Notes Teacher vs Piano Note Reading Trainer
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!
Piano Note Reading Trainer
Enhance your musical sight-reading abilities with interactive, game-like exercises. This app offers a structured approach to learning notes, supporting MIDI keyboards and providing detailed progress tracking. Unlock advanced features and customization options with a premium subscription.
- Game-like note-reading training
- MIDI keyboard support
- Progress tracking with accuracy stats
- Customizable practice modes
- Beginner-friendly tools
- Certification tests
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“I want to build my note-reading skills efficiently and easily…” This app is for you. Features - Game-like note-reading training - Simple controls: just tap the keys - Support for MIDI keyboards - Review efficiently with missed notes and accuracy stats - Focus on a limited range and progress step-by-step * - Try a certification test to check your level * - Practice in various keys/key signatures * - Custom mode for your own drills * - Beginner-friendly tools like note names on the keyboard - Changeable theme colors * - Dark Mode support - Features marked with an asterisk require a Premium purchase. For subscription terms and policies, see below. - Privacy Policy : https://dualukegg.wixsite.com/my-app-gallery-l - Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notes Teacher at 4.8 against Piano Note Reading Trainer's 4.3. Notes Teacher also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 6) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). Piano Note Reading Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Piano Note Reading Trainer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notes Teacher holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes Teacher has 10K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Notes Teacher's written reviews are positive against 67% of Piano Note Reading Trainer's.
Notes Teacher ships an update every 3 weeks, Piano Note Reading Trainer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes Teacher | Piano Note Reading Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yannis RICHARD | Ruku Kobayashi |
Customer experience
Notes Teacher
Piano Note Reading Trainer
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
Piano Note Reading Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notes Teacher
- Notes Teacher Premium$1.99
Piano Note Reading Trainer
- Premium Plan (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Premium Plan (Yearly)$9.991 Year
- Gift sweet$0.49
- Gift coffee$2.99
- Gift for dinner$5.99
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- Premium Plan (Lifetime)$9.99
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