# NoteRacer: Piano Sight-Reading — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of NoteRacer by brendan woods, rated 4.60/5 from 487 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noteracer-piano-sight-reading/id1093955366/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noteracer-piano-sight-reading/id1093955366.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 378 · 4★ 53 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of NoteRacer? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great for learning notes - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 👍 Well-designed interface - 👍 Customizable practice range - 👍 Helpful for sight-reading - 👍 Good for musicians - 👍 Helps master notes - 👍 Effective learning tool **Cons** - 😠 Too many ads - 😠 Intrusive full-screen ads - 😠 Expensive pro version - 😠 Ads spoil concentration - 😠 Ads every 5-12 seconds - 😠 Ads interrupt practice - 😠 Ads are frustrating **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot change settings in modes - Lowest row of buttons not working on iPhone 8 - Support not responding to emails - Practice to play mode transition requires app restart - Bottom range notes cut off on phone screen - Cannot change bass clef range on smaller iPhones - Cannot register account - Cannot log in with Apple ID - Pro version upgrade button not found - Error when trying to remove ads **Most requested features** - Option to slow down notes in game mode - Adjustable steady note speed - Add other decorative note symbols - Add chord recognition - Separate training for treble clef 6 notes with ledger lines - Separate training for bass clef 6 notes with ledger lines - Recognize more staff lines (above and below) - Improve leaderboard accuracy - Remove duplicate leaderboard entries - Option to disable sharp and flat notes when turned off ## Newest reviews (11 of 35) ### 4/5 — I preferred the old version *2026-03-31, version 6.1* I don't want the sharp and flat notes available when I've turned them off on the toggle. I just want a b c d e f g. ### 4/5 — Review 2022 *2022-09-15* I have been away from music for many years. This program is easy to read and understand🏅 ### 3/5 — Great app - irritating ads *2022-04-03, version 4.6.3* The app is great but you can’t remove the ads. If you try, it just get an error. So you have to put up with irritating full screen intrusive apps that spoil your concentration ### 3/5 — Slight issues *2022-01-06, version 4.6.2* I’m a piano teacher and have been looking for a good note reading practice App to recommend to my students. I really like this one, except.. I’m using it on an iPhone 8, and in Practice mode the lowest row of buttons (Ab, Bb etc) don’t work. At all. I emailed support a month ago about this, but never received a response…. ### 5/5 — I like it..but some things not as much *2021-05-20* I love to play NoteRacer, but sometimes when I click the wrong thing with a different part of my hand I get it wrong when I know it. But that doesn’t change that I know it and that it’s really helped me learn the notes a lot better. ### 5/5 — Great but two issues *2020-10-29* I can’t find a way to go from practice to play mode without closing the app first. Also the controls for bottom range notes is cut off by by phone screen and can’t be adjusted. ### 3/5 — There is a problem for smaller iphones *2020-08-06* In smaller iphones such as 5s or se in settings you cant change the range of bass clef! Because it is almost out of the screen... ### 5/5 — Boom *2019-10-15, version 2.1.0* Boom ### 5/5 — Love the app *2019-10-02* I just started using the app a day ago but I am loving the features. It is helping me learn the concept of reading. It is of course challenging but I am game. But the way they have timed games to help you read with a speed. I’m not at that level yet but it’s a great learning tool. Would I recommend this app? Absolutely and if you can join a class or take a private class to help you along the way. Also it takes time so I suggest take your time. Enjoy. No I am not a paid reviewer. See you around the piano.