Comparison

Music Note Trainer vs Compose Studio 譜面入力

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Music Note Trainer

Enhance your music skills with this app that bridges the gap between musical notation, keyboard layouts, and auditory recognition. It offers various training modes and real-time feedback to improve sight-reading, ear training, and music theory comprehension.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch detection via microphone
  • MIDI instrument support
  • Virtual 88-key keyboard
  • 20 question/answer modes
  • Customizable learning targets
  • Progress statistics and intelligent question generation
  • Studio sound quality
Features
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This app is to train our conversion among grand staff, piano keyboard, note name (C, D, E...), solfège (Do, Re, Mi...), Curwen hand sign, and sound (pitch), which can benefit our sight-reading, sight-singing, ear training, composition, music theory study, etc. Main Features: • Support real instruments by accurate real-time pitch detection through the microphone of your iPhone/iPad • Support MIDI connection to your instruments • Virtual keyboard supports full 88 keys • 20 question/answer modes for you to choose (E.g., you can learn sight-reading reversely - see a piano key first and find the corresponding note in the staff, which is so-called Reversal Learning) • Allow you to search the music notes among different approaches • Scientific Pitch Notation (SPN) adopted to reinforce keyboard orientation (I.e., you have to identify the octave of a note instead of its letter name only) • Three training modes: view only, practice, and exam • Adjustable time challenging mode and manual mode to next question • Customize your learning target based on keyboard range, notes filter, and accidentals • Statistics for each note to track your progress • Question generated intelligently based on your progress statistics for each note • Support swipe or flick gesture to input accidentals in the staff • Studio sound quality

About

Compose Studio 譜面入力

Features
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手元のパート譜を、タッチ操作で書き写していくアプリです。 ■ 指の上下だけで音高が決まる 画面右下の音高パッドを上下になぞると音高が決まり、指を離すと確定します。 書き込む場所は譜面のカーソルが示し、なぞっている間はそこに下書きの音符が出ます。 指を離す前に音を確かめられるので、迷ったらそのまま動かし直せます。 ■ 押さえたまま、もう一方の指で音価を変える 音高を決める指を置いたまま、別の指で音の長さ・付点・臨時記号を切り替えられます。 臨時記号はダブルタップで固定でき、続けて使うときに押し直す必要がありません。 書いたあとの音符も、カーソルを合わせて音価を押せば長さを変えられます。 ■ 移調楽器はパート譜どおりに書ける クラリネットやアルトサックスのような移調楽器を選ぶと、譜面はパート譜と同じ記譜で表示・入力できます。 保存されるデータと再生音は実音なので、あとで他のパートと合わせても音が食い違いません。 ■ 曲の途中で拍子・調号・テンポが変わっても書ける 小節を選んで小節設定を開けば、その小節から拍子・調号・テンポ・練習番号を変更できます。 小節の追加・削除も同じ画面から行えます。 ■ 連符は3連・5連・6連・7連 選んでいる音価がそのまま連符の占める長さになります。4分音符なら1拍3連、2分音符なら2拍3連。 枠を作ってから中身の音符を書き込みます。 ■ 書いた譜面はファイルとして持ち出せる 曲は端末内に譜面ファイル(.musil)として保存され、「ファイル」アプリからも見えます。 共有シートで他のアプリへ渡せます。同じ作者の「プログラマブルメトロノーム」に読み込めば、 書き写した譜面をそのままテンポの設計に使えます。 ■ 書きかけを失わない 編集中の内容は自動的に退避され、アプリを閉じても次の起動で続きから再開できます。 すべて端末内で動作し、ネットワーク通信は行いません。広告もアカウント登録もありません。

Screenshots

Music Note Trainer4 screens
Compose Studio 譜面入力1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Compose Studio 譜面入力 at Free against Music Note Trainer's $2.99. Compose Studio 譜面入力 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Music Note Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Compose Studio 譜面入力 is free to download; Music Note Trainer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Note Trainer ships an update every 2 months, Compose Studio 譜面入力 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Music Note Trainer versus Compose Studio 譜面入力: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Note TrainerCompose Studio 譜面入力
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlearn LLCNaoki Chiba

In-app purchases

None

Music Note Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Compose Studio 譜面入力

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Note Trainer free?
Music Note Trainer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compose Studio 譜面入力 free?
Compose Studio 譜面入力 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Music Note Trainer or Compose Studio 譜面入力 have ads?
Neither Music Note Trainer nor Compose Studio 譜面入力 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Note Trainer or Compose Studio 譜面入力?
Music Note Trainer ships an update every 2 months, and Compose Studio 譜面入力 monthly. Most recently, Music Note Trainer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Compose Studio 譜面入力 on October 3, 2026.

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