Release historyRelease notes

What changed in SheetCue.

SheetCue release history, focused on changes to score importing and practice.

Latest release: 1.6.2iOS, iPadOS, Android

Latest release

1.6.2

Date

2026.08.10

Platform

iOS, iPadOS, Android

Release details

Release timeline1.63

2026.08.10

1.6.2 · Reliable speed controls and clearer settings

Published

SheetCue 1.6.2 keeps playback-speed changes reliable while paused and makes settings, subscription management, and legal information easier to navigate.

Highlights

  • Adjust playback speed while paused and keep the selected speed when practice resumes.
  • Tap the current playback speed to reset it directly to 1x.
  • Navigate a more consistent settings structure with clearer icons, detail screens, and back actions.

Improvements

  • Kept metronome timing aligned when playback speed changes during a pause or count-in.
  • Made store subscription management and the privacy policy easier to find and open.
  • Improved external-link error feedback, accessibility labels, and open-source license notices.

2026.08.08

1.6.1 · Native photo picker for score images

Published

SheetCue 1.6.1 makes image-score import more direct by opening the device's native photo picker on iOS and Android.

Highlights

  • Choose score images directly from the familiar photo picker on your device.
  • Select up to 20 pages in order, then review, reorder, or remove them before measure setup.
  • Continue importing PDF scores separately through the system file picker.

Improvements

  • Improved compatibility with image formats supplied by the native photo picker.
  • Added a system image file picker fallback when the native photo picker is unavailable.

2026.08.07

1.6.0 · Faster measure editing and steadier practice playback

Published

SheetCue 1.6.0 makes it faster to shape playback across multiple measures, improves metronome timing and score movement, and brings smoother, more accessible motion throughout the app.

Highlights

  • Select a range of measures in the playback flow and edit them together, even when the range crosses pages.
  • Edit multiple measures more quickly and precisely while working in landscape.
  • Use clearer, more responsive playback controls during practice.

Improvements

  • Improved metronome timing and kept measure scrolling aligned with playback.
  • Smoothed screen and sheet transitions and added support for the device's Reduce Motion setting.
  • Improved scrolling performance in larger score libraries with a more compact pinned header.
  • Refined image import layout and playback behavior around count-ins, loops, and page changes.
Release timeline1.51

2026.07.28

1.5.0 · Playback previews while editing measures

Published

SheetCue 1.5.0 lets you preview measures and playback order while editing, with steadier landscape playback and clearer controls throughout score setup.

Highlights

  • Preview playback directly while drawing or adjusting measure boundaries.
  • Watch a quick visual preview of the saved playback order before practicing.
  • Use clearer playback-order controls that open ready for review and editing.

Improvements

  • Stabilized landscape orientation changes and screen movement when entering playback.
  • Simplified measure editors by removing extra framing and keeping guidance above the action controls.
  • Made favorite button borders consistent across selected and unselected states.
  • Improved wrapping and step indicators for localized post-import setup titles.
Release timeline1.41

2026.07.23

1.4.0 · Bulk measure editing and clearer import progress

Published

SheetCue 1.4.0 makes playback controls and transitions feel more natural, adds bulk measure editing, and provides clearer progress and recovery feedback for longer tasks.

Highlights

  • Select multiple measures and edit them together when adjusting score crops.
  • Follow step-by-step progress while importing PDFs, images, or SheetCue files.
  • Use refined playback controls and smoother transitions while practicing.

Improvements

  • Added blocking progress screens so imports and playback preparation cannot be interrupted accidentally.
  • Replaced persistent status banners with clearer recovery messages when an operation fails.
  • Improved playback entry, page movement, orientation changes, and control responsiveness.
  • Preserved detailed transfer progress and made recovery actions more accessible.
Release timeline1.31

2026.07.18

1.3.0 · Score annotations and steadier playback

Published

You can now write directly on score pages with local annotation tools, while measure movement, playback, and saved score recovery are more reliable.

Highlights

  • Open annotation tools from full-score playback or paused measure playback, with markings visible in both views.
  • Write with a pencil, pen, or highlighter while practicing.
  • Use undo, redo, a whole-stroke eraser, color choices, and stroke settings to refine your markings.

Improvements

  • Stabilized movement between measures and pages, playback starts, loops, and end-of-score stopping.
  • Kept the current score position aligned when opening annotations from measure playback or clearing a loop.
  • Improved the first opening of the playback sheet on Android.
  • Missing or outdated measure images are now rebuilt automatically before playback.
Release timeline1.25

2026.07.14

1.2.5 · Image score import and more reliable practice playback

Published

SheetCue 1.2.5 adds ordered JPEG and PNG score import, preset naming during setup, and reliability improvements for measure playback and metronome timing.

