Henle Library Hack 1.18.2 + Redeem Codes

I have been using this app for one semester now, it is fine and I like the idea of good edition music becomes electronically. Also appreciate different fingerings from several wonderful violinists, there are some great suggestions sometimes.

The first thing can be improved is the sections when adding written notations in the app. By that I mean a white area would appear when using the apple pencil, and the upper and lower part besides that are gray. It seems like the creator was trying to organize it in different layers, and the problem is that when the pen or eraser tool is used in another layer, it is not working, therefore cannot erase what is not in this layer. I am not seeing the reason why such hassle is needed, just create several layers for the entire page would be better I think.

The other thing that has been bothering me is the sensitivity of the app. It seems like there is a hard time for it to identify whether it is the palm or the tip of apple pencil was touching it. I am not sure if it is my iPad's problem, but it occurs pretty often and reached a point where I was frustrated by that and want to delete the app. Not sure how you can fix it but it would be really helpful if there is a way to change that.

The concept is fantastic. The implementation is only halfway there. Just started using it and already finding little annoyances that pile up with the result that it tend to get in my way as I play. The score annotation, for example: whenever I make a small highlight of a single note (sometimes to identify the melody so I know to sound those notes a bit louder) the app draws an additional highlight dot as I lift the pen or my finger from the screen. This obscures the note far too much and is just otherwise ugly. Another necessary improvement is the ability to have multiple copies of the same score for different annotations (practice vs performance) OR to allow multiple layers of annotation to display at once and then assign layer groups to quickly select which layers are displayed. I really want this app to be improved, as it is such a fantastic concept that musicians really need. It’s such a shame that something like this doesn’t enhance my playing but rather gets in the way because of little oversights in design.

Will start by saying in a sea of music publishers, Henle stands out. Their printed editions are coveted by musicians worldwide. Their attention to the smallest visual details creates an elevated experience when reading their scores. Their design-forward, musician-centered approach creates premium products that are a joy to use. Musicians like me get genuinely excited when they see a Henle score.

Like most musicians these days, most of my music collection is digitized. So when I saw they had a digital app, my immediate response was "Take my money, please!"

So why 4 stars? The scores themselves are stellar, and live up to expectations. The process of purchasing them is not. Instead of a 1:1 transaction (you purchase the score for a set price), you purchase a bank of 200, 500, or 1000 credits. There is no 1:1 relationship between credits and score prices. For example, the complete Hadyn string quartets costs 1980 credits. Which means I would have to make two 1000 credit transactions and leave 20 credits on the table. This process is clunky and unnecessarily complicated.

The Henle Library is a very good. I use it for piano and harpsichord on my 12.9” iPad Pro. I’ve been using a different PDF-based app for a year, and the Henle’s rendering is significantly easier to read then even a good PDF. The sizing controls are great. Even though I have all the music I play on open source PDFs, it was worth it to me to purchase it in the Henle Library because it is easier to read and play, and I can get trustworthy urtext editions. The fingerings are generally reliable. I play all the time in two-page mode fitting as much of the music on the screen as possible, and I don’t have a problem reading the score. I use a foot controller to turn pages.

The Henle Library is only about 80% of the way, there, though, lacking features I find very useful in other music reading apps.
- In two page mode, I really want to be able to turn only one page at a time so I can see the next page while still playing the current page. This also lets me choose the most opportune time to turn pages, which is an issue because using two pedals makes it difficult to hit the page turn pedal.
- I really don’t like the hi-lighter transparency level and would like to set it myself. It’s not usable with the current transparency.

If these issues were fixed this would be an enthusiastic five stars. As is, this is great for learning a piece, but for performance I’m likely to use my other app that lets me turn the page when I want to.

Pretty good but inconsistent. Some scores include fingering while others do not. The customization feature is nice but the score doesn’t scale correctly when in landscape orientation. Being able to jump straight to a bar or movement is great but what I really want is the ability to show just a few select bars as I learn a piece. If I’m concentrating on bars 25-38 I just want to see those bars. Annotations are a nice feature, but the highlight brush is too thin; I want to highlight entire measures. Placing fingering annotations is frustration as it requires multiple annotations, even for standard fingerings. All in all this app is ok but I probably won’t use it much due to the above.

for context: i have a free subscription provided by my university and i use an ipad pro
i’m using this in 2020 and so far, the user experience has been ok. the interface is kind of clunky, but i can import scores to another app which i appreciate. henle downgrades the score quality to make you want to buy the print edition, which is capitalism at its finest. i get that. what makes no sense is the fact that big books are separated by piece (aka the well tempered klavier is not in 2 volumes, it’s by each individual prelude and fugue) and the search engine isn’t very good at finding exactly what you’re looking for. i’m glad that my university paid for this because i wouldn’t spend my own hard owned money on this until the developers make some changes to make this more intuitive. please consider having the option of downloading books by full volumes (like the beethoven sonatas) and by single pieces.

I updated the app, and lost a few days’ worth of annotations. I have used this app for about a year and a half now. This app has always had so many problems with the annotations such as fingerings shrinking to 30% size in the upper ledger lines, the annotations sometimes being completely unerasable or erasing everything you don’t want to erase first, the score skipping randomly to another page (happened mid-performance), and of course, the annotations disappearing which has happened on more than one occasion. There are way too many minor and major problems.

Update of August 1, 2020:
I lost a few days’ annotations AGAIN, and I was connected to Wi-Fi the entire time. Seriously, I will have to stop using this app and ask for a refund on the credits I bought.
Update of August 2, 2020:
It turns out I lost around a week and a half of work, not only a few days as I had previously thought. The export to PDF function makes the sheets’ colors extremely different with small transparent boxes around each fingering number. Henle has no intention of improving this as I see in their response to another app store review. 10/10 experience.

I love a lot about this app, but i cant use it when it keeps losing all my annotations. Whether I'm on wifi or not, within a week all my annotations are gone. This has happened several times, and it’s infuriating. Devs — this completely destroys the app’s usefulness to me — in fact, it makes it worse than useless because my work is lost. Please fix this — before you get overwhelmed by reviews from angry musicians! Your app is gorgeous but destructive. Maybe rename it Cleopatra. [UPDATE: Developers promptly responded and were able to restore my annotations. Thank you!]

I love the Henle app! The digital music is beautiful and easy to read, as you would expect from Henle. I think that the two-finger tap for going back to the beginning of repeats is absolutely brilliant. I find the built-in metronome very helpful. It’s faster than reaching for a separate device, and the pitch works well for me. Thank you, Henle!

The user experience of this app is quite poor, particularly when compared to forScore. This would be okay if Henle didn’t downgrade the resolution of the music when you export it as a pdf to forScore. They tout a feature to export via pdf, but neglect to mention the resulting pdf quality is low resolution and fuzzy. No doubt this is a deliberate decision to keep users locked into using their app.

This is unfortunate because it is preventing me from re-buying a significant volume of digital sheet music. The Henle sheet music itself is amazing and well worth the cost! Oh well; that is why we have scanners and IMSLP to get sheet music for our iPads.