Comparison

NoteRacer vs Solfa

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

Head to head
About

NoteRacer

This app is a music learning game designed to help users master music notes and improve their sight-reading speed. It offers customizable practice modes and competitive challenges, including real-time multiplayer. Ideal for musicians of all levels looking to enhance their note recognition skills.

Highlights
  • Learn specific notes
  • Piano keys or note names training
  • Speed-based note scrolling game
  • Global leaderboard
  • Real-time multiplayer mode
  • Customizable learning experience
Features
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Read music faster. Trusted by 150,000+ musicians worldwide to master sight-reading, drill treble and bass clef, and conquer note recognition - in minutes a day. Whether you're a beginner learning the staff, a piano student pushing your speed, or a teacher running drills in lessons, NoteRacer turns flashcard practice into a game you'll keep opening. PRACTICE THREE WAYS - Tap the piano keys on screen - Tap the note names (A through G) - Listening Mode: play the note on your real piano or keyboard and the app hears it CUSTOMIZE YOUR DRILLS - Treble clef, bass clef, or full grand staff - Sharps, flats, naturals, or any custom note range - Focus on specific notes you keep missing GAME MODE - Notes scroll faster as you improve - beat your personal best - Climb the global leaderboard and see where you rank worldwide - Earn achievements and keep a daily practice streak alive LESSONS BUILT IN - Step-by-step lessons cover the staff, note names, and intervals - Note chart for quick reference any time - Stats that track your speed, accuracy, and progress over time MAKE IT YOURS - Choose from 19 instrument voices, from grand piano to vibraphone - Light or dark mode PERFECT FOR - Beginners learning to read music for the first time - Piano students wanting faster, more confident sight-reading - Adults returning to piano after a break - Music teachers looking for a drill tool to assign at home - Guitarists, vocalists, and other musicians practicing note recognition (Listening Mode works on any pitched instrument) WHY NOTERACER WORKS Sight-reading is a speed game. The gap between a struggling reader and a fluent one is reaction time on each note. NoteRacer turns that into focused, gamified reps that compound - five minutes a day really does add up. Free to download. Start your first race and watch your reading speed climb. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Solfa

This app is a quiz game designed to help beginners and children learn to read sheet music and identify musical notes. It supports various clefs and note naming systems, making it versatile for different instruments and learning styles.

Highlights
  • Learn musical notes
  • Read sheet music
  • Supports multiple clefs
  • Train sight-reading
  • Learn tonality and chords
  • Multiple note naming systems
Features
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How to learn notes? How to read sheet music? How to remember note names? "Solfa" helps you learn notes for piano, guitar or singing. "Solfa / Musical Notes" is a quiz game for kids and beginners that helps you learn simple music theory. - train sight-reading - read notes of alto, bass, tenor, treble clef staff - learn tonality and chord names - switch between English, German note names You can use "Solfa" for ear training and basics of solfège. List of musical instruments: - singing - piano - guitar - flute - clarinet Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท

Screenshots

NoteRacer4 screens
Solfa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solfa at none against NoteRacer's 3. Solfa also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. NoteRacer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Solfa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for NoteRacer against 4.6 for Solfa. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 497 and 809 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of NoteRacer's written reviews are positive against 49% of Solfa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteRacer ships an update fortnightly, Solfa every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NoteRacer versus Solfa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteRacerSolfa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (497 ratings)4.6 (809 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better49.3% of reviews
Number of ratings497809 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbrendan woodsAlexey Ovod

Customer experience

NoteRacer

All ratings497 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral25.7%
Negative17.1%

Solfa

All ratings801 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative32.8%

User reviews

NoteRacer

From 497 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for learning notes
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Well-designed interface
  • 👍 Customizable practice range
  • 👍 Helpful for sight-reading

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too many ads
  • 😠 Intrusive full-screen ads
  • 😠 Expensive pro version
  • 😠 Ads spoil concentration
  • 😠 Ads every 5-12 seconds

Solfa

From 809 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple but effective
  • 👍 Great for guitar players
  • 👍 Teaches fundamentals well
  • 👍 Helps improve musicianship

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Crashes with MIDI connection
  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🔍 Limited features and options

Bugs and requests

NoteRacer

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot change settings in modes
  • Lowest row of buttons not working on iPhone 8
  • Support not responding to emails
  • Practice to play mode transition requires app restart
  • Bottom range notes cut off on phone screen
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  • Cannot change bass clef range on smaller iPhones
  • Cannot register account
  • Cannot log in with Apple ID
  • Pro version upgrade button not found
  • Error when trying to remove ads

Requested features

10 requests
  • Option to slow down notes in game mode
  • Adjustable steady note speed
  • Add other decorative note symbols
  • Add chord recognition
  • Separate training for treble clef 6 notes with ledger lines
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  • Separate training for bass clef 6 notes with ledger lines
  • Recognize more staff lines (above and below)
  • Improve leaderboard accuracy
  • Remove duplicate leaderboard entries
  • Option to disable sharp and flat notes when turned off

Solfa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Displaying notes outside instrument range
  • Incorrectly identifying notes
  • Sound not working
  • Unable to advance past first screen

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to remove note names
  • Thicker lines for guitar frets
  • Sight reading component
  • Mezzo soprano, baritone clefs
  • Ability to choose number of notes per round
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  • Purchasable ad-free version

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NoteRacer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Upgrade Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Upgrade Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
None

Solfa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteRacer free?
NoteRacer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solfa free?
Solfa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NoteRacer or Solfa?
Solfa is rated higher. NoteRacer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 497 ratings, while Solfa averages 4.6 from 809 ratings.
Do NoteRacer or Solfa have ads?
Both NoteRacer and Solfa show ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteRacer or Solfa?
NoteRacer ships an update fortnightly, and Solfa every 3 weeks. Most recently, NoteRacer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Solfa on November 6, 2026.

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