Comparison

StaffWars Live vs ChantCode

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
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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

ChantCode

This app helps children master multiplication facts through engaging rhythmic chants and focused recall practice. It guides users from learning individual times tables to mixed multiplication challenges, fostering fluency and automaticity.

Highlights
  • Rhythmic multiplication chants
  • Memorization of multiplication facts
  • Rapid question-and-answer recall
  • Interactive learning challenges
  • Progressive practice from individual to mixed tables
Features
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ChantCode helps children build multiplication automaticity through rhythmic multiplication chants and focused recall practice. Instead of repeatedly calculating each multiplication fact, children learn to connect the equation directly with a short, memorable spoken pattern. How ChantCode works • Listen to rhythmic multiplication chants • Repeat and memorize multiplication facts • Practice rapid question-and-answer recall • Reinforce learning through interactive challenges • Progress from individual times tables to mixed multiplication practice ChantCode organizes the multiplication facts from 2 × 2 through 9 × 9 into 36 unique core chants by avoiding reversed duplicates. Groups 1 and 10 provide foundation practice. Version 2.7 includes the complete learning experience for everyone at no additional cost: Groups 1–10, all 36 core chants, group activities, multiplication audio and music, mixed tower challenges, the ChantCode Book, Parent Guide, and progress tools. Families are encouraged to begin with Groups 6 and 7, where many children need extra confidence, then continue in order from Group 2 through Group 9. ChantCode requires no account, contains no advertising, and stores learning progress locally on the device.

Screenshots

StaffWars Live4 screens
ChantCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChantCode at Free against StaffWars Live's $2.99. ChantCode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). StaffWars Live's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (880 vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

ChantCode is free to download; StaffWars Live costs $2.99 up front. ChantCode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StaffWars Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChantCode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StaffWars Live has 880 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StaffWars Live ships an update every 4 months, ChantCode every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
StaffWars Live versus ChantCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStaffWars LiveChantCode
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (880 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings880 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTMI Media, LLC林锋 洪

Customer experience

StaffWars Live

All ratings880 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative32.4%

ChantCode

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ChantCode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

StaffWars Live

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ChantCode

One-time1
  • Unlock Full ChantCode$9.99

Questions

Is StaffWars Live free?
StaffWars Live costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChantCode free?
ChantCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StaffWars Live or ChantCode?
ChantCode is rated higher. StaffWars Live averages 4.4 out of 5 from 880 ratings, while ChantCode averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StaffWars Live or ChantCode have ads?
Neither StaffWars Live nor ChantCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StaffWars Live or ChantCode?
StaffWars Live ships an update every 4 months, and ChantCode every 4 days. Most recently, StaffWars Live was updated on October 11, 2026 and ChantCode on October 1, 2026.

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