Highlights

  • Import ordered JPEG and PNG score pages, which SheetCue converts into a PDF stored on the device.
  • Review selected images and add, remove, or reorder pages before creating the score.
  • Choose a preset name during post-import setup instead of relying only on an automatically generated title.

Improvements

  • Moved image-to-PDF preparation off the UI thread and locked the selected page order while conversion is running.
  • Improved alignment between audible metronome scheduling, playback, and the visual beat indicator.
  • Improved continuous measure playback geometry and transitions while preserving titles on older presets.

2026.07.08

1.2.4 · Full-score page playback gestures and crop stability

Published

This update makes full-score page playback easier to control, improves cropped measure fitting, and polishes the Android launch screen.

Highlights

  • Added measure-level gestures and flow controls for full-score page playback.
  • Improved flow rail scrubbing so page-based playback responds more accurately.
  • Refined cropped measure scaling so playback images fit the available screen more naturally.
  • Polished the Android launch splash wordmark for a clearer startup screen.

Improvements

  • Fixed full-score flow rail scrubbing cases that could jump or fall out of sync.
  • Reduced cases where cropped measure playback could fit awkwardly on different screen sizes.
  • Updated iOS and Android release build settings and store checklists for the 1.2.4 submission.

2026.07.06

1.2.3 · Repeat playback and flow control stability

Published

This patch stabilizes repeat-loop dragging, playback flow controls, onboarding analytics, and bottom sheet responsiveness after the 1.2 release.

Highlights

  • Stabilized repeat playback scrubbing so the playback position and flow rail stay better aligned.
  • Aligned repeat-loop candidate confirmation and setup anchoring.
  • Added onboarding funnel analytics for the first-run flow.
  • Improved score card and edit panel sizing on compact screens.

Improvements

  • Improved bottom sheet modal responsiveness after taps.
  • Fixed input recovery after backgrounding the app or closing interstitial ads.
  • Kept onboarding dots stable before the final call to action.
  • Stabilized the displayed app version and Android preset menu response.

2026.07.03

1.2.2 · Reminder dialog and menu response fixes

Published

This patch release improves reminder permission dialogs, screen transitions, and Android preset menu response after the larger 1.2 update.

Highlights

  • Made the practice reminder permission dialog size itself to the available screen space.
  • Improved long reminder text handling so smaller screens can scroll only when needed.
  • Prevented dialog buttons and backgrounds from receiving extra taps while the dialog is closing.
  • Polished screen transition timing so navigation feels steadier.

Improvements

  • Fixed an Android case where the preset menu could feel unresponsive.
  • Reduced reminder dialog scroll-state issues on compact screens.
  • Updated iOS and Android release build configuration for the 1.2.2 submission.

2026.07.03

1.2.0 · First-run onboarding, guided import setup, and cleaner practice flow

Published

SheetCue now introduces the core workflow more clearly, guides imported scores through setup, and simplifies measure splitting and subscription screens.

Highlights

  • Added a first-run onboarding flow that explains importing a PDF, marking measures, and starting playback.
  • Added a post-import setup flow that helps confirm measure order, BPM, and default beats before practice.
  • Reworked measure splitting guidance so manual setup is clearer when automatic detection is not the right fit.
  • Redesigned the SheetCue Plus paywall and plan controls with simpler labels and layout.
  • Moved preset playback and preset actions into bottom sheets for a cleaner library experience.
  • Replaced older page tutorial overlays with a more focused onboarding and setup flow.

Improvements

  • Improved Android onboarding QA behavior and reduced page transition visual artifacts.
  • Aligned the library search field, file menu, floating action buttons, and iPad bottom sheets with the design system.
  • Removed legacy OpenCV-facing copy and refreshed bundled sample measure data.
  • Improved analytics, support email, privacy, and store-release documentation around the current app behavior.

After importing a PDF, review the setup steps before starting playback so the saved preset has the intended order and timing.

Release timeline1.11

2026.06.27

1.1.0 · PDF import choices, measure editing, and cleaner playback

Published

This larger update makes import decisions clearer, adds a safer way to adjust detected measures, and polishes playback controls across phone and tablet screens.

Highlights

  • Added a PDF import choice so you can decide how SheetCue should prepare a score before editing.
  • Added a measure editing screen for adjusting detected measure groups when automatic detection needs correction.
  • Added full-page playback support for wide PDFs, so landscape scores can use the available screen space more naturally.
  • Added a metronome beat indicator that shows the beat motion during practice.
  • Cleaned up edit cards, playback controls, layout choices, and subscription plan controls for a more consistent feel.
  • Improved localized wording around editing and playback order.

