Notes Teacher vs MTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes Teacher
Master reading sheet music with interactive lessons and personalized practice sessions. This app guides you from basic notes to advanced comprehension, adapting exercises to your specific learning needs.
- Step-by-step lessons
- Customizable practice modes
- Bass and treble clef practice
- Targeted weakness identification
- Progress statistics
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Notes teacher helps you learn to read music or to improve your sheet music reading. The "Learn" mode is composed of 32 lessons which will teach you to read music notes step-by-step. You will start with two notes. As you progress, each exercise will give you a few more notes. When you complete the lessons you will be able to read all the music notes. The "Practice" mode allows you to specify which clef (bass or treble) you want to practice, or you can practice them both at once. You will be able to choose specific groups of notes to practice. "Practice" mode will help improve your speed and accuracy making it easier for you to read music. As you use the app statistics accumulate, allowing it to detect and target your weaknesses. The app will customize your exercises to help you work specifically on the notes that you find more difficult. Notes Teacher makes reading music easy!
MTE
This app helps users quickly learn to recognize and remember musical notes on the staff. It offers customizable exercises with a minimalist design for maximum efficiency. Practice is available for various octaves and clefs, with options for note naming and exercise speed.
- Note recognition on staff
- Customizable octave exercises
- Choice of note naming (Do Re Mi / A B C)
- Adjustable exercise speed and length
- Treble and Bass Clef practice
- Automatic Light/Dark mode
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Our method of learning to read musical notes will help you quickly recognize and remember the position of each note on the staff. Minimalist design style will help you achieve maximum efficiency quickly. SOME OTHER FEATURES: - Many octave exercises from easy to advanced levels. - Choose the note name "Do Re Mi" or "A B C". - Choose short or long, fast or slow exercises. - Practice on Treble Clef and Bass Clef. - The interface automatically follows Light - Dark mode in the device's settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Notes Teacher at 10K against MTE's 10. Notes Teacher also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Notes Teacher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MTE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Notes Teacher against 4.8 for MTE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes Teacher has 10K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Notes Teacher ships an update every 3 weeks, MTE monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes Teacher | MTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10K ratings) | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yannis RICHARD | Anh Do |
Customer experience
Notes Teacher
MTE
Bugs and requests
Notes Teacher
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with certain devices/instruments
- Occasional app crashes or freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add more note types (flats, sharps)
- Include songs/melodies for practice
- Allow adjustable timer or no timer mode
- Provide more detailed performance feedback
- Add student progress tracking features
MTE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notes Teacher
- Notes Teacher Premium$1.99
MTE
- UNLIMITED VERSION$1.99
