This app helps musicians learn to read sheet music by displaying the letter name on each note. It supports various clefs and allows users to customize the level of assistance, gradually removing it as they become more proficient. Users can also import their own music and print it with the added note names.
1.7
October 27, 2026
Trumpet valve fingerings: switch the tags from letters to valve fingerings for B-flat trumpet, right on your sheet music. Open a trumpet part and tap the suggestion, or choose it in the Letters drawer. Comes with the unlock. Scanned a page into a PDF? Note Names now spots photos and scans inside PDFs and reads them with its photo reader, so you get far more notes. If a page still comes back with only a few notes, you can read it again as a photo with one tap. New free metronome: tap in the tempo, pick the beats per bar, and play along on any piece.
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Thanks for the honest review, you were right. Printing your pieces with the letters has been added in the latest version 1.5.4.
Note Names displays the letter name directly on each note of your sheet music, acting like subtitles for music. This allows you to play from day one while the notation gradually becomes familiar.
Note Names supports all clefs, including treble, bass, alto, and tenor. This makes it suitable for piano, violin, viola, cello, trombone, and other instruments reading various parts.
Yes, you can import your own sheet music by snapping a photo or opening a PDF. The app will then add letter names to every note. Unlimited imports are unlocked with a one-time payment.
The reliance dial allows you to customize the level of assistance. You can start with every note named, then reduce help to only tricky notes, ledger lines, or no names at all as you become more comfortable.
No, Note Names is designed to be private and does not contain any advertisements. Your music and practice remain ad-free.
Yes, Note Names is built for iPhone and iPad, and is also compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, allowing you to practice across your Apple devices.
The app is free to download and use, with the entire Verified library and your first import of personal music also free. A one-time payment unlocks unlimited imports and trombone slide positions. Printing with letters is free for everyone.
The latest version, 1.6, was released on October 23, 2026, indicating regular updates to improve functionality and add features.