Improvements

  • Improved Android safe-area handling in landscape playback, including the flow scrub range.
  • Reduced score editing and library layout regressions around presets and bundled samples.
  • Improved practice reminder status checks and repair behavior.
  • Refined automatic measure detection grouping for system-style layouts.

If a score imported before this update needs cleaner measure boundaries, open it in editing and review the detected measures.

Release timeline1.07

2026.06.22

1.0.6 · More stable playback screens and existing presets

Published

Landscape practice is easier to follow, and existing preset images now show again after updating.

Highlights

  • Adjusted the landscape practice controls so they sit more naturally along the screen edge.
  • Fixed an issue where score thumbnails and playback images from existing presets could disappear after updating.
  • Made screen movement smoother when moving between measures or jumping to a different point in the score.
  • Refined the lead-in and playback flow when starting from the first measure.
  • Improved the flow for importing SheetCue files exported from another location.
  • Polished help text, button feedback, and screen transitions so practice feels steadier.

Improvements

  • Reduced startup instability on some Android devices.
  • Improved cases where the portrait score page could fall out of sync during playback.
  • Cleaned up short button press animations that could appear interrupted.

If existing preset images were missing before, open those presets again after updating.

2026.06.16

1.0.5 · Practice reminders and loop playback improvements

Published

Added reminders to help you return to practice and made loop playback more predictable.

Highlights

  • Added practice reminders through device notifications.
  • Made the reminder on/off flow clearer in settings.
  • When loop playback restarts, it now returns to the first measure of the loop.
  • Cleaned up playback speed options so slowing down and returning to normal speed is easier to understand.

Improvements

  • Reduced cases where a reminder could remain scheduled after reminders were turned off.
  • Avoided repeating unnecessary prompts when notification permission is not granted.
  • Fixed an Android dialog background that could look visually out of place.

Practice reminders work only when device notification permission is enabled.

2026.06.13

1.0.4 · Preset editing and help guidance improvements

Published

It is easier to adjust a preset before practice, and first-use guidance points to the right places more reliably.

Highlights

  • Added a clearer path back to preset editing from the playback choice screen.
  • Improved help positioning for the file menu button so it better matches the actual control.
  • Changed app rating prompts to show a short explanation first instead of appearing immediately.

Improvements

  • Reduced the need to start over when a preset needs a small correction before practice.
  • Reduced cases where first-use guidance could point slightly away from the actual control.

2026.06.10

1.0.3 · Tablet layout and subscription flow stability

Published

Improved large-screen layout, preset actions, subscription checks, and ad timing behavior.

Highlights

  • Adjusted layout so key buttons and preset actions feel more natural on tablet screens.
  • Improved subscription and purchase confirmation flows.
  • Made the timing for ads after playback more consistent across days.

Improvements

  • Reduced cases where preset controls could look awkward or be harder to tap on tablets.
  • Kept ad timing consistent after reopening the app.

2026.06.09

1.0.2 · More stable first-use guidance

Published

Help overlays on the score list and playback screens now point to the intended controls more accurately.

Highlights

  • Made first-use guidance on the score list display more reliably above the screen.
  • Adjusted playback screen help so it points more accurately to the real buttons and areas.
  • Reduced cases where help positioning could appear late or shift while the screen opens.

Improvements

  • Reduced confusion when first-time users follow guidance that should point to a specific control.
  • Improved help positioning across different screen sizes and device states.

2026.06.09

1.0.1 · File menu and playback guide refinements

Published

An early review update that refined file menu behavior, playback guidance, and first-use tutorial positioning.

Highlights

  • Improved the score library file menu so importing and managing scores feels more predictable.
  • Refined playback screen guidance and tutorial anchor positioning.
  • Adjusted performance screen layout details for a steadier first practice experience.

Improvements

  • Reduced cases where help markers could point slightly away from the intended control.
  • Improved file menu layout and touch behavior around the score list.
  • Updated release metadata for the early App Review build.

2026.06.08

1.0.0 · Initial SheetCue release

Published

The first SheetCue release introduced local-first PDF score practice with measure-based playback and editable presets.

Highlights

  • Import PDF scores from the device file picker.
  • Create local presets from rendered score pages and measure cues.
  • Practice with measure-by-measure playback instead of manually scrolling through a full score.
  • Edit measure timing, playback order, and preset details before rehearsal.
  • Keep score files and preset data on device unless you choose to export or share them.

Improvements

  • Established the initial App Store and Google Play release configuration.
  • Prepared the first public privacy, support, and local-first release baseline.

Local-first reminder

The current SheetCue version does not create accounts or upload score PDFs. Imported scores, rendered pages, measure crops, and preset metadata stay on device unless the user exports or shares them.