🙂 ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2018-12-11, version 2.1.0* The free version has too many ads ### 4/5 — Great app! *2018-11-17* I personally think this app is great. Its easy to use and totally worth the price. I would quickly change my rating from a 4 to 5 star if they had the option to slow down the notes in the game mode. I think its a great concept but the notes speed up way too fast. It would be nice if there was a setting function to either have the speed ramp up slower or keep the notes coming at a steady, adjustable speed. I would recommend this app for sure! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Vibe coded slop *2026-04-15* Does no one test their apps anymore? You can’t even change settings in the modes, as it registers as a tap and boots you out the settings window. It’s genuinely a frustrating experience. Garbage app ### 1/5 — 20个音符一个广告，太多 *2025-02-27* 服了 好不容易练到八百多个，因为破广告卡了，重退练了六百多又卡😡那个消消乐都广告能不能取消啊...一直卡一直卡 ### 1/5 — Confusing *2018-11-25* It’s confusing for me **Developer response:** I am sorry that you found the app confusing. Is there anything that I can help with, or do better in the future? ### 2/5 — ... *2020-08-23* Look it’s ok but you can just go along the notes until you find the right one so basically your just guessing but if you s tully try I can work... ### 2/5 — 加线 *2020-06-16* 可以加一个单独训练高音谱号6个的吗，并且上面有上加线，低音符号下面有下加线6个的吗。因为你们是购买专栏我是付完费的。因为食谱我希望能识别更多的五线谱，上➕5线，下➕无线至少。这个功能并没有啊 **Developer response:** 这已经包括在内 😀 ### 2/5 — Ads *2017-10-15* Ads pop up every 5 notes ### 3/5 — good app but too many ads *2025-01-29, version 5.1* and the pro version is too expensive for what it is ### 3/5 — MUST READ. have a membership or less ADS *2024-07-29, version 4.6.3* This app was very good at first learning notes so far best I can find. Very easy to find out how it works has everything from listening you play the piano to hearing to showing you the notes and what each is called. Honeslty amazing. Just once you actually sit down on the piano and start to learn them by playing what it shows after about 5 minutes of learning let’s say C3 to C4 you start to figure out what note is for what finger meaning that you start to be able to shoot the notes they show back at them very quickly. And at around every 12 seconds you at stopped by an AD. This is due to every 10 notes or so they show a mini pop up add. Either have like a membership fee of like £1.99 per month or something or have less ads because there is no point using this site anymore as the ads are literally thrown at you every 12 seconds. ### 3/5 — 请问付费版和免费版功能区别是什么？ *2024-07-09* 除了基本的音符，能把其他装饰音符号也加进去吗，还有和弦之类的识读。 ### 3/5 — 不能注册 *2024-06-12* 不能注册啊 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good but…. *2025-10-01, version 5.6* The training mode is hard to find. Needs to push play, then training, then training again ### 5/5 — 请问这款app是以前的识音卡片吗？ *2025-08-21* ？ ### 5/5 — Play this game! *2025-04-01* This game is so fun and I love it so much because it’s just so perfect for me and others who love to to play games like this. I would definitely play this game with my friends and family. The only thing that makes me happy. I would recommend you play this game.it’s so so so much fun. ### 5/5 — 如何和钢琴链接 *2024-10-01* 我看到钢琴老师用这款app,在钢琴上弹，就能识别音，我的app，在钢琴⬆️弹出练习音，但是app无法识别。 ### 5/5 — Perfect app *2024-08-29* Super simple app, very well executed. If you need to work on sight reading, there's lots of apps similar to this one that do the same thing. But this is the most nicely designed one. Sleek, simple, easy. Nothing distracting, no annoying user-interface flaws -- just a smooth experience practicing notes. Love it! ### 5/5 — 我特喜欢这个APP *2024-08-05* 特喜欢这个APP ### 5/5 — How do I upgrade to Pro? *2024-03-14, version 4.6.3* I can’t find a active button to do that in the app or on the App Store. ### 5/5 — 登陆 *2024-01-13* 我的appleid登录不上，为啥啊，我都买了完整版了 ### 5/5 — Great app for learning notes *2023-12-24* I hardly knew bass clef notes and this has helped tremendously. I love that you can customize the range you want to learn, toggle on and off sharps and flats, and then test your skill with the game. It is hard and challenging but it is great. I think the leaderboard feature needs some work (not sure why the leader has 8 but second place has 35) and it would be nice if it didn’t duplicate the same person with the same score. ### 5/5 — Good app ! *2023-08-28, version 4.6.3* Sinple app …. No scams …. Publicity are real quick …. Very useful for a musician --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*