StaffWars Live vs Voki for Education
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StaffWars Live
Enhance instrumental practice with this engaging game. Play notes as they appear on the staff to score points and improve your skills. Customize your practice experience with various instruments, scales, and key signatures.
- Instrumental practice aid
- Customizable instrument, key, and scale
- Adjustable note range and speed
- Score tracking
- Transposition practice
- MIDI device support
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Built on the success of the original 'StaffWars', StaffWars Live offers game play designed to aid students in instrumental practice. Choose your instrument, key signature, scale and note range, then play the notes that appear on the staff with your instrument to destroy them before they damage you clef. Notes get faster with every ten correct and you get three lives. Press the "Settings" button to change your instrument, scale, key signature and adjustable note range. All notes are in the instruments' written pitch (i.e. Clarinet in C major would be concert Bb Major) All your scores are saved when exiting the game, so you can track your improvement. Scales include Major, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Chromatic Need to practice transposition? StaffWars Live has got you covered. All notes are in the instruments’ written pitch, so you can be a french horn player and select ‘Trumpet' to practice transposing to Bb. Connect any MIDI device to trigger the game with MIDI. Note range = from 4 Spaces Below to 4 Spaces Above Clef Start speed adjustable. ***NOTE*** - Make sure your instrument is in tune prior to playing StaffWars Live. Always play with good attacks and good tone. Game sounds may trigger the pitch detection so it is a good idea to turn your iPhone\iPad volume down while playing with the sound turn on.
Voki for Education
Create and share customizable speaking avatars to enhance classroom instruction and student engagement. This tool offers a fun way to introduce technology, encourage imagination, and improve lesson comprehension. It's ideal for language classes and helps even shy students express themselves.
- Hundreds of customizable avatars
- Voice recording or text-to-speech
- Customizable clothing and accessories
- Background selection or upload
- Sharing via email and social networks
- Supports over 30 languages
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Join millions of teachers and students all over the world who have discovered the magic of Voki. Voki, an edtech tool, is a collection of customizable speaking avatars for teachers and students that enhances classroom instruction, class engagement , and lesson comprehension. There are hundreds of avatars to choose from and clothing, accessories, facial features are just some of the ways your avatar can be customized. Simply, choose your head, clothes, and accessories, give your Voki a voice, and then add a background. The fun continues with our many in app sharing options. Creating and sharing a Voki with friends, teachers and parents has never been more fun and easy! Features: Hundreds of avatars to choose from Customize clothing, accessories, facial features, hair Record your own voice or type a message Choose background or upload your own Share via email and across social networks Benefits: Fun way to introduce technology in the class Encourages students to use their imagination Helps motivate, improves lesson comprehension and student participation Great tool in language classes for lessons and pronunciation – over 30 languages to choose from Even the shyest child in class will be able to make their voice heard with Voki Voki for Education app is a companion tool to the Voki online platform. The app was created to mirror the online experience and provide students a convenient & fun tool to work on their assignments and projects. Want even more from Voki? Check out our complete suite of edtech products at www.voki.com Classroom management tool giving teachers access to organize student assignments and more Presentation tool that uses Voki characters as a teaching assistant Growing library of ready to teach content
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Voki for Education at Free against StaffWars Live's $2.99. Voki for Education also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). StaffWars Live's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 28). On ads 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
Voki for Education is free to download; StaffWars Live costs $2.99 up front. Voki for Education sells 28 one-off in-app purchases. StaffWars Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
StaffWars Live holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StaffWars Live has 880 ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of StaffWars Live's written reviews are positive against 28% of Voki for Education's.
StaffWars Live ships an update every 4 months, Voki for Education every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StaffWars Live | Voki for Education |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (880 ratings) — better | 3.3 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews — better | 28.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 880 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TMI Media, LLC | Oddcast Inc. |
Customer experience
StaffWars Live
Voki for Education
User reviews
StaffWars Live
From 880 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for practicing notes
- 🚀 Great for improving sight reading
- 💡 Customizable to different instruments
- 😊 Fun and engaging game-like experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Note recognition issues, especially for certain instruments
- 🐛 Problems with bass clef and transposing instruments
- 🔧 Difficulty settings could be improved
- 🔧 Occasional crashes and bugs
Voki for Education
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging for students
- 👍 Useful for education
- 👍 Handy for assignments
- 👍 Motivates students
- 👍 Fun to share creations
Room to improve
- 👎 Slow and confusing
- 👎 Free for students but restricted
- 👎 App is garbage
- 👎 Focus on avatars over functions
- 👎 Can give viruses
Bugs and requests
StaffWars Live
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes not registering correctly
- Bass clef not working as expected
- App crashing on launch for some users
- Misalignment of note graphics
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more instruments, including piano
- Implement a speed/difficulty slider
- Add an option for the grand staff
- Improve bass clef and transposition accuracy
Voki for Education
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes when pressing play button
- App crashes when trying to play recorded voice
- App crashes after attempting recording playback
- App crashes every time user presses play
- App crashes when trying to download video/audio
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- App crashes when trying to save to camera roll
- App crashes instantly with minimal text
- App crashes when trying to get past avatar choice
- App crashes when making avatar
- App crashes every 16 seconds
- App does not stay open on iPad
- App freezes on login screen
- App incompatible with older devices
- App glitches phone and computer
- App quality loss on sharing
- App hazy and lags on sharing
- App does not sustain professional look on sharing
- App not accessible with screen reader
- App navigation overwhelming
Requested features
11 requests- More characters available for free
- Fairytale characters in app
- Career characters in app
- Ability to move avatar position
- More production features (lighting)
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- More freedom to animate avatars
- Ability to create sequences with avatars
- Avatars having dialogue with each other
- More options to save or share
- Kid-friendly ways to save or share
- Save Vokis to photo library
In-app purchases
StaffWars Live
No in-app purchases
Voki for Education
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Questions
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