to have automatically started because I logged into the app using my PRO+ account login. If they automatically signed me up for a 7-day trial membership to the app, they have not provided any way to cancel it. They don't appear to be a trustworthy company. I would suggest that you don't use their services.
Tip for consumers:
You have to be very careful. There are too many costly traps scattered thoughout the website. I feel that providing your credit card info to them is dangerous.
Products used:
PRO+ annual subscription
Hello Rob, Thanks for your feedback. Our subscription is cross-platform. This means that once you purchase the Pro+ subscription on our website, you do not need to buy the same subscription again to use the mobile application. If you encounter the window on the app start-up that suggests starting a subscription press 'X' in the upper left corner and log in using your MuseScore username and password. This will help you share your web purchase with the mobile application. Also, we technically cannot set up a free trial for you from our side. Please contact us at support@musescore.com after you log in to the mobile application with your MuseScore account, and we will try to assist you as soon as possible.
Tried to buy a song, showed as 4.99, completed the transaction and it resulted in 54.99. AVOID THEM AT ALL COST
Tip for consumers:
do not pay for anything from this site
Products used:
literally one sheet music for 54 bucks.
They are very clever in the way they DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO STOP THE TRIAL and stall any requests for refund, and steal your money.
Tip for consumers:
If you cannot undo your trial with a credit card, they have tricked you into taking your credit card
Products used:
None - product did not work but credit card charged.
Hello Elaine, Thank you for your feedback. You can always cancel the free trial on the website, in your account options, or write to us at support@musescore.com with a cancellation request and we will cancel it within 24 hours.
I hope this message reaches someone who can address my concerns appropriately. I am writing this with deep disappointment and frustration regarding my recent experience with your company's customer service.
I accidentally signed up for a trial subscription on your website and was mistakenly charged for a full one-year subscription. Realizing the error immediately, I promptly reached out to your customer support team via email, explaining the situation and requesting a refund. I expected a swift response and a resolution to the matter, but to my dismay, my request has been ignored, and I have yet to receive the refund I am entitled to.
As a loyal customer who has previously enjoyed your products/services, this lack of response and failure to rectify the situation is disheartening. I have always held your company in high regard, appreciating the quality of your offerings and the level of service provided. However, this experience has shattered my confidence in your commitment to customer satisfaction.
It is regrettable that such a simple matter, caused by an honest mistake, has not been resolved promptly and professionally. As a consumer, I believe it is my right to expect fair treatment and adequate support when faced with such issues. I had hoped that your company would uphold these principles, but it seems that my trust was misplaced.
In light of this disappointing experience, I feel compelled to share my feedback with the wider audience through your social media profiles. It is my sincere hope that by highlighting this situation publicly, the company will take notice and address not only my specific concern but also the larger issue of customer service responsiveness and accountability.
I urge you to reevaluate your customer service procedures and prioritize the prompt resolution of customer issues. Demonstrating a commitment to customer satisfaction is vital in maintaining a positive brand image and fostering long-term relationships with your clientele.
I sincerely hope that my negative experience can serve as a catalyst for improvement within your organization. I also trust that you will take immediate action to rectify the situation by providing the refund I am rightfully owed.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly to discuss this matter further or provide an update on the refund process. I genuinely hope that this unfortunate situation can be resolved amicably and restore my faith in your company's commitment to its customers.
Hello Komeny, Thank you for reaching out and for your report. Please contact us at support@musescore.com and write the word "sitejabber" in your message, along with a brief description of the issue. We will try to investigate the problem and review your case.
Hello Lily, I apologize for the inconvenience caused. A refund is not possible after more than 14 days from the purchase, therefore we have made a special offer despite the complete absence of a refund for this case.