# Clefly: Learn to Read Music — Read sheet music, note by note > Read sheet music, note by note (iPhone/iPad app by Triton IT B.V..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clefly-learn-to-read-music/id6763999069 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Triton IT B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895592853) - Category: Education, Music - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 41 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-07-13 - Data updated: 2026-08-30 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clefly-learn-to-read-music/id6763999069/reviews.md ## What is Clefly? Clefly teaches you to actually read sheet music: real notes, on a real staff, from the very first lesson. Most music apps show you falling blocks and colorful note streams you'll never see on a printed page. Clefly never does. You learn on genuine staff notation from day one, so the skill you build is the skill you'll use when real sheet music lands in front of you. LEARN NOTE BY NOTE • Bite-size lessons that introduce a few notes at a time • Classic memory hooks like Every Good Boy Does Fine and FACE, then landmark notes that wean you off counting lines • Crisp, beautiful engraving, the same quality you'd find in printed music READ PHRASES, NOT JUST NOTES • Phrase lessons: short runs of notes read left to right, the way real music flows • The bridge from naming a single note to reading a whole line, the step most apps skip REVIEW THAT KNOWS YOU • Clefly remembers every note you answer, how fast and how accurately • Notes you struggle with come back more often; notes you've mastered step aside • A dedicated Review path serves exactly the notes that are due, right when they're due MORE THAN ONE CLEF • Treble clef, bass clef, and the full grand staff • Ledger lines, sharps and flats, and intervals • Playing guitar? Clefly teaches proper guitar notation (treble clef, sounding an octave lower) with a fretboard that shows where every note lives STAY MOTIVATED • Daily goals, streaks, and XP • Achievements for the milestones along the way • Finish a skill and hear a real melody played with the notes you just learned RACE YOUR FRIENDS • Invite a friend with a link, a short code, or a QR scan and race on a weekly leaderboard • Lessons and Lightning rounds earn XP for the race; the board resets every Monday • See when a friend passes you, then take the lead back LEARN WITH YOUR TEACHER • Taking lessons? Join your teacher's studio with an invite code or QR scan • Homework your teacher writes for you lands on the Studio tab, with their notes and due dates • Redo any homework to beat your first score; your teacher sees first and best • Browse your teacher's whole exercise library and play anything, any time • You choose what you share: your teacher sees your name, homework results, and practice stats (weekly XP, streak, last practiced). Leave the studio any time to stop sharing. THEORY, ALWAYS AT HAND • Every mnemonic, landmark, and concept from your lessons lives in the Theory tab • Stuck mid-lesson? One tap opens the relevant explanation without losing your place WHO IT'S FOR • Complete beginners who want to read music properly from the start • Returning players who play by ear but freeze at notation • Piano and guitar learners, choir singers, band students, anyone who reads treble or bass clef Clefly is completely free. No ads. Sign in once with Apple and your progress is backed up and waiting on any device. Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you: support@clefly.app ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4 — 2026-08-25 Your progress now travels with you, and Clefly goes to music school. YOUR PROGRESS, EVERYWHERE • Sign in with Apple and your learning progress is backed up automatically • Reinstall or switch devices and pick up exactly where you left off YOUR TEACHER'S STUDIO • Join your teacher's studio with an invite code or a QR scan • Homework lands on the new Studio tab, with your teacher's notes and due dates • Redo any homework to beat your first score; your teacher sees first and best • Browse your teacher's whole exercise library and play anything, any time • Get a notification the moment new homework arrives • Your teacher can leave a comment on your finished work, right in the app REMINDERS THAT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING • Review reminders now name the note that is slipping instead of counting them • Reminders learn the time of day you actually practise and arrive then • A nudge when you are a lesson or two from earning your next melody ALSO IN THIS UPDATE • The Friends tab is now the Studio tab: your studios plus the Friends room, where the weekly race carries on exactly as before • Small fixes and polish All free, as always. ### 1.3 — 2026-08-02 This update makes every lesson smarter and gentler. SMARTER PRACTICE • Lessons now weave in quick reviews of notes you have already learned, so nothing fades • Drills adapt to you: once a note clicks, the lesson moves on instead of dragging • A clearer long-term memory view, so you can see which notes are truly sticking A CALMER FEEL • Softer, less repetitive sounds while you play • Smoother unit celebrations and reward screens • Plenty of small fixes and polish All free, as always. ### 1.2 — 2026-07-24 Your daily practice just got smarter, and the whole app got a fresh coat of paint. NEW WAYS TO PRACTICE • Étude of the day: a short sight-reading piece tuned to your weak notes, fresh every day • Repertoire: read real tunes phrase by phrase, then hear them played back • Key signatures: read in G, D, F and B flat major, with real signature engraving SMARTER MOTIVATION • Daily quests with claimable XP rewards • Optional smart reminders: streak at risk, review due, and a Sunday recap • Friends can now send you a nudge when they pass you in the weekly race A FRESH LOOK • Every note letter wears its own color on the answer keys, a classroom-proven memory aid • A warmer look across the app, plus a cleaner reading staff and a lighter path • Clefly now runs beautifully on iPad Plus many small fixes and polish. All of it free, as always. ### 1.1 — 2026-07-17 Race your friends! This update adds an optional weekly friends race: • Invite friends with a link or a short code • Earn XP from lessons and Lightning rounds to climb your friends leaderboard • The board resets every Monday, so every week is a fresh race • See when a friend passes you, then take the lead back Sign in with Apple only if you want to race. Solo learning still needs no account. Also in this update: • The path continues: Bass Clef and the Grand Staff are now full chapters on your learning path, each with its own Lightning round, chest, and trophy • Review shows you exactly which notes are due, on a staff, before the round starts • Note Mastery redesigned: your tracked notes drawn on a real staff, colored by how well you know each one • Completed units show their accuracy and stars right on the path • Go legendary: clear a finished unit's timed challenge to upgrade its trophy • New avatars to unlock with the XP you earn • A clearer energy timer, plus many small fixes and polish ### 1.0 — 2026-07-14 No release notes. ## Related topics [learn music notes](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/learn-music-notes) · [sheets reader](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sheets-reader) · [cleftomania](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cleftomania) · [learn music](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/learn-music) · [free sheet music reader](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/free-sheet-music-reader) · [scoreskills- learn music notes](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/scoreskills-learn-music-notes) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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