# StaffWars — user reviews > 85 indexed App Store user reviews of StaffWars by TMI Media, LLC, rated 4.30/5 from 132 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/staffwars/id810405576/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/staffwars/id810405576.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 95 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of StaffWars? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎯 Highly effective for learning note reading - 👨‍🏫 Excellent tool for music teachers and students - 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay mechanics - ⚡ Increasing difficulty keeps users motivated - 🎼 Supports multiple clefs (treble, alto, bass, tenor) - 🎛️ Customizable note ranges for different skill levels - 💰 Affordable one-time purchase with no ads - 📱 Works seamlessly across iOS devices - 🏆 Game Center integration for competitive play - 👶 Suitable for beginners and advanced musicians - 🎓 Improves sight reading and note recognition speed **Cons** - 🐛 Double-click detection issues causing missed points - ⚠️ Game pace too fast for beginners - 🎯 Unresponsive tap detection at times - ❌ Note location accuracy problems reported - 😤 Frustrating difficulty curve for some users - 🔊 Repetitive background music - 📱 iPhone X close button unresponsive - 🎹 Limited to letter button input only **Commonly reported bugs** - Double-click registration causing unintended note selections - Incorrect note location detection preventing proper learning - App fails to close properly on iPhone X - Unresponsive touch input - Occasional app crashes reported **Most requested features** - Extended note range for ledger lines (especially for cello and violin) - Piano keyboard interface instead of letter buttons - Microphone/instrument input feature for actual note playing - Note names displayed in note heads - Slow mode option for beginners - Sound feedback for incorrect answers - Multiple clef practice mode (switching between clefs) - Separate range settings for treble and bass staves - Teacher account system to track student progress - Different background music themes - Instrument-specific transposition settings - Audio playback of correct pitches - Account system for home practice tracking ## Newest reviews (15 of 85) ### 4/5 — Good for improving *2025-03-16* This app is a nice way to help to improving note reading and learn by having the show answer button switched on. An update would be nice to have larger ranges to cover full Cello 4 octaves range from low C in bass cleff to highest C in tenor cleff ### 4/5 — Pretty fun but could be improved *2024-02-17* This is a great game to play when you don’t have an instrument and staff paper. My biggest gripe is that they don’t divide the notes into two sections so that your thumbs can easily tap the notes. Developers, study the Kinesis blue keyboard and fix this! ### 4/5 — Needs a couple things *2023-11-27* I like the app, long time alto and soprano sax player, I only learned the treble clef. Now taking up cello and tenor sax. This old brain is having a time not thinking of the treble clef notes when reading the bass clef. I’d like to see a mode where the note names appear in the note head, a level zero where it stays on slow mode, a zap sound when you get it wrong, and an option for a piano keyboard in place of the letter buttons. Already a good learning aid, I think these would make it even better. ### 4/5 — Great, but too many double clicks *2023-10-06* I love this game! I’m getting so much better at Alto Clef and Treble Clef. However, a lot of my points are lost by the game clicking the next point when I’m trying to click the one I’m on. I normally don’t even hold it down that long so it’s really frustrating when I’m close to getting a high score but I lose because of double clicking. Other than that though, this game is great! ### 5/5 — Amazing Staff Game 🎼 *2023-09-12* This is such a great game. My band teacher suggested this game to us, so I went home and got it. It’s great for practicing reading music, as I am just starting to read and play music on my clarinet. It’s fun, has good music, challenging but not overly challenging, and simple. I’ve already been reading music for years, as I started piano pretty young, but this is great also for piano music—it helps me sightread even complex songs better and generally improves my playing on both piano and clarinet—making me faster and more accurate. My band teacher hands out prizes for making it past levels 10 and 15, which I’m getting close to. If you are just starting to read music, or if you would just like a little practice with it, this game is for you. You’ll be hooked—and even if you’re not, you’ll at least be a better musician. My only suggestion is: it would be fun if the music that plays in the background could change from the same 8 notes or so. Having different songs would make it even more fun. This is a great game. Good job, developers 😊 The $1.29 for this game is worth it. **Developer response:** Thanks for the kind words! I will take your suggestions into consideration! ### 3/5 — I like it but.. *2023-08-08, version 1.92.0* It really good but it makes me Rage🤬😡🤬😰😰😰😰😤😤😤😤😌 ### 5/5 — Genius app *2023-04-29* Fantastic app!? Thank you very much?! ### 5/5 — My students adore this game! *2022-08-20* I teach in a primary school and my students love this game. Not only is it a great staff teaching tool but they enjoy the challenge of naming the notes as the game speeds up with each passing level. ### 3/5 — Why *2022-03-26* It’s really good but it to fast. ### 5/5 — Effective note learning tool. *2021-10-04* This is a very effective note learning tool for many students—they are drawn in by the increasing pace/intensity. As a teacher I love that I can choose a range of notes to practice, such as treble clef space notes only, an appropriate hurdle for beginners. ### 3/5 — Not bad, but not for beginner pianist *2021-07-05* Really good for single line instrument. My request for an update, however, is for the setting of piano stave notes. As it is you can only set the note range for both staves to use the same numbered spaces and lines. If you set this, for example, for the notes a beginner knows in treble clef, they do not stand a chance in the bass clef as the same lines and spaces are lower than they know. In a future update, could the LH AND RH staves be set separately please? ### 5/5 — A great app, great support *2021-04-16* I just purchased this last week. My students love it! I’ve used other note reading apps too, but this has rave reviews PLUS my students who use it in band and orchestra at school have mentioned how much they love beating top scores. Craig also gives prompt and helpful support as the developer. I’m definitely recommending to other teachers. ### 5/5 — I don’t understand the flood of children reviewing... *2020-12-23* But the game doesn’t deserve the hate. It does exactly what it says it does. ### 5/5 — 👍 *2020-10-07* Sometimes i rage Others I love it!!! I miss miss molly 😭 ### 5/5 — Absolutly love Thief app *2020-09-21, version 1.87.0* its an amazing app to learn how to read music notes ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad game *2025-03-24, version 1.93.0* I was clicking the right note it kept saying the wrong answer ### 1/5 — Seriously? *2024-02-24* The notes are located in the wrong locations on the lines, so it’s prevented my child from learning how to read music **Developer response:** I am assuming you have chosen the wrong clef. I assure you they are correct to each clef ### 1/5 — 差评 *2023-12-16* 体验一点也不好 ### 1/5 — This game makes me mad *2022-03-02* It goes to fast and I don’t know what they are ### 1/5 — Boring *2021-11-18* It’s annoying and unresponsive ### 1/5 — Childhood memories *2019-08-04* When I was younger my mother used to force me too play this instead of minecraft... my soul was drained 😂 she would watch over me whilst I played the game, and when she would walk away I would double tap and go back to minecraft pe, god daym I hate this game, once I played it once or twice, it was extremely easy, all you need is fast fingers and a fast mind, would not recommend this too advanced musicians, probably best for children, however maybe my review of this game is biased considering how many bad memories I have associated this with. Truly this game is torture if your a child 😂 **Developer response:** Wow! ### 1/5 — 💩💩💩💩💩💩 *2019-06-26* I hate you I love you I hate that I love you Don't want to, but I can't put Nobody else above you I hate you I love you I hate that I want you You want her, you need her And I'll never be her Feeling used, but I'm Still missing you and I can't See the end of this just wanna feel your kiss Against my lips and now all this time Is passing by, but I still can't seem to tell you why It hurts me every time I see you Realize how much I need you I hate you I love you I hate that I love you Don't want to, but I can't put Nobody else above you I hate you I love you I hate that I want you You want her, you need her And I'll never be her Oh oh, keep it on the low You're still in love with me but your friends don't know If u wanted me you would just say so And if… **Developer response:** 👍🏻 ### 1/5 — This game is boring but educational for kids not a good game get it if you want *2019-06-26* It makes you board as hell don’t get it is trash get a different game it’ should be free it is ok **Developer response:** Agreed. ### 1/5 — Why have two apps? *2017-12-14, version 1.75.1* I downloaded staff wars, my daughter needed staff wars live. Wat? What sane engineer has two apps named the same thing that do slightly different things? Put a tab view controller in your app and drop both apps functionality into each one. Easier to maintain, easier to publish and you customer won’t hate you b/c they bought the wrong app. This is when it would be nice if digital goods were more like the real world ... returnable. Rating this 1 because it’s misleading. ### 1/5 — Not pleased at all. *2017-02-20, version 1.70.0* I personally so not think this is a good learning experience. I think this because I can not understand how to play the game and there is very little help. I can not understand how to read the notes since I am a oboe player and started about 6 months ago. A great website to use is music racer! Try it out! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very Fun *2025-04-26* In orchestra class we were seeing who could get the highest score in this game and it instantly captivated me so I bought it at home. ### 5/5 — Essential for piano teachers *2025-03-08* I’ve loved this app for years - works so well with motivating kids to work on their note reading. Love being able to customise the range. ### 5/5 — Super 👍 Spiel *2024-12-27* Dieses Spiel ist billig und es hilft ein besser in Musik zu werden. Absolut zu empfehlen. ### 5/5 — Great app for teaching *2024-11-14* Love using this with my instrumental students! One idea - it’d be great if the range could go up to A or even higher on custom range (a fifth higher than currently). It’s nice with advanced students to practice reading ledger lines :) thanks for a great app ### 5/5 — Great *2024-10-10* Used as a kid to learn music, found it super helpful. Now downloading again as an adult :) ### 5/5 — STAFF WARS IS AWESOME! *2024-08-21* I’m learning how to play the guitar and Staff Wars (along with Staff Wars Live) taught me how to quickly process the Treble Clef. I had already learned the notes, but wasn’t confident in processing them quickly enough to play what I was reading. It took that part of my studies and made it fun. And an even more remarkable aspect is that it helps maintain the desire to get quicker and quicker. There aren’t many tools that have been able to keep my interest in this way. I definitely recommend it for musicians at any level. ### 5/5 — BIG THANK YOU!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳😎👍🏾🫵🏾 *2024-08-07* In my school I was using this for my keyboard lesson I liked it and then I decided to download this app on my iPad and it helps me a lot on playing piano 🎹 in keyboard lesson😃 ### 5/5 — It’s good *2024-02-25* Omg my band teacher recommended this to me ### 5/5 — Ideas *2024-02-24* I love this game Maybe make it so U can get an account so teachers can see how your doing at home and what they should teach in class More themes Maybe the game asked u what instrument you play so it's suits people from Frankie 10 Yr old clarinet student 🥰 ### 5/5 — This game is absolutely incredible! *2023-11-30* I love this game! I’m getting so much better at Alto Clef and Treble Clef! My friend recommended this app for me for Treble Clef, but then I learned to play the viola and started learning Alto Clef. When I started off, I didn’t know anything at all. But now I am much better at it, and I can say read quickly and easily! My teacher was amazed! Before, the app would occasionally double click, but now it works much better! This app is amazing, and my teacher is recommending it to her other students now. Thanks! **Developer response:** Thanks for the kind words! --- *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.*