Comparison

StaffWars Live vs Session Review Educator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Instrumental practice aid
  • Customizable instrument, key, and scale
  • Adjustable note range and speed
  • Score tracking
  • Transposition practice
  • MIDI device support
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Session Review Educator

Features
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Session Review Educator is a fast, simple way for teachers and tutors to capture what happened in a lesson and share it with students and parents. After each session, note what you covered, what to work on next, and attendance. Your student sees it in the companion Session Review Learner app after joining with a six-character code or a QR card. Teach a group? Make a class, read out one code, and the whole room joins. WHY TEACHERS USE IT • Quick to fill in — designed to complete during or right after a lesson • Classes: one code for a whole band, choir or squad, and one session everyone reads — no limit on how many join • Reusable session templates, so you are never starting from a blank page • Attendance at a glance, and insights that follow progress over time • A polished PDF report to email, print or hand over • Private notes for planning, kept separate from what students see • Trash, so a deleted session or note can be brought back • Works on iPhone and iPad, and stays in step across your devices ONE-WAY BY DESIGN Session Review runs one way, from teacher to student. There is no chat and no back-and-forth — just clear notes and next steps, so everyone knows what to practise between sessions. PERFECT FOR Music teachers, private tutors, sports and skills coaches, band and ensemble directors, and anyone who runs regular one-on-one or group sessions. FREE AND PRO Session Review Educator is free to use with up to three students and one class. Log unlimited sessions, write unlimited notes, and view a PDF report for any session without paying anything. Session Review Pro is an optional annual subscription that adds: • More than three students, and more than one class • Sharing and exporting a session's PDF report • Sending a note to a student Sessions you write reach your student's Learner app on any tier. Session Review Pro costs AUD $9.99 per year and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Prices are shown in your local currency in the app before you buy. Terms of Use: https://sessionreview.com.au/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sessionreview.com.au/privacy-policy Pair it with the Session Review Learner app for your students and parents.

Screenshots

StaffWars Live4 screens
Session Review Educator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Session Review Educator at Free against StaffWars Live's $2.99. Session Review Educator also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). StaffWars Live's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#125 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Session Review Educator is free to download; StaffWars Live costs $2.99 up front. Session Review Educator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. StaffWars Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StaffWars Live ships an update every 4 months, Session Review Educator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
StaffWars Live versus Session Review Educator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStaffWars LiveSession Review Educator
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (893 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings893 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTMI Media, LLCSession Review

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

Session Review Educator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StaffWars Live

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Session Review Educator

Subscriptions1
  • Session Review Pro$5.991 Year

Questions

Is StaffWars Live free?
StaffWars Live costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Session Review Educator free?
Session Review Educator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StaffWars Live or Session Review Educator have ads?
Neither StaffWars Live nor Session Review Educator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StaffWars Live or Session Review Educator?
StaffWars Live ships an update every 4 months, and Session Review Educator every 3 weeks. Most recently, StaffWars Live was updated on November 2, 2026 and Session Review Educator on October 31, 2026.

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