StaffWars Live vs Supersonics Plus
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.
Supersonics Plus
This app provides a wealth of free resources for piano learning, including backing tracks, theory sheets, and technique videos. Subscribers gain access to printable sheet music, offline app usage, student accounts, and exclusive new material.
- Free backing tracks with speed control
- Online theory and rhythm builder worksheets
- Technique and rote piece videos
- Printable sheet music for subscribers
- Offline app access for subscribers
- Student account management
- Access to new experimental pieces
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Here's everything that you can use for FREE in Supersonics Plus: Backing tracks: You can play along with all the available backing tracks for free. You can slow down (or speed up) these tracks to make playing along with them much easier! Teacher duets: You can play along with recordings of the teacher parts for free. Online theory: You can access theory sheets that introduce and reinforce concepts introduced in the pieces in the first eight modules of the Supersonics Piano Method. These can be completed online in our dedicated theory viewer for free. Rhythm Builders: Every piece in the Supersonics Piano Method has a Rhythm Builder worksheet associated with it. These sheets drill the rhythmic elements of the piece. You can use these online for free. Technique videos: Watch Daniel explain all the techniques taught in the method. Rote pieces: Every module in the first level of the Supersonics Piano Method has several rote pieces associated with it. You can access the performance and teaching videos of these pieces for free. Improvisation pieces: Every module in the first level of the Supersonics Piano Method has an improvisation piece to explore. You can play along with the teacher duets for free. Explore new repertoire: You can listen to all of Daniel's pieces for free. If you are a Supersonics Plus subscriber you can access these additional features: Print all of Daniel's pieces: You get to print every single one of Daniel's pieces to use for as long as you are a subscriber (this includes the method books). You can also print out all of the theory and Music Maestro worksheets. Upgraded app access: When you and your students use the Supersonics Plus App you are able to save content for offline use. This allows you to use the system when you don't have internet access and it also minimises your data usage. Student Accounts: Sign up your students to access all the upgraded features at home. Upgraded backing tracks: Play along with the sheet music as it scrolls across the screen while listening to the backing track. You can slow down (or speed up) these tracks to make playing along with them much easier! Access to Teacher Resources: You get online access to everything included in the Level One Teacher Resource book. This includes teacher duet scores, improvisation piece scores, rote piece scores and Daniel's teaching notes. Access to unreleased material: In the Piano Lab you get to try out some of Daniel's new "experimental" pieces before they are officially released. New material is released in the Lab every month. Store discount: While you are a subscriber you will enjoy a 20% discount in the store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Supersonics Plus at Free against StaffWars Live's $2.99. Supersonics Plus also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 58%). StaffWars Live's advantage is ratings volume (893 vs 21) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Supersonics Plus is free to download; StaffWars Live costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for StaffWars Live against 4.3 for Supersonics Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StaffWars Live has 893 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of StaffWars Live's written reviews are positive against 80% of Supersonics Plus's.
StaffWars Live ships an update every 4 months, Supersonics Plus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StaffWars Live | Supersonics Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (893 ratings) — better | 4.3 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 893 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TMI Media, LLC | Unified Computing Pty ltd |
Customer experience
StaffWars Live
Supersonics Plus
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
Supersonics Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StaffWars Live
No in-app purchases
Supersonics Